This time, Void waited for only a century of Equis time before the opportunity to affect the minds of those chaotic ponies presented itself. The pony that Void was observing was one of the ponies that trapped Sombra, a mare by the name of Princess Luna.
Luna was doing what she considered lowering the moon. Void mentally laughed at the ponies’ stupidity. They never realized they were controlling the orbit of their solar system.
“They’ll suffer for their stupidity, and more.”
Void focused back on Luna. She stared at the horizon as the last few rays of moonlight, sighing. Ponies never interacted at night. They only slept. Void could feel the sadness flowing out of her. The night was less chaotic than the day; Void would make Luna’s demise swifter than the rest.
Void squeezed a little bit of himself into Equis and made his way to Luna. Luna was lying on her bed, staring at a mural of the night sky on her ceiling.
“They never appreciate you,” Void whispered into Luna’s ear. She bolted up, her horn glowing.
“Who is there?” she asked, “If you do not tell us, then we will be forced to use force to seek you out.”
A ball of black mist appeared in the room. “I am an observer,” Void answered. “I have observed your jealousy of your sister.”
“What? We are not jealous of our sister! She is the bringer of light throughout Equestria!”
“Her light overshadows your night. Ponies do not stay awake during the night. Perhaps if the night could last a little longer.”
“It already does, during the winter.”
“I know this, but winter is too cold for ponies to do during the day, let alone the night. What if it lasted longer during the summer.”
“Perhaps…” Luna shook her head, “No, I will not succumb to you.”
Void saw the crack in Luna’s mind. It knew how to break through, “I’m not saying make the night last forever, just half an hour or so longer.”
Luna was quiet for a moment. That hesitation was long enough for Void to force an idea into her mind deep enough to stick.
“Perhaps we shall suggest this to our sister,” Luna said slowly.
“Why, that’s an excellent idea.”
Luna left the room and Void began to laugh. It knew Celestia would never allow Luna to increase the time of the night. Luna would want to take the power away, power that would break the barrier when concentrated in one form.
Sometime later, Luna burst into her bedroom, sending a wind crashing through.
“HOW DARE SHE!” Luna called out in her Royal Canterlot voice.
“I take it she said no,” Void said, feigning ignorance. In truth, it was watching the whole time.
“Not even for half an hour,” Luna confirmed, in a softer tone.
“That is too bad. Your sister doesn’t understand your need for the night to be seen.”
“No…she doesn’t.”
“Then perhaps you should show her.”
“Yes. Perhaps we should.”
Void left the room and began to drill into the barrier. The process would be impossible without a weak point, which Luna would create from absorbing her sister’s power. Or killing her, either way would work.
Void watched as Celestia and Luna, now Nightmare Moon, fought above their city. It watched as Nightmare was about to annihilate her sister forever, but then she used the Elements of Harmony.
“Elements of Harmony, bah! The pony notion of friendship is no Harmony. Only the Oblivion is true Harmony.”
After Celestia banished her sister, Void watched the centuries go by until it sensed a split-second weakness in the barrier. Void searched for the source of this energy disturbance until it found her. A purple unicorn filly. Her potential for power was incredible. If an uncontrolled outburst could temporarily weaken a barrier…
“She can let me in.”