The morning after was met with a lingering heat in the bed. Aside the bed was a note, left by a mare who had shared Velvet's house last night from the heat cycle. The note simply explained of Zecora needing to head home in case of other ponies who needed her advice or help as that just brought a smile to his face. It quickly went as his mind plays back the events from before as he groans "Damn it all" he thinks. As he got up, dressed and what not, he saw a faint blue glow from the book he had brought back from last night.
As he opened the book, he saw a spell form before his very eyes. The scripture was a light blue and glowed as it was called the 'Twin Side' spell. The explanation though was in a language he could not read as he simply shrugs and decided to test out. Not the best course of action, but call it curiosity of dark magic as the ingredients were quite weird. All it required was a full body mirror, four candles, a phoenix feather and finally the hair of Diamond Dog. Luckily, he had it all and then some from when he had fought off Diamond Dogs before he came to Everfree. As he put the mirror against a wall and lit the candles, he followed the book, word for word. He put the feather in a small bowl and wrapped it in the hair before letting wax drip on it and burst to flames.
As his gem let out the eerie fog of before he keeps his eyes on the mirror, as if speaking to himself as he speaks
"As there is one, let there be two
Let it be somepony I once knew
Take this body and shape it so
That the being before me now, is somepony who shall help me grow"
As he chants, the mirror starts to contort and twist as it starts to glow black
"This nature of one, shall be torn
So that another maybe born
Let this body of it's mind and all
Be the host of another's thrall"
As it continues, the mirror's darkness starts to recede as he finishes soon
"As one is of light, make the other of darkness!
A being so pure, yet not heartless!
Grant this stallion another side!
So that he may no longer hide!"
As he finishes the spell, the mirror shoots out and covers him in darkness. As his eyes open, he looks around and sees nothing, as a dark voice chuckles "So.... it seems we are able to speak once more Velvet" the voice says. Velvet knew that voice all too well as he turns. He narrows his eyes as that alone spoke volumes "No need to speak young one. After all, we have met before" he says. As the shadows moved to show the stallion, the size difference was great between them.
This new stallion was a staggering six foot six with a larger, more curved and sharper looking horn. His coat body was the same as Velvet's, but a darker green to a new forest green and crimson red. His mane and tail were different as well. The hair was flat and went to his shoulders and had the same purple stripe, but the tail was more wild and unkempt as a mix of black and grey, but with light purple tips, near violet almost. His attire though, spoke differently. He wore no hat on his head, but did wear a black suit with white pin stripes going vertically on him and pants to match. He had on a dark purple cape that went around him like a robe. As his arms move, Velvet recognized the four braclets that grace this stallion's form. Each one was of a silver color, yet at the same time held a gem of different color.
All Velvet said was "Hello.... Nexus" he says. The stallion simply smirks "Seems the spell has brought you out. Now back to the pit you came from!" Velvet yells as if ordering.
Nexus simply laughs a bit as he walks around him "Oh little Velvet, don't you get it yet? We are separate beings, yet still share the same body.... though I can see why you don't want me around after last time" he says.
Velvet growls "Go back"
"Can't and won't. You separated us and now we are stuck together in your body..... I'll let you have control of it, but remember this Velvet" he says as he wraps his hand around the stallion and picks him up "You. Still. Owe. Me" he says as he drops him. Velvet coughs as Nexus whispers "Sweet dreams little Spectre..... It won't be long now" he says as he fades into the shadows, with a laugh that could scare a dragon as he vanishes.
Out in the real world, Spectre wakes up as he looks at himself in the mirror. What looks back is him and Nexus, side by side as he puts a hand to the mirror, so does Nexus "I owe him.... right" he says as he makes the hand slide off. The rest of the day went pretty smoothly, except for a unexpected visit. As he heard the knocking, he found Fluttershy waiting outside.... along with Angel the rabbit, Harry the bear and a few other creatures protecting her. She looks up as if she wishes to ask something, but is to shy as he looks to the rabbit. He does some rather offensive motions, yet a few Velvet recognized as he reads something about a gryphon and being a bully.
He lets Fluttershy in as he lets her sit at his table. He makes some tea as he sits across from her as he looks at her "What may this stallion do for you?" he asks.
She seemed on the verge of tears as she says "I.....I..... I want her to pay for harming one of my animals!" she shouts out as she breaks down crying. Now normally, Spectre wouldn't care for a story, yet after knowing the mares of ponyville he felt... sorry.
He reaches over and pats her back as she sniffles and levitates over a tissue box "What shall I do to help? I must warn though, it shall come at a price" he says. All she did was nod as he moves over a small parchment with a list of curses from small time to big time as she chooses one of the basic curses, a nightmare hex as she pulls out bits. He stops her "For a friend, the first one is free" he says. She carefully hugs him as she leaves and he gets ready to do the hex. Luckily, Fluttershy had a picture of the bully and her name as he puts them down.
As he got ready to head outside he heard a laughter in the back of his head "Oh? A nightmare hex? Been a while since I've had one of those.... time to get to work" he says as Spectre simply nods. Despite his distrust of Nexus, the two found a common ground of one thing. Doing hexes, curses, and making ponies learn the consequences.