*sigh*
A breath of relief echoed trough the silence of the night .
The moon was bright and the sky clear , allowing to see trough the darkness without too much effort .
The source of the noise was a pony , but not a typical one .
"Maybe they're right...Maybe I shouldn't have went to this party...Maybe I shouldn't exist at all..."
This pony had a white coat that pierced trough the dark , but the most visible part of his body was his eyes :
Even tough they were dark blue , the reflection of the moon on them could tear the shadows of the night .
"What went trough my head ? Why did I do this ? Why...am I trying ?"
You could tell it's a Pegasus , but you'd be wrong : Because he never saw the sun , his wings got obscured , his eyes could see trough the night and his teeth got sharper from scraping away the bark of his favorite tree , conforting him in the idea that its his house.
"Why is everypony so mean to me ? What did I ever do to them ?"
Tears went to his eyes , as the memories of the last hour kept flowing trough his head.
"I...I don't know what went wrong ! I just walked in !"
The tears were dropping on his cheeks , making them shiny with the moonlight .
"I want somepony to talk with...I need it."
His jaws were tighten down , anger filling is heart as the sadness vanished away.
The poor batpony couldn't hold being friendless anymore , he needed a friend as bad as he needed to breath .
"you don't need them ."
His eyes brightened up as he sought the source of the voice trough the darkness .
"Wh...Who's there ? Show yourself !" shouted the lonely pony.
"Don't be silly , you know who I am ."
The stranger wasn't a pony , it was a orb . A really dark one.
Fear was filling the spirit of the colt , making him paralyzed .
"Are you going to hurt me ? Why are you here for ? And who are you ?"
"My name is Kaomet , the spirit of anger and sadness."
"Anger and sadness ? Why does that concern me ?"
"Because ponies that stay alone and away from everypony is friendless. I saw what happened to that party . Really sad , isn't it ?" , asked the smoky shadow.
"Why did they chased me ?" asked Star Shock , "Why are they so hateful to me ? What am I responsible of ? What did I do ?"
"Don't you worry , I am here to make you an offer. A really intersting offer ."
The young stallion raised his head , ready to listen .
"Go ahead , I'm listening ."
Shock didn't see clearly enough to be sure , but it seemed like he saw a smile .
"I can bring you something , but at a cost . I can give you friendship , in exchange of a little task ..."
"And what is that task ?"
"I am weak . I need to feed of the souls of happy ponies . Do you think you could do it in exchange of that friendship you desire ?"
Shock hesitated , considering the dangers and consequences of such act .
"If I do this , you swear you'll bring me friends ?" the young stallion asked .
"Of course my dear , and much more if you want. " answered the shadow " Even answers about why everypony avoids you ."
The eyes of the batpony widened , and , motivated by that last argument , he answered .
"Then I'll do it."
His answer was clear , and he was determined to have friends at all costs .
The shadow said a few unintelligible words and a shiny object appeared .
It was a knife .
Shock looked at it a few minutes . He knew what it was for and he knew he must do it .
The answers to why he spent his young years alone were in his grasp , he just needed to do one little thing to get them .
He took the knife between his hooves , and he looked at it : something was strange .
"Why is this knife so light ? I can swing it effortlessly ." wondered the stallion.
"It's my creation . " answered Kaomet , " I infused it with magic . Not only it's lightweight , but it's sharper than a razor ."
"On who am I supposed to use it ?"
"I let you choose your victims . After all , you're the one wielding the weapon ." Kaomet answered with a smile .
Star Shock thought about it . Names were coming trough his head , and he couldn't choose who would be his first victim .
"I know ... First , I'll show the ones to the party that I'm not a pony to avoid !"
A disturbing smile was showing on his face , revealing his teeth .
A laughter rang trough the night . The laughter of a mad pony in great need of answers and vengeance .
The scene was set , now he needed the actors .