//------------------------------// // Bad Memories part 2/2 // Story: The Moon's Darkness // by YeetingHunter //------------------------------// It had been a few hours after the bar fight, and Dark Shadow was resting on a statue in the royal gardens. He was watching Gazing, the moon goddess filly. He was invisible to the filly due to a spell. Gazing had a light blue, almost white, mane. Her coat was a navy blue, similar to Dark Shadow's armor. Her eyes were a moon grey, but she was not blind like most ponies would think. She was playing with her brother, Flare. Flare was a orange colt with a yellow mane and tail. His eyes were red-yellow color. He was also next in line to be the god of the sun, while his sister was next in line to become the goddess of the moon. Dark Shadow herd the call of a bird. He turned to the sound, but only found a crow on the statue opposite to him. Unknown to Dark Shadow, a red ball was heading towards him. When he felt the presents of a approaching object, he turned around, catching the ball out of reflex. He made a grave mistake, for because of his fast motion his spell broke. Realizing his mistake, he looked down at two wide eyed children. He decided that now that he was know, so he might as while talk to the two children. He hopped down from the statue , while dropping the ball at Gazing's hoofs. " Hello, Gazing. Hello, Flare. I am Dark Shadow, the Protector of the Night." He did not tell of himself being a god, for it may trigger them to run. The children were silent for several moments before Gazing quietly said," H-hello." Flare was still quiet, but seemed to calm down." I like your armor, Dark Shadow" She said while admiring his armor, but also at the same time trying to make conversation in the odd moment. " Umm, You want to play ball with us?" Asked Flare. This is the first time that Dark Shadow was caught by the royal family. He had no idea on what to do or act. Shaking his head, he looked over his should, for he had herd a rustling sound from a bush. Before he did a thing, a little rabbit hopped out of the bush." Why won't you play ball with us?" " I am not suppose to even be known by you, prince Flare." Dark Shadow started to walk away, but was stopped by two navy blue hooves rapping around a round his left, hind leg. Looking down, he was meet with a stare that would put Fluttershy's stare to shame. Looking into her eyes, he found he was feeling a emotion he had not felt in centuries. Guilt. Finally looking away from the gaze if Gazing, he sighed. " I suppose I can play, but only for a short time." Smiling in success, Gazing released Dark Shadow's leg, then walked over to the playing area. She looked back at Dark Shadow and waved him over, which Dark Shadow obeyed. The games stared with how far somepony could kick the ball. Gazing started the little competition by kicking the ball about 25 yards. She put her fore hooves on her waist and smiled proud at her kick. Next was Flare. His kick went a little farther then Gazing's. Next up was the God of Darkness, Dark Shadow. He toke a few steps back before charging forwards, kicking the ball. The ball when clear over the castle, and was still going upwards. Looking back down to the two children, he was meet with wide eyes and gaping mouths. The both fumbled with there speech while trying to say something, but nothing came out for quite some time. After a few moments Flare shouted, " HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!", Blushing when realizing he used his royal voice. Dark Shadow, slightly worried, casted a spell to render him invisible. He cloaked at the right timing, for, the God of the Sun burst through the door to the gardens with a few readied guards. He trotted over to his tomato red son, and glared at him with a questionable look. " Son," the King started," Why did you use your royal voice?" Flare gave a very nervous smile before chuckling nervously. " Well you see . . . uh-" } 6 Months later { Dark Shadow was watching the foals below playing a game of tag. These foals happen to be, Princess Gazing, and Prince Flare. Today was Flare's birthday, so Dark Shadow decided to make himself known after these six months of hiding. He was standing on the highest point of the castle, while having a spell of invisibility applied. Spreading his wings, he lifted off into the air. As he rose to the sky, he started to have second thoughts about making himself known, but this second shot was shattered when both the royal children looked directly a the invisible figure of Dark Shadow. No dote that they had heard his flapping wings. Sighing in defeat, he deactivated his invisibility when he touched the ground. Both foals looked surprised at first, but smiled at him. " Hi Dark Shadow!" Gazing exclaimed. She turned back to her brother, and with one swift motion tagged him while he was distracted. " Tag! your it!" she said running away, giggling. Flare started mumbling under his breath as he gave chase for his sister. Dark Shadow, amused, gave a small smile at there sibling tactics. He smiled till he herd a cry of pain, which made him go back to his emotionless expression. He teleported to the sight of the accident. When he reached his destination he was granted the sight of Gazing sitting on her flank with a gash across her hind leg. She was crying at the wound, and her brother was freaking out asking if she was alright. Dark Shadow approached Flare before asking, " What happened?" " Sh-she was running a-and tripped b-but cut her leg on the root sticking out o-over there!" He exclaimed, while pointing his hoof at a nearby tree. The root was sticking out of the ground, but was oddly sharp. Snapping his attention back to the wounded Filly, he walked up to her while crouching down. " Princess Ga-" He was interrupted by her wails of pain. " Gazing plea-", but was interrupted again. Reaching his last option, he pulled down his hood, and forced Gazing to looked directly into his snow white eyes. She stopped crying the instant that she looked into his eyes. She was so captivated that she did not feel a hoof touch her leg with a spell of healing. The spell was a group of shadow tentacles, that sowed her injury together. The tentacles healed her wound when they finished sowing the wound; they did so without leaving a scar. Dark Shadow pulled his hood over his head, which covered his eyes. When the gaze was over, Gazing blinked rapidly before coming to her senses. Dark Shadow stood up, but turned invisible when he herd the beating of hooves. Deciding he had enough drama, he teleported away right when the king asked what happened. } 10 1/2 Years Later { Dark Shadow was sitting on the edge of the roof to the castle, while watching the festivities of Gazing's 16th birthday. Dark Shadow had shown himself over the years of Gazing and Flare's, who was now 17, life. They had drawn close, like friend and friend. Gazing's expression showed she was very bored, but she tolerated it. She was most likely waiting for the party to be over, so she could meet with Dark Shadow. The only thing that struck Dark Shadow odd was she was very shy about asking him. He just let it go, but it still nagged in the back of his head. She also looked a great deal different then when she was a filly. She had her mane in a pony tail that went over her shoulder. it came about a foot under her shoulder. She tended to wear a silver band around her left fore hoof. Her eyelashes were also the perfect length and shade of black, well at least in Dark Shadow's mind. In all honesty, she was very beautiful to Dark Shadow. Shaking his head, he dispelled romantic thoughts. She would never fall for him . . . Right? Shaking his head once more, he flew down to there meeting place, the royal gardens. } Several Hours later { Dark Shadow was sitting in a tree while he waited for Gazing. He was thinking about how there meeting would go, and the activities of the meeting. His thoughts were interrupted by a female voice calling his name. Dark Shadow hopped down from the tree, and was meet with the sight of the bipedal figure of Gazing. She smiled at his towering figure, for, she only came up to his lower chest. Walking up to him she wrapped her hooves around him, which surprised Dark Shadow. " I was so bored with out you there." She said softly. Dark Shadow was still doing a double take of what just happened. He was not used to any type of love, well minus friendship. He looked at her with a confused look. " C-can you pull down your hood?", she asked timidly, looking up to him, but still with arms wrapped around him. He obeyed and pulled down his hood. His soot black hair went down to just under his chin. His eyes pierced Gazing's soul as she looked into his snow white eyes. Deciding to act similar, he wrapped his hooves around her waist. " You know what I like about your eyes?" Dark Shadow gave another confused look. " They hold so much power. Like when the day I feel playing Flare, your eyes helped me forget the pain I was in. They also hold so much knowledge." She turned her head sideways, and rested it on Dark Shadow's chest. Dark Shadow was completely out of his element, but decided to rest his head on top of hers, like the couples around the city. They both listened to the crickets in the bushes and trees, while also listening to the small stream that flowed through the royal gardens. Last but not least, they could her each others heart beats and breathing. Dark Shadow suddenly remembered what he was, and tried to push down the need to be close to the mare in front of him, but couldn't find the willpower to do such a thing. " Gazing there is something I have hid from you and your brother sense our first meeting." " What is it?" she asked sleepily. " I am not what you think I am. I am not a stallion, but a god. the God of Darkness." Dark Shadow finished sadly. She let off a small chuckle, then looked up at him with her beautiful grey eyes. " I already knew that Dark Shadow." she said. " How?" Asked a confused and surprised Dark Shadow. " The day I first looked into your eyes, I saw the power you held. Your power was like nothing I had ever seen. It sounded like a old fairy tale my father used to tell me." She gave off a kitten like yawn before continuing, " So I started to go over the old tales, and found a story of you, the God of Darkness. The story said you protect the God or Goddess of the night, but it was very undescriptive, and that is all the information in that book." Dark Shadow's mind calmed, for, she had not learned of his darkest secret. Gazing went back to her position on Dark Shadow's chest, and Dark Shadow went back to positioning his head on top of Gazing's. After a few minutes, Gazing looked up to Dark Shadow, and to his surprise, she pulled him into a kiss. His eyes fluttered to a close as he put love into his kiss. " What do we have here?!" a voice yelled from behind Gazing. Gazing broke the kiss to turn towards her brother, who had the cheesiest grin on his face. Gazing sighed, but not before turning back to Dark Shadow. " I'll talk to you later." she said turning towards her doomed brother. Dark Shadow could not hear there shouting as he was in deep though. His darkest secret must be performed in exactly 3 months. This secret would tear apart his relationship with both, Gazing and Flare. He had to kill there parents, for, it must be done every 10,000 years to please the higher powers of the universe. He must kill Gazing family... } 3 months later { The dreadful night had come. On this night, he had to kill the parents of his loved one. And he hated that. In the three months that they been together, they had spend a numerous amount of hours together. The two alicorns found love in place they would not have expected. Dark Shadow was walking up the plentiful white steps to the palace. The full moon was high in the Sky, and hade a strange blue tint to it's surface. The night sky was loaded with thousands of stars. He reached the top of the steps within minutes. Reaching forwards, Dark Shadow slowly pushed the door open to the palace. His action was meet with gasps. There were about five guards coming into his view, who were all drawing weapons. " Halt! You are under arrest for trespassing!" a nearby guard shouted. Ignoring the guard, he drew his twin blades, and got in a defensive position. Before any of the charging guards could come within ten feet of Dark Blade, he let of a powerful shockwave of shadow magic, which knocked the guards back several feet. As the guards started to rise from there fallen places, Dark Shadow split himself into five clones, and each clones shot towards the guards as a shadow at hypersonic speeds. When a shadow approached the fallen guards, it materialized into a clone of Dark Shadow. This was the same for every other shadow. Each clone flipped there right hoof sword into a backwards grip. They then all brought there blades down into the skulls of the half risen guards. Satisfied each guards was dead, all of the clones transformed into shadows, and flew towards there origin. the shadow conjoined then materialized into Dark Shadow. He continued his walk to the throne room. Each of his steps clacked heavily against the marble ground. He started to think what would happen if he didn't kill Gazing's parents. But dispelled the thought, for, if he did not keep the balance, this world would be no more. He was standing in front of the huge door to the throne room, which should have the king and queen switching there rule at the moment. He bucked open the door with one of his hind hooves, which left two very surprised alicorns. " King and queen of Equestria," Dark Shadow started, " you must be killed to keep balance within the realm. I am sorry, but I must kill you." Shaking his head, the king shot a sun bolt at Dark Shadow, The bolt struck true, but Dark Shadow did not move, nor even flinch when the bolt made contact. The king was surprised at Dark Shadow's tolerance, but that surprise was soon filled with fear when he felt the amount of power radiating of Dark Shadow. As his magical power rose, his body began to change. He gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes, while pulling down his hood, as he changed. His coat and eyes started to flash from black to white, then white to black. In a burst of dark energy, the form of Dark Shadow had changed to a pure white coat, but still had a black mane and tail. His eyes turned from a snow white to a glowing black with shadows running off of them. Charging forwards at speeds any light could not hope to come close to, he stood in front of the king of Equestria, but the king had a black blade impaled through his chest. As the king looked down at the pain, blood exploded from his gaping mouth. he crumpled to the floor, dead. By the time the queen figured out what had happened, Dark Shadow already had his broadsword through her chest. She did not die right away, but she did fall to the floor. With the blade still in her chest, she looked up at Dark Shadow with teary, pleading eyes. " Don't hurt my children." was the last the thing she said before the cold embrace of death toke her. Dark Shadow turned back into his original self with a small burst of dark energy. He tore the swords out of the chests of the king and queen. He looked up, so he could exit the room, but what he saw completely shattered his soul and heart. Gazing, with tears streaming down her face, was standing in the doorway to the throne room. she mouthed ' How could you' before running away with a scream of sadness...