//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 Twilights Shroud (Reworked) // Story: Awakening Evil (Reworked) // by Bronyprophet //------------------------------// As this happened, Twilight spoke in a different tone, a tone filled with power, pain, and determination, which would inspire fear in anypony. But Nightmare Moon was not fearful; she just chuckled at Twilight as she spoke. “MY NAME IS TWILIGHT SPARKLE, AND YOU HAVE DESTROYED ALL THAT I CARE ABOUT, NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOUR JUDGEMENT, YOU WILL FEEL MY WRATH; I AM THE MEANING OF MAGIC AND POWER.” Twilight was filled with grief and anguish and it had pushed passed the edge and her power was at its full strength. Her power was intense, it was like an oppressing entity. if you didn't have magic, it would crush you. Twilight's friends and the soldiers of Nightmare Moon fell to the ground at how powerful she was; they could not move. Twilight had changed the atmosphere; only an alicorn could withstand the pressure of her crushing magic aura. Her friends may not have been able to move, but they would not be harmed by Twilight's raging power, due to their ability to wield the elements of harmony, which was a powerful and ancient magic “HA, HA, HA! You’re the meaning of magic and power. HA! You will fall, like everyone before you Twilight Sparkle.” Nightmare Moon retorted in a tone of disbelief. Nightmare Moon was concerned about the massive magical aura she threw off, but she felt unstoppable, how could a mere young alicorn defeat her, she had been around for years, she had confidence in herself. She knew she was a goddess, she could feel it. “Your judgement has been made, and now you will face your destruction, and I will restore harmony to Equestria.” Twilight said un-wavered by the taunt of Nightmare Moon. She no longer felt fear or anything else, her power had taken over her mind, and the surge of power was too great for Twilight to handle. She was different, almost like a monstrosity. “So try it Twilight Sparkle. Defeat me again. I will return stronger, and I will be stronger than you will ever be.” Nightmare Moon thought she was the most powerful being in Equestria; she was immortal, untouchable by any simple alicorn. “You will not return this time, your havoc ends here. FOREVER!” Twilight stated as she teleported to Nightmare Moon, blade drawn no longer holding back, stopping Nightmare Moon from making another reply. Twilight was un-phased by Nightmare Moon she was blinded by power, it was as if her body had been talking and moving on its own. Twilight swung her pink sword in an agile and vicious strike, Nightmare Moon scarcely expected this. She barely blocked the vicious blow. After the vicious strike Nightmare Moon realised that Twilight was something else, she was no longer the princess of friendship; Twilight had become the ultimate killing machine: unfeeling, cold, callous, calculated, with only one desire, to destroy her. Blow after blow Nightmare Moon was becoming overpowered. Twilight swung her sword left and right with vicious strikes. Nightmare Moon was losing ground with each blow, and she was growing weary from Twilight's onslaught. Twilight then swung a ferocious and powerful blow, shattering one of Nightmare Moon's spears, and as it did, Twilight charged her horn and fired a beam of magic with such power that when Nightmare Moon attempted to block it, her shield shattered with great ease. As the beam hit Nightmare Moon, she was sent flying towards the ground. As she hit the ground she created a crater, causing her to become winded and as she was winded she looked up, and saw Twilight charging her about to impale her. As Nightmare Moon realised what was about to happen, she teleported behind Twilight, and as she did, she saw Twilight impale the ground. She took the moment to strike, and fired the most powerful beam she could conjure. She released the magic and as she did, Twilight reared with great speed before blocking it with her sword, reflecting it back at Nightmare Moon. Nightmare Moon blocked the reflected blast, and before she could make a counter attack, Twilight was already battering her again with a barrage of strikes; Nightmare Moon could only defend against Twilight. Twilight teleported behind Nightmare Moon, and fired a mighty blast of magic sending her to the ground again, but this time, she caused Nightmare Moon to cough up blood. Nightmare Moon tried to get up, but she could not stand anymore. She looked up at a casually flying Twilight, expecting the worse, with the bitter taste of defeat on her lips. Twilight landed beside the motionless Nightmare Moon, with blood dripping from her mouth. “Now I will fulfil your judgement, Nightmare Moon!” Twilight stated in a powerful regal voice, as she levitated her mentors lance over to Nightmare Moon. As Twilight was about to execute Nightmare Moon, something strange happened. Twilight collapsed and said to herself in a distorted voice, as her magic created a phantom of another alicorn, what looked like herself in every way excluding her eyes. “This… is… not… me…” Twilight struggled to say, as she fought an oppressing spirit that had taken her over. She did not know what it was that had controlled her, but she had to fight to gain control of her body once more. “Why would you stop what your heart desires? Let your power out, let it flow, let me destroy your enemies.” The other voice said through Twilight. “No you will harm Luna, one of my dearest friends, she is still there I feel her presence.” “You are fooling yourself, she is gone! The only thing that stands before you is an evil, and callous tyrant.” “Get out of my mind!” Twilight yelled in her regular voice. As she did, a flash of magenta light occurred, and as the light dimmed, standing there before Twilight were 3 alicorns: Nightmare Moon, Luna, and another alicorn, that she had never seen before. All 4 alicorns looked at each other perplexed, they were all on edge ready for one of them to make the first move, the tension was high and the power was greater. “Now that I'm free from your mental control Twilight Sparkle, I’ll show the world true power, and crush all who oppose me, my name is Twilight Shroud, and the world will learn to fear it.” This new alicorn was an exact replica of Twilight except her eyes were green, not purple. “Twilight Shroud, I like you, how about we join forces? The stars and the moon as one, help me destroy your inferior self, and rule Equestria with me! Or be destroyed with the weak.” Nightmare Moon chimed in. Nightmare Moon saw Twilight Shroud appear and say what she had said, and she saw an opportunity. Nightmare Moon had a scheme to have Twilight Shroud as an ally, but then after they defeated the others, she would kill Twilight Shroud and rule over Equestria herself. “How did this come to be Twilight ah… Twilights; WHAT HAPPENED TO CANTERLOT CASTLE, MY SISTER, AND SPIKE?!” Luna commented as she just awoke from her comatose state, severely confused. Twilight Shroud answered Luna, “I broke free of the weak and pathetic pony unworthy of power, you see before you.” Then Twilight Sparkle added, “Nightmare Moon broke your will and awoke once again, she killed Spike and Princess Celestia...” Twilight Sparkle hesitated when she mentioned Celestia's name, she was still filled with sorrow. Luna flew over to Twilight and comforted her, but as Luna was comforting Twilight Sparkle, Twilight Shroud interrupted. “How touching.” As Twilight Shroud said this, she fired a beam at the two of them; Twilight Sparkle reacted by shielding both her and Luna using her unlocked alicorn powers. “Good, you're smart, Twilight Shroud; you joined the winning side.” Nightmare Moon commented, feeling unstoppable. Her plan was falling into place, and she would soon win this conquest. “Yes I have, haven't I?" Twilight Shroud stated as a manipulative smile reached her face, “Let us separate the weak shall we, Nightmare Moon?” Twilight Shroud had a plan of her own that she wanted to follow. She cared not for anypony she would hurt by following it; they were expendable and they were all pathetic. As the conversation ended, the silence erupted into chaos as magic was fired against magic and sword glinted against sword; the sound of a vicious battle echoed throughout the battlefield.