//------------------------------// // Chapter 10 The final fight // Story: Awakening Evil (Reworked) // by Bronyprophet //------------------------------// The two beams after an oppressive tug of war of power between Twilight Sparkle and Twilight Shroud Exploded, creating a crater in the ground and vaporizing the remains of Canterlot Castle, sending the two flying either side of the crater. They teleported to each other as they did their blades clashed, releasing blue sparks as they glanced off of each other. Twilight Sparkle teleported behind Twilight Shroud and kicked her to the ground, but Twilight Shroud recovered and fired a black beam of magic for a second time, this time hitting Twilight Sparkle knocking her sword out of her grasp, it landed in the ground hilt up, Twilight just controlled it with her telekinesis and made it fly to Twilight Shroud from the ground aiming for her stomach. Twilight Shroud anticipated this and parried the blow with her own black sword, which she had created from a shard of black crystal she found. They fought and fought, pushing each other to and fro; the battle was epic to witness. Twilight shroud fired six bolts of magic at Twilight sparkle, and Twilight Sparkle with keen accuracy fired six back and landed them perfectly, before using her magic to summon a storm, causing the sky to turn black; as black as night. The wind howled and thunder echoed throughout the land, and as it did, the same pink aura had enveloped Twilight Sparkle once again. Twilight Sparkle had no idea what it was, all she knew, was that it was something powerful welling inside of her. Luna and Nightmare Moon saw the sky turn stormy and dark, and then they felt a surge of power so powerful, that it caused both Luna in her weakened state and Nightmare Moon in her godlike state, to turn their heads to watch the display of power unfold. The two watched in amazement as they witnessed sparks of black, white, and pink, shatter the darkness. Luna was awe struck by Twilights power growth the magical pressure she threw off matched Nightmare Moons magical pressure, Luna began to find it hard to breath from the major magical pressure surrounding her, she began to think that she would pass out. Luna looked at Nightmare Moon she was distracted but felt too weak to do anything, except wait for her time to come, the time when she would join her sister. She saw Nightmare Moon turn to her before stating with a voice booming with power, Luna, it is time for you to die like you were always meant to.” As Nightmare Moon stated this, she started to charge her horn for the killing blow, but as she did the light illuminating her horn failed, and faded away. Nightmare Moon became confused at what had just happened she had the power she was not fatigued and she was not out of mana. “What?!” Nightmare Moon said shocked, and as she did, she heard a voice echo throughout the battlefield “THAT POWER IS NOT YOURS TO COMMAND!” As Luna and Nightmare Moon heard the familiar voice they both said in unison, “It cannot be.” A few seconds later Nightmare Moon screamed in agony As she did she fell to the ground and the power she had left her, and her own power was diminished, and standing there surrounded by a pink aura above the weakened Nightmare Moon, was Princess Celestia with her eyes glowing, “HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!” Luna shouted as she felt her power returning to her, with the added power from Celestia and Nightmare Moon. “The reason this has happened my dear sister; is because Twilight is unlocking her full potential, she is the bridge between the living and the dead. I'm sorry dear sister, but I am truly dead and I cannot return to you, but Twilight can allow my spirit to traverse the dimensional plane, I always knew she had this power lying dormant.” Celestia Said, her voice was mystical and wise sounding. “HOW DID YOU BEAT NIGHTMARE MOON SO EASILY?!” Luna yelled still trying to grasp what she had been told “In this version of myself my power is limitless. I must go now Lulu Goodbye, I will watch over you, now rest, let Twilight handle the rest.” As Celestia faded away Luna fell asleep in a deep slumber. Twilight Sparkle teleported above Twilight Shroud, and created a ball of magical energy fusing the lightning what struck it with it. She released the mass of energy at Twilight Shroud. Twilight Shroud created a spell shield and blocked the ball of energy, but as her spell shield shattered a lightning bolt struck her, causing her to fall to the ground. Twilight Shroud recovered and charged her horn and fired a beam at Twilight Sparkle once more, and Twilight Sparkle retaliated by firing one of her own. Twilight Sparkle charged as she did sword drawn increasing her speed with each foot she travelled, until she went so fast that she created her own Sonic Rain Boom, using that momentum in an attempt to impale Twilight shroud, with her sword. Twilight Shroud evaded by teleporting away from Twilight Sparkle’s amazing speed, created by magic. As she did Twilight Sparkle Impaled the ground, and her aura was now so visual that it lit up the darkened sky in pink, and it would not fade and she looked around and she saw all of the greats, and all of the previous ponies that had perished over the years, including Luna’s and Celestia’s Parents, and her own parents .Twilight Sparkle also noticed that time stood still. As Twilight Sparkle looked around she saw her late lover Flash Sentry who protected her from an enraged Dragon twenty years ago. When Flash Sentry died for her, she held on to the remorse of being unable to kiss him one more time or being able to be with him a little longer. Twilight Sparkle began to think being an immortal was more of a curse then a reward, she felt only guilt for that fateful day Flash said “I love you.” for the last time, as he died in her hooves. Since Twilight Sparkle became an alicorn she had nearly lost her friends numerous times, and she now had nearly lost them again. She had lost her mentor and nearly her mentor’s sister. Twilight started to feel old as she thought of the past. Death followed her, and she knew it would not be the last tango with death either, and that burden weighed heavily on her shoulders. She started to cry when she saw him, and then broke into tears when she saw her mentor, “Twilight my faithful and dearest student, and my adopted daughter, you have reached your peak in power, you are the bridge between times past and times to come. Your true talent is not only for making friends, but you are the lord of magic, and no one can contest your power, no pony will ever be stronger then you in magic. Even your alternate self will not contest you; you are the chosen master of magic.” Celestia explained. Celestia had been proud of her Students final ascension. So proud that she wanted to embrace her in a close embrace, but she had died, and she could no longer feel the touch of the living. “You’re even more powerful than me Twilight Sparkle.” Star Swirl The Bearded cut in. Then Celestia continued, “You must find me in the past and tell me the time has come, and I will teach you. Now save Equestria like we know you can, and please tell the ponies of Equestria I’m dead, and even hold a funeral for me, I don’t want them to know that I'm alive in spirit, it would be too hard for them to accept it. Keep it between you and Luna. Take over my throne, look after my beautiful ponies. Now make an old mentor proud.” “Go on Twilight, I know you can do it, it was great to see you again, remember we will always be with you.” Flash Sentry concluded. As the talk with the fallen ended and time resumed, the fight continued and as Twilight Sparkle recovered, she looked at Twilight Shroud and calmly said, “Yield or I will force you to yield” Twilight Sparkles calmness spooked Twilight Shroud. She was too calm it didn't feel right, and Twilight Shroud replied with a hint of fear in her voice, “I will not yield, but I will return.” As Twilight shroud teleported away, it began to rain. Twilight Shrouds last line had Twilight Sparkle concerned, she said she would return, and that meant she was going to attack again, but when she was ready. Although Twilight was confident in her new ascended powers, she had to be careful. There is a vast universe out there with different races what could be more powerful than her, what was worse was she could no longer sense Twilight Shrouds presence.