Many millennia ago, the Crystal Empire was ruled by the proud King Diamond Heart and Queen Rin. Their two children were perfect heirs that everyone adored.
But there was a third heir, born without the crystalline appearance of a Crystal Pony and the two much loved rulers hid him away. Years of neglect and hatred turned an innocent young Unicorn into something else and the discovery of what he was capable of caused him to spiral down into insanity.
Contains non-cannon origins of the Crystal Empire.
Chapters (6)
That's cruel.
3861262 I know
This is so sad
The Queen and King are evil... THEY CAN DIE IN #*@*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4019086 Now, I don't want to give away any spoilers, but remember that this is a fic about King Sombra (evil smirk) I promise that it will involve at least one extremely gory death that everyone will await with bated breath...
4021899 What? I was just saying that the Queen and King are *^%$# and this is sad and very good. So how did what I say have anything to do with what you said?
Something bad is going to happen to Ella Care, isn't.
4022847 Ah, you'll see
4029677 Ok
4211806 Yeah, best father of the year.
Interesting. He was deformed since birth. I read another story with his deformity from birth. I like this version better.
1) His parents were rulers in this version.
2) In the other version, he was sent to a black magic school.
3) Sombra was sent to said magic school by simple Crystal Ponies.
4) Said parents found this school by simply researching his deformity in the library.... (If you had an illegal black magic school, would you really leave your address behind in a book?)
5) You wrote much better.
Keep up the good work!
This is intense! MUST CONTINUE READING!
15 years later: "Father, do you fear me? Do I disgust you?"
No comment...
"Die." Sombra kills his father cruelly. With some gore.
I couldn't help but notice these errors, it would make this story perfect if corrected.
I think you mean you mean "an" instead of "and".
"be" instead of "me".
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I must see Sombra morally crushed in the future, to the point of insanity. 
All the best people are crazy! (Get the reference?)
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Perfect.
A random thought. Sombra does not realize the princess is his sibling.
He will eventually be a stallion. It's only a matter of time. 
Not that I want clop. It's just that it would be reasonable. Although it would be incest, it's not serious incest. Not like AJ and Big Mac. That is different. And disgusting.
Wow. Can't wait till the next chapter! You have captivated by attention!
If only you knew.
If you intentionally capitalized autumn, then you should probably do the same to winter. If it wasn't intentional, pointing it out to you.
*Low whistle* Interesting. But anyways, pointing out the "it"
4273315 Yes, Pluto is an arrogant bastard.
Thanks, I'll correct that sometime.
4273286 Nah, this story won't have clop. I've never been to good at writing stuff like that, but I've been thinking if I write Chrysalis's story, I might include some. No idea yet.
4273007 Thank you, o great and virtuous reader-over and correcter of my mistakes. I shall humbly correct them immediately.
No really, I will. Thanks. 
4272966 Naw, thanks
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I only want to see this story develop into something great and enjoyable! I eagerly await the next chapter update! 
You're welcome!
(Preparing the torture chamber for the blasphemous down-voter....)
4273277 Can't say I do, but you will.
4211802 Thanks!
4272966 Naw, thanks for that
I'm curious, do you remember what that story's called? 
4853911 No, I tried to look for it, but wasn't able to. From what I remember, it was a Crysimbra ship. The two meet at the dark magic school. I was turned off at the first chapter.
4854611 Ah, that's alright
I can't help but whonder who the hay would want to send their filly to a dark magic school...
I'm liking Sombra more and more. XD
XD Still, where did Sombra learn to swear?
XD
Onyx Soul is a good name. Dat foreshadowing tho. XD
Totally ship it! XD Lucimbra! XD (That actually sounds cool!)
Some mistakes I noticed.
It should be "of" instead of "f".
"Mane" instead of "main".
"Crystals of all shapes, sizes, and colors, with large, dark eyes that done brightly." The sentence reads better this way. I like the descriptive imagery of the dress and hairstyle. I better start taking notes. XD
She frowned and looked around. "Weird," she mused, "I could have sworn I saw another one of your stupid failed spells."
Commas are used to replace the last period of dialogue, unless the dialogue is last, after the subject and verb.
I decided to Google Lucida and Pluto (I already knew that Pluto is the ruler of the underworld in mythology, I just needed confirmation and any other possible meanings).
So apparently, Lucida is a type of calligraphy, and is derived from Lucidus, which roughly means shine. So she's fancy like (royalty and all that makes this obvious), but maybe she'll be a guiding light or purifying character? Or she ultimately dies the death of a martyr... :pinkieshrug:
And Pluto, as stated above, deals with the underworld. So he might die... or he is the cause of another's death...
Just some speculation, and now a randomly generated idea straight from my mind: Sombra falls for Lucida (her having realized his potential and non evilness), King finds out, and has Pluto duel against Sombra the death. Lucida, seeing no good outcome to this, poisons herself. One way or another, Sombra survives (Pluto may or may not be alive) and realizes that Lucida is dead, and in anger, usurps the throne, and seizes power. Or Sombra can die, and his love for Lucida brings him back to the world of the living, but dark and full of hatred for the world that took Lucida from him.
This is all speculation and wild fantasies. XD
5258261 Thanks for you many comments, they're much appreciated! (pinkiesmile)
As well as being the god of the underworld, Pluto has also been seen as the god of wealth (as gems and stuff are found underground) which is why I named him that, but your analysis is interesting. The three siblings (Sombra, Pluto and Lucida) can all be seen as opposites to one another, though they're all similar.
Thanks for pointing out the typos, I have an annoying habit of failing to read over my work...
5258261 Which reminds me, Diamond Heart and Onyx Soul.
5413630 Wait, who? Refresh my memory on who those characters are, it's been a while since I read this. Sorry, haha.
5413685 Diamond Heart = Bastard king, Onyx Soul = Sombra's fake name for when he's at the Crystal Fair ^-^
5413943 Oh, yes, that's right. I guess I didn't read into the name of Onyx Soul for two reasons: one, it's a pseudonym, and two, we already know what will happen to Sombra in the end (it's the journey that matters though).
As for Diamond Heart: His heart may be pure, and determined to serve his kingdom and protect his subjects and family, but most diamonds have flaws... And when the right pressure is applied in the right place, the crystal shatters. This goes for pretty much any crystal though, lol.
Anyways, awaiting the next chapter. Rock on!
Edit: Thank you for reminding me!!
What a nice setting so far. I'll read on.
Another good chapter. I'm interested to see where this goes.
Oh my...I would've gone crazy the first three or four days...
I wonder what will happen next))))