Not alone in life, but alone in the darkness

by BloomingStar

3 - From what's within: Part 2

The next day in the morning, he woke up looking at the clock and found out that it's already five in the morning, he got out of the bed then quietly walked out of the house, preparing his backpack filled with one apple pie and two bottles of apple juice. Just as he was about to take a step forward, he was stopped by a shocked as his tail was like got electrified or being grabbed by something. When he turned around, he discovered that Apple Bloom was grabbing his tail with her teeth. Just as she let go, she moved closer to him and said,

"Where do ya think yer going? Ya thought ah didn't hear ya walking out?," she said as she holds his right hoof.

"Uh... somewhere, but I'll be back later possibly in the afternoon or night." he gulped at the second.

"Then what's with the pie and the apple juices, pardner? Are ya going camping or something?"

"I'm just want to bring them and... that's it!" Eternum was about to run, but the filly stopped him by grabbing his tail again.

"Ah don't think so, pardner. Ya seemed to be hiding something. If yer going, then so am ah," said the young filly.

As she was about to grab his bag, a dark aura appeared and covered him until he disappeared into thin air, leaving Apple Bloom shocked to what she saw.

ONE HOUR LATER

Eternum woke up, finding himself lying at the bed. As he was getting out of the bed, he heard the door was about to open, he thought that it might be her, but it was just his cousin who entered. Eternum wasn't suprised at first at how he got to his room after being unconscious. Phan Tom explained to him the reason,

"Well you see, cuz. I teleported you here cause I heard that you're gonna come to visit me."

"Well thanks, but I think she's becoming suspicious about that cause she was there behind me when I was about to go."

"Oh...I'm sorry if I was being too hasty."

"Well on the bright side, she still hasn't know yet where I am." He sighed in a relief.

"Anyways, what do you want to do today, cuz?

"Well, I had been thinking lately. You told me that I'm also a demonic being, I want to know if it's really true by finding out my powers. I can't do it without you."

"Hmmm. You just only know the half of our origin, but if you insist, very well then, cousin. I'll help you, but let's do it somewhere safe." The demonic pony smiled as he grabbed Eternum's left hoof, taking him outside of the inn then on to the wide plain area.

As they reached their destination, Phan Tom gave him a book which contains different kinds of magic to let him choose any of them that shows his real potential. He tried to do telekinesis on a small stone then a big one, but it didn't work. He then tried to cast different elements. He can cast ice spells, however, he couldn't control it as he uncontrollaby casted a blizzard around him then it exploded. He was able to survive, but got lots of scars around his body. Although he suffered much blood loss, he still insists in finding more of his power. He tried summoning and it worked, additionally, he can create clones of himself. After a while, the two decided to take a break and eat snacks. While taking time to catch their breath, Eternum asked him if he still has more powers to unravel. Phan Tom said to him,

"I'm not really sure if you have more, but I can guarantee that when the time comes, you will attain more."

After a few minutes passed, they heard a shout coming from the forest that they came from. It said 'ETER!'. As Eternum looked behind, he saw Apple Bloom, Apple Jack, the other elements of harmony, Princess Celestia, and lots of royal guards. Phan Tom looked frightened as they saw them, including his real identity. Phan Tom told to Eternum,

"Please forgive me, Eter. I really hate doing this to you, but I cannot let myself being locked behind bars." He hugged him desperately as he shed a tear.

"What are y-"

His sentence was cut off as Phan Tom gave out a strong punch at him which sent him pushed back to them before disappearing into thin air. The last word Eternum heard was 'Yer gonna be okay, pardner. Ah'm here for ya' before hearing the sound of being teleported.

THREE HOURS LATER...

"Yer awake! Ah thought ya were gone forever," said the young filly as she shed tears from her eyes.

"What happened? Uggghhh... my aching head."

"Well after ya got pushed by that no good thing, we brought ya here and found out that ya got lots of slices and informed that ya only got a slight chance to live, but we were grateful that yer okay." said Apple Jack as she hold his left hoof tightly.

"Apple Bloom?" He called out as the filly shed more tears and hugged him very tightly.

"Apple Bloom, I'm still alive."

"Ya promised ya wouldn't get hurt again."

"I know and I'm sorry. I guess it's inevitable," said the young colt as he wiped off the tears from her eyes.

"Ah need ya, pardner. Please stay with me," said the young filly.

"I won't leave you alone, Apple Bloom. I promise." Eternum smiled as he kissed her and hugged her back.

After two weeks, Eternum finally recovered from his injuries and went home to Sweet Apple Acres. After experiencing of what his cousin did to him, he decided to never go back to his hometown and never see his cousin again. One afternoon, after finishing bucking trees and cleaning the barn, he walked straight to the top of the hill and looked at sky. After an hour, he noticed that Apple Bloom was beside him all along when he fell asleep. She asked him,

"Are ya okay, Eter?" The yellow filly placed her right hoof at his shoulder.

"Yeah. It's just that I need to forget the bad things that had happened to me before."

"Don't mind that anymore, pardner. What's past is past and ya should forget it."

"Thanks, Apple Bloom. I would never feel better without you." He said as he placed his arms around her.

"Ah know that ya will always see that Ah'll believe in ya forever." Apple Bloom replied as she kissed him at his left cheek.

After a while, the two fell asleep. With the powers that he attained in understanding his true identity, he decided to use it for another purpose. He only wished to tell her about it, but it might not end well for the two of them. Eternum is willing to tell her his true identity when the time is right.

TO BE CONTINUED