Exiting the tent, she paused to glare that the demonic castle that stood before her armies. It was bigger than any castle seen in Equestria, made of black stone with skeletons of the deceased layed around it. Bats of all shapes and sizes flew around it like vultures upon a meal, while the army of ghouls and monsters continued to roar and screech for blood before its fields. Even from this distance you could hear it in your ears. The castle’s lights gave an unearthly green flow of flames, similar to that of the changelings who had been banished to the Badlands not two summers ago.
I'd love to see what those bats look like.
But the most disturbing part was the waterfall coming down from the left and right side. It was pure red. Made from fresh blood . Celestia did not know how, or where such a thing could be possible, but she cared not. Once its master was dead, the castle would be torn down brick by brick until not even rubble remained.
Wow...that must be one pretty wicked castle....
She too had already had her weapon soaked in enemy blood, joining beside her younger sister as they carved their way through the enemy until they managed to fly to a balcony near the third floor. Using her magic, Celestia had brought with her the unicorns and earth pony centurions who couldn’t fly like their pegasi brethren. Awaiting them was a squad of ghouls, armed with black armor and weapons. Celestia sneered upon seeing them and their deformed forms. If not for the fact they walked and moaned, one could mistake them for being dead with their rotten flesh, open wounds, and lidless eyes.
Yikes!
Glancing at one another, the two sisters nodded their heads and opened the doors with their magic. A grand room, as large as their throne room, was before them. Red curtains, rugs, and drapes filled the area lit only by red and green flames on torches. Pictures of macabre settings could be seen on the walls, showing ponies and other races bathed in their own blood as they were torn apart by each other or monsterous versions of themselves. Statues of brutal acts of slaughter from a pony losing her head to a pegasi losing her wings were on the side.
I don't think I wanna see those statues....
The most disturbing part of the sinister art was that it was bleeding. Be it on the paintings or the statues, wherever blood was supposed to be designed it actually spilled real blood . It pooled under the designs, but was absorbed into the floor which itself turned blood red.
Whoa....
Gazing upon them all on his throne was the monster of this hellish room himself. He was taller than your average pony, and much slimmer too. His wings were like that of a dragon, pure black and sinister. Upon his entire body were the veins of blood vessels seared onto his flesh, yet no blood could be seen pumping through them. His unicorn horn was tall, pointy, and as grey as his coat while his eyes of red slits stared at them. He merely glanced at them before his eyes started to shine white and the doors behind them closed with a locking sound.
Sweet Faust, he looks even more terrifying than I thought!
With a smile that showed every inch of his pure white fangs, he gazed over to the princesses. “Betoken me Princess Of The Moon, how many dark dreams hast thou seen in the subconsciousness of thy subjects? The inner demons and desires they wish or hast done yond haunt thou to gaze every night? A mother wishing to strangle their filly for costing that lady food? A son wishing to did beat his drunken father to death for beating him every afternoon? The subjects who is't plot thy death, or bethink of thy rear end for their sick pleasure. Hoping to dominate thou and maketh thou their bitch? The backstabbing politicians. The falsing criminals. The sick twisted minds of the insane, depraved, and deplorable? How many figures of twisted macabre and innocence taken from ones hast thou since seen in thy so call quite quaint nights? How dost 't feeleth knowing yond behind those smiles art the darker desires of those thou claim to beest innocent?”
Luna must've seen a lot of things she did not want to see.
A flinch was all he needed to chuckle before turning to Celestia. “And thou? Princess Of The Sun? How dost 't feeleth knowing yond nay matter how many times thou tryeth to teachest these foolish mortals they only end up disappointing thou? How many hast did turn aroint from thy light with promises of power, riches, and fortune? Thy way of Harmony is nothing but a farce.Rebellion after rebellion. Dark wizard after dark wizard. Betrayal after betrayal. They receiveth close to thou, not because they love thou, but because they love the power yond cometh with 't. The title, the fame, and wealth. Those nobles thou cater to only seek to befriend thou so they can but softly steal from thou. They entertain thy power they can from thou and did lie-to 't their own ends. Shouldst thou beest in danger, or bewray signs of misfortune, they wilt abandon thou in a heartbeat. Thou hast nay true friends. An immortal did lose to loseth and loseth each time they tryeth. I, who is't rule by fear, nev'r worry about such weakness. All who ally with me wot their lodging and nev'r tryeth to betray for their own ends in fear of their life.”
In order to be a true ruler, you have to be loved and feared...you can't have only one, you need to have both.
“What we fear has happened, Sister! Rarity has turned into a vampire!” shouted Luna.
Wait, how did she find that out?!
“She was pronounced dead before coming back to life and murdering several hospital staff.” Luna lowered her eyes in sorrow. “She... drank... their blood before fleeing into the Everfree Forest.”
I hope Nurse Redheart and the other staff didn't suffer too much....
“Luna, get every guard you can assembled and ready to fight. I’ll be going on ahead to Ponyville,” ordered Celestia as she began to suit up. “If Rarity is a vampire, then I fear that Fluttershy is indeed not dead and a vampire as well. We must be prepared to kill them.”
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
“Something we should have done a long time ago,” replied Celestia as she stared at the golden spear with her reflection looking back at her. “We tell the truth.”
Finally, they're going to know the truth! Maybe then Twilight will stop being so stubborn and accept that fact that Fluttershy, and now Rarity, have turned into vampires! Especially since Fluttershy didn't have any bite marks on her neck, unlike the ones she gave Rarity. That doesn't mean that they're going to like what they hear...that much I know....
Wow, this was a powerful scary and intense chapter! I literally ha d chills while reading this, and that artwork I saw of Nosferatu....damn...! I also like how you had Celestia and Luna speak in more archaic language too. Makes sense since this battle did take place over 1200 years ago.
I do have just one question thought RPS...since Nosferatu has bat wings and a horn as well...added by the fact that he's a Lord of the Vampires...does that mean he's in is own unique, dark and bloody way...that he's an Alicorn, like Celestia and Luna?
Fantastic new chapter. We finally meet our true villain and he's every bit of a monster as we figured. Pleeeeease don't make us too long for the next one . We really want to know what's going to happen when Celly and Lulu reveal what they've kept from the Make Six... er, four now, I guess. Needless to say, I don't think they'll be too happy , particularly Rainbow and Twilight and maybe Spike at Twilight due to her having been ignorant and dismissive of him all this time only to lose another friend.
Have to say, I find all the poor old english distracting and hard to read, epecially when it makex up giant paragraphs. Probably the weakest chapter right now.
An Interesting predicament we have here. Do we believe that Celestia and Luna will kill two of the mane six. Or do we Believe that Twilight will do anything in her power to stop them from doing that.
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9018438 Yeah, Nosferatu does make a valid point about the ponies...I mean...neither side is really that different from the other. Other than that face that Celestia Luna, and the other ponies aren't Vampires, Werewolves, Ghouls, and Zombies....
I'd love to see what those bats look like.
Wow...that must be one pretty wicked castle....
Yikes!
I don't think I wanna see those statues....
Whoa....
Sweet Faust, he looks even more terrifying than I thought!
Luna must've seen a lot of things she did not want to see.
In order to be a true ruler, you have to be loved and feared...you can't have only one, you need to have both.
Wait, how did she find that out?!
I hope Nurse Redheart and the other staff didn't suffer too much....
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Finally, they're going to know the truth! Maybe then Twilight will stop being so stubborn and accept that fact that Fluttershy, and now Rarity, have turned into vampires! Especially since Fluttershy didn't have any bite marks on her neck, unlike the ones she gave Rarity. That doesn't mean that they're going to like what they hear...that much I know....
Wow, this was a powerful scary and intense chapter! I literally ha d chills while reading this, and that artwork I saw of Nosferatu....damn...! I also like how you had Celestia and Luna speak in more archaic language too. Makes sense since this battle did take place over 1200 years ago.
I do have just one question thought RPS...since Nosferatu has bat wings and a horn as well...added by the fact that he's a Lord of the Vampires...does that mean he's in is own unique, dark and bloody way...that he's an Alicorn, like Celestia and Luna?
...so...much...blood...
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Fantastic new chapter. We finally meet our true villain and he's every bit of a monster as we figured. Pleeeeease don't make us too long for the next one . We really want to know what's going to happen when Celly and Lulu reveal what they've kept from the Make Six... er, four now, I guess. Needless to say, I don't think they'll be too happy , particularly Rainbow and Twilight and maybe Spike at Twilight due to her having been ignorant and dismissive of him all this time only to lose another friend.
Have to say, I find all the poor old english distracting and hard to read, epecially when it makex up giant paragraphs. Probably the weakest chapter right now.
Villain Has A Point.
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You are right Vigriff. Nosferatu is sorta right.
What a wonderful surprise an update! Thank you sir!
An Interesting predicament we have here. Do we believe that Celestia and Luna will kill two of the mane six. Or do we Believe that Twilight will do anything in her power to stop them from doing that.
Just... Give... Me... MOAR!
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Hopefully tomorrow
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Oh thank you. Have been waiting for a chapter for like, FOREVER.
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Yeah, Nosferatu does make a valid point about the ponies...I mean...neither side is really that different from the other. Other than that face that Celestia Luna, and the other ponies aren't Vampires, Werewolves, Ghouls, and Zombies....
What is a pony? But a miserable pile of secrets!