A Short Reprieve
Silence.
As they flew through the aftermath of the burning city of Stratholme, all the group could hear...
Was silence.
"Kel'Thuzad..." Cadence whispered, her form barely visible behind her husband, who had wrapped both her and Twilight in a protective hug. The latter mare was shaking, her notes long since abandoned, lost to the agony she had seen.
"Yes... my lady..." Kel'Thuzad answered, his voice soft. Never before had he felt this... cold. Depressed, even.
"I'm sorry..." She whimpered.
"For what... this?" the lich gestured to the eternally burning buildings that they flew slowly in between, slowly making their way towards the city's center. "You have nothing to do with this... chaos. destruction. It was MY doing... I could have stopped it... should have seen that... that... that evil bastard's ruse when I arrived in Northrend..." the lich looked back at his passengers...
Warm...
Soft...
He was being hugged by a pony princess.
He had forgotten the warm comfort of an embrace. A handshake, even.
It was... amazing...
He was done. They had seen more than enough... for today...
No doubt my king will wish to see the rest of his... legacy, at some point in the future... but we have eternity, and Twilight and Lady Cadence have suffered enough...
"Lets go home, then. I have relived more than enough for one day..." he said, gently hugging the sobbing alicorn to his chest, attempting to collect as much warmth as he could, before he was back to the simple, unfeeling life of a lich.
"Yes... I believe that would be for the best." Shining proclaimed, the stallion glaring at Kel'Thuzad. He knew he shouldn't be angry at him. He couldn't. He had literally NO control over what he did. But watching his wife comfort that... mass murderer...
It made his cold blood BOIL.
He had already seen... EVERYTHING. The night when he... killed Kel'Thuzad, he saw the entirety of the lich's life, and more. It sickened him to even think a man as... twisted as Kel'Thuzad was could even function...
He always had to remind himself...
He had no control...
.........
Before they knew it, they were back in the Crystal Palace. Back home. Shining wanted nothing more than to curl up with his wife, to tell her he loved her. To hold her. Protect her. But... something more... stressing... came first.
"I must say, Mister Marrowfrost, I have never had a more delightful cup of tea in my life!"
"And I've been around a LONG time..."
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Oh shit...Celestia showed up...or Luna either or BAD. Well Celestia is worse...Luna might be more understanding.
0_0 wow busy tonight ant ya 2 updates back to back although ones a bit meek but beggers an chosers an such.
6648848 Like the chapter says, a short reprieve...
This is epic! I want more! Keep up the great work!
6648825 If it's Celestia and she's drinking tea with a skeletal construct, then I have to say she's probably understanding
Leeroooooy...
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6651225 Bad person. Leroy Jenkins will kill all of the parties.
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Let him do his job