Awakening Evil (Reworked)

by Bronyprophet

Chapter 2 Day 3 (Reworked)

Author's Note:

When I reworked the book I activated interactive links. You can use these links by right clicking on the green words, then clicking open in new tab, and read from where it starts, to feel more emotion from the story. Thank you.

please provide feedback. If you see any grammar errors, or plot errors notify me, and ill fix them.

The next morning arrived, but this time, something had changed in the same thickness that masked Equestria. It was now so powerful that it was influential, some of Lunas appearance had started to change ever so slightly. Luna now had smaller pupils, and her teeth had slightly changed to a jagged look, and her pelt had changed to a dark grey. When she walked out of her chambers, and wherever she walked, she felt its influence and so did everypony else. She would receive looks of fear wherever she went.

It reminded her of the first time she re-joined her sister, how they shunned her and only felt fear towards her. Luna felt a new mixture of emotions now, it was a mix of sadness, despair, panic, paranoia and great evil approaching. The mixture of emotion had been un-yielding, she couldn’t sleep at all. Luna’s mind had been swirling like an ocean of panic and fear, she did not like the way she felt today. She knew this was an omen, a hidden threat waiting in the shadows, an evil thing lying in wait, a creature watching her every move. Luna knew that something terrible would happen soon, her sense of concern would not dissipate.

No matter how hard Luna thought of it she couldn’t figure out why this was happening, luckily she remembered the previous nightmare she had. She knew that she suppressed it, but Luna began to second guess herself when she started receiving these looks of fright from the ponies around her, she had not found any answers by the time these three days had past, and she wondered if she was able to talk to her sister yet about this occurrence, and her dream.

Celestia had gotten up to raise the sun as she normally did, although it was more difficult than it was normally, she could feel a foreign power trying to keep the sun down and the moon up. Celestia became worried when this happened; she wondered who didn’t want the sun to rise and why they didn’t. She felt like she knew the answer to this question, but whenever she tried to think of it her mind would fail to gain any insight on this matter.

When she would nearly grasp the answer she would become sapped of energy, and she would forget what she was seeking, and this; she was even more scared of. Celestia’s fear continued to ever grow more and more, as similar things began to happen to other ponies and veteran royal guards, that had been around for years, or who had heard stories of the past from their fathers and grandfathers. But it seemed that everyone who might have known this answer could not reach it.

Celestia became filled with concern as the latest signs came to light; she was now becoming even more fearful she felt death lingering, she could sense a great anger approaching and a blood lust that would not sate. This was a bad omen and she knew it, she had to get answers and she needed to get them soon; she had been getting the same nightmare for the last 3 days it was of a great battle, and she would wake up with a fright at the sight of a set of electric blue eyes flashing at her with slits for pupils. She recognised the eyes but she could not remember where or who those demonic blue eyes belonged to, and every time she would wake up a maniacal laugh would reverberate throughout her mind.

Twilight had been tossing and turning all night, feeling like something evil was trying to grasp her. Twilight new what this was, it was a sign of a great evil coming over the land, she too was also forgetting things from past events. She couldn’t remember a small section of her memories, and when she looked at a book she had been keeping to remember things easier, the page she knew that she recorded the memory in, had been blank. There wasn’t even a pen mark on it, or a number, or even the date anymore, and this made Twilight become even more so worried then the rest of the ponies in Equestria. Twilight felt the pull of dark magic at work, and she knew magic. The magic resonance felt powerful, ancient, mystical and that scared her; first the strange occurrence with Luna, now this powerful thick dark energy hanging around. Twilight new this was a bad omen, and something evil was approaching, she paced around her palace stricken with fear at what might be approaching.

Ever since her ascension, and years of fighting antagonists, Twilight had developed a special talent where she would be able to sense when the balance of harmony had shifted. Twilight suspected it was because of her element of harmony and being the Princess of friendship. After Twilight studied similar events in the past for a whole year, she was certain of this. However this time she could feel this powerful shroud all too clearly, she knew she would have to warn Celestia after she had finished her royal duties, and after she warned Celestia she knew that she would have to remain on guard for evil influences due to a certain event, when Twilight was corrupted by King Sombra many years ago.

After Luna had returned to Canterlot Castle, she ventured to the royal Dining hall, as she did her sister stopped her and asked.

“Luna, why do you look like this, and why is that black aura surrounding you?” Celestia asked with Concern resonating through her voice. Celestia had been spooked at Lunas changed appearance, and her aura that surrounded her, it was not natural; it was dark, evil, and daunting. Other than her sisters change, she had been stressed about her nightmare over the past 3 days, it felt so surreal and the laugh that plagued her mind, a laugh that she had not heard for a long time; masked by this mysterious dark magic an insidious thickness lording over Equestria.

“I want to tell you, but I can’t, I don’t know why, I just can’t.” Luna replied with a desperate tone. Luna wanted to desperately tell her sister. Luna had been going mad with fear at this stage, she was confused and desperate. She felt like an animal trying to claw its way out of a deep pit to save itself from a certain and painful death. Luna pleaded with herself to let her speak, but her please were not heard only a sickening image of a black alicorn, with electric blue eyes with slitted pupils, and an unyielding sense of danger, and a purely crazed laugh, resembling a serial killer with a strange fetish of destroying ponies for pleasure. The image only became more potent as she continued to fight it, Luna felt vulnerable, weak, and useless riddled with paranoia, fear, and now confusion.

“Why not, we are sisters, and all that we have, is each other. How come you can’t tell me?” Celestia pleaded with Luna, nearly tearing she loved her sister dearly, and she could not understand why she did not trust her, or why she would not tell her anything.

“I don’t know…” Luna replied as a tear reached the corner of her eye. Feeling her sister’s heart breaking and as her sister’s sadness emanated from her. Luna had felt like she betrayed her sister.

“Fine, if you don’t wish to talk to your family. Then do what you will!” Celestia said her voice filled with mixed emotions. Celestia felt a sense of betrayal heart break despair and anger as she teleported away heart broken.

“If only you knew my dear sister… if only” Luna thought to herself as a tear rolled down her muzzle. As Luna thought this she could only feel like she betrayed the only one of her family left a sense loneliness set in, Luna categorised herself as betrayer of hearts, a lone wolf shunned by all.

Luna walked into her chambers after being shunned from her sister and everypony in Canterlot as she entered her chambers, standing in the physical realm was Nightmare Moon and she said.

“The clock that strikes midnight is close approaching, and tonight I’ll take what already belonged to me, ha, ha, ha. When the time strikes… the Nightmare will rise again. So enjoy your time while you have it Luna, soon you will be mine, and you will become Nightmare Moon.”

“You will not prevail over me Nightmare Moon, if I can’t count on my sister’s help, or Twilights help, then I’ll stop you myself, and I’ll make sure you never show your face again Nightmare Moon.” Luna replied with determination and venom thick in her voice. Luna wanted nothing more than to destroy the Nightmare that lived inside of her being, she only had that one goal, and it was to defeat Nightmare Moon.

“You seriously believe that you can stop me without help, ha, don’t make me laugh, you are powerless to stop me Luna, but by all means try seeing how far it gets you; Ha, ha, ha.” As Nightmare moon finished what she was saying, Luna fired a bolt of magic at Nightmare Moon, but she vanished, and all that echoed in Luna’s mind, was her evil laugh. That evil laugh only drove Luna further into insanity, and only fuelled her desire for revenge, she could only think of how it would taste, the taste of vengeful victory, seeing her greatest enemy beneath her hoof, crushed by her wrath, the thought swelled in her mind taking it over. The seed of revenge had been sown and reaped She could vividly feel it, she could feel the power of revenge well in her.

As Twilight finished her royal duties, she took flight, and flew with haste, to Canterlot to warn Celestia about what she sensed in the air. She made it to Canterlot, and made her way up to the giant door, and once the guards opened the doors she briskly trotted towards where Celestia and Luna would be.

As Luna was walking she noticed Twilight trotting towards Celestia’s location, and as Luna saw Twilight, she had a sudden urge to attack Twilight, and her feelings towards Twilight were not friendly, but vengeful. Luna’s eyes started to change into Nightmare Moons eyes, as Luna felt this start coming upon her, she subdued it before it was too late.

Twilight briefly looked to her right, and saw Luna standing there in agony, so she changed direction and headed towards Luna. As she reached her she asked.

“Are you okay?” Twilight asked, with a mixture of concern and fear in her voice. She cared for Luna like her own sister, and she hated seeing anypony in agony. Considering Luna’s current state she was even more worried, and she became further worried when she remembered a dream she had about some pony close to her dying.

“Ye- Yes Twilight, Celestia is in the Courtroom finishing up he- her Duties, you should hurry she has to visit Griffonia after she finishes her duties.”

“But she mustn't, I must warn her, what will happen in her backyard.” As Twilight replied, she couldn’t help but notice that Luna’s voice was slowly changing, and it seemed like she was struggling with something. She wanted to know why, but she had to stop Celestia from leaving Canterlot. When she reached the court room she burst through the doors and yelled with great urgency.

“CELESTIA DON’T GO!”

“Go where Twilight?” Celestia said as she tilted her head in perplexity. Celestia wondered what had Twilight so spooked.

“Luna said that you had to go to Griffonia for something.” Twilight replied a little calmer now.

“I don’t have to go to Griffonia. It is unlike Luna to lie, I wonder why she did that, she has been acting so weird today.” Celestia said as she put her hoof to her chin thinking to herself, “why would Luna lie?”

“That wasn't the half of it, when I was talking to her in the hall, the black aura was so powerful it was nearly suffocating, and her voice kept changing, and she looked like she was in pain.” Twilight Said to Celestia with equal worry and confusion.

“How strange, this morning I spoke to her and she wouldn’t answer any questions, what's going on with her. Anyway, what was it you wanted to tell me?” Celestia said in her regal tone getting straight down to business

“I believe Equestria is in danger, there is a great evil amongst us, I can sense it. The balance of harmony has been shifted exponentially, we must prepare, I haven't felt like this since Sombra’s return.” As Twilight said this, a panged expression crossed her face as she remembered what she had to endure when she was under his control. Some very devious stuff happened to Twilight but not just Twilight, but Flash Sentry also. Twilight swore to never disclose the details to anypony, not even to Celestia.

“This is not good, I’ll take immediate action. Stay safe Twilight, last time something this evil occurred, we nearly lost you.” Celestia said as her heart broke a second time. As she finished her sentence a tear fell to the ground. Twilight did not know about what Celestia actually knew, and when she remembered all the stuff King Sombra Forced her to do, she could not help but become moved by compassion towards her dear student.

“I know that, I won’t allow it to happen again, I’ll make sure of it.” Twilight said with doubt lying in her mind. She doubted that she would be unaffected by the affairs she had predicted to occur, she knew it would be life changing, but the exact thing that would be life changing; she did not know.

“Can we ever be so sure?” Celestia wisely concluded, showing how many years she had been around in this world, and her experience as a leader.

As nightfall fell, something strange happened to Luna, and all of Equestria, a shadow flew over Equestria that put everyone into a deathlike sleep. As it did Luna had a dream, this time she saw herself flying over Equestria, but it was not her flying, it was Nightmare Moon, she tried to stop her with her mind but she failed without avail. She witnessed Nightmare Moon stealing strange items from previous antagonists; she stole Sombra’s Dark Crystal, Starlight Glimmers Equality Staff, and a single piece of hair from discord, Tirek’s amulet, The Alicorn Amulet and a single hair from Chrysalises mane. Then she found six obsidian fragments but before she could complete whatever she was doing, Luna took over her own body again, and forced Nightmare moon back into her inner consciousness, then she said to herself

“I don't know how much longer I can hold her off, I need to destroy her.” As she said this a voice she didn't expect to hear from again for a while, spoke.

“You cannot withstand my influence for ever Luna, I will prevail over you.” Nightmare Moon threatened with a venomous tone. Nightmare Moon had become indignant and frustrated at Lunas over all will power, it had been taking longer then what Nightmare Moon expected, but she could feel her power growing stronger every day.

“No, you will not! I’ll destroy you.” Luna Replied with false determination, she knew that her power was wearing thin, and she knew that soon she would have to confront her in one final stand-off.

“You will try.” Nightmare concluded, before vanishing again.

Comments

[Titan Commander Sebaste]

Damn! Luna's giving NM a hard time!