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Cosmos smiled as the assembled host collectively fell to the ground, the sounds of sleep coming from a thousand throats all at once. Looking down at the fallen, her heart sank in sorrow. She could not bring them back to life. But she could give them the peace and rest they all deserved.

You're a actual dark god, and can do all sorts of impossible things that a mortal can't do, or comprehend. Can do terrible things to your victims, including erasing their souls from existence.

But the one thing that most mortals want, if they make a deal from the likes of you. Is to NOT bring their loved ones back to life!?

How very convenient.

Plus, this part feels meaningless;

Cosmos smiled. For the first time since had arrived, Cosmos genuinely smiled with warmth. "And that is why you deserve the throne of Equestria, Twilight. You put others before yourself, nor do you seek power for its own sake. Equestria will need you. All of you, in the days to come," she said, looking at the assembled host. "Therefore, I will only take a small, trifling thing."

Because we all know Twilight can't be "important or great" to Equestia, without her friends. That's their gimmick.

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Hence why the Oath is an absolute last resort. Nobody wins if it's used. One side doesn't live through it, and the other loses something important.

But your're not required to read the story. So don't stick around for chapter 2 if you genuinely don't like it.

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you know that Cosmo is Malice Personified!? of course she would do something like this, double evil if she can inflict Evil on both Sides

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I may sound like I'm criticizing some of the things that's happening here. But I don't really hate this story. I will still see the "price" that Twilight has made in the end.

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But, did you read the quotes that I put in?

Because, I just realized this after reading your comment;

If she really is "Malice Personified", then why does she greatly respect Twilight for her "self-sacrifice". Or is even sad that she doesn't have the only power to bring Twilight's friends and adopted brother back to life, but would at least pay respects for them by fixing their bodies and burying them!?

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Wrong Cosmos. This is not the comic character of the same name. She's my own character.

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To be fair, this is meant to bring in Cosmos' dark side. And this is not even her worst either. So yes. She is a dark goddess. But she's also a light goddess and every shade in between as well.

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Thanks. I think.

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... Did you miss the part where he's dead? There's no resurection coming for anyone.

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Still sucks that they can't come back, because I thought they were just as "important" like Twilight is to Equestria.

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That's part of the price Twilight paid for invoking the oath. The other half will be shown in chapter 2.

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Basically, Twilight is damned anyway if she does do the oath or not!?

Otherwise, the terrible trio would have won.

If she realize this, she will definitely complain about this rather unfair double-edged sword BS.

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At least Spike can go to the heaven

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Yep. Legion of Doom wins if she doesn't, and Twilight loses something precious to her even if she does. Hence why resurecting everyone is not an option. It ruins the whole point of the Omega Oath.

It is meant to be a very last resort. When there is literally no other option left, except to let evil win. If the invoker gets away scot-free, and only the villains lose, then the invoker might get it into their head to use the oath whenever they feel like it, and for trivial reasons.

just something that came into my head, doesn't have to be used I just wanted to share.

Was this line supposed to make it into the final draft? It just seems like it's out of place.

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Yeah, that wasn't supposed to be there. It's been removed now. A left-over bit from working on this chapter.