> The Monsters of Sepia’s Past
>  by LoneUnicornWriter
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> Chapter 1: The Allegiance to One, Betrayal to the Other
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~The Allegiance to One, Betrayal to the Other~




Long before the Royal sister's...

Long before the land of Equestria...

Long before the world of Equus...

Long before the birth to the wide and awe inspiring universe, there were two twins of great celestial essence who were in the midst of a cold, ghost-silent, and dark space. The first was the sister, being a light alicorn with an ethereal flowing red mane that represented the beauty of the core's endless wisdom, the coat of beautiful ceramic white which represented the core's unblemished grace, and eyes of clear, ocean blue which represented the calmness of the vast universe. Her name was called Minu which had meant paradise.

Her brother was a dragon with clear blue ocean eyes which also represented the calmness of the universe, his scales had dazzled in crimson red, and his spinal scales glowed with glorious bright light that made him shine brightest amongst the stars. He went by the name of "Keme" which was a name that meant secret.

They both were in a harmonic balance with the universe; both their creative celestial powers came from the core. It was the core's intention to have them made after its very image and likeness when it came to creativity. The core was a precious piece of the universe holding all the past and present knowledge and powers of how the universe was to be properly ruled. It was through this orb that both Minu and Keme had gotten their knowledge and powers to create and develop the universe.

They moved through the dark and brought forth light to the universe. Minu, through her horns, created the stars, the different galaxies, and comets. Keme, through using his eyes, formed the planets, the zodiac realms, and the black holes which were made specifically for entities wielding high levels of magic to travel across the universe.

Both brother and sister brought their minds together to create different inhabitants the different worlds in the universe: Minu created variations of creatures like earth ponies, unicorns, pegasi, sea ponies, ursas, griffons, and deer, and Keme had created dragons, hydras, gremlins, windigos, and many wonderful variations of them as well.

All of the creatures that inhabited the planets began to establish their own kingdoms and ways of living with assistance of Minu and Keme. After revealing the basic knowledge of growth and expansion, all the races began gathering the knowledge of their worlds and quickly began establishing alliances for their worlds and ruled with peace and harmony as the main support in all of their ways of living. Keme and Minu saw that all of their creations were thriving in the wonderful process of life and evolution had continued to perpetuate this goodness and peace throughout an ever expanding universe. It was then they knew and could testify that all their deeds were done good.

They concluded that this process would go on for eons without fail. Normal life in the all the realms of the universe had Keme and Minu travel and help each realm leader and guardian understand his or her role in the universe. However as the countless millennias went by, the twin beings eventually became weary of their subjects, and with the increasing desire of wanting time for themselves they began to think of things to do for each other.

Minu and Keme were flying through the thousands of galaxies. They traveled through the portals and gazed upon all their creations. 

"Brother."

Keme was flying on through the silence and gorgeous scenery of space. Minu was surprised that she didn't get a response, so she flew ahead of him and remained in front of him.

"Brother?"

"Yes, dear sister. Is there something you want to tell me?" Keme stopped flying and floated freely across space. Minu followed in the example of her brother, and they floated across an empty yet not a secluded part space together.  Their heads had came against each other, and they began to float around in a circle.

"Don't you feel as if.. maybe we can't do any more creating? Like as if the need isn't there anymore?"

Keme breathed out and closed his eyes, and Minu continued to look up at the beautiful planets above.

"We have positions that give us great authority. We have the ability to create and, if need be, destroy any of our creations. We have the power to guide our creations in whatever way we will. We also have the ability to relax and have fun doing things that he might say is against our character. Our father might even say that it would negatively affect our status. But.."

"Yes?"

"Nothing..." Minu tapped him on his snout with her hoof, "You're it."

"You really think I won't catch you Miu?" Keme smiled as he dashed around multiple stars to catch up to his sister.

"No. I know you won't catch me my dear brother. Hehe," Minu chuckled as she flew faster through the oncoming asteroids. She enjoyed herself, feeling the wind in her mane and wings.

She had slowed her flight upon nearly colliding with a giant asteroid. Keme had caught up and saved her from the giant asteroid.

"Are you alright, Miu? Why did you stop so close to the asteroid? Not that you would have gotten hurt much, but to stay in front of it?" Keme said as held his sister in his claws.

"Oh Keme, you know I wasn't going to get hurt or hurt bad by that one. It's just that it took a little longer to think of whether I was to fly through it or around it, that's all," Minu said as she smiled up at him.

She floated away from his arms and gained control of her own bearings and stood staright in front of him.

"Shall we continue?" Minu said as turned around to continue the chase. Keme got into positioned to catch her, this time quicker than his last attempt.

"Of course, no need to prolong your inevitable capture anyhow right?" He said with a smile. Minu dashed away from him again, going outside the boundaries of what they have created. Minu dashed and landed onto a planet near a black hole. Keme landed behind her, and he looked up and around.

"This place wasn't created by us.. was it?"

"No brother, we would not create a planet near the black hole," Minu responded.

"The gravity on this planet is really heavy and the water is quite shallow for a planet as massive as this one... I never felt bounded by gravity this well before. How is the gravity able to tie us down like mortals? This must be some sorcery." Keme sad as he looked out at the mountains in this distance. "Those are mountains right?"

"Brother.. those don't look like mountains," Minu moved forward slowly.

"What do you mean.. wait.. those are waves," Keme took a step back, "And there coming fast, Minu let us flee!" He began flapping his heavy as he saw his sister struggling to get off the ground. He then grabbed her tail and pulled her back, but the waves were moving too fast for neither to escape.

Minu turned back and said, "Flee brother!" However, the waves had gobbled them crushed and helpless as the waves toppled them under its pressured feet before they resurfaced above the shallow water. Keme and Minu lifted their heads from water and struggled for their bearings.

"We must.. tell the core of this finding."

"Yes.. father must know something about this," Minu replied.

As they witnessed a second wave in the distance, the core called out to them with his voice.

"Minu, Keme. Come at once my children."

Minu and Keme fled the harmful planet and went to the great divide to see their father.

They had used their agility to travel at the speed of light across the galaxy, which had taken them only a few light steps to get them to their appointed destinations. Minu and Keme wanted to see who would reach their first, but they only laughed at each other when had came at tie upon reaching the home of the core. They flew in through all three dimensions.

Minu and Keme had taken their respected bows before their creator. The core was, as usual, pleased to see them come in his dwelling. They both had kept their heads bowed awaiting the initiation into the royal conversation.

"Keme, Minu," the core called to them. And they looked up to him in response.

"You both have proven yourselves to be great, doing such a wonderful and magnificent job on all of the universe's ever expanding creation. I am again proud as always to call you my twin son and daughter.

However, there is too much time you two spend with each other. And thus is allowing certain things to go unattended and as gods and goddesses you know that messing with your royal duties is a negative sign your overall statuses. You have been gone for over ten millennias."

Keme and Minu had turned to each other shocked and afraid. They then focused their sight to the ground. A thought entered into the minds of both Keme and Minu, thus forming visions and clear pictures which played out within their minds.

The core had showed them the time that they had played with each other across the universe and were more convinced to find out more of what they saw.

"All of these visions I have showed you could have been spent more in developing or making the universe a better place."

"But it already is a wonderful place to live father. All of our creations enjoy the lives that they live," Minu said.

"I'm not wholly convinced by this either father. What has enjoying ourselves have anything to do with our duties in creating and keeping our wonderful universe safe," Keme said. "More importantly, in our time spent playing we discovered a planet that was not created by us."

"What?" the core responded. 

"There was a planet that we didn't create. The atmosphere was also different, we couldn't even control. I-It was the first time I actually felt like a mortal. Those waves... they almost ki-"

"Enough."

"What?"

"You two have been away far too long and have seen what you were not suppose to have seen, so I came to the conclusion that you two must be separate. Each will take half of the universe under supreme care at all times."

"B-But father, when will we have time with each other if you separate us? What do you mean we were not suppose to see that?" Keme said as his ear began to flop down. Minu's countenance had also fallen from their new determined way of life.

The core had no remorse for the new order he had given them and said, "Fine then, you two will one have your leisure times together a few days in every millennium, no more, within the divide."

"Why are you being so unreasonable? What we have done that was so wrong for you to command us to such separated lives? I thought you said you wanted us, your perfect creations, to be happy and without limitations, did you not?"

The core known what was good for them both and knew he could not get through to Keme with something as this as he would with Minu.

"I wish not to explain this matter any further. Minu and Keme you know your new orders for the future of the universe, now follow through with them."

Minu bowed before her father and turned around, her face still saddened by her new orders. Keme had stayed in his position glaring up at their creator.

"How could you give us our orders and not give a good explanation as to why? You wouldn't even explain to us what we saw."

I simply do not need to give one, the core said, I know what will and will not be better for the both of you and for all the universe. There is no real explanation needed in terms of the ever expanding universe and its future, is there.

"I know that, but you could tell us what good separating us will be to the good of the universe and the future of it," Keme said as he clenched his fist. Minu put a hoof to his shoulder.

"We don't need to argue with our creator. He was kind enough to give us free time to do all the fun things we usually do together," Minu said.

"No sister. This is isn't about what he said. This is about what he wouldn't say, and I want to know father when he has his tongue tied on something. Why can't you tell us? Is it really that difficult for you the creator of the entire universe to explain?"

Enough, the core said in his mighty voice. The twins had stumbled to their faces. I will not have my own creation question me on what I say and do not say, what I choose and do not choose. For I am the most high. Now go and do what I spoke here this day or punishment will follow.

Keme was sore inside with anger at his father, and the core saw that he could not change his confused heart. He got up from the holy ground shaking his head, tapping Minu up from her semi-unconscious state. He turned around and walked away in silence.

"Brother wait!" Minu galloped after him, but he had taken flight away from the divine throne. She opened out her wings and went after him.

The core did not do anything. Instead, he remained where he was, alone and to himself.

Keme flying at full speed to his destined side of the universe. Minu had dashed up behind trying not to lose track of him.

"Keme, the core wasn't trying to hide anything from you!" Minu yelled while she flew around a few planets after her brother.

"What do you mean he wasn't hiding anything! Have you not been listening, sister!?" Keme, even more annoyed, flew on ahead at a much faster pace.

"Okay then, what did he say that lead you to burn with wrath towards our father so much!"

"Minu, I want you to give this question some thought! Why didn't he explain to us the reason for separating us!? We ruled both sides of this universe as fine as the word can get. We loved what we did together, what created together. What about what we saw? Why can't he not give a simple explanation to such a simple question!?" Keme flew off way into his part of the universe, and Minu stopped upon giving his question more thought. She soon realized that the order they were given wasn't sound and was too blind to see it then because she had willingly accepted her new command. It wasn't in her nature to oppose ideas like Keme had did.

Frustrated with everything, Keme flew beyond the known realms of his side of his universe and unto a planet far bigger than he had ever seen or created with his own hands. He flew onto the mostly darkened planet which much beyond the distance needed to flee the presence of the core, but onto where there was more light and began discovering away at the ancient giant fossils that resided on it.

He was confused at many of the fossil appearances. They were very similar to the ones the Keme and Minu had created. It was strange. The armors and weapons upon that planet were much more advanced than the ones that they created.

"What... is this?" he thought as continued to examine the species and their form of technology. "...How did this even exist in the first place.. We didn't ever create anything like this. How come this was not told to us? Is this also something he wanted to *cough* keep secret from us as well?" He picked up the small skull of an ancient equine horse and examined the crown like helmet.

He then dropped the skull and looked around at the other giant fossils which were laying around. There was no wind that blew, nor a sign of the living that was seen, and there was no noise of any kind, except the one the ones he has already made.

The atmosphere was dead silent and dark, the cracks beneath him had unveiled the remnants of forces that roamed who were now laid to rest. The clouds were frozen still, and he started realize that his breath came in short pants. He began to feel tired. He flew for a few hundred miles but eventually was forced to walk and since the air was very still he did not have enough power to shield from the pain to move through the pressuring gravity.

It was the first time he had experienced anything such as pain. "Perhaps, these lands can hurt even immortals like us.. or have I devolved to a lower state of being by leaving my father's presence this becoming a mortal.. I cannot know, but I can't turn back now. I must know more of this place," Keme said as he traveled onward. He saw the reamains of ancient structures that were almost entirely destroyed, even a few that he watched give way into rubble and clumps of ruined material.

After walking a few miles, he began to experience another feeling. His tongue and throat felts like inner walls of a dried and his breaths  were itching the walls of his airway, which did not help his situation. His eyes had spotted a slightly ruined castle in the distance. It seemed mostly together compared to all the others that he has seen along the way, and it also gave off a bright illumination to the surrounding area.

He traveled towards it, the only light that gave this world any form of sight at all...

On either side of him stood columns that had rusted along with the times. He dragged his weary feet along the narrow, lengthy path which had lead to the castle's gates. Keme had taken three tired steps when he heard a crackling sound.

He looked up and ran forward as one of the columns came down, breaking into large pieces of old ceramic clumps. One of the pieces rolled into the one across it, and the column came down creating a domino affect for the rest of the pillars and causing Keme to run through the path avoiding every column that came crashing down behind him.

"That was a close one," Keme said as he continued to walk on toward the tower's front entrance. "Those did not look like normal pillars. If I waited to find out how dangerous and heavy they were in my current state, it would have probably meant death."

Keme had walked to a pile of giant bones which belonged to mighty beasts of renown stationed in the ground. An odor which wreaked do decay reached Keme's nose, which caused him to cough as tears ran down his eyes. He felt that the pale bones were enchanted with magic.

"What are these things?" He asked himself as he neared the pile of pale bones. There was also a mysterious large boulder, encrypted in strange markings, that was in the middle of it all. Keme did not feel any kind spirit towards the death pile he had neared.

He was only two feet away from the pile as the bones rose up. A dark wind had formed an aura around the area forcing him confront whatever forms from the pile.

"My predictions were correct. There was more than, " Keme said as he took a step back. He watched as the bones formed tall structures. From the darkness that had formed flesh around the structures, creating flesh and muscles and awakening the beasts that slumbered. All five one-eyed beasts towered over Keme with their giant clubs.

And they roared mightily like the ruthless beasts they were...

"Damn these things to the depths of Tartarus," he said as he flew up before the closest beast. As he was about to plunge his claws into his eye, he was instantly backhanded by the beast. Keme fell back onto his head, but recovered back to his feet ready for the next attack.

Keme moved his hand back and summoned from the flames of his hand a fiery blade but did not realize another was behind him. Without time to respond, he was within the crushing grip of yet another one-eyed beast which began crushing his bones, yelling out at the top of his lungs. His body temperature rose sharply, melting away the flesh of the beast's fingers.

Once Keme had landed to the ground he smashed his weapon, causing it to ignite and blast away the nearby beasts. His vision was then covered by a plume of black smoke. He then flew up and soared over to the castle, but a few more minor explosions were heard in Keme's ears. He looked back only to look forward again upon seeing a giant rock structure land down in his path.

His wings had collapsed under the surprising weight of gravity it came down with as he crashed onto the ground before the monster.

"How is this giant boulder able to move on its own? I doesn't make any sense! What level of twisted sorcery is this?" Keme said as the hand of the animated rock reach for him with its hand. He breathed his holy fire, disintegrating the entire arm of the animated beast. "I will not be claimed by thee!"

Keme quickly got up only to be punched back onto his back.

"Arrgh," Keme looked up and watched the rock beast charge a beam through which seemed like its mouth. He breathed up fire which melted the entire upper structure of the beast.

The beast's lower structure had crumbled down before him, and Keme then got up and limped his way, panting, on towards the giant doors.

"That should be the last of them, for now anyhow."

When he had reached its doors, he pounded away with the little strength that he had.

"Come on, open," Keme said as he made a few pounces upon the stone door. It had felt hopeless, like knocking upon a wall he knew wholeheartedly wouldn't open, but the entrance gave him a stray of hope that someone or at least something would be inside.

"I.. said.. open!"

Two golems landed behind his back as the door began to open up slowly. Keme turned back to them and summoned up another fiery sword and brought it down to its side, watching up at both the golems.

"I still have more-" Keme, as lightning across a stormy sky, was struck back and propelled off the doors to the golems which then slammed him in the ground. The other came from the side and stomped him. It rose up its foot and watched down at Keme whose body was planted halfway in the ground. 

The golem came down with the finishing blow when Keme made an explosive wave of power, knocking them down onto their backs. Keme then hopped up from the ground and said, "Now both of you will witness the wrath of a God."

He charged and jumped up near the first golem's head and, with one strike, broke away the bottom portion of its face. However, he was shortly counterattacked by another other golem. Keme had fallen onto his back and was pummeled into the earth by the onslaught of its attacks. It was then Keme realized that the encryptions around its entire structure lit up and changed colors. One hand was blocked and destroyed by Keme's fiery aura.

Keme hopped into the air and summoned his fiery spear which he then through into the head of the golem, which imploded to pieces moments after. The last golem jumped into the air and punched Keme into the ground and came down with its elbow onto his body.

Keme struggled and held it up with all the strength he had in his arms. "Do you think you can crush me you clump of worthless dust! Alright, maybe.. not worthless," he said as the weight increased and his feet went deeper in the ground.

The twin door had opened wide before him. Two wavy arms of dark matter whipped out and rendered the golem into small pieces. Keme had gotten up from the ground and was surrounded by the tentacles which swarmed round about him. The giant head of black wolf, which had glared down at him with its crimson sinister eyes, had wrapped around Keme's hands and legs with its dark tongues and pulled him inside its mouth. The wolf moved up through the floors of the the castle at lightning speed giving Keme no time to assess what was going on around him. Like a floating soul, he ascended up into the highest parts of the castle where two creatures had stood before yet another set of giant doors.

"What is this place?" Keme said as he struggled to free himself from within the wolf's mouth. The disembodied head spewed him out of its mouth onto the cold stone floor, his lined up with the giant doors.

The wolf Head had kept its mouth open up its, and it spoke to Keme's thoughts.

Head on through these doors which will lead to a portal and through the portal you will see our ancient master, the core. Free her and all your questions will be answered. Turn back and you will see death.

"Wait, did you just say the core? ...Death?"

Without an answer, the disembodied head had disappeared. Never to be seen again...

"Ach," Keme said as he got up from the ground. He looked at the two fairly tall guards which remained still.

"Go through and let our master answer your questions," a voice said.

"Wait, where am I, who are you?" Keme said as he looked up at the four-legged red and black centaur with a white beard and mane.

"It matters not who I am to you small one. Let our Lord of Lords, Our Empress, answer your concerns for you," the centaur said back to him.

"I am not small," Keme mumbled as he grew larger in size however it wasn't enough to impress the centaur as he floated by. It had remained silent as he floated on passed him and on through the doors which lead through a dark pathway and out through another portal.

When he had entered out of the portal, he was met with a dull core who was kept in this dark realm for what he thought to be ages. Its presence was more powerful than his father. Keme had stopped floating and was upon solid ground. He looked around, trying to figure out where he was.

No need to be afraid child. You may come closer. I don't attack, the core said. It didn't make Keme any less comfortable, but he stepped in a little closer.

Speak your thoughts and your deepest concerns, and I shall answer them.

Keme was a little relieved to hear this statement from what sounded to him as a wise and understanding entity. He took a deep breath and said, "I have a lot, but I will ask a few. Are you a core? What is this place? Where am I right now? And why are you here?

I am a core. Although dulled, I am yet the more powerful form of the one you know.

I am also the twin of the one you serve. We have been twins for many eons. We have traveled throughout the cosmos and created much of the galaxies and planets that you have not heard about.

The twelve realms in which you were tasked to create by your father were not so in the time of our creation of the universe. Order was linked in direct accordance with us.

Each of our creations had a distinct uniqueness to their overall make up. Since we were so knowledgeable and all knowing, we decided to take a long rest.

The universe was served under the law of our ordinances, the codes that were set from our own existence to walk by.

However, my twin brother had secretly envied me for my own slightly higher intelligence. He afterwards plotted against me, and we made war against each other.

He had deceived me with a treaty which had me bound to this dark dimension. Ever since then, I have been here waiting for the time when the one would come to aid in my escape.

...Would you be willing to aid me?

Keme wasn't ready to agree yet. He shook his head and asked the core another question.

"So.. those dead creatures that lay in the ground outside this castle, who did they belong to?"

The core shrunk a bit in size, turning an orange red, and said, They were my creations. The creations my brother had killed off, so that he could continue with his creation of the universe.

He said before leaving me to grow dull inside of this dark dimension that he was going to create a paradise in which I would never know, nor be a part of.

"He was so very wrong," Keme said, walking on towards the core. The chains were made of a light matter in which he was well able to break.

With a quick swipe down on the chain, it broke apart and had loosed all the chains around the core, "He will not get away withholding this secret from us. Teach me, and show me all of your great knowledge that I may rule over him and take control of the entire universe, both and old, together with my sister."

The core had released a powerful wave that blew Keme back onto his rear, having him turn and twist as he skidded on the ground. He looked up and the core that was giant had turned tiny and floated to him. He put his hand over his face to cover his eyes from the brightness of the core.

Take half of me and eat. Leave the other half for your sister when she comes, so that you both have my power to defeat your father.

Keme had taken the core and tore half away to eat. He placed the half on his tongue and started to chew it. The celestial energy of the core was sweet along his tongue as blood gushed out from his mouth.

As he swallowed down his half of the core, Keme started to morph into a bigger and more sinister version of himself. Instead of him be holding the beauty of his red alluring scales, they grew darker and became black like the abyss.

His eyes remained as blue as any ocean, but his pupils were as turbulent waves, crashing against each other madly and creating a whirlpool every so while.

An ocean of knowledge began to flood his mind. Keme had brought his hands over his face and was in amazement at the revelation he was receiving.

"So much wisdom and power... Eons in the wealth of such knowledge and wisdom in using it. This.. This is more than any being could ask for."

Amaze not yourself with such little things for with this you shall do much greater things, even much greater things than your father could ever do.

"Yes, I will show my father what it means to be a true core. He will know true power and the meaning of a real paradise.

"His reign over the universe has come to an end. From now on it is I and my sister that will reign as the new rulers."

And what if your sister does not follow your ways of seeing things the way you do now? the core spoke out in his thoughts.

"...Then death to her and all who follow her."

Keme's pupils had formed and shaped themselves into slits that extended from the top to the bottom of his eyes as they emanated a blue light.

"However, I wonder how will I be able to hide this new .. me from her?"

Don't worry yourself with such things. She will understand, the core said as her voice faded along with the remaining piece. Keme stayed within the dark realm and waited for his sister to arrive and take in the other piece.
> Chapter 2: Why?
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~"Why?"~


Many years and years has passed, the twins would meet to talk every millennium, meeting at an area within the divide. Minu flew down onto the designated area where she would meet her twin of whom she longed to see. She had so much things to say and wanted to spend so much lost-felt time with him.

"So much to say, to ask. I really should have brought a list of things I wanted to say," Minu said holding a hoof to her forehead as she fluttered over to her chair fastened in gold, "Perhaps, I could ask the most important questions first and.."

"And what?" A voice came to her from. Minu turned and watched as Keme walked passed her and took his seat in his chair made with diamonds. He snapped his fingers and two cups of tea appeared on the table.

Keme took his first sip. Minu avoided to start the conversation by also taking a sip of tea. However Keme, didn't want to start the conversation, so he took a few more sips of tea. Minu, who was still unsure of what to say, sipped some more tea. Keme had finally enough of the whole waiting game that had apparently been going on, so he decided to initiate their longed for conversation.

"So.. what has been going on with your duties. Is all well with your tasks dear sister?"

"All is well, under the wings of the core. The rule is as usual, nothing seems to be of anything danger worthy. The future seems bright for my side. Is it the same for yours dear brother?" Minu took a sip of tea and waited for Keme's response. Keme rest down his cup and looked away at the guards which stood at attention in their appointed corners.

"Pretty good Sis. However, I haven't been up on every planet since this whole separation thing our father has put us through. I haven't felt the need to do much of ruling. It just isn't the same without us being together dear sister," Keme took a sip of his tea again before he continued, "I feel father did not think the gravity of the choice he made in having us apart like this. Don't you think?"

"But brother, where has he ever been wrong?" Minu said as she looked to the guard that was way in a corner on the far end of the room at attention and back to Keme.

"He may have never been wrong, but I feel he has made a grave mistake with this latest attempt to secure the universe," Keme lead in closer, placing his hands the table, his chest puffed out a bit, "He has.."

"Has what?" Minu looked at him with a concerned expression, "You're gonna tell me that he's the one that will cause the universe to veer off course? Keme that doesn't sound any more logical than.."

"What do you mean it doesn't sound logical sister? Have not seen what it has done to us? We use to help create and help our creations evolve at a much faster rate than when we are currently."

"..Well what does that have do with anything brother?" Minu said puzzled at the point Keme tried to bring across to her.

"Have you become dull in your vision?" Keme got up a bit and pulled in his chair, "Our father has slowed the development and productivity of the universe by separating us. To make matters worse, he has caused us to become so formal in how we do things politically. That makes for a sinister future and an end for civil politics in our future meetings sister." He brought the cup to his mouth and breathed a small breath of fire to warm his cup before he had taken another sip.

"But no one is dying brother so what does it matter?" Minu said. Her expression became more serious when she watched Keme cough away in response to her question.

"What does it matter? What does it matter sister? So you think that only when one of our creations die that it is when you should take something serious?" Keme said before clearing his throat.

"No, that's not what I-"

"Enough of this talk. I cannot go through with this any longer. Obviously there's nothing I can do to convince you otherwise," Keme got up from his chair and stretched out his wings, "goodbye sister."

"Goodbye brother," Minu said. She sipped some more tea and sat that there for some time before leaving herself.

They would talk to each other about how long they had missed each other and other things they have done for their parts of the universe. It would be such a special time for them both since they only got to spend time once every thousand years. However, they would have their arguments on what they think should be done with their fathers decree. Keme would try and convince her, but to no avail he would fail at each attempt. He eventually became discouraged and remained silent about it.

And one day Keme did not return...

Minu came to the divide, looking for her brother, but he was not anywhere to be found. She waited that day for him, hoping that he was just late, but they day had neared its end, and he did not show up. So she unfortunately had to return back to her duties and wait another millennium for them to meet.

She waited with him on her mind each day. Minu wanted to know why he did not come to meet with her. With every passing year, he was on her mind. She was able to perform her duties and keep her subjects satisfied. The universe had grown with every passing millennium and then came the end of yet another millennium for the both twins to meet. She was very happy for yet another opportunity to meet him and hold him. To just hug him, cuddle with him, and tell him how much she misses her dear brother.

She came to the divide, a beautiful place it was. It was a place secluded of all other life, the area decorated in beautiful colors, a few that are not known by most at all, but with the many mixes of other known colors it made for such a mystical scene of both the twins. It was a scene that they never grew weary of. The divide had two entrances, each leading to one side of the every expanding creation of the universe.

The mystical place was also separated into three planes within. The plane the twins would meet in would be the outer dimension called "बॉडी" {Bo-di} meaning the encasement of the great power. The inner dimension would be called "आत्मा" {Atma} meaning an inner encasement of the great power, and the most inner dimension would be where the core resided, the area was called the "भावना" {Bha -vana}, realm of the highest power. This is where they both would come and talk and even play with each other at times.

However, despite the scene in all its beauty and magnificence, she was still alone. She felt horrible that he had not shown his face unto her yet again. Minu stood near the table where they would cherish to be every time they saw each other. Her wings were down heavy with the burden that this was all her fault.

"Perhaps I should have listened to him. Maybe what he was saying was right," Minu took a few trots away from the table and kept her eyes down at the bright floor.

"Maybe he truly was trying to get me to see how our father has erred in his ways. Why can't I see it brother?" She trotted over to the entrance which led to his side of the universe, "Have you stopped coming unto me because of my deeply rooted ignorance? Or is it that you don't want to speak with me anymore..." She looks out to the starry space and extends her wings to full length. Minu Gallops through the portal and soars off in search of Keme.

As she soared on through his space, Minu noticed only a few planets had life on them. She soared on through planets large and small and felt the presence of light at very seldom times. Minu had noticed huge fires and creatures that she had never seen before.

"What has happened to the life on the planets-" Minu felt like something had gripped her throat. She was losing her ability to breathe. She spiraled down and crashed onto a nearby planet.

Minu coughed as she was catching her breath. She could not see nothing. It was a pitch black smoke that fogged the crater she was in. Minu had flew up from her crater and on to the ground. She could not see very well, so she flapped her wings, but the smoke would not disperse. "Hello? Any creation upon these grounds, speak!"

You... You have done this, a low voice had spoken as it echoed passed her ears.

"What?" Minu said as she scanned her surroundings.

You deceived us... and cursed our bodies...

Before Minu could respond, she was grabbed up in the claws of giant ursula major. The sight of it, scared Minu. Only having one eye, scars that ran deep through its body and its starry fur was tainted completely in darkness.

"Who has done this to you!?"

"You have, you deceiver of all kind," the ursula spoke. It lean in and glared at her with its bloodshot eye.

"You came unto our home and destroyed it. Then you thought it fit to kill us and bound our souls in our slowly decaying and beaten bodies for your own pleasure."

"It was not I that did this to you. I have not ruled over these parts in over three or more millennia. I would not know what has gone on here other than what you have told me," Minu said.

"You are like just as the true deceiver you are. Now you will die the death that has long been owed to you," the ursula rose up one paw and brought its great weight down on her. Minu placed up a magical orb around herself and held the crushing weight of the ursula's paw.

"Your death will not be gentle," the ursula said as he plucked her away from his hand and into the hallowed woods of a nearby massive aged tree.

"I did nothing to this creature. I have yet one more thing to try," she said to herself as flew out of the hole and showed the ursula her grace, bathing its vision in her bright presence.

"Answer me this creature, why do you think I committed this act against you? Is there not a difference between us?"

"There is none. All light is the same to me, full of deceit," the ursula said before peeling down the bark of the tree. Minu flew away from the angered ursula major and away from the planet that was scarce of any life. She continued on traveling through her brother's lost side of the cosmos for a while.

The good life that she was expecting was very scarce, and the more she ventured on, that very scarce presence too was leaving her senses. The planets carried a darker color; their auras were dulled and gave off an energy and essence that had never been experienced before.

The most prominent energy's that most planets she flew by were giving off was... anger, hate, and great sorrow. An anger that was uncommon and too unnatural for any bodies of beings to withhold.

"Why... why would you do this to your own subjects? What wrong have they committed against you to commit such evil?" Minu said as she glided on through the cosmos, slowly beginning to lose hope in her own brother and feared the worst for him. Most planets she flew by radiated great levels of hostility, made by the creations upon them.. Some planets she kept her distance from for they were wrapped around and entrapped by very large and abominable looking beasts. The beasts appeared to have been turned against the natural makeup of all other creations.

Some were giant sinister creatures that moved slithered on their bellies like snakes, but could not be compared to such creatures. And dragons that would stand tall upon planets and the planets below which they stood parts of it would burn in flames, seeming to have little to no life. The more planets that she flew passed, the more the fear of knowing what may have happened to her brother seemed to have only become stronger. Hundreds upon hundreds of planets, some destroyed, some deeply scarred by the destructive hands of some giant monsters, or at least that's what she wanted to think.

"You did this!"

"The Light Destroyer hath done this to us!"

"You shall pay!"

"If I have to evolve to find you, I will. And we will consume you..."



Creature after creature yelled out these similar sayings which rang inside of her ears, all through out her mind, and to every corner of her conscience. Minu didn't want to think her own brother would have become a destroyer or that he created any of the abominations that she sometimes had to turn her eyes from. The reality of it all was beginning to take a major effect upon her soul.

She traveled all across her brother's side of the universe for  years with no rest, looking for her dear brother, avoiding every giant monster that she almost came into contact with. Some planets were very massive, others were medium, and yet others were small. Every giant planet had a strange colossal monster, some were dark, vulgar, and scary looking and others were deformed and had unnatural forms according to the core's original designs.
After searching what seemed to be everywhere, Minu had come onto a planet that was one hundred times the diameter of any planet she has laid eyes. It was a great planet hidden among several other massive asteroids. When Minu had set hoof upon the planet, she saw no signs of life for as far as her eye could see. She observed the grounds below to find bones protruding from out of the land. By looking a little further she found the skull of what looked be like an equine.

The goddess had traveled up north, finding the remaining skeletal frames of equines and other monsters that appeared to have existed. The more she traveled up, the more sorrow and ill she felt within her. For her it was like walking through one of her worst nightmares, traveling in a graveyard of her deceased creations.

Minu had flapped her wings, but her breathing became heavy. 

"Why brother... why?"
> Chapter 3: Venturing up the Castle of Obisidian Madness
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~"Venturing up the Castle of Obisidian Madness"~


This is not supposed to be. This is just not how it is supposed to be.

That was all she had kept on repeating in her head while trotting up the massive planet, her body shivering from the realization of the horror she had to keep on experiencing. It took her three days and three nights to travel up half way to the North. And there was still no life. It was another four days and nights of her traveling before she saw a ruined castle of obsidian. She began to gallop the rest of her way there, hoping she would find her twin who she had longed to see. She was amazed at how massive the castle was, but she paid its size no mind as she began to advance to the castle.

With much speed in every galloping step she made, she was in front of the great entrance of the ruined castle that was much greater in size and mass then she had originally imagined. The castle was much too broad for even Minu to get an estimate of its breadth, depth, length, or height. She looked up, watching at the castle reach up to the starry heavens and could not see the top.

She then turned from side to side and could not see end of the castle's sides. It was the largest structure she has ever witnessed.

The wind began to pick up, and stood before the entrance of the castle. Minu gently knocked on the door, but there was no response, and the door did not budge. She began, pounding away and one of the doors opened inward slightly, the darkness from within crawling back and giving her a pathway into the castle. She walked in and began looking around, but it was too dark for her to see what the inside really looked like only being able to make out the shapes of a few broken rocks and pillars.

She lit her horn a light blue, showing what was all about her. Minu's eyes widened, and she shrieked ever so slightly as she watched a strange darkness crawl away from her light, slipping back into their corners and behind the broken pillars and other old and dusty structures. She continued searching around the castle, glancing at more and more destroyed structures going up through the levels of the castle.

On one floor, she across a dead earth pony covered in a rusted cape. In her mouth, was a scroll. Minu picked it up, using her magic, and read it.

My story... this is my story. Alone to be in a world that has ended by the hands of a tyrant like no other. She deceived the entire world but, like a dragon, destroyed and consumed all the life she created. We fought for our lives united, but the thousands we were consumed alive in her fiery wrath. 

She was not safe, she was trapped. Taken captive by a force that lived longer than her. She praised her name as she slaughtered us all. She called her "Mother Miasma". I tried to save her, but not even her own pupil could have saved her...

...I'm still alive, but for a few moments longer. She was sealed by her twin brother, but he has not come to save me. My family and friends are dead long, and I'm lonely... She may be locked away... but she will never locked forever. Let my words be heard and never step further into this accursed place. Yours sincerely...  Minu closed the scroll and with a flicker of magic the scroll disappeared. She continued onward leaving the corpse behind.

The goddess had come into contact with odd structures and statue of creatures she has never seen, and she had even come across many dusty bookshelves, all of which she had never seen. She has traveled up through the floors of the ruined castle for thirty days and nights and had reached quarter way up through the castle. Minu actually forgot what floor she was on and lost count after the hundredth floor.

Upon exploring, she ventured into this dark room which was very large and in the middle stood a pegasus that was being choked by a strange creature. Minu went to stop it, but was forcefully pushed back through the entrance. The entrance was closed up after she bounced back from off the wall and on to the ground.

"...What was that?" Minu said as she looked to the closed entrance and then down the hall. She got off from the ground and dusted herself before she continued on.

She eventually came into contact with a crooked bookshelf, walking down the damaged hallway that lead to the next floor entrance, that wasn't completely broken and demolished like the many others she had passed. It books were dusty, but there were books that seemed lodged within the shelf that caught her attention. Minu came near to it and used her magic to pull the book out from the shelf which afterwards fell away and the other books that were on the shelf had turned to dust.

She looked at the cover of the book and watched an image of a glowing blue eye, which looked back at her. Minu wasn't used to seeing such strange images on the cover of a book, but as curious as she was to see what was inside the book she opened the pages of the mysterious book. When she had opened up the book to the first page, the hallway had turned blue like the ocean and the pages with their strange markings crawled like wraiths from out of the book onto her body, moving down and then onto the walls. They traveled in a spiral like manner all across both paths of the hallways.

Minu's eyes began to moving from side to the other, trying to analyze what was taken place before her. Every word that she looked at began placing pictures within her mind, although she could understand what the words had meant. Four visual images had been placed in her mind. The first was her brother against her. The second was of seven strange beings that burst down from the dark heavens with fire upon an unknown land filled with equines. The third was of her brother who appeared from out of a shadow with an army of shadows and was against forces of light in which she has not seen. The fourth was with her brother against her the second time. Her brother's face came from out of the book, trying to eat her but she closed the book and threw it away from her.

"Noooooo!" she said, putting a hoof to her head. The blue illumination of the hallway along with the wraith-like words that were present had disappeared. "What are these pictures that plague my mind?! What happened to you brother?!" Tears began coming down from her eyes. She fell down onto her face and mourned her brother for seven days of the dawning and setting of the red star, reminiscing on all the times they were together and ruled the universe.

Afterwards, she began to travel onward up through the levels. Forty days and forty nights passed with her walk through the tower from that point. She has seen many ancient relics and things that she wondered just how old they were. Minu passed through many dining areas, bedrooms, countless hallways, and even some apparent secret dining areas, and has seen a forms of life, some of which she did not bother in fear of awaking great danger, some damaged armor and statue remains. There were strange markings on the wall as well but none of which she could know or understand.

She had finally, after forty days and nights, reached the top floor of the tower, fighting through illusions that would plague her mind every so while. She at times felt as though she was on the verge on some strange madness, but it would only fade a little bit the higher she went. It was however the first thing she didn't feel upon reaching the last floor.

It was a hallway that stretched along a straight path for miles, stacked with thick stone pillars along each side. It was very windy, but the red sun had shone down in through the open windows of the hallway. Between the spaces of each pillar stood tall sculptures of unknown creatures, some having faces of anger and others of sorrow. Their positions were also the same, standing up tall and looking down to the ground. The wind blew cold between her hooves, but she was happy to have the opportunity of seeing her brother after so long.

"Finally," she said. Her royal horse shoes clanked on the ancient stone tiles as she trotted through. She heard the wind blow by and felt it pass through her mane and upon her white fur. The light around her horn had also dissipated with the passing of the wind. Her head moved from side to side, looking at each statue that she passed. She kept her ears open for any strange sounds or movements, even more so since the sound of her trotting echoed loudly through the hall.

As she journeyed through the long hallway of ancient statues, the day had passed her by. It was nightfall, when she had come before a giant door that had to beast guarding its gates. They stood on each side, facing each other and looking to the floor like all of the others. These wonderfully made sculptures had happy expressions upon them, but had changed more contorted and sinister they looked as she went onward nearing a giant door. At its center, it had the symbol of a dragon's face with the horns of a ram or goat. It was also separate from all matter, almost as if it were a portal.

"...Was this the history of the old universe?" Minu said as she looked away to the rest of the statues and then back at the door.
> Chapter 4: "What happened to you, Brother?"
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~"What happened to you, Brother?"~
        

A few moments of standing and the door had opened before her. She took a step a closer to what lead into another dimension of its own. At the opening of the door spilled down a wave of dark purple ooze, which had touched the legs of the two statues, standing on either side. The ooze passed along the legs of the statues, and they began to move as if they were alive. The fists of both statues came crashing down right in front of Minu, ans she lead backwards with not enough time to recover properly, landing down onto her rump.

"And did you think you were going, missy?" a voice spoke. Minu looked up and saw two creatures of great stature and renowned strength.

"Oh, look another opportunity for me to gain more power," the centaur looking beast spoke.

"Who are you!" Minu demanded of both her adversaries.

The skinny confused looking creature placed its lion paw to its chest and said, "Why, I am Discord, Lord of Chaos. And you are my little pony?"

"Faust! I mean Minu! Arrgh, don't you dare refer to me by the before or I will remove the tooth sticking out of your mouth!" Minu said as she stood up and glared at the creatures.

"None of that will be happening because I will have gotten all the power I need from you and you will be no more, just like the other foolish equines that were foolish enough to travel up here," the centaur spoke, "Since you are going to die here I will give you the honor of my own name, which is Tirek."

"Now that you know both of our names, do you have any last words, missy?" Discord said cracking his knuckles. Minu's eyes had narrowed as she scrapped her hooves along the ground and huffed as her wings stretched out ready to take flight.

In split of a moment, Discord punched down to where Minu had stood and opened a hole within the floor. His eyes moved to the side and watched at Minu who landed a great distance away from them.

"Huh, very good! Most don't survive the first blow their usually punched away from off the castle, so you must be a fighter! Oooh, now to get more action pact," Discord said as his eyes narrowed with an evil grin stretched across his face. He zigzaged through the hall at lightning speed. His lion fist made contact with her muzzle, as his body came besides her, and the force had sent Minu flying back at lightning speed hitting the wall just above the entrance of the hall.

"Ahh! Ughhh!" were the yells that came from Minu as she fell to the ground in pain. She got up and dashed forward only to have been kicked into the wall at lightning speed.

"Awww, can't keep up? Should I go slower for you? I don't want the fun that I've been waiting years for to die out so quickly," Discord said as he stood before Minu, stroking his beard. She got up coughing up a bit of blood.

Shit... these two are unique and very strong. I could overwhelm them with my power, but that might destroy the only entrance to see my brother, she thought as she got up from the ground and looked to Discord with one of her eyes swollen with blood which leaked and made part of her vision red and blurry. At the moment, she along with Discord and Tirek heard the doors to the other dimension closing.

I must escape to through the doors before the close and I have to fight to reopen them.

Minu opened her wings, but the ground began to crumbling beneath her. She looked beyond Discord and saw the crumbling extended all the way back to were Tirek had smashed in the ground. Minu's eye began to glow a bright white before she disappeared before Discord and dashed on forward through Tirek's legs as she headed to the entrance.

Discord dashed passed Tirek and was only a tongue's distance behind Minu. However, he was not fast enough to grab her whole, so he ripped off one of her hind legs. Minu went crashing down towards the portal, not knowing what to expect from the other side.

Minu dashed on to the world beyond with a few major wounds from the quick blows she had received from Discord. She made it through but had to stay within that space she was in for a while. The door had closed solidifying them in place.

"If they were able to do this to me.. then Keme must be much more sinister and powerful to have gone through these doors and remained here all of this time." Minu recovered her wounds in silence as she looked around.

The space Minu remained to heal her wounds was a small space with the doors so close on either side. The rest of the space was void, a space filled with darkness that went on forever in all directions. She couldn't figure out what the place had meant, but it was then she had realized that she was able to move freely and finish her search which was just beyond the doors before her. The door before her was much larger in size and mass. It appeared to be just a giant door of dark energy, but Minu was able to feel her brother's fading presence beyond it.

She decided to dash on through the door, but it seemed that going full speed into the door only made her journey take forever. It took her a few tries to understand that trotting was the only way she was going to reach the door. It took her what felt to her like a day to travel across what seemed like a sea of darkness and stand before the great door. She used her horn and turned her head left to unlock the door.It was then she saw her brother, Keme.

"Brother! Brother!?" Minu yelled out to him. She entered through the door with a spirit of gladness and hope, but it was all shattered away upon seeing his appearance. He was much larger than she had remembered, dwarfing her. His eyes had remained blue but his pupils were different. They had great depth, but within the deepest parts was darkness like she had never felt before. Minu felt as if her soul was ready to be taken within his eye. She had to begin using up more of her magic energy to stay put on her hooves and to talk to him without being taken by his eyes of great deception.

Minu's body began to understand what level of power her brother had in his grasp. Her brother had smiled down at her and said, "It has been such a long time, dear sister. How have you been?"

Minu was happy to respond with, "I've been worried about you. You had not come to where we usually meet every millennium for some time, and I wanted to know what happened after you had not come unto me the second time, so I went to search for you.

"I mean had an idea of why you left me, but I wanted to search for you anyways. But much to my surprise I find you locked away here, why?"

Keme smiled and said, "It was I that chose to stay here." His expression had quickly changed into a sour one and continued, "If I couldn't spend more time with you, and if you wouldn't understand what I have seen with what our father has done to us, then what was ever the point in returning?"

"It was what he had to do, Keme. What were we to do? He could see beyond what we cannot see. Was there really anything to be about that?"

"Yes, there was," Keme said.

"Okay then, what? Fight him? We are his creations, dear brother. It would be foolish to do that against him. We would lose," Minu said as she looked away from him.

"The core did not know what was good for us. For eons, our father thought he knew of the right thing for us, but I always knew he did not know what was best for us. Who's to say he wasn't planning to wipe us out and create new beings?"

"Your talking foolishly brother, stop," Minu responded.

"Why because you're afraid?" Keme asked.

"What does that have anything to do with being afraid? It's just what it is brother. Why do you refuse to take to the side of logic? Do you think you, or I, or even us both stands a chance against the one and only god of the universe?"

"Wrong," Keme responded.

"Wrong?" Minu spoke back, "How?"

"Because he isn't."

"Because he isn't? Keme, brother! Have you lost all that was left of your intelligence!?" Minu said as she opened her wings out.

"No, I haven't. In fact, I have more intelligence and insight into the future than our father would ever have."

Minu's wings had folded as she watched his wings open out. He leaned in towards her, stretching out his hand and showing her what appeared to be a small half core. She looked at the half core and then looked to him.

"Eat it."

"Why?" Minu responded.

"Together, you and I will be able to overthrow our father once and for all. Then we could rule the universe and make our own rules. And their will be no one there to rule over us again," Keme said as his eyes narrowed with his evil grin. He moved his tail from behind and placed it down between them both, showing her a book.

"This book has much more power and ancient knowledge and secrets of our universe. You won't regret eating it if you do. I assure you that dear sister."

"Where was the other book that was given to both of us?" Minu had asked.

"I threw it away. No need to have something that is rendered useless to a greater and more knowledgeable book, right?" Keme smiled, bearing his sharp teeth, "Ever since I began chatting with the other core, she has given me more power than I could have ever imagined. Now I see the entire universe in a more informed lighting. You will too, just take it sister," Keme brought the half core closer to her, but she stepped away. "Please?"

Keme used his manipulative eyes to try and convince her, but she quickly caught on and looked down at the ground to avoid his deceiving gaze.

"No. And that is final, Keme," Minu had said.

Keme was very disappointed by his sister's final decision on the matter.

"...Fine then, sister," He then swallowed what was left of the core's power and became whole. He turned into a full-fledged core. Minu asked him how come there was two cores in the first place, and he told her, "...In the beginning, there were two cores that coexisted with each other, but the core we listened to and referred to as great, all knowing, almighty, was actually jealous of the core that is now within me, banishing him to this planet never to be seen by anyone again."

He then went to explain to her why the core they served was jealous. Although it sounded convincing to Minu's ears she couldn't change her mind until she heard the core's side to the story he was telling her so she still refused to go along with the other core's will to ruling the universe. Keme went further into saying that there wouldn't be much of a difference and that they would be able to spend all the time we want together.

Minu then said, "...But look at you, there's nothing of you that I remember in your appearance save your essence."

"Don't worry about that, sister," Keme replied, smiling and swinging his long neck around her. "Look at me now, for I have become a new creature through the power of the core, more powerful and knowledgeable too. So shall you be if you yield your mind and thoughts over to the core's voice like we did, listening to the core before now.

"The choice is yours dear sister. The time is at hand for the world to change back to the way it was, and have an even better and larger universe. Consider these things which I lay before you sister."

Keme's voice became hazy, and he backed away from Minu confused at what was happening to his beautiful voice of boldness. Minu was also confused and became afraid as she watched him grow very large. She flew away from her brother to escape his quick growth. When Minu sensed that he had stopped growing, she looked up but could not make out his size. All she was able to see were the massive claws of his feet that stretched for miles.

"...What happened to you? Where did you go?" Minu said, looking up to the void space above her.

I guess... I just grew larger. However, you have wounded me by your decision sister. The only thing I could do now is... the only thing... I could do to you now... is put to an end all the torment and misery in your existence.

Keme pressed down on to the surface below to crush his own sister with the palm of his hand. Minu moved with lightning speed away from his attack, but the winds had knock her off balance in flight, spiraling out from that dimension and entering in and through the void out through the great door. She spiral off of the castle and down on to the desert grounds below where she, upon landing, had broken her left wing and both her forelegs.

The force and shock had knocked the mare out, leaving her almost unconscious. Minu began to process things very slow, having flashing images that passed on through her thoughts. Rocks falling, Walls crumbling, Sky darkening, then a massive blue fills her entire vision. Her senses fully recovered upon being shaken by a huge explosion from that happened atop the tower followed by a gravitational pull, she was pulled up along with huge rocks and chunks of metal were pulled up along with her as well. She tried using her magic before reaching the source of its pull, but she couldn't fully perform her spell in time to lock its entrance.

When she neared the portal, Keme's extraordinarily gargantuan arm came out of the portal with much speed, knocking Minu back away into the distance. He opened out his hand and gripped around the edges of the portal, pulling himself from out of the small dark void back into his own space of the universe. His eyes narrowed and a smile dawned upon his face.

Yes... for so many years I have waited for this moment. To finally bend the course of this very universe to my own will, and then I will guide its future by my great wisdom. Time to bring the dawn of a new age. 

Minu, getting up from the massive graveyard of fallen equine soldiers, looked up at her brother who was already halfway out of the portal. His giant wings seeming to have blot out the heavens, turning it all to pitch black.

"I cannot see anything. Had it not been for my natural glow, I would have been completely blinded of my surroundings," Minu said as she watched as Keme's tail slithered from out of the portal. The castle crumbled down into a giant mass of rubble upon the crushing weight of his hand. His feet had slipped from out of the portal crashing down onto what then became ruined remains of the old castle. Keme rose up from the ground to the heavens and sneezed out the dusty remains of the ancient castle. He closed his eyes and breathed out. 

"...Father"
> Chapter 5: War Of the Twin Gods Part I
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Keme looked out into the distance, envisioning the core within his mind. He then spread forth his wings and began flapping them. Giant gust of winds began to form and traveled far and wide apart. Minu tried to hold her position, but her brother was much too powerful for her to stay. She thought back at what he said about the core. "Father!" she said, closing her eyes and envisioning the core. "I must get back to him before he does. It will mean the fate of the universe if he gets to it before I do."

She spread forth her wings and aloud the winds of her brother to send her further away. Minu used the wind's power to help assist wither her flight and to get far away from the planet.

"Now to get back and get back to father before he does," Minu said as Keme had pulled up two statues out of the rubble using magic. They stony pieces had broke away, revealing two animated creatures. The first to make a step forward was a female minotaur, who had scars all over her body. She spotted Minu flying away in the distance and grunted, huge smokes coming down from her nostrils.

"Where do you think you're going lady!"

The minotaur dashed and leaped away from the planet onto another to chase after Minu. The second followed behind her which was a gargoyle which didn't speak, but growled constantly. And both were after the princess.

"That's right. Kill her!" Keme said aloud as the other statues crumbled away, revealing other powerful ancient life forms. Discord and Tirek had broken away from the stony shells first. Discord smiled up, breathing the fresh air of ruins.

"I smell the fresh air of war and death. Well more of death to be precise."

"I sense a great war coming," Tirek said as he took a few steps ahead of Discord.

"A war?" Discord retorted.

"Yes, a great one, brother," Tirek said again as he looked up into Keme's face which was filled with wrath and great vengeance.

"I have to make sure I sure I reach father," Minu had said as she flew down below the moving asteroids which had mysteriously surrounded the planet which she knew she could not find the name to.

The miniature tried to catch up with her, but she had lost them with the speed at which she left the planet. The miniature stopped on one of the planet just outside the moving asteroids, and the gargoyle had stopped behind her, flapping its wings a bit before landing onto the ground.

"Don't worry princess. We can't find you now, but you have to come your fate sooner or later. The universe will be ours," said the voluptuous and muscular female minotaur. She summoned her hammer and smashed the end of the steel hilt down into the ground, "It's only a matter of time."

Minu was in such a rush that she darted right through a dying planet.

"Arrgh, darn it," she said as her thoughts had trailed away. The impact had thrown her off course for a short while.

"No... why..."

 "...I-I.. failed."

"I'm sorry.. I couldn't.."

 ...Why are you sorry? spoke out within her mind. She quickly recognized it as the voice of her father.

Her mind's eye had opened up and she saw her father clearly.

Come unto me quickly, my daughter. The entire universe is in peril and will be doomed if you don't hasten your steps...

Spinning off in space she regained her senses and darted away towards the divide, moving through planets, comets, and asteroids both large and small and breaking the sound and light bearers of space three consecutive times. She made it to the divide, in and up through the three dimensions just before the core of the universe. Her crown and her necklace had shattered away along her travel. She bowed her hooves a few feet before the presence of the core, panting as she tried to regain her breath and sweating.

"Oh great Core, mighty Lord of the twelve realms, a royalty of peace and of great joy, I come before your presence to ask that you confront the ways of my brother that he may come back to me as how I knew of him prior to meeting him again."

I am afraid I cannot do that, my dear Sepia.

Minu slowed up at the core, her eyes widened and ears folded. “I don’t understand.. Why can you not? You said that you had the power over this whole universe. He and I are of your offspring. Are we not?”

No, he is not of my offspring anymore, Sepia. I hid that from you both hoping that you would grow and rule the universe without fighting each other, but it seems that this course was what was meant to be.

Minu stood up and held a hoof to her held. She looked below to see if she could get an understanding of what she was told. “Wait… so he’s not.. my brother anymore? Is that what you’re saying?”

Yes he was your brother, Sepia.

Keme was held in my care after what the other core has done to the universe. In the beginning, there were two cores. Together, we were known as the “Great Duo” or Twin Gods of the universe. We worked side by side to create the universe. We created life, nature, and all types of living things, and all was good. But the other core, also known as my once dear sister had grown bored and weary of the massive universe we have created.

She wanted change.

“How could she grow bored?”

It was something I wanted to figure out myself, but I guess only time would’ve told why. Of course I didn’t allow it, so I simply chained her away to a dimension within an old castle.

Minu had quickly remembered Keme saying to her that the core was within him. “But… Keme said that the core was within him. What does that mean, great one?”

I see he is nearing this area with himself and the core’s presence being one, so he must’ve consumed the other core. With the core in him, he will only yield to the voice whatever the core may speak into his heart. All of his deepest thoughts are under the core’s control and there’s nothing that could be done to stop it at this moment. Perhaps, maybe, in the far future, but definitely not now.

He is on his way here to destroy me with the combined power of your brother.

“Why would he ever want to do that?”

Sepia, my child we are not the same and never can be again. There is no more time for me to explain further. I want you to consume me.

Minu’s body shivered taking a step backwards. “But.. Why?”

Do not question, my commands or my requests. Just do as I say. It is the first step you will take into understanding all you want to know, my valiant child.

Minu paused for moment still, looking at the core. She always obeyed what she was told, but she couldn’t just perform cannibalism on her own loving creator. Even though it has been given the okay, the thought didn’t sit right within her. The thoughts of whether or not she should do it waged war within her mind. The core saw the confusion of thoughts within her mind, and it moved down from its throne and unto her. It then said.

Sepia, push away those thoughts within you and listen to my voice. Hear my words, take them in and you will understand. If you wait any longer, the other core will come unto us in this place and destroy the beautiful existence that you and your brother had once worked hard to create with all of its beautiful results.

Minu looked unto the core, tearing as she placed her fore hooves onto her creator, bringing it into her embrace. Her eyes began filling with tears as she began to biting into the essence of the core. The more she ate at the essence, the more tears that came down her cheeks.

Don’t worry my child…

The universe of old had known of me and my actions, but the universe that stands before us now is in need of a ruler and a different face. You can lead and show the universe you have created the way of harmony, light, and balance.

As my essence come within you, I want you to know that all of my past knowledge and wisdom will be passed down to you. My years of experience with success and failure will also be passed unto you. Consider and ponder as many as you could with each situation you reach, so that you don’t make and regret lots of mistakes like I did. And with the last part of my essence I bless you with the phrase that all your subjects from generation to generation should say unto you.

“Our Goddess Sepia is one Lord, blessed be thy hooves, and blessed be thy holy name forever.”

That this prayer unto you may not change for as long as you rule this universe.

Minu had eaten the whole of the core and a mysterious light had dawned from her, lighting up the three dimension of the divide. The light had spread outward for miles all around like the sun that spread forth its hands upon a sleeping world, pushing back the shadows of the night and placing down its arms of everlasting warmth upon all its inhabitants.

She grew much larger panning out hundreds of times her actual size. Minu grew a set of hind wings and her original set of wings had grown larger. She teleported from out of the divide and was able to see Keme coming unto her from the distance. The light that came off of Minu’s countenance had nearly blinded Keme. He had quickly placed his wings around his eyes as he came before her.

Sister.. What has happened to you? Your size, this amazing light, what is it? What have you become?!

“The core,” Minu had said in a loud voice that echoed for miles out into the dead of space. “I have become the core by taking it and putting its essence inside of me.”

Keme had kneeled one knee before his sister as the light of her presence became overwhelming for him to stand.

“Brother, throw away the core within you and listen, take in the thoughts of the creator in which you have thrown away.”

No, I shall not yield. For the core that is within you has the vision of the universe twisted and now has twisted the imaginations of your thoughts. You now will see the universe through his ways and there’s no way I could help you unless you throw away yours.

“Why should I brother? Tell me also why you cannot stand in my presence like before? Perhaps it’s the core that is within you, making you shield thyself before me?

No! The core in me is the light bearer, and it has granted me with great intellect and power.

Keme spread out his wings, and a great light came from his presence, but it still was like a shadow within the presence of Minu. He struggled to maintain his light in the presence of Minu. He grew frustrated and flapped his wings at Minu, causing her to go back a bit from the powerful gust of winds.

You dare test the knowledge and power of the core. For this, your head would have to roll my dear sister. It is unfortunately the judgment of all who oppose the core that is within me.

Keme spread out his arms and wings and turned his head up to the stars above them. Light particles began to form creating a sword of fire. When the weapon had finally formed, he gripped the smoking handle of the blade and brought it down at his side.

“Has the core within me, being the greater light, dawn on your ways brother? If not, then why so much hate? You are the light bearer, so if that is true then what does it matter if I have a core within me?”

The core within you is dangerous and if I let you live any longer it will begin changing the fate of my universe. I cannot allow that to happen to you Minu.

“Since when has it become thy universe brother? Wasn’t not for us both to rule as one? What happened to all of the wonderful times we had together?” Tears began to form in Minu’s eyes. Keme had closed his eyes upon remembering what the thought had brought before his mind; All the moments they had spent together, the things they have spent time creating together: the happiness they had with one another and every living part of their creation within the whole of the universe. Every moment of each memory tore away at his soul like blades through flesh.

He opened his eyes and blood ran like tears down his face. Keme roared at his own sister, the sound waves and powerful winds from his breath pushing her further away. Minu felt a great overflow of hate in her brother within her own heart. He closed his mouth. With a flick of his tail, he slapped Minu miles away from the divide, through a few planets, deep within her territory of the universe.

You give me no choice but to purify you and the rest of this universe by destroying, everything and changing the course of this universe. The new universe will have me as its ruler and peace and tranquility will inevitably follow. 

This day I set my sword down above the divide, and I will call unto my entire legion to this place. When all of my forces have arrived, I will then march onto your side and destroy everything that lives. My wrath shall reign down destruction on your cities of glory, leaving only desolation unto all the living.

And you sister, I will then take thine head and place it upon a statue for all future generations after my new reign to see as example unto to those that dares to be foolish and challenge the authority of the core.

Keme opens his wing, his swords begins ignite with mighty flames, which had even burned away his own flesh. He placed down the sword over the divide, and a giant blue flame had shot up from the sword and formed a giant blue reptilian eye. The slit within the eye widened, bringing forth legions of creatures, monsters, and forces of death. They would all enter down from out the eye and positioned themselves before their leader with their weapons of war in hand.

Legions upon legions of terrible monsters and forces stood behind Keme. He turned to his mighty legion of loyal creatures, his glowing blue eyes appearing more sinister than ever before. They all had feared, bowing before his presence, and remained silent.

Legions of my great empire, I bring you all here today to witness a great change in all of our history. There will be a change of destruction and rebirth unto all the corners of the universe.

I bring all of you, to this very place, to move back and kill off everything that lies beyond this border. Spare nothing.

When the last portion of my legion arrives, I want us to move forward and do as I say.

After this war has come to an end, you will all have everlasting peace. And future generations shall bear my name within each and every city. I will be forever after called Kings of Kings and Lord of Lords and that will be the only judgment as pass upon the other side of this divide. 

The monster and forces of his legion praised his name and glorified his judgment by lifting their voices and cheering before his presence. Keme turned and looked away into the distance of the great and vast universe.

Sister... why?
> Chapter 6: War of the Twin Gods Part II
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~War of the Twin Gods Part II~




Deep within another part of space, our mighty and benevolent empress lies down, alone and hurt in a massive crater.

Brother.. how could you have fallen under the will of the core..

It just doesn't make sense to me.

A planet that was made with beauty and filled and an overflow of her great works. A place that was very much suited for life, now was just suited only for her to lay in. The impact had destroyed the life that had resided upon it.

She laid on her side, eyes opened, ears folded, and her red mane and tail lost of their glorious shine. Sepia laid there, thinking.

Why...

Why having you turned from me...

Why.. Why have you turned away from the light, brother.

***

Sepia got up from off the ground, rocks and rubble burning in the place where she had laid. Its scorching temperatures plagued her side with burn marks, bruises, and some cuts, the red tongues of breathing fire, roaring out from the wounds of her body.

A scaly tail marking was burned into the other part of her body. It had traveled from along rump, rendering right through her cutie mark and came just below her jaw line. She looked up to the stars above and began to make her way up from out the crater.

Sepia looked around. Her vision scanned the landscape, but she did not see any life neither could she have felt it. Her eyes began to tear, and she crumpled to the ground. The flowing tears had evaporated away from her face within moments. The pain she had felt rendered her immobile in that moment. She looked up at the stars.

"Brother...

"I.. I  cannot defeat you. You are stronger than I am. 

"If we fight, it would be the end of all that we have created. Together.

"Maybe.. we will understand each other in the future but with you how you are now. We cannot talk... 

"I want us to be able to connect." 

Sepia rose up from her rump as all the wounds had closed up. She got on her hooves and took a deep breath as a tear came down her cheek. 

Two of her royal soldiers came down like lightning from the starry heavens in front of her. They knelt before her, showing loyalty to their now new empress and new ruler of the universe.

"My Queen, we are two servants that have escaped with our lives from near the divide. Legions of horrible and dangerously powerful fiends from the other side had stepped over the divide. They have stretched far and wide, reigning down complete and unimaginable terror upon the innocents of nearby planets.

Having escaped by your grace, we have come to tell the terrible news, oh great, Mother Sepia. We had no choice but to call the Royal Elites to the elites to the front lines."

"I understand."

The two soldiers gulped as they watched her trot past them and look out at the horizon. She then turned her head back at them.

"Do not fear my children. I will put bring back and restore the peace for those planets. We are at war and in war, death and sorrow is only inevitable. However, I will not let them rule our lives. They will be defeated and bound. They will be ultimately fastened by chains of light for all eternity. 

"These are my words for us as we move forward in fighting the darkness which was my brother." Sepia turned her head forward and stomped the ground causing a force of wind to pass the two guards that were behind her.

"I want you both to spread this is news to my old head rule. Tell them to bring every guard for we are at war. Don't delay, go."

With those words being said, the two guards pounced their chest and like rockets ascended to the starry heavens to spread the news of the new empress.

"They won't be able to get the divide in time, so I will have to confront most of them myself," Sepia said as spread her legs and blasted it off into space within a matter of seconds. Confronting her brother was the first step to Lauren ruling no longer half but the entire universe.

The feelings of her uneasiness all washed away as she thought of confronting her brother and his warriors of darkness. She had to do what she had spoken unto soldiers, she had to fight them, but she wasn't sure if she could muster up any strength inside of her to face her brother, possibly to the death.

Sepia, who was confused on what decision to make, heard the voice of the core.

Sepia...

Why aren't you talking with me?

I am you now. Talk to me, and I will help you to reach your ends.

"Wait... but if you're me, why am I still hearing your voice?" Lauren said.

You have my powers and knowledge, but you have not yet tapped into the great level of knowledge and wisdom.
You will still hear my voice, but as you discover more of your new powers my voice will only fade away.
But right now, you must stop your brother. Or else you the fate of the current universe will be forever lost to him. Let us put a stop to him, so that the universe we will be yours.

A flow of images come and fade as Sepia used her mind's eye to see what was happening to her creations on other planets. One after another, it has shown sorrow, wrath, pain, suffering and all other terrible thoughts of what each of her beloved creations had experienced, and that infuriated her to great levels.

"Brother.. why have you gone so cold!" Sepia said. 

She yelled aloud and flew off with extreme speed. With every gliding step and with each flap of her great wings, her speed greatly increased, traveling faster than a comet across galaxies.

She saw the great and vast multitude of monsters that followed behind Keme, performing many evils, and they took over four giant planets Lucy, Baal, Mona, and Yggdra.

The advancing army was pushed back, their defenses crushed completely under the Lauren's sudden entrance. The monsters who came into immediate contact with her body were set ablaze and were burned away instantly. Discord, Tirek and a few other beasts were amazed as they witnessed the power the empress held. 

"Hoohoo, looks like some of our friends went roasty toasty," Discord said as he fell onto his back laughing.

Sepia's presence had shocked some and placed fear into many others. Tirek however, was offended and was ready to charge at her from planet Yggdra, but he didn't. His orders was to hold the control of Yggdra, and that is what he did.

Keme had smiled, folding in his wings.

"Did I have to slaughter so many to get your attention, sister?"

"Why.. why would you do this to your creations in cold blood! This is not you, brother."

Keme's smile disappeared. He looked at her dark blue eyes that were filled waves of rage. He lifted his right hand and brought it back behind his head. His fingers stretched out, and a light shined from the distance. Within the blink of an eye, a massive explosion of power took place. His sword in hand, he brought it down to his side.

"You had better believe that's me. Besides, I already explained why. Change has come unto the entire universe."

"Why don't you stop this? Why do you have to destroy? Why?!" Sepia said.

This is not new what I'm doing. It has been done before, perhaps countless times.

If the cores admit to changing the entire universe before, how many mores changes do you think were made that they didn't let you know about?

But you haven't considered that. And the way I see you now, you wouldn't have even cared to listen.

Keme raised his sword above his head. Sepia's ears and wings folded in. She had surrendered to the fate of his blade.

The blade was about to come down the center of the Empress's head, but it was stopped by War Arm, the minotaur guardian from the Taurus Realm. It was a moment which had surprised all the monsters, even Keme as he was kicked away, onto planet Yggdra.

Discord had stopped laughing, and Tirek's eyes were wide open, struggling to keep his jaw from dropping. 

"What.. happened?" Tirek had said. 

The rest of the allied soldiers appeared behind Empress Sepia. As her numbers grew, her confidence and reason for fighting were strengthened. She stood upright, strong for all her creations. They all looked to her now for hope and to be lead through this dark and terrifying moment great universal change.

War Arm, who stood at twenty-five feet, stood in front of Empress Sepia with his group of elite soldiers. His black and gold cape blew as he looked forward at the crater that he made.

"You may now be a core, but if any outcomes are to made in this war then it's not letting a twisted murder like you rule the universe. Just the thought alone is making me sick!

"If you and your weak monsters want to fight and ancient power like me, then be my guest. Just know that you're up against a giant. A giant like me will not forgive when I make my moves against all of you, so prepare to be vanquished!

"You won't dare lay a killing blow on my Empress while I'm breathing," War Arm said as he pulled out his giant axe and brought down at his side. He turned back to his elite soldiers.

"Are you ready lay down your lives for our one and only Empress?!"

"Yeah!" his soldiers had roared from behind.

"Then your orders are to follow me and secure planet Yggdra. Now..." War Arm breathed in deeply and said, "Foward!"

His elites charged forward and his army of bovine warriors ran onward to Yggdra. War Arm smiled as he walked forward, quaking the air with each step he made. 

"Don't go dying on me, War Arm."

War Arm had turned back and met the strong gaze of Sepia. He then turned forward. 

"Halalala, Your order will be followed, Mother." War Arm continued forward as Sepia had watched his army raced on towards the main battleground. The leaders from the other eleven realms had appeared behind Sephia ready to fight; Black Lightning, the Pegasus guardian of the Aries realm, Divine Snawfu, the Megaloceros guardian of the Libra realm, Sutr, the Feline guardian of the Sagittarius realm, White Atom, the Pronghorn guardian of the Capricorn realm, Sengo Albaster, the Ziz guardian of the Aquarius realm, Puffy Wool, fluffy pony guardian of the Pisces realm, Sweet Cure, the Scythian Donkey guardian of the Virgo realm,  Argos, the harmonium soulcrown of the Leo realm, Solarius Twilight, the Re'em guardian of the Cancer realm, Aldeus, the sapient polar bear guardian of the Gemini realm, Night Seeker, the Noctral guardian of the Scorpio Realm.

They all were behind awaiting their orders from the empress herself who had looked up to the starry space above. She then turned to them and gaze at them before she spoke.

"Before today, we have never had wars upon our planets. Before today, me and my brother ruled alongside each other and has kept the universe in the balance. However, my brother has turned on us, and he will succeed at ruling the entire universe if we do not confront him today.

"If there is anyone that wants to turn back now, it is alright. You may leave, for the weak willed will die on this battlefield."

"Nono." Puffy said in her sweet little voice. "I very much want to turn back, but either way I go I will die if I don't help in this trying time. It is better that we all help then cower away and die miserably."

"Agreed," Argos had said as his horns had light a dark blue.

"Guide us to victory," Sengo had said as opened his giant beautiful wings.

Sepia smiled and turned forward again to planet Yggdra.

"Then we shall together take back our planets. Black Lightening, Divine Snawfu, Sutr, and Night Seeker, head to and secure planet Baal. White Atom, Sengo, Puffy Wool, and Sweet Cure head to and secure planet Lucy. Aldeus, Argos, and Solarius will follow me to planet Yggdra. Much assistance will be needed with that planet. Once you all secure both planets Lucy and Baal, head straight to Yggdra," Lauren said as she galloped forward.

Remember to stay on the lookout for his strong units, Discord and Tirek being our top dangerous foes. I'm not sure how powerful they really are, especially since they are from a time before my brother and me. Sepia had spoken into the minds of all the guardians.

All the guardians had left to their destinations, the three major battlegrounds, thus beginning the war of the Twin Gods.