Slay the Shadow

by Unbridled Dolly

First published

What if, in an alternate reality, Nightmare Moon was her own person, with hopes and dreams... and nightmares? A thousand years after her first rebellion, Kali Nyx has returned. Her plan will not go wrong this time... not with Luna on her side.

Everyone knows that the High Lady has a younger sister-- Luna Selene, Lady of War. What is unknown, however, is that they once had an even younger sister, Kali Nyx. The day after her eight hundredth birthday, one thousand years ago, she ran away in a fit of rage and jealousy after a failed rebellion. Over the millennia, her name was forgotten from the minds of the citizens- but not from her sisters'. And now that she has regained her strength and laid her traps, she will return from the shadows to claim what should have been hers all along. The only person stopping her is Lady Luna, but even she has her weakness... and it is the same as the Lady of Shadow's.


--Being rewritten--


Kali Nyx is a name I came up with for Nightmare Moon. Kali is a Hindu goddess of death and rebirth, and Nyx is the Greek personification of the night. Kali is also the fierce aspect of the goddess Durga, who is often associated with the god Rahu, who is the Hindu god of darkness and eclipse. Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon. If I have something wrong with this or it doesn't sound good, please tell me so that I can fix it.

Rated teen for a mildly bloody battle scene. Nothing more.

The cover art is by Bakki on DeviantArt. It is what gave me this idea.

If you dislike something, please tell me so that I may improve. All constructive criticism is welcome!