> Fear Itself > by Moon Quil > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Beginning Of Madness > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years after Nightmare moon's banishment Celestia wanted to know about the evil and madness of this world and if possible to get rid of it, she soon made a secret facility in a location unknown inside a mountain to study the evil and madness of all Equestria, but what she will soon learn is that some things were not meant to be tampered with and her mistake will cost Equestria dearly. Celestia has picked ten top-ranked scientists and hundred others to help them, Celestia ordered the scientists to do this, "I want you all to study the essence of evil and darkness in this world in any matter. I want to know a pony or creature can be this evil over time.". And so with their orders the scientist ponies worked for years and years of study and collecting samples of creatures of darkness, evil, and chaotic and soon they were able to combine these samples there DNA into a creature that can help them or be their destruction, many did not like the idea but the majority pressed on. After years of constant testing, and many failures, the ponies in the facility thought it was a lost cause until finally one night they did it a creature was made in a case of liquid. The creature was made of pure madness and evil though it was strange, it was a human black hair pale skin with three eyes its eyes opened and its eyes were all black but the centers were glowing blood red, Though sadly those who were were near it were standing still their eyes turned red and they started to scream and were killing themselves and each other screaming there were monsters in the room but there was nothing in there, soon the doctors realized this creature has telepathy and can use its mind to harm those around him. While those ponies were killing themselves he was smiling lovingly to hear their screams as they ripped each other limb to limb. the head pony cried out, "Everypony stand back! get away from that monster now!". The other lab ponies run away from the tube and room as far as they can but in the tube, the creature smiles as they panic and the blood of their friends wash his tube. The Doctors made safety guidelines as they learned about this creature they named fear, one stay out of the containment room where he is in, two do not contact the entity without a party of ten or more, and finally the biggest rule of all do not under any reason let the entity out of its case not even if it screams or cries to be set free. Celestia herself saw this creature and can feel its power is intensely powerful and hungry for blood and power fear stared at the princess and with a grin puts his hand on the glass wanting out. One night the doctors talked and discussed fear in the tube, "That thing freaks me out, all he does is stare and smile at us like he is figuring out who to take apart first like those first poor souls when he was made." a female pony said to her friends. a station says to her, "Least we get paid but sweet Celestia he is creepy as Hades. it's like he is staring into my soul when I am near him makes my coat stand on end.". The head doctor goes to them and says, "Look we have a job to do all of us here, to understand the evil and darkness of our world to protect our princess and families so get going and make sure to follow the rules.". Though without knowing they soon learned fear was made without a voice he couldn't speak. Celestia came to the lab to see how the subject is and learned that he couldn't speak she asks the doctor, "If he is unable to speak how can we learn anything from him?". The head doctor went up to her and said, "there is an experimental magic spell to give him the power of speech but there need to be four unicorns in order for it to work." Celestia looks at him and ordered the doctors to give him the gift of speech and so they did. With powerful magic they gave fear a voice but in doing so they lost four members they were ripped apart from the inside out and with a grin fear said with a calm and soothing voice, "Thank you for the voice, I am sorry that they couldn't play more they were quite squishy and warm.". The doctors determined how they died was from four ghost-like arms in his back allowing them to go through walls, metal, glass, magic, and sadly skin killing the ponies apart from the inside out. The doctors that remained taught fear their ways, history, mathematics, sciences, and other things, in science and math he is a genius and scored a three hundred on an I.Q test and which is higher than Starswirld or the other doctors the doctors worry and are scared of him. What Celestia nor the doctors knew was that his power fed off the fear and negative energy in this world giving him more and more energy so that when the time is right he can leave and start his reign of madness and bloodshed. After years of being in his case, he has been bored feeding off the fears, the anger, sadness, and all the negativity in Equestria he just sits and watches the doctors study him in his case with a grin and thinking for all this time till the day he turned to adulthood he made his move. When the doctors were doing their studies one of them started to act strangely his eyes all red as he trots to the case, The guards try and stop him but the unicorn using magic strangled them and snapped their necks as he enters the room where fear calls his room the unicorn put in his accesses code to open the door but the doctors shot the unicorn and he fell bleeding and dead and fear looks at them with a smile. The unicorns didn't know why he was smiling till he said, "Well that was interesting turning on your friend and they say friendship is magic, but sadly for you, all I needed him to do was put in the passcode not to open it. So thank you for helping take care of one annoying thing to deal with.". The ghost arm comes out of his back and goes through the glass as he presses the activate button and the door moves and the liquid flows out of the case and fear steps out for the first time free and he laughs and says with a grin, "Now that I am out who wants to play first?". The doctors run as the lab is on shut down the four ghost arms out and ready to play fear slaughters any pony in his path, the soldiers shoot at him with powerful electricity magic but with his hand, he takes the bolts and swirls it around and fires it back at them and it makes their hearts blow up in their chests. Fear of blood on him puts on a lab coat to cover himself as he is covered in blood from his feet to his black messy hair he hums as he walks on the corpses of the dead and notices one is alive and he rips open a door where the doctor was hiding and the doctor soiled himself as he shakes in the corner scared for his life, fear gets on one knee and looks at him and says, "Don't worry little pony you will be spared if you do me one little favor that's all simple, all I want you to do is give a message to dear mother Celestia that this world has seen so much war, blood, and violence so I say her reign is over long live the new ruler me the ruler of this new land of blood and madness. Simple now.". Fear grabs the back hoof of the poor unicorn crying and shaking as he is dragged through the lab seeing his once-called friends splattered on the walls and floors and slaughtered. Fear reaches the massive metal door he grins and raises his hand to the door and a small sphere is made then a beam from it becomes massive obliterating the doors as he sees the sun for the first time he smiles and looks around at the kingdom he plans to rule. Fear looks at the pony who throws a rock to his head and his nose bleeds light blue blood fear grins and says, " Now now why did you have to do that and ruin my gift of you being unharmed? Now I have to punish you before I go.". Fear throws the pony into the rock wall of the mountaintop the pony falls to the ground coughing up blood fear gets on the pony's back and takes both back legs and pulls them backward the pony screams as he can hear his bones cracking and snap as fear breaks his legs. Fear gets up takes the pony by his tail and swings the pony above him and throws him far into a nearby lake, fear takes a deep breath as he looks to a village not far from this mountain he grins and says, " Time to meet the neighbors I do hope they like there new ruler.". Fear goes down the mountain with a grin laughing lightly then louder and more maniac and insane. To Be Continued. > The Blood Bath Begins > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A week after Fear escaped, the injured pony returns to the princess his legs broken, tarnished, and bloody. Staining the floor beneath him, he breaths hard as he tries to get to Celestia to give her Fears message. Celestia rushes to the hospital wing where the guards took this poor soul in torment and pain, as she comes to the pony he tells her the message Fear told him to give her. With shock and dread in her eyes, she has tears as she mourns the dead doctors and ponies that the monster slaughtered and what she has done she looks at the floor with tears, "Sweet me what have I brought to my land, I have created a monster and he is set freed.". Celestia commands her guards to get an army set Fear must be caught alive or dead. Silver Lightning goes to her and says, "Princess, how do we deal with a creature that is able to kill us from inside, or make us kill each other?". Celestia looks and him with a sadful sigh and tells him, "I don't know I did not intend on him to be like this nor to escape his tube. to think he calls me his mother." Celestia shivers hearing that word her coat stands on end with that word. While her army is being formed Celestia in her room planning her attack falls asleep and has a nightmare, her world in bloodshed, the clouds red and raining blood of the innocent, her subjects on the brink of insanity ripping each other apart. Her kingdom in ruins and her skull is in the hands of fear but he looks different, his nails curved long and sharp, horns growing out of his skull curved from what she counted ten, two on his temples and the rest growing from his skull. His teeth are sharp with fangs, and before he is a bowl of souls of the innocent and not innocent, eating them one after another. He crushes the skull and uses her horn as a toothpick and she wakes up with a scream as her guards charge into her room. "Princess are you alright!?!? Surround the area!". Celestia collects herself and with a calming voice she says, "Everything is fine, I just had a nightmare Silver." The guards leave and silver helps her up silver says with some seriousness in his voice, "I am so sorry Princess Celestia, that was my mistake. I was trained to protect the crown.". Celestia looks at him with a smile, "It is alright and you have been with me for years you can call me Celestia my friend.". Silver smiles softly but has a bit of red in his checks he says, "True but I am your captain of your royal guard and longtime friend but I still have to address you as royalty.". She smiles softly, " Silver do you mind if you can watch over me as I sleep in case of attacks?" Celestia asks laying down. Silver smiles, "Anything for you my princess." Silver in her room stands at attention as the princess sleeps in peace. ========================== Somwhere in Equestria in a village ============================ Homes on fire, destroyed and ripped apart, Bodies piling up ripped and ponies screaming of monsters as their eyes glow red. They slaughter and laugh killing themselves and each other and taking a drink at a table Fear watching the ponies of all kinds slaughtering each other. He laughs to himself as the children play jump rope with their parents' organs, and pegasi fire lightning at each other and earth and unicorn alike. Fear with a laugh says. "Now this is fun so much peace in this world with the madness I am causing I will be able to show mother Celestia real fun." Fear looks at the small fire like the ball's over the dead ponies and he gets up with a questionable face he goes to one and picks it up. It does not burn and is light as a feather what could it be? He looks at the firey blue ball and smells it he says, " Hmm interesting no smell. I sense what this could be, perhaps the soul of the innocent. interesting I wonder.". Fear looks at the ball and opens his mouth and puts it in his mouth and swallows. Fear exhales satisfied, and said, "An interesting taste and I feel strange but good at the same time like my power grew more maybe this will help me with my reign of this world.". A unicorn charges at Fear ready to stab Fear with his horn but Fears ghost's hands come out and slam his head flat like a coin and fall to the ground. "Now that is an idiotic hero that didn't stand a chance." Fear said with a light laugh and ate his soul. Fear goes around the town eating the souls of the innocent, all that is left is two children a unicorn and Pegasus. Fear kneels to their eye level as the two children shake covered in blood splatters they shake as he speaks, "Don't worry young ones I won't kill either of you as long as you behave and do exactly as I ask, pass on a message to the army that comes. Tell them to relay this message to my loving mother Celestia.". The two little ponies nod scared as he goes near them and sniffs their fear and sadness. "Ah your sadness smells amazing and delicious but I am a creature of my word, just tell them this.". he takes his finger and his nail grows long and sharp and he holds them both with his ghost hands and cuts their bodies making a message. The young pegasus pony cries out in pain, "You-you-you said you weren't going to hurt us?!". Fear looks at him with his cold black red glowing eyes and grins and says, "I promised not to kill either of you I never said I wouldn't hurt you.". Fear finishes his message on them and leaves in a red mist laughing and his laugh echoes in the town silent as the grave, the only things left were the embers of the fire of the homes and the bodies of mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers slaughtered and brutally murdered. Some time passes and the sun rises and the army comes and finds the village remains and finds the children and see Fear's message carved in their flesh and it reads, "This is only proof of the fun I can bring, I leave you these two fillies alive to bring fear to you all in the army. and you mother Celestia, thank you for making me I look forward to meeting you out of my tube this time someday. till then enjoy the bloodbath of your innocent subjects. Signed Fear.". Some of the ponies of the army take the children to canterlot for medical healing and to deliver the message but even they are afraid as Fears madness spreads and his bloodbath continues to go like a wildfire upon Equestria, all beware the wrath of fear himself. To be continued. > Celestias heart for her subjects > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Months of madness and destruction from Fears hand, villages destroyed, ponies murdered in cold blood, and souls eaten by that monster Celestia's heart grows heavy with guilt and heartache. she cries in her room as Silver Lightning walks in and sees her and goes to her. Lightning says to her, "Princess are you alright?". Celestia with tears in her eyes her cheeks soaked with her tears and red says, "The guilt, my heart is so heavy with the guilt of those poor souls that monster slaughtered, all those children and families. And it all my fault if only I didn't have that idea to do this they all could have been alive!". Celestia sighs as she looks at the sky, her tears hit the ground below her. Silver goes to her and stands next to her to cheer her up, he says, "We have sent our best to defeat this creature, and I have no doubt he will fall before us.". Celestia looks at him with a smile and gets up with a sigh of contentment and looks at him and says, " Thank you Silver Lightning, I know you are trying but I want that monster dead so that those souls he has eaten can be rest in peace knowing he will suffer for all that he has done to them and all who he has slaughtered." Celestia stomps her hoof on the ground in anger. Silver looks at her and says, "Well said princess he will pay and those who have suffered will rest in peace. Come, princess, your subjects need you to give them courage in this darkest of hours.". Celestia nods and puts on her crown and wears and they trot out of her room. They reach the throne room and they hear a horn go off as a guard from the army sent after fear comes back alone. he is injured horribly. Celestia runs to the injured unicorn and helps him up. She asks, "what happened?!?!". The guard's horn is in the guard's back shoved far into his body puncturing his organs. his eyes bleeding and his body is all cut up with a message from fear it says, "Is this all you can offer dear mother Celestia? This is beginning to bore me having to deal with all these guards and armies doesn't give me a challenge. So please do better I hunger for some more souls that are worth my time. But don't worry mother we will have fun soon, and I shall send you off from your throne with your body slowly ripped in two and your screams in the hall and your soul, your delicious soul eaten by me. sincerely, fear." Celestia with fear shook her eyes right down to her soul, and tears fill up her eyes. Silver looks at her and with anger, he says, "Get this colt in the infirmary and get as many guards as you can I will personally bring fear to his knees and end this once and for all!". Celestia looks at him with tears and says, "No you will not he will end you as he did with the last army, I fear we have no more options." Lightning looks at her and says, "Fear has to be stopped, Princess Celestia! He has destroyed our Villegas, and he is making your subjects suffer every day! he must be stopped and if I have to go alone as your captain of the royal guard I will!". Celestia with anger says to him, "As your Princess, I order you to remind yourself of your position and stay here! This monster is too strong if anything I will deal with him myself with an army of my own.". Celestia leaves the throne room and commands an army and her gear ready to head out at dawn. The morning sun rises as Celestia and her army march forth along with Silver lightning to help. They march forth to face a monster that has slaughtered innocent lives too high to count, Celestia's heart grows heavy with sadness and regret, this foul creature must die tonight. In a burning kingdom, the sky burning with red clouds and raining blood on the bodies laid on the blood-soaked dirt and rock. A foul beast grunt on the floor roaring in pain as its body changes horns growing out of his head, his teeth sharpened to fangs sharp as metal, and his nails grow long and sharp. The creature laughs as he feels the pain and he punched the ground it shook the very earth beneath him, Fears power, his form, Celestia's nightmare turned into reality he stands on the throne of a ripped-apart royal pony. He sits and grins and he says with a smile, "So mother wants to come and play? Very well, I will give her the time of her life." he laughs as he watches the blood rain from the sky above the ruined kingdom. This may be fears final days or the end of Celestia's rule. To be continued. > A battle for sanity > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celestia's army travels to a burning kingdom of what used to be full of ponies and pegasi now all that remains is the burning red clouds and blood rain staining the stone and armor of Celestia's army. "Search the area! Find any survivors!" Celestia tells her troops as they search around the ruins of homes. The homes were painted with blood and smashed flesh. One of the guards calls out saying, "Princess! We can't find any survivors, just blood!". Silver shakes his head and says, "Usually he would leave bodies, what is that monster planning.", Celestia looks around finding any sign of life her search is in vain as the guard said only blood was left and what was left of hair and flesh. Celestia shed tears of sorrow at what he did to this village and subjects, the lives that could have lived, the children that could have grown up and dreamed to make Equestria amazing all for nothing just death and silence of this village. Celestia feels his power even from here, his power is still growing more and more since she last saw him in that tube. The prince in a ruined home by herself as she sits she says to herself, ~"Why did I think of that idea, why didn't I pull the plug on him when I had the chance!~. Celestia gets a chill down her spine as her vision turns red as she sees before her fear chuckling, Celestia filled with anger yells at him, "You monster! Why are you doing this to the innocent who has done nothing to you!". Fear goes to her and she tries to move but it's like her very core is frozen with fear. Fear goes before her and says, "My dear mother all I am doing is what you made me be. From that tube, you made me from what I understood you wanted me to be evil in carnet, to understand how evil is to be in this world or any. You wanted to understand why your little sister's heart gave into hate and anger all from the jealousy of the subjects she had tried to impress and keep happy but failed.". Fear rubs his claws through her flowing hair. Fear whispers in her ear, "All because her older sister was popular and have all the attention that she wanted badly." Celestia groans in hate but in a way he is right. Fear chuckles and says, "Aw did I strike a cord? As you are aware I am not really before you I am in my temporary throne until I take yours.". Fear puts his claw on her temple and pushes it in. Celestia screams in mental pain as his nail sinks into her very mind. Fear smells her and says with an exhale, "Ah your pain, the anger, your tears.". He licks the tears off her right cheek and says, "Mmmmm delicious, fresh from your negativity. Oh, how it tastes how your soul cries out for your poor subjects.". He puts the nail in more and twists it, Celestia cries out and says, "You are a monster, you will not win, you will fall!". Fear with a smile and chuckle says, "Have you ever heard the scream as you have fun with a pony, oh the screams of my prey so musical almost like an opera. Our fun will come soon dear mother all you have to do is find me. I even have a welcoming gift for you and your friends, all you have to do is go to my castle and reach me in the throne room simple as that." Fear chuckles. Celestia groans as Fear takes his nail out of her and she looks at him and asks, "Why do this? why not just end us here like the rest I can feel your power, and is able to bring me harm and any pony else!". Fear looks at her with a soft chuckle and says, "Cause where is the fun in ending you here when I can make it more fun in tormenting your flesh and mind? It would be boring to me as seeing everything in peace.". Fear walks off to the door opens it and says, "Don't worry dear mother Celestia, you will be the last along with your little love toy Silver Lightning. Right when the battle is at its peak, till then have fun with my games.". Fear laughs as he vanishes and Silver is there standing in his place as Celestia's vision returns and she falls to her knees breathing hard with tears. Silver goes to her with some guards and asks, "Princess are you alright? what happened?". Princess Celestia's breathing goes still as she rises back and looks up to the castle at the heart of this blood rain and with anger in her eye, she says, "All troops to the castle the beast will end tonight!". Celestia and her troops march to the castle prepared for battle, but there is more to come in this battle of sanity to get to the evil that lies at the heart of destruction. To be continued. > Blood And Silver > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Near the castle the army comes, Celestia and Silver march to the gates as they see on the door in blood, "Will the sins of the past eat your soul, enter if you dare.". Celestia looks to Silver and they nod. Celestia faces the army and said with determination, "Alright! The monster that has scared our home, who have killed, and slaughtered our friends and family, and who has eaten the souls of almost a million. For these crimes, this monster shall face judgment and fall into the pits of Taurus where he belongs!". The army cheer in agreement as they ready themselves for a battle against a monster of true evil. Silver ordered half the army to go with himself and the other half to go with Celestia to search the castle for Fear and any survivors that he took. Inside the castle cold and dead silent as the army marches searching the halls as they reach a strange room with hundreds of doors. Silver says, "I want you all to be cautious and search each of those doors if there are any survivors take them out of this place to the medical tent outside the village.". The army searches the rooms but there are empty each of them. Though to Silver, he sees one at the end of the room one that feels like it's calling to him. He hears a child crying behind the door as he opens the door slowly and enters seeing its a village in the snow. He sees before him his home, on the worst day of his life. He runs fast to his home as he can see ponies scream and trot away fast some hurting as he reaches his street and sees a massive Ursa major. Silver with tears in his eyes says, "No not this day dear Celestia please not this day.". He watches as the massive Ursa with blood in its fangs trashes his village, he sees his mother and father his younger self, and his sister running but the major chases them. his father yells at them saying, "Go hurry and go!" Silvers mother takes his younger self and baby sister off as his father fires magic shots to fight it off but silver watches as the major chomps into his father devouring him before the young Silvers eyes. His mother and sister and he go as fast as they can but the mother looks behind her and pushes them forward with her magic as she gets stomped by its claws. As he trots fast with his baby sister he hides with her in the ruins of a building and tries to keep her quiet so it doesn't find them. they both move up the stairs till they notice the air moving towards them and they look behind as Ursa's eye looks at them. They scream and run as it crashes its way through and the floor cracks and drops as Silver holds onto a broken piece of the wood floor and holds onto his baby sister with his other hoof. Silver with fear in his eye sees the Ursa down below its mouth wide open as it's ready to catch them. Young silver says with tears, "Hold on! Don't let go! please don't let go!". She cries and her hoof slips slowly as he screams, "No please don't! please!". His hoof slips as she falls into the jaws of the Ursa with a bloody chomp covering silvers white coat in crimson red. young Silver screams, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!". The Ursa roars and the force of the roar makes the young lightning fly up and land in the snow as he looks at his burning destroyed village. All his family, his friends, and neighbors were gone. Silver looks into this memory and has tears in his eyes and says, "My family, my little sister I am so sorry. Father mother I couldn't protect her or any of you I am so sorry everyone.". Silver chokes on his tears a bit and he hears a laugh behind him as he looks he is in the castle still and the army slaughtered all over the walls and floor. Their bodies mutilated in so many possibilities as Silver looked at the monster before him covered in blood, Fear laughing looking at Silver. Fear with a grin says, "An interesting childhood heck of a lot better than mine, I was mostly in a tube most of my life but very interesting and funny as heck Ursa attack.". Silver with tears in his eyes and with angry growls and snorts ready to charge at Fear. Fear with a chuckle and sniffs the air saying, "Mmmm your anger, your sadness, regrets so lovely smelling but.". Silver charges at fear with blind anger and fury using his horn to pick up a spear but Fear using his ghost arm and grabs Silver by his throat choking him and picking him up in mid-air. Fear with a chuckle says, "There is an old saying, Anger makes you stupid and you my friend are bone-dead stupid." Silver struggles using his magic and forces a spear to fly to fear in his back. Fear growls in pain and his ghost arm vanishes as silver drops hard to the ground hard as he sees Fear hurting. Fear then goes to silver and grabs him by the throat his claws sink into Silvers' throat and says, "Well then, I will give you this hurting me that a rare few can do. I got something in mind for you but first Your little secret crush needs to pass her test." He chuckles as he drags Silver with him into the dark as Silver screams in pain. To be continued. > Sins Of A Princess > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- High in the castle near the largest room of the castle Celestia and her army march down a hall of dismembered guard heads decorating the wall their horns on fire and for the earth pony guards, a torch crushed through their eye sockets. Celestia's army is in tears of her subjects that have lost their lives to protect the royalty and citizens of this kingdom. As the army marches, they notice the heads turning to look at them their mouths open and a soft whisper comes out of them, Celestia leans in close and hears they are confessing their sins to her and the army. One of the soldiers notices the heads crying tears of blood and all in unison they say, "Why did you forsake us, Princess Celestia? Why didn't you help us, why didn't you save us?". Celestia's heart breaks hearing these words as they continue down the hall and reach the dining hall as they see in the seats the ponies from the village sitting on the chairs sacks on their heads a lot of blood on the stone floor in the dim-lit room. What is more disturbing is on the tables before they are weapons. Swords, axes, knives, and bludgers. once the final pony enters the room the door slams shut and a red barrier encloses the doors keeping them in this room. One of the guards tries ramming the door down but once his armor touches the red barrier he starts sizzling and he screams and boils appear on his body. His right eye pops out and his left melts into a white goo his coat peels and his skin melts as he becomes a puddle of melted flesh and bone, His armor lays covered with the goo. Celestia with anger screams, "Fear, show yourself, coward! Face us and take your defeat!". As soon as Celestia says this they all hear laughing but no sign of where it's coming from. As the army and the Princess look around they hear Fear's voice in the room as he says, "You call me coward yet I see before me your hooves shake and your hairs standing on the edge, From my point of view you're the ones filled with fear and terror.". One of the guards looks at the door and fear says with a laugh, "Lose a friend mother? I told you that I put out some games for us and your little toy soldiers to play with, and it seems you found one, and so did your captain of the royal guard.". Celestia has wide eyes and growls with rage she says, "What have you done to silver you cold heartless son of a." Fear stops her as he says, "Now now dear mother language if you swear what would the children think?". Fear laughs. Celestia growls in anger and says, "What have you done to him!". Fear then says with a chuckle, "He is with me his side of your army had some fun with me in the dungeon, and let's just say mother they were delicious." Fear laughs lightly. Celestia says with a scowl, "Why keep us here!? Why not face us!?". Fear says with seriousness, "I just want to show you, Celestia, why you made me, my reason for being here, and what will happen to those who stand against me in my new world when you are gone.". As soon as he says this Celestia notices the ponies in the room starting to hum and move slowly. Fear says with a chuckle says, "My dear mother, Ever play chess? Cause I have my pawns do you?". A red mist enters the room as the sacked head ponies rise with some struggle they grab the weapons and drag them towards the army and Celestia. The sacked head ponies' eyes holes glow red as they growl and raise the weapons high to attack. Fear says with a light laugh, "So mother dearest, can you face the sins of your soul and come and face me? All you have to do is get by my pawns, simple as that. But I must warn you.". Celestia and her army see on the wall, eyes appearing, Fear to watch this. His third eye watches them as he says with a chuckle, "They don't feel pain, they don't back away, and the best part is. They love my madness and want me to be the ruler and to see your body and your little sister's body mangled, torn, mutilated, and burned. Both your souls devoured by me.". As soon as he laughs the ponies scream in a sick version of laughing. Celestia with tears as he heard this that after her Luna will be next. he had to be stopped now. Both sides of the army charge as they clash together Celestia's troops take down only a couple but Fear's troops are dominating. While Celestia's army focuses on the army the Princess tries to get rid of the barrier on the door to get to the demon. Doing all this Celestia has tears worried about her friend Silver since he has been there halfway through Celestia and Luna's rule. She lost her dear sister, she can't lose him. suddenly the floor beneath her opens and she falls into it surprised to react before she could fly out the opening seals shut. She is in complete darkness, cold and silent as the tomb, all that she hears is the flaps of her wings. She uses her horn to illuminate the dark but even her power is of no use. What seems like hours finally an opening shining in the darkness surrounding her. Celestia flies to it and falls into a snow pile, She rises and looks around getting her surroundings since it's clear she is not in the castle any longer. Celestia sees before her a village burned and sees in the distance an Ersa Major walking away with blood on its maw and claws. The Ersa burps finished with its meal as it walks away from what is left of the burning village, the princess watches in tears at the mistakes she has made in the past letting this village people get slaughtered. She flies to the village but gets transported to another place the Crystal Empire. The final days are as Celestia looks at the battle with her sister against king Sombra and how she couldn't save the ponies of this kingdom when it vanished. Celestia goes through her past of all her saddest days and hardships when she couldn't save the lives of her subjects and the final one was her sister's battle when she had to defeat her own sibling which broke her heart the most. With a scream as she sees Nightmare moon blast into the moon, Celestia says, "ENOUGH!". As she says these flames come out of her as the world around her shakes it grows dark and she finds herself on the stone floor of the castle. She sees a red mist vanishing as she knows this is Fears doing trying to feed and scare her to turn her back. But she wipes her tears and with determination, she marches to what seems to be a massive room on top of this tower. As Celestia looks around the room she sees the throne where a royal unicorn sits he looks at her but Celestia thinks something is off so she steps with caution towards the throne. Celestia asks, "Are you alright? where are the demon and my friend?.". The head moves but in a weird way and he says, "Your friend is hanging around as for the demon I cannot say, please come closer I shall whisper it in your ear.". Celestia nervous goes to him and he says, "No no closer please." Soon Celestia is inches before the unicorn and puts her ear near his mouth. The unicorn says with a deeper voice, "He is within." then Fear's hand pops out of the unicorn's mouth and Celestia screams as she falls backward and scoots away. The hand goes back in as the unicorn laughs maniacally Celestia hears cracks from the body as a crack appears on the head and face of the body and goes down. Soon the head opens up as Fear rises from the body covered in blood and laughs in his regular voice. He looks at Celestia and with a grin, he says, "Welcome mother dearest, Welcome to your nightmare. Are you ready to face true madness and evil?". To be continued. > Fears Deal, And A Strangers Help > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fear laughs as he stands covered in the blood of the unicorn prince ripped in half, the organs piled out and steaming spilling out all the blood and vile from within. Fear looks at Celestia's frightened face and says with a grin, "Sorry dear mother did I scare you? Good, more power is given to me. Before we get to business tell me like the decor? personally, I think it's too gothic.". Fear snaps his claw and the lights come on as the room is covered with tortured dead ponies, griffins, dragons, changing, and many others all dead from different torture. The only same thing they have altogether is their tongues are missing. Celestia looks at fear and says, "What have you done to them where are their tongues you demon!?". Fear chuckles as he takes the dead pony prince and sits down. Fear then says with a smirk, "Well I can tell you, or I can show you.". Fear then holds four tongues and eats all of them and swallows. Celestia confused fear says with a grin, "To this, I can tell you I discovered some time ago an ability given thank you dear mother.". Fear says this he transforms into Celestia, then a griffin, then into a changing, then back to his form. He then takes a deep breath and breaths blood crimson fire. Celestia is shocked to see he has the ability to have the power of those he consumes. fear grins and says, "I see you get it now my dear mother, When I consume the personal item of another I gain their ability right to the detail, the tongue, eye, hair, flesh, blood, bone, or soul.". Fear gives her a wicked grin as it sends a chill right down to her soul. Celestia looks at him with anger and stands to keep her fear at bay. Celestia with courage says to him, "Where is silver Fear?". With a chuckle, he looks up and Celestia is shocked to see Silver lighting beat up chained from hover stretched out and around his neck his horn broken as fear holds it and uses it as a toothpick. Fear looks at the horn and says, "Don't worry he really wasn't using it much so I decided to release him from it.". Celestia growls with anger wanting to kill Fear and save the pony she has left in this world, But with Fear's power, this could be harder to do than she thought. But for the love of her friend, she will fight all of Taurus to save him or her sister. Celestia feels a pain in her head, a headache. Fear chuckles softly and says, "Feel that mother dear? That is no headache much worse your mind is slowly losing and going to my side as you already know insanity is my symphony which means the longer are near me the more you're going to drown in madness, my dear. Like son like the mother in a way it will be so much fun if you were going to live through this.". Celestia looks at him in pain and says, "live through this? What do you mean when I beat you I will take silver and make Equestria safe again.". Fear laughs hard and looks at her with a teardrop. The tear lands on the ground and it sizzles on the stone-like acid. Fear says with a grin, "You really think you can ever beat me or make me stop? My madness has spread to the corners of Equestria once I am powerful enough I will move to the next step." Celestia looks at him and asks, "What's the next step demon?".Fear with a chuckle says, "Now now why spoil the end, although seeing as your going to die maybe I can show you but first let's restrain you a bit." Fear's Ghost arms come out and hold her in the air as she is in some pain as one is on her throat. Fear walks to her as her headache grows worse and worse the closer he gets. Fear stands before her and puts his thumb on her head and index finger on her left temple he closes his eyes all but his center one that glows red as Celestia's eyes go blood red as she sees before her the ruins of Equestria. Bodies laying on the ground, Blood polluting the waters. both villains and heroes dead or are tortured viciously. The sky is on fire with red clouds raining blood staining the ground and stone of the world and at the center of it all, a mountain of bodies as fear laughs with a toothed grin in victory. Celestia cries as she sees her subjects slaughtered, their children brutally murdered. Behind Fear she sees creatures slaughtering survivors, their heads have his horns as they smile and laugh with blood staining their coats. Followers? No something more. Fears voice from around says, "This is what I see dear Celestia, I see no life of any kind, I see no water clear or stream not full of blood. I see no future for your world, only this and of another place, I know of the mirror mother." Celestia's eyes widen as he hears this. How did he know about the mirror No one else other than luna or silver knew. Fear takes his hands off her as he backs up and shows a grin. Celestia with anger says, "I will never allow that future to be, you're a plague upon this world and I will correct that! I will not allow you to spread madness or bloodshed you demon!". Celestia then readies herself to charge at fear and he looks at her with a laugh and says, "Oh this is precious you really think you're going to beat me by running into me?". Celestia then takes her bag and opens it bringing out six gems, The elements of harmony. Fear looks at her with a smile and says, "Oh the elements of harmony this will be even more fu-". Before he could finish Celestia fires a rainbow beam at him and it hits him head-on. Celestia thinking she won but her face turns to shock as she sees Fear holding his hand out blocking the blast with a laugh she stops the beam and is shocked and says, "But but how!? You shouldn't be able to block that! The elements are the most powerful items in the land!?". Fear blows his hand and says, "Yeah? Well, It seems my madness is stronger, got anything stronger princess? Or is that all you got?". Celestia backs up trying to think of something else she says looking at him, "What did I make, How can any creature have so much hate and power in one's self?". Fear says to her, "I guess Sombra got beat in that then, now what will you do? Your not-powerful weapon is of no use against me, your army has fallen, and your sanity is near its breaking point. Your back is against the wall and soon your love toy will die or lose his mind, whichever comes first." Silver with a groan looks at her and says with a cough of blood, "Please Celestia get out of here. Let her go Fear please I will do whatever it takes to let her live.". Fear looks up to him and says, "Oh I know you will, so I will give your love a choice. One simple one, Your mind for her soul." Celestia and silver look at each other. Celestia says to him, "What do you mean Fear!". Fear with a smile he says, "Oh right your mind is unable to understand the simple deal. you see in that cursed lab you made me in I understood that my blood is blue for a good reason. My blood has a unique quality. Once it touches a living creature their sanity breaks instantly and they become bloodthirsty and quite deadly.". Fear points to a tube behind Silver is back as it's connected to a needle into his spine. The tube leads to a bottle of blue blood. Celestia with tears as she thinks of her best friend turned into a killer of insanity. Fear with a chuckle says, "Yep so in a way, he will live free to do what he wants and have all the fun he desires. But for you, it would be no kind of life, and that to me is sad. So I give you this choice and promise, Give me your soul and Silver will live with his sanity intact. Refuse and send his mind to my side.". Celestia looks at him and then Silver with tears. Fear looks at her seriously and says, "This is your choice mother, In a way a trial of your friendship and heart, Will you give your very soul to save the one your love? Or let him lead a life of madness and bloodlust fun?". Silver looks at her and says with tears, "Celestia forgive me please forgive me. But do not let him win! No matter what this demon needs to fall!". With anger and courage, Celestia charges at him powering up her horn fear turns around and she stabs is him through the skin and blasts him forcing him into the stone wall some feet away. with his blood on her horn she cleans it off fast or she will turn like Fear. When the blood is off she hears a soft chuckle as fear gets up and his wound closes slowly. He looks at her with a smile and says, "Now that is what I like to see! Now you really want to play then, by all means, I won't hold back.". Celestia flies up and shoots him with magical blasts, Fear dodges them as his ghost arms throw blades at her mostly her wings. One bad hit her left wing and it cuts deep making her unable to fly long distance, With a grunt, she falls to the ground a bit hurt Celestia gets up but Fear grabs her horn and lifts her up slamming her on the ground back and forth. Celestia screams as she can feel bones breaking and he throws her into the same wall she blasted Fear into. Celestia falls to the ground getting up her front hooves shaking like her back as bones in her cracked and some broken. Then one of Fears ghost arms comes fast and too late to dodge the punch is her into the next room hard as she screams in pain, Blood comes out of her mouth as she lays on the ground trying to breathe hard. Fear walks to Celestia as he points his index finger at her ready to fire a madness beam, Celestia with one final try she summons every ounce of power she has in her as he gets close she fires it and it takes the other half of the throne room she lays on the ground struggling to breathe. She hears claps as Celestia sees Fear walking toward her clapping his skin healing slowly soon Fear stomps on her head and Celestia is out cold. Celestia floats in the dark as she is in a fetal position thinking aloud saying, "He is so strong I can't beat him Silver will die and then my sister and I can't do anything about it! How do I beat something like him!". A voice around her appears as she hears it's a colt's voice but none that she has heard before. The voice then says to her, "I may be able to help Celestia, But only if you wish me to help you beat an evil that is against both sides of villains and heroes.". Celestia looks to find the owner of the voice and asks, "Who are you and yes please I will do anything to save those I love but who are you?". A bright light shines in her darkness and Celestia sees before her a colossal creature. His skin is magma rocks and veins lava, Hair on fire, and a live volcano on his back, and compared to her Celestia is a flea. Celestia looks at him a bit scared as she asks, "Who are you?". The Creature then says with a soothing kind voice, "I am lord Light and I am here to help you beat this plague of this world and many other worlds.". To be continued. > A Demons Promise > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celestia looks at lord light with a questionable look and says, "Help me, how? That monster is too strong there is no way i can beat him my power has limits he is growing more and more." Lord light looks sad and says, "I know things look grim trust me I know all too well, but I have something that will give you an edge but sadly it won't be permeant but it will keep him at bay.". He claps both his hands together and opens them as a small orb floats as she lands on his hands to go towards it and touches it and it goes in her as she learns an accient powerful spell. lord light explains to her and says, "This spell is powerful but has a single flaw, performed correctly it will seal the demon in a prison of his own ever thousand years, the one flaw is that you must do the spell every thousand years if you forget to do this then the spell is broken and he is released once again." Celestia looks scared as she thinks if she messes up this monster will take hold of her kingdom and many others if she does not stop him here. Lord light takes his nail and lifts her head up and says, "I know it seems like there is no hope, that there is no light in the darkness of evil, but even in pitch black there is always a spark that will never fade away or be engulfed. Once the spell goes you will have time to figure out how to finally beat Fear, I may not give you a way to kill him but a way to find a way to defeat him once and for all.". Celestia with determination in her eye nods and says to lord light, "Thank you, but why not come with me and help from the power I sense from you, you're more powerful than fear himself or any creature in the world?". Lord light looks at her sad with a frown and says, "That my little alicorn is a story that will have to wait another day, but know this that I am a friend that looks after all of this world's creatures and leads them to a brighter future.". Celestia wakes up slowly as she feels great pain as Fear cuts something into the skin on her neck she tries getting up as he holds her down with his ghost arms and says, "Oh some pony is awake but please hold still I don't wish to make a mistake in my little gift for you." He chuckles. Celestia looks down and sees him cutting some symbol she can't understand. Fear says with a chuckle, "Thought I had won and I was sad cause we wouldn't play more together seems my wish is granted.". Celestia looks at him and feels horrible and drained as she feels like insanity is about to take hold of her. he then gets up and drags her to the throne as Silver struggles to get out of his bonds to help her but to no use. Fear looks at her and says, "One last chance Celestia dear give me your soul and silver will keep his life and sanity intact. Or I take his mind instead and we fight for your world like and stereotype evil vs good minotaur waste." Celestia stands on her hooves and shows on her face courage and growls screaming, "No deal I will defeat you here and now! I will save my subjects from my mistake! I will make sure that no pony, dragon, Griffin, or yak will face the demon, no the devil I see before me! And with the power, I have left you will fall and this world will never have to deal with your madness ever again!". Fear then stares at her then lightly chuckles then laughs then it turns to maniacal laughing. Fear looks at her and says, "Really you think when I am gone your world will be safe? HA! and with the power, you have left you can beat me? Let me show you then what my power is at hmm let's see, Fifteen percent? Yeah." Fear stands up and goes to a window and points out to a mountain that is the biggest in all of Equestria. Fear points his index and middle finger out and points to the mountain. a small marble size red ball appears and goes flying to the mountain and then an explosion shakes the very ground and castle to epic proportions. The blast knocks the castle a bit back and it was thousands of miles away. Once the smoke clears she sees what fear has made a chasm massive and large and no mountain stands not even a village. Celestia in horror as she sees how much power he holds fear grows in her again but in her mind, she hears lord lights voice as he says, ~Don't lose sight of what must be done, you must be strong for those who have fallen and those who you are willing to fight for to save. I give you some of my power so you may fight him and use the spell to end this nightmare.~. Celestia feels stronger all of a sudden and feels great, She looks to fear and fires a spell at him and he goes flying out the window far. Celestia in some pain flies up to Silver and cuts him down from his chains and carries his body down hurting. Celestia looks at him as she says, "I am so sorry that this happened to you I am getting you out of here." Silver looks at her with tears and a smile and kisses her, she is surprised about it. Celestia closes her eyes and accepts it. They both hear Fear's voice say, "You know I got to hand it to you that was a good shot, and what I am seeing here is really hard not to break apart but literally, this is making me want to throw up so. ". His ghost arms pick both Silver and Celestia up by their necks and choke them both. Their eyes bulge out turning red as the oxygen in them is leaving their very body. Fear looks at them and says, "Now where were we before that? Oh! Right, I am going to drive what obviously seems to be your new colt friend to total insanity to the point he is screaming and banging his skull on your dead corpse.". Fear brings Sliver closer to him and his middle eye opens wide as a red light encloses Silver's head as he screams as a pure madness wave hits him hard directly. He screams in pain fighting it off but his sanity losing. Celestia in tears screams at Fear, "STOP! Fear, what if I challenge you for my soul?". Fear stops and looks at her with a grin. Fear says, "Oh, I see you want to save his little mind and your soul am I right? Alright, I will play your little duel but, I will take your soul and your sisters as well if you lose. Two souls for the price of one easy duel.". Celestia in her mind thinks if she loses her sister's soul would be in danger and her love for Luna is so much but she must defeat this creature, he would go after her anyway whether or not she wins or loses or doesn't do this. Celestia looks at Fear and says, "Alright but if I win you leave Silver and all creation alone and die where you stand." Fear chuckles and says, "Alright if some snowballs chance in tartars you do beat me I will die with ease, I will cease all my madness and to be a gentleman you will take the first shot. But make it good 'cause the next ball I make will be at one hundred percent straight toward your head.". Celestia nods and agrees to duel deals. In her mind, she thinks of the spell and stands ready as she points her horn straight up to the sun and holds still thinking. Fear stands before her with a grin on his face as his ghost hand holds silver in the air so he won't interfere. Celestia in a different language sings a chant that makes symbols of light appear around her in a perfect seven symbols circling her making an orb of light, kindness, friendship, family, hope, and courage and the strongest version of all love. Fear looks at it and looks serious, she opens her eyes and they're on fire as her flowing mane turns to fiery inferno and she speaks in the royal canter lot voice and says, "FEAR! THOU HAS HARMED THE INNOCENCE AND SPILLED THE BLOOD OF THOSE WHO NEVER DID WRONG! FOR THIS I IMPRISON YOU IN THE MOST POWERFUL OF PRISONS, YOUR MIND!" Celestia then fires a fiery beam at Fear he tries to block it but his hand melts into a red mist, then his arm, then the rest of his body falls with it, and slowly he is vanishing. Fear with a surprised look on his face then chuckles and says, "So this is how you think it will end dear mother? No not even close. Do you think when I am gone your world will be saved? No there will always be something to take my place. Alright, you got me this time but to me, this will be a vacation. let's see this spell will hold me for a short time so you have to keep doing it over and over to keep me from coming back. Alright, I will play this game of waiting but know this mother, I will return your spell will fail cause you couldn't get to it in time, and in that time you have you will find another way to entertain me. So till then mother Celestia, bye for now.". Celestia's beam stops as the spell is finished her eyes and mane turned back to normal as she looks to see all that is left of Fear is a crimson red skull with three eye hole and his horns. she lifts it up with her horn and soon what is left of her guards come up from the battle of the dead helping and healing there princess and captain of the royal guard. Celestia looks at Silver with a smile knowing he is alright and her subjects are safe. But a royal guard finds an opening through a fake wall to a secret lab. One of the royal guards comes out and says to Celestia, "Princess it's a tube-like Fears original one but designed for something half his size.". After hearing this she remembered what Fear said that there will always be something in his place. She runs to the lab and looks at all the papers and notes and sees it's for a pony, one that is unknown species but a pony that has Fears DNA. Celestia says with devastation in her voice, "The devil gave life to a. Daughter. I want all guards on high alert find me Fear's Child now!!!!" ================================= Somewhere In Equestria ============================ A unicorn walks on her own and stumbles upon a young pony in a cloak looking hurt as she goes up to the pony he asks, "Hey are you alright?". The pony in the cloak looked at her as its a young filly. She moves her mouth trying to speak but nothing comes out. She motions her hoof to ask the mare for something, so the mare comes closer. When she is near the cloaked pony the unicorn gasps for air as her throat is ripped out and her voice box is taken with it the unicorn tries to run but bleeds too much. Suddenly the unicorn's head is smashed into a pancake as she lays on the ground dead. Crunching sounds came from the young filly as she ate her throat and swallowed, She then speaks and says in her new voice, "Alright now, let's have some real fun, right grandma Celestia?". The young filly chuckles then laugh maniacally into the night sky. The End. Or maybe the beginning. > A Final Nightmare > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the hunt for Fear child continues on for weeks now, Celestia beside herself and her armies unable to find the child she go to rest after what feels like a week of sleepless nights. Some time later Celestia opens her door and enters her room with sadness in her for all the harm and terror fear has caused as she closes and locks the door. It's over now, I know inside. No one will ever know. The sorry tale of Fear and those who died. No one must ever know. They'd only see the tragedy, they'd not see my intent. The shadow of Fear's evil will forever kill the good that I have meant. Celestia walks to the mirror as tears run down her cheeks as she sings and looks in the mirror. Am I a good mare? Am I a mad mare? It's such a fine line, between a good mare and a Before she can complete her sentence a voice comes in one that shakes Celestia down to her very core. In a soothing voice, he says, Do you really think that I would ever let you go? Did you really think I would set you free? Celestia looks behind her but doesn't see where it's coming from not until she sees in the mirror a figure before her, Fear. If you do I'm sad to say, It simply isn't so. You will never get away from me. With anger in her eyes Celestia then sings, All that you are is a face in the mirror! I close my eyes and you disappear! Fear with a chuckle and smile sings, I'm what you face when you face in the mirror. Long as you live I will still be here. Celestia turns her back to the mirror and goes to her bookshelf and sings, All that you are is an end of a nightmare. all that you are is a dying scream. After tonight I shall end this demon dream! She says this a beam destroys her bookshelf and with a surprising look on her, she turns to face Fear as he says with a smoking hand, This is not a dream my dear. And it will never end. This one is the nightmare, That goes on! Fear is here to stay! No matter what you may pretend. And I'll flourish long after your gone. Celestia grits her teeth as she growls and slams her hooves to the ground and says, Soon you will die and my memory will hide you, You cannot choose but to lose control! You Can't control me I live deep inside you! Each day you feel me devour your soul! Fear says with a grin and licks his lips. Celestia with a bit scared. I don't need you to survive as you need me! I'll become whole As you dance with death! And I'll rejoice as you breathe your final breath! Fear with a laugh and shatters the mirror as a red fog surrounds Celestia and Fear. For I live inside you forever! No! With madness, Itself by my side! No! As Celestia tries to stand her ground and fight she notices lines connected to him and her as if a puppet on a string as he makes her move. And I know that now and forever. They'll never be able to separate Celestia from Fear! With courage in her heart, she stomps the ground hard and it shatters the fog like glass, and the strings break. Can't you see it, over now it's time to die! No not I only you. If I die, You'll die too. You'll die in me I'll be you. Fear says with a grin as he has his hand on her cheek to look her in the eye. Celestia then slaps his hand off her. Damn you Fear leave me be! Celestia turns away from him as he has his hands on her neck. Can't you see, you are me. No. Never! Fear then goes to her face to face and Celestia. Yes forever! Celestia damn you Fear! Take your evil deeds and rot in Taurus! Fear gives a grin and laugh. I'll see you there mother. NEVER! Celestia then wakes up in a cold sweat as she looks around as everything is fine though she worries. She goes to her mirror and looks to see only her reflection. With a sigh of relif she gets ready for the day before her and the hunt for The child of fear.