Light of Harmony Chapter Seven

My little Pony

Friendship is magic

The Light of Harmony 

Chapter Seven

Ghosts of the Past

A slight breeze blew through the royal bed-chambers making the drapes of the Princess of the Sun's bed as well as the curtains billow into her room as well. Celestia tossed and turned in her sheets back and forth, trying unsuccessfully to drift off to sleep. But amidst the calming moonlight that softly illuminated her room and the occasional gently autumn breeze, the idea of sleep was just as reclusive as ever. 

Frustrated Celestia rose from her bed with a sigh that suggested that she had given up trying to appease her natural desire for rest. She walked to the window, where the moonllight was strongest and the wind was most prevalent; Something did not feel right to her. 

A sudden green flare shot from her horn illuminating her room in a bright green glow, Making the sun Princess retreat at least a few inches. Normally this would be a good sign; her student learning something new about friendship and reporting, except it was unusually late in the evening for Twilight to be sending her something. The scroll that popped out of the air was immidiately enveloped in Celestia's yellow aura and brought to her. The paper unfirled to reveal a scroll that was more like a report from the battlefield then one from her most faithful student.

" To Princess Celestia,

Spike"

Celestia promptly dropped the paper as worry and frustration began to overwhelm her mind.  Would her faithful student, the mare who she looked to not only as a student but more as a surrogate daughter come out of this ordeal unscathed? And what does this dark warrior have against Equestria? All pony-kind has ever known about him was he was usually seen right around the Everfree forest. 

It was a question that was; unfortunatly for celestia, Going to have to wait. Equestria was in danger and needed her help. She quickly ran to her desk, A light brown hard oak desk situated beside the balcony and unfurled a piece of paper and taking a quill; and dipping it in the ink she wrote her response.

"To My Faithful Student Twilight Sparkle and her friends,

Celestia."

Unfurling her wings, The mare of the sun summoned a fire that enveloped the envelope turning it to mid air smoke and just as soon as it appeared the smoke she walked towards the door with a anxiousness in her step. The door handle became envoleped in the yellow glow as the door flew open with a thud loud enough to reverberate down the empty hall. It took only a few minutes to reach the observation platform on the other side of the hallway, but to Celestia it was not quick enough. 

Finally she stood right behind the railing of the observation platform of the royal castle where they when Canterlot was first built would look out for intruders,The cold air billowing through her ever flowing mane. Now it's part of the Canterlot Castle tours that ran through the castle, Letting ponies observe through the telescope posted right to Celestia's left to give the ponies a eagle eyes view of the surrounding vallies.

"I'm coming my little ponies..."

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The moon's glow radiated through the abandoned and decrepit former capital of Equestria. The cold night air blew through the castle onto Glaciem's metallic helmet. But as chilly as the night air was to the rest of Equestria; Glaciem payed it no mind. Not where thousands of memories lay of once happier times of his life. Not where he could hear thousands of voices Echo through the crumbling hallways silently judging him, remarking how far he had fallen. Glaciem knew how far he had fallen, how dissapointed every-pony would be if they discovered that Glaciem who prided himself on honor and courage now was apprentice to the four horses and how sick he was of hearing it. To Glaciem he was to far gone, the last best hope of redemption died along with Celestia millenia ago, along with Nightmare Moon.

Still the wind blew into the abandoned building, still the voices hammered him, remarking what a dissapointment he turned out to be, Still as chilly as his heart had become when it succumbed to a vast ocean of sadness and broken hopes. The voices never ceased, telling how Glaciem had betrayed not only his own father and mother, but the royal parents of Equestria, who tried to raise him to be the leader he was meant to be but only for their kingdom of Equestria. 

But the one thing outside of his hearing that bothered him, was the stench of decaying magic spells still in the old castle; some of them darker than the others. 

While Glaciem wandered around seemingly lost as to what to do next in this haunting old castle, He failed to notice a dark blue and purple aura wrap itself around a suit of armor fusing itself with the steel body armor that now acted as a skeleton, slowly lowering itself off of it's pedastal.

There was a sudden clang of metal hitting the ground, Glaciem turns around to see a black mare with a flowing blue mane and tail  with a purple border stars dotting all over the mane and tail; Blue armor adorning the mare shining in the moonlight,Her cutie mark being of a crescent moon in a dark blue blotch. Her teal demonic eyes fixed on the dark warrior that stood before her.

“Is this what qualifies as a dark magic user? Pathetic!” The black mare hissed at Glaciem.

“If that was supposed to be insulting than I guess that’s one more failure you can chalk up…” The dark warrior retorted.

“Thousands of ponies have feared my name…” The black alicorn mare began as dark blue magic began to swirl around her horn. “Soon you to will learn to fear and respect the name Nightmare Moon!” Suddenly a dark blue beam erupts from her horn rocketing towards Glaciem.

Glaciem stepped to the side as he felt the searing heat of the magic bolt rocket past him and hitting the wall, disintigrating it on impact.

Nightmare let a cold chuckle through her lips, She could see right through him, Glaciem's fears and anxieties played out in her head like a movie. 

"Do you still carry that old flame for my sister? or have you realised that there is no such thing as love?" Nightmare asked, trying to get her opponent to attack recklessly.

Nemesis turned his head to the side, the memory of his pony-napping still as fresh as it ever was.

"oh did I hit a nerve? I wonder what she would say if she saw what a sell-out you have become!"  Nightmare probed, picking on his anxiaties.

Nemesis snorted in frustration at his opponents taunts, he did not choose this life of darkness but like it or not his pony-napper was his master now and as far as he knew he had no reason to want to go back to the ways of peace, love, and harmony.

"And what would your parents say, hm?" 

Nemesis felt any sort of cantrol fade at this point, His horn came to life, his eyes became shrouded once again in a dark red flowing aura. His memories were not this mare's playthings and now he was a determined as ever to make sure that Nightmare Moon would always remember that. 

"heh, this foal is in no real condition to fight me, he is to far distracted..." Nightmare thought to herself as if she were grading a foal at school. 

"I can use this to my advantage!" Nightmare Moon thought to herself, grinning as she lit up her horn.

Nemesis had also activated his horn, closing his eyes, trying to muster as much mental strength as possible for his attack; And with a sudden burst of searing heat, he saw a pillar of flames rocket towards Nightmare moon.

With that thought Nightmare moon closed her eyes and focused on the spiritual energy that seemed to be leaving her newely found "Skeleton" armor. Some-pony, or something, seemed to be controlling her and is retreating her into spirit form. Nightmare thought of a way to use this to her advantage, suddenly it hit her.

"Time to play the mind game!"

Nemesis watched as purple haze that was once his opponent dissapear into thin air. Nemesis sighed, he wanted to indulge the thought that he had won the fight, But he could not let that cloud his judgement; not when his thoughts continued to whir in his head their voices shouting in unison a warning that this fight was not yet over.

"Get back here and face me!" Nemesis found himself screaming angrily. What infuriated him the most was this mare spent had spent a good portion of their fight claiming that she knew him and how much she was better than him, but then just runs off like a frightened school filly in front of a timberwolf. 

"If your going to sit there and ramble how powerful you are then get down here and face me Coward!" 

"I should have known that the loss of my sister would be the cause of your new position with the four horses!" Came Nightmare Moon's voice from all around, leaving a deep impact of sadness on the alicorn's mind.

The cold breeze that echoed across the desolate remains of the once proud castle did nothing to calm the nervousness that crawled down Nemesis' back. It was clear that this mare, this Nightmare Moon, seemed to know everything about him. What's worse she may be just toying with him slowly making him to nervous to look out behind him.

"Take it from me Glaciem, Celestia would never love something as cold, ruthless, and evil as you; Even if she was still around!" 

Nemesis scowled as the purple mist returned and evneloped the armor, re-animating herself once again in front of him.

"You will stay out of my head, witch!"  Glaciem snorted as red aura swirled around his horn, Closing his eyes he felt the searing heat of flames rocket past the top of his head.

Nightmare could only watch as the flames slamed into her, sending the metallic body toward an empty bookshelf covered in dust. The bookcase lurched forward, giving a loud moan and ultimatly disintigrating into a pile of splintered wood with a loud crash; Shrouding the dueling alicorns in a field of dust.

The Wicked Nightmare moon gave a slight smile "Time to show this foal why I was named "Nightmare"

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The words that Princess Celestia had wrote down on the sheet of paper echoed in Twilight's head as if it were a lone voice in a endless cave. Twilight, Her friends, and her adopted Brother had paced the floor for what seemed like hours, trying to decide on what to do next.

"We can't let her fight him alone!"  Silver declared trying to hide her fear behind rage and determination.

"It's a tough choice..."  Thunderwing said; Recalling the many stories that her adopted sister Twilight had told him of her adventures and how many times Princess Celestia had helped them out in some form or another. "I care for her ust as much as the next pony, but you saw what happened when he fought Twilight, not only would we be getting in the way and cause needless worry for the Princess, what if this time it's fatal twilight?!" 

 Twilight understood why Thunder was acting like this, ever since they first met he has looked out for her almost as if he could tell they would soon become a brother and sister "But what if we dont respond? and the Princess is overpowered again?! I wouldn't be able to forgive myself guys knowing that I could have helped stop him! maybe I could not defeat him by myself but with Princess Celestia we could at least stand a chance!"  

Every inch of Twilight's mind shouted in unison to help the Princess. The Lavender mare tossed off the blanket as she staggered to her feet; she felt as if the world had begun to spin for several seconds before she gathered her senses together and bolted for the door. 

"Spike, Pinkie, I wish you could come with me but we don't have time to get the elements.you must stay here I need to do this on my own!"

"Twilight get back here! you musn't get involved!" Thunderwing bellowed through the door's impact against the wall hoping to get her attention, but it only seemed to bounce off of twilight like a pebble being thrown at a boulder.

Thunderwing swung around and faced the small group that was left behind as worry began to cloud his mind.

"Get the others Everypony! we have to go and get her!"

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"You called for us my lady?" a muffled demonic female voice chimed from behind Rixa.

"I must ask you to keep an eye on Lord Nemesis at the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. If he is to reclaim his title and his destiny any and all unwanted guests must be eliminated, Understand?" Rixa shot back at the armored trio of ponies.

"At once!" was all Rixa heard from behind her as the ponies ran off into the forest, the sound of their heavy armor dissapearing into the forest.