Corruption

The Crystal War

Celestia was not having a good year she decided as she stood, battered and bruised in the snowstorm just outside the Crystal Empire. Her soldiers were bravely fighting just outside the city limits, trying to break the shield surrounding the city to get to the Crystal heart. No pony could escape. No pony could get in.

The best unicorns in the guard tried penetrating the shield. Celestia knew that the only way to break it was by defeating Sombra. She gritted her teeth, ignoring the biting cold as she concentrated on the battle ahead. She watched as Sombra clashed his scythe with Luna's sword made from Moonlight. Luna grunted as Sombra sliced at her hoof, leaving a deep cut on one. She stumbled away, crying in pain. Sombra used this magic to toss her away. Slamming her to the ground a few feet away, effectively knocking her out and scattering the elements around her.

Celestia charged forward, creating a sword of light with her magic and throwing herself in front of Sombra. Stopping his approach towards Luna. He chuckled, as if this was a joke. As if the war was a joke. That infuriated Celestia to new levels. She slashed at Sombra who effectively dodged it, he shot dark magic at her, causing the sharp crystal to emerge from the ground. She flew into the air as they transformed into dark veins. She gasped as one of them managed to twist around her wing and cause a loud snap of bone.

She screamed as the pain hit her, she hadn't felt this much pain since she and Luna fought Discord. She fell the ground hard. Feeling the roots tangle themselves on her body. She used her magic to incinerate them and took a quick look at her wing. It was severely bleeding with a bone sticking out of the blood-soaked feathers.

She looked up to see Somba approaching her through the falling snow. He was glaring at her as he used his magic to heal his cuts and bruises with ease. Part of Celestia envied him for having that much power. She pushed those annoying thoughts aside. Her armour was becoming hard to move in as she tumbled away from him.

She fired a beam of light towards Sombra with her sword, he swung it away and fired back with purple and dark magic. The power struggle lasted for only a few moments as Celestia's weakened state was working against her and hit her hard. It burned some of her exposed furs and threw her against a large rock, a few feet from Luna's motionless body.

Her pounding head and battered body were causing her concentration to waver as her vision blurred. She shook her head to clear her eyes and used the rock to pull herself up. She cried out in pain as Sombra slashed at her chest. Cutting through the frozen golden armour and leaving a long deep cut. Leaving blood to drip and mix with the blood of Luna and her own broken wing. She used her good wing to wipe some blood from her muzzle and considered her next course of action.

She couldn't use the elements...Not unless she stole Luna's control over them...

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A young Celestia, with a pink mane and tail, trotted into the Royal Library were her teacher Starswirl the bearded, the most powerful unicorn in Equestria stood. Looking over scrolls and books at a long table in the middle of the large library. He looked up at her with a smile and gestured to the chair beside him.

"Good morning, your highness." He greeted with a tired smile. Celestia guessed he must have pulled another all nigher trying to find the Elements of Harmony, that Celestia, to be honest with herself, didn't believe they actually existed. Jewels that could defeat any evil. Sounds a bit too good to her.

"Good morning, teacher!" She chirped and climbed up on the chair. Looking at the magical spells written in the books. Then she tilted her head when she noticed one of particular interest.

"S-p-Spell Tr-Transfer..." Celestia said slowly. "What is that?"

Starswirl picked the book up and quickly read through the spell.