Star in Black Armour

Prologue

Tak Tak Tak Tak...

The footsteps of the unicorn echoed across the castle walls. As he passed each window, he could see the purple, blue and orange hues as the sun began to rise.

Everyone he passed, was forced to the ground by the amount of magic energy he was letting off.

Once he reached ginormous double doors, he thrust his staff forward and used his magic to open the doors all the way.

He stepped into the throne room, his staff limply by his side.

"Sombra," the beautiful voice of the alicorn spoke plainly.

"Queen Celestia," Sombra spoke in a calm, deep voice. "Long time no see."

"How have you been?" The Queen asked, gripping her own staff tightly. Even from the space between the two, Sombra could see that her knuckles were white.

Sombra studied the alicorn. She had pale skin, striking with the grey stone walls in the background. She had hair that only ended halfway down her back, the colours purple, pink, green and blue. She had a long elegant white dress that covered her feet, with a golden lining at the bottom of her sleeves and her dress. The staff she held was white, except for the top which had a yellow sun. Her yellow crown had a purple gem. Her bright purple eyes stared intently at Sombra, waiting for his answer. "I have not been too bad," he answered after a moment's hesitation.

Queen Celestia also studied Sombra. He had black hair, as black as night, resting against his shoulders. His piercing red eyes resembled blood. His dark skin - completely black - matched his dark personality. He had silver armor, topped off with a red cape. He had a silver plating on his head, almost like a crown.

"I'm assuming you know why I am here," Sombra finally broke the silence, ready to get what he had come to do over with.

Queen Celestia stood up. "Yes." She walked away from her throne and stood two feet away from Sombra.

Without warning, Sombra unsheathed his sword and swung at Celestia's head, but she used her staff to block it. She was fortunate that it didn't break.

Celestia brought out her own sword, and the two beings of great magic clashed.

The sound of swords hitting each other could be heard throughout the entire castle.

Sombra overheard the noise of a crowd running. Looking out the doors through the corner of his eye, he could see a large group of the Royal Guards running towards them.

Sombra brought up his staff and created a transparent green shield, one that only an alicorn would be able to break. The Royal Guards pounded against the shield but to no avail.

Using his distraction as an advantage, Celestia stabbed Sombra in the chest, but still missed his heart.

Sombra stared at Celestia shocked.

She pulled her sword of his chest. Blood spurted out his wound, and he collapsed to the ground. A puddle of his blood formed quickly.

The pounding stopped as the Royal Guards watched. It was as quiet as the dead, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of Sombra's blood leaking to the ground from Celestia's sword.

"You shouldn't have come here," Celestial finally spoke.

Despite his suffering, Sombra managed to bring his staff to himself, the tip touching the wound. A red aura surrounded the staff and wound. Celestia watched in horror as the wound stitched itself together, the flow of blood stops.

"H-healing magic?" Celestia stuttered, backing away from Sombra. "B-but how?"

Sombra laughed darkly, standing up in the pool of his blood. "You learned a long time ago, Celestia. I am no ordinary unicorn."

His eyes started to glow green as dark magic crept into the air. With unearthly speed, Sombra charged at Celestia, stabbing her cleanly through the heart.

The queen coughed up blood, going limp against the sword. Sombra was supporting her with his sword, simply by using his strength.

Sombra watched as blood dripped from Celestia's mouth, listened to the Royal Guards pounding against his shield. He slowly pulled his sword out from Celestia. She fell to the ground, a faraway look in her eyes.

Queen Celestia is dead.

"Sister!" Two voices shouted into the room. Sombra turned around to see two alicorns walking into the room, having easily bypassed his shield.

The older of the two looked to be fifteen years old, five years younger than Celestia. She, too, had dark skin like Sombra but wasn't nearly as black. She had dark blue hair with white sparkles, like the night sky, that reached all the way down her back. She wore a black dress that draped all the way to the ground and wore a black crown with pale blue linings. She held a staff matching her crown, it being pointed at Sombra. Hatred shined in her bright blue eyes.

The younger sister - who was only eight - had purple, pink and yellow hair that only reached her shoulders. She wore a yellow crown and a light pink dress. In her hands, she tightly clutched a crystal heart to her chest. Only sadness was seen in her eyes as the tears streamed endlessly down her face.

"Princess Luna. Princess Cadence," Sombra regarded the two with a cold stare.

"What did you do to Tia?" Cadence whimpered, staring at Celestia's limp body on the ground, refusing to believe that her older sister was dead.

Luna stepped in front of her sister, her arm stretched out protectively. "How dare you come here," she growled. "You are gifted, and you chose to waste it on this?"

"Do not speak to me as if I were a child," Sombra snapped. "I am far older than you are, and I demand respect."

"You already killed our parents," Luna retorted. "Now our sister. Will your endless lust for spilled blood ever be quenched?"

Cadence collapsed to the ground, unable to hold herself upwards. She stared at the Crystal Heart and started to mutter an incantation.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Sombra yelled at the young girl.

"Leave her alone!" Luna yelled back. She brought her magic staff outwards, shooting a magic beam from the moon at the top. Sombra was blasted all the way to the thrones, landing with a loud crash. Luna felt slight satisfaction, now that Sombra was away from Tia's body.

Sombra stood up and shot his own beam at Luna, but she created a dark blue shield just in time.

"How dare you..." Sombra growled menacingly, but Luna did not back down.

"Seal us within!" Cadence suddenly shouted. A bright light exploded from the Crystal Heart, filling up the entire room.

"Noooo!" Sombre shouted, reaching his arm out as if it could stop the spell.

When the light was gone, the only one left standing was... Sombra.

He stared around the room in confusion. Luna and Cadence were on the ground, no longer breathing. The Crystal Heart was gone.

Sombra suddenly burst out laughing. "That little brat killed herself and her sister!"

He tore down the shield by the doors, and used his magic, forcing each of the Royal Guards to their knees.

Against their will, the Royal Guards started to absorb dark magic that Sombra forced into them.

Everything about them began to change. Their skin glowed with a green that reeked of evil, their armor was no longer yellow, but black instead, they had fangs, and for the pegasi, bat-like wings sprouted from their backs.

"Tell Equestria that King Sombra has taken over," the new King ordered, once his magic had faded. The green could be seen, if looked closely enough, underneath the skin. The guards turned on their heels and flew off, like demons in the night.

Sombra stared at the dead bodies of Celestia, Luna, and Cadence.

There were no more obstacles in his way.