A Shadow's world

Chapter 2 ~ Steel Ponies

I pace across the cave many times. I can't sit still because I can just sense that I will be free of this prison. It has been a thousand years since I was banished. My strength, stamina, and dark magic had only grown. I will never return to the weak, young stallion I had once been. I hear something that sounds like the ice is cracking. It grows louder and I turn to shadow. More for protection rather than being hidden. I see a crack in the ceiling. I chuckle rather evily and prepare to be free. The crack grows bigger and many smaller cracks branch out of it. My evil grin only grows as it gets bigger by the second. Soon it is large enough to easily fit through, even in pony form. I fly out of that place. Nothing has changed since I had been up here last. I look around, not spotting my empire. I growl slightly and start to go in the direction of where it was. I can't seem to find it in this blizzard. I return to pony form, glad that a milinium in solid ice has prepared me for the cold. And being one of the last steel ponies helps. Our fur turns hard as steel when harsh winds blow. It hardens upon impact. If something sharp was used very skillfully, it can get past the steel fur if it makes contact hard and fast enough. As I walk through the blizzard, I remeber my family and how there was only one other steel unicorn. His horn was normal though. My horn was normal a good deal of my life. I found dark magic and it changed everything about me. How I look, personality, knowledge, and it even changed my voice a little. Before I had come in contact with dark magic, my was horn like every other unicorn's horn. My coat was a few shades lighter and about two shades brown. I wasn't just steel pony, my mother was a crystal pony. And they are normaly earth ponies as well. I was able grow crystals like the crystal ponies, but didn't have the crystal like coat. Instead I have a steel coat. That is why most steel ponies are grey somewhere. I look more like a steel pony than a crystal. Only thing that said I am part crystal pony is the ability to grow crystals. Before the dark magic, I was a friendly and had many friends. My best friend was Midight Fire. He was a dark brown with light grey mane. Like most steel ponies, we were slaves. Once I found the dark magic, I vowed to save them. I may be immortal and everyone I knew is gone, but they are a part of who I once was. "Mabye some steel ponies will let me stay with them." I say. I'm not so keen on being with other ponies, but if it means I can grow a little stronger then why not? I turn into a shadow and fly to where some steel ponies had lived. As I get close, I notice that they look even worse than before I was banished. I turn back to a pony and walk inside the village. I stop near the middle of the town. Almost none of the ponies outside pay attention to me. I feel something press on the armor that is on my right front leg. I look down and see a young colt. "Hey mister. Who are you." He asked. I almost said King Sombra, but then I think that the King part would scare them more than needed. "Sombra." I said, trying to hide to snake like lisp that is barely noticeable. "Come with me. I haven't seen you before." The colt said and began walking. I follow him because I wasn't able to find my empire earlier. He walks up to a slightly run down house and goes in. He invites me in and I follow, glad to be out of the storm. "Mom. I brought a new friend." The colt yelled as he ran to a door. "Who is it now, Midnight Fire?" A female voice called back. I hear hoofsteps and stay where I am near the door. Even though there isn't even a slight breaze in here, my mane and tale whip around as if I was standing next to a tornado. A dark grey mare with silver mane come out. "Oh, you must be his new friend. I'm Starcrossed and he is Midnight Fire." Starcrossed introduced. "I'm K-... Sombra." I say, almost saying King Sombra again. "Nice to meet you Sombra. Where do you live? I haven't seen you around here before." She asks. *that's because I have been banished for a thousand years.* I thought as I try to find an excuse. "I'm just passing through." I finally say. "Oh, we have a spare room if you would like to stay." "I'm only here tonight. Thank you. Then I have to continue on to The Crystal Empire." I say. "Don't you know that the empire has been gone for a thousand years. Everyone says a pony who called himself King Sombra banished it when he was banished to the far northern ice. Speaking of names, yours is very similar." Starcrossed says. She says someghing Midnight Fire and he runs off. "If your wanting to talk about names, where did you get his?" I question. I just have to know if they are descendents of my old friend. "Well, somewhere a thousand years ago, there was Midnighg Fire. Who was rumored to be King Sombra's friend. I chose that namd because I am a descendant of him." She says. I feel like she can be the only one to knows about me. "Those rumors are true. He was a good friend." I said. Starcrossed has a look of confusion and shock on her face. "So means... your here... that means... your the King Sombra." She said kinda of excitedly. "Yes, I'm King Sombra. And the empire returned today, just like I have." I say. "Don't tell anyone else about that. They would freak." Starcrossed warned. "Didn't plan to. I came to save all of you from slavery." I said and her face lit up. "This is the last standing village that isn't in slavery. Can you show me how you grow the crystals?" She asked. "How did you know I can do that?" I ask, confused on how much information was remembered about me. "Well, it's mainly just this family that still remembers. We passed the story down. Never changed it. It was the first Midnight Fire who did it. He wrote it down. Each generation has rewitten it, not changing the words even the slightest bit. Midnight Fire wrote about you, knowing that you would be forgotten by everyone if he didn't save the memory. I even have the book." Starcrossed said. I was surprised that Midnight Fire actually saved all the knowledge he had about me. "Okay." I say, struggleing a little bit to continue to hide my real voice. You don't have to hide anything in this house." Starcrossed says, haveing noticed me struggling. I nod and make a small crystal grow. Starcrossed watches, looking happy. "So it is true. You are part crystal pony." She said, mostly to herself. "Yes, and I plan to make them pay for enslaving us." I said. Her face lit up a bit at this, she also had a sligth look of confusion. "So... your kinda going against part of what you are?" She asked. I growled slightly and Starcrossed stepped back a little. "They are the kind tha enslaved me. I don't care if I am part crystal pony. They have hurt everyone around me." I said, not bothering to hide the snake like lisp. I hear a knock on the door behind me. "Go in the kitchen. That is Mist Seeker. He is my brother and I don't kow how well he would take to you being here." Starcrossed said and pionted to the kitchen. I removed all evidence of me being here and went in, my armor making my hoofsteps slightly muffled by the grip on the hoofguards. I hear the door open and a male voice. Starcrossed and the other spoke for a few minutes. Starcrossed came in and said, "Mist Seeker wants to meet you." I nod slightly and walk out of the room. I see a light grey stallion, the same color as mist, with blue tinted silver mane. He is slightly taller than most stallions, but I am still taller than him. "Hello King Sombra. My sister tells me that you and the crystal empire, along with all the ponies have returned." Mist Seeker said, glaring slightly at me. I can easily return to the glare, but keep an emotionless face. I say nothing and let him say what he wants. I can tell he doesn't like me here at all. "I agreed to let you stay here for the night, but you have stay away from my nephew. I don't want him to be with a dark magic user. Most of all, a crystal pony." He said, his glare a bit stronger. I growled at what he said. "I ay be art crystal pony, but I would rather have them enslaved and in the mines." I hiss at him. I keep my tall stance and glare ever so lightly at him. I on't feel like making him see fears or anyhing, but his hatred is enough for now. "Mist Seeker, why don't you go play with you nephew." Starcrossed said, most likely trying to save his tail. It seems like she doesn't want him to anger me much because she is aware of what I can do. He snorts and walks away. "Follow me, I'll show you the room you can stay in." She said and began to walk down a hallway. I followed not far behid her. She opened a door and walked in. "This is the room. If you need anything, I'll be in the kitchen or my room at the end of the hall." She said and left. I closed the door and looked around the room. The bed was on the far wall. There was a small nightstand beside it with a lamp on it. The bed is an old mattress with a patchwork blanket on it. There is a single pillow that is slighlty flat. I was tired and walked over to the bed a lay down. It is by far the most comfortable thing I have been on in a thousand years. I quickly fall into a dreamless sleep.

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There is chapter 2. I have no idea what the song is for the video, but I o know that it is not mine.