Shards Of Memories (MLP fanfiction)

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Beyond the protective shield of the empire was miles upon miles of snow. There was a snow storm currently happening and it was at its worst at the deserted land of the north. Upon the deserted north was a huge, deep ravine that was just as cold as the surface. The ravine itself was covered with ice, rocks and snow. Deeper into the ravine was multiple caves that were opened from each side of the ravine.

One of the caves was larger than the others, this cave had the occasional ice stalactite hanging from the ceiling and with tiny black crystals accompanying it. The whole cave was bare but incredibly dark and extremely cold that any normal pony would have gotten hypothermia without magic, fire, or any clothing to warm themselves in. Speaking of ponies in the cave lay a dark stallion who had chains around his hooves. The chains were tightly warped around his two front hooves that would leave a deep bruise and a painful sore, the chains were long enough for him to walk around a few meters but way to short to reach the caves entrance, the stallion who was imprisoned in the cave was no other than the tyrant himself King Sombra, self proclaimed king of darkness and dictator of the crystal empire.

King Sombra was lying down on his stomach in the cold floor of the cave looking dully at the cave entrance, he was still wearing some of his iconic attire but his "royal" red coat was missing and he had his helmet or crown that he used to love to call beside him with his misty dark mane now laying in front of the right side of his face. His armor had started to go dull and rusty from staying in a cold damp cave for so long and his strong build had started to waste away from the years of not eating food and water, now he was surprised himself that he started to feel weaker one day and started to lose weight but he soon realized, when the crystal heart and banished him again to this hellhole it not only burned the one thing that gave him comfort which was his cloak but it took away more of his magic than the two sister's banishment now he was left with little power, no way for escape, and left to slowly die of starvation even alicorns can die of simple causes like starvation at this thought Sombra looked at the side of his body and grimaced at the sight, folded somewhat neatly against his back was the two mangled remains of what once was his wings, his right wing was still somewhat recognizable but the what was still very mangled and some red feathers bent at odd angles, his left wing on the other hand or hoof was nothing but bone and a few red feathers straining from the destroyed skin of the wing. He sighed and really wished he could of kept his coat to not only warm himself but to cover his mangled wings, he smiled at the memory of his brother, Saros teaching him how to fly and their parents hovering over them as to encourage him to take flight. He was interrupted by a cold wind that came from outside, he shivered and used what little of his magic to warm himself. The only way he can warm his weak body is by using his magic but he has to preserve it so it didn't completely drain so this leaves him a shivering mess.

He looked around and spotted the only other living thing in his prison, a tarantula. He had no cluehow how the creature got in this ravine but he wasn't complaining it was his only company besides... her. The tarantula was the normal brown and black but what really surprised Sombra was the fact it was alive in the cold weather, yes it had many bugs to feast on that lived in this cave but how it was alive was beyond him. The tarantula walked up to him and made its way to his back where it decided was it's napping place. Sombra sighed and looked around for what felt like the hundredth time, all he saw was the same thing rocks, rocks, more rocks. He looked up and saw a the ice stalactite and small black crystals. It was honestly sad the great king had come to this weaken, starved and lonely state and found comfort to a tarantula, back at his first imprisonment he at least had a good portion of his magic that sustained him with the nutrients and strength he needed, now with that magic gone and chained painfully to the ground with limited walking distance, he can't find nor use his magic to feed himself.

In a prison, you really have nothing to entertain yourself but the little things around you and your thoughts, mostly your thoughts. Sombra though of many things but not evil plans actually just random thoughts like memories, poems, songs, anything, the evil planning and ranting was her thing. She was the one who ranted and cursed the two sisters during their first banishment and back then she could actually slip out of the magical barriers that prevented Sombra from escaping but she could easily slip out despite not having all her powers and being reduce to her shadow form, it scared Sombra that she could escape the prison with ease but he was glad she was turned into a mist pony when she got out to the surface, this however doesn't change the fact she can still bring guilt, fear, and misery to ponies but thankfully she can't possess anypony but she still did a lot of damage to the outside world after all did you ever wonder how Nightmare Moon was brought to the world, yeah Sombra knew perfectly well how that truly happened because she wouldn't stop boasting about it to him and he couldn't help but listen to it during the first banishment. She would always be outside causing destruction in someway or another but now since the crystal heart banished them combined with the sister's magic that still remained in their prison? Yeah, double security really kept both of them in the place without any escape for sure and causing her to not being able to escape so she worked her time to try and get out but since the crystal heart also affected her, she got even weaker and now is nothing but a mist pony rather than their kinds iconic shadow form. Because she became so weak, she has to not only feed on Sombra's life and his magic more brutally to get her strength more faster, it has been like this since after the crystal war ended and since he's stuck with her twenty four/ seven, she taunts and breaks his already non existent mental state

It's your fault the empire was enslaved you did it all, not me

Nobody will believe you

You are a monster

Nobody can love a monster like you

Just trust me, I will never leave you

"Hello Sombra"

Sombra jerks his head behind him and look at the mist silhouette of a pony. Red eyes gaze at him and a smile forms, the mist pony walks a few steps and Sombra weakly tries to stand up but the pain from the chains and how weak his body is makes him collapse with pain and exhaustion. "Did you miss me" the mist asked "N-not one b-bit" Sombra quietly said, his voice never being used that much has a stutter and a raspy sound to it and the cold doesn't help. The mist smiles with evil in their gaze.

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