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Destiny of a Dark Monarch - James Knight - 08-07-2016
Frozen North of Equestria - 9:05 PM
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The Dark King of the Crystal Empire had just managed to dig himself out of the ice. Due to being kept under the ice he was unaware that one of his enemies had mutated herself into an Alicorn with the aid of an old spell. Reaching out with his magic he attempted to sense the world as it were to see what was going on. As it was the Crystal Empire was still under the control of both of the pretenders to his throne. Correcting said issue was going to take time that he didn’t have presently. But something that he had never expected to happen, happened. Somehow a ‘rip’ in spacetime consumed King Sombra. The next thing he knew he was floating in a void fo pure white. “Where the hell am I?”
The voice of Omni could be heard. “My name is Omni. This is not the world you know. This is the Omniverse. You interest me, so I have made you part of it. The Omniverse is a place that reflects the wishes of those who are part of it. But! There are rules. I will explain them only once, so listen carefully.”
Sombra paused for a moment. Someone more powerful than him had taken an interest him in him? Chances are if the person was able to bring him to wherever the hell he was, King Sombra betted that the person could kill the princesses easily. Gaining control of the individual was definitely in the best interests of King Sombra. After all with the power the person possessed, King Sombra could return to Equestria and conquer the entire place. “Fine. I’ll entertain you until I possess enough power to control you.” When he saw the sphere of Omnilium in it’s rainbow colored marble like state he closed his eyes. This Omni asshole had brought him here against his will and was essentially holding him hostage. While he was not normally a good guy, Sombra knew that someone had to put an end to Omni. But in order to do that, he’d have to regain his powers as he couldn’t even do the most basic of spells right now.
Others were going to be competing for the power from what this ‘Omni’ had told him. That was not going to be good because Sombra was not powerful enough to take them on. What good was a king without soldiers to command? King Sombra had no armies and any chance of making armies had died the moment he arrived in the Omniverse. For he was stuck here and could not reclaim his home. There were things he could do here. “Fine. If I must, I’ll seek out and eliminate the others in order to claim their powers for my own.”
Awakening near a Fountain with white stretching in the other directions, King Sombra was confused. Was this some trick by Celestia? No. She didn’t have the magic to do something like what had happened to him. Plus he doubted she was the kind of pony who preferred jokes. So Luna was also out because she was the Princess of the Night. Discord could be a possibility but such a thing was beyond the scale of any pranks. If this Omni individual were real he made even the princesses look weak by comparison. The mere existence of such a power made him more than a little concerned actually for his own safety. Such an entity could will him out of existence if he didn’t amuse the guy. So he’d have to amuse the individual in order to preserve himself alive. At the same time he knew he had to get stronger. “So to recap. I’ve been stolen from my home by someone who makes the Alicorn Princesses look like foals. This is most certainly not good. At least all he seems to want is amusement. Well if it’s amusement he wants, I’ll oblige him.”
By oblige him, King Sombra planned on killing the individual at his first opportunity because he didn’t like being in the power of someone else. If magic worked against such an individual King Sombra was going to have to learn more about the power of magic, a lot more in order to make himself stronger. Yet when he checked through his arsenal of spells and attempted to cast, none of them actually worked except Nightmare Force and a spell that allowed him to assume a new appearance. What the hell? Bringing him here was bad enough but actually stripping him of his power? This was a new low even for this Omni individual. Still what was lost could be eventually regained with effort on Sombra’s part.
Searching the area for anyone who looked remotely useful Sombra attempted to gather magical energies to his horn. When none were able to come, Sombra facehooved. This Omni individual had stolen the bulk of his dark magic and left him with only one spell. Such a thing was unheard of by Sombra. Not anypony he knew could steal the power of someone like this and make them completely and totally helpless. Well not helpless as he still had one spell, that of nightmare force at his disposal. It wasn’t as effective likely without the full range of his powers.
“So to recap. I’m in a strange new world…” His eyes wandered around the environment and he noticed bipedal creatures of a sort going around on two legs. What were these creatures? He couldn’t..even sense magic from them. Though he’d probably lost the ability to work most of his magic when he was brought here. Losing his powers like he had was a sick joke and one he was not entirely sure he liked. Omni may be powerful, but he deserved a swift buck to the face because Sombra didn’t like it when he didn’t have anything he could do. Being helpless was not anyone’s cup of tea. Speaking of a cup of tea, Sombra could really go for one right now.
“... and my magical abilities are limited. Oh and let’s not forget, I have to ‘amuse’ someone named Omni. Could this day get any worse?”
There was a question one normally never should ask. Fortunately for the dark king, the answer was no. Nothing happened, and he breathed a sigh of relief. “There has to be somewhere I can build a Crystal Palace for myself. I’m a King after all, and Kings must have a place to stay.”
A yawn escaped his lips. Oh right, King Sombra hadn’t slept since before he had been imprisoned within ice by the Crystal Heart. A good meal sounded lovely for King Sombra and so did some tea or some coffee. Omnilium could be used to make anything, if Omni was to be believed and so Sombra hatched a plan. It could perhaps be used to make a portal back home. But after several attempts, he sighed and facehoofed. “Omnilium cannot be used to make a route back home. So it looks like I am on my own.”
There was more that he’d need other than a fancy kingdom to call his own, King Sombra was going to need subjects. One of the names the ponies of the Crystal Empire had called him suddenly came to mind. If he was the King of All Monsters, Sombra knew he was going to need a lot more strength for himself. Conquering a place in order to build a crystal palace for himself was going to require that he learn how the ability of Omnilium worked. But there was more to it than a basic knowledge. In addition to that, he’d have to learn to blend in. One of the locals from Camelot approached him.
"Are you a Unicorn?" asked the little girl who had approached him. "If so, can I pet you?"
Indignity atop Indignity. First the Crystal Heart was 'kind' enough to put him under the ice for thousands of years. After that someone named 'Omni' had pulled him here against his will. Those were things that could be resolved. But when the girl, a bipedal thing he assumed that was a girl anyway asked to pet him Sombra could no longer hold in his anger. This situation had to be resolved. "NO!" At his shout, the girl ran away in terror. Fear was much better than positive emotions, and gave him a bit of a wicked smile on his face. Now at least he could focus on what he needed to do. Shelter was a must, and he knew he'd need his armor as he didn't have it with him. Using some of the Omnilium he possessed, he recreated his armor and crown upon himself.
RE: Destiny of a Dark Monarch - James Knight - 08-07-2016
One of the Imperial Soldiers who was nearby, a rank and file Storm Trooper noticed what Sombra had done had sent a secondary in fright of him running in the opposite direction. The Storm Trooper had a family and didn't want such a rude individual to come around and scare people. Going up he pressed his blaster into Sombra's muzzle. "Play Nice!" Sombra glared. There were many things one could do to someone like Sombra. But right now? Sombra was in a piss poor mood and this fool dared to order him to play nice? Given he lacked his assortment of dark magical spells that could reduce this annoyance to a mere stain on the ground this left but one option for Sombra. An option normally called running away was employed by Sombra. Not only did he run away but he kept running until he was sure he was safe from that particular Storm Trooper. In fact he had kept running until he arrived near the gate that led to the Endless Dunes. Once he had gotten to the gate, he ran through it.