*Tendrils wrap around Loluna, trying to pull her into the central mass. Where they touch her, she feels cold and numb.*
LIFE!!! CONSUME AND EXTINGUISH!!!!
*The thing containing Nightmare Moon lunges at Artencot, mouths snapping, attempting to devour him whole.*
NO!!!! *Nightmare Moon, now completely covered in a swirling liquid armour of pure nothing screams her rage incoherently to the skies.*
They will pay… they are Our enemy… all that lives is Our enemy…
DEVOUR!!!! DEVOUR AND CONSUME THE LAND!!!!
*Tendrils of tenebrous substance begin to emerge from within the swirling mass, forming themselves misshapen limbs, grasping tentacles, and a multitude of hungry, fanged mouths. Little can now be seen of the shape of the pony at the centre of the horrors.*
INTERLOPER!!!! What business is this of yours?
*The shadows continue to flow over Nightmare Moon, darkening as they gather. Some start to trickle into her body, like liquid, through her mouth, nose, and eyes.*
Everypony is Our enemy…
Everypony is Our enemy…
Everypony is Our enemy…
Everything is Our enemy…
*Her lightning reflects off of Twilight’s protective shield.* TWILIGHT SPARKLE!!!! THE ABYSS WILL FEAST ON YOUR SOUL TONIGHT!!!!
*She begins chanting in a strange tongue. All around the room, shadows start to shift, moving independent of the object casting them. They start to coalesce around Nightmare Moon.*
How could We have been so foalish? Loyalty and honesty and generosity and kindness… These are Twilight’s weapons! We should have recognised her handiwork in you…
Everypony is Our enemy! EVERYPONY!!!!!!!! You plotted with Arcel to make Us forget that… his speeches about friendship and love… We should have heard your voice in them… We were careless… We opened Our heart… SOMETHING WE WILL NEVER DO AGAIN!!!!
*She strikes at Twilight with lightning as well.*
YOU!!!!
YOU’VE BEEN LYING TO US THE ENTIRE TIME!!!!!!!!
Using your illusions to trick Us! You don’t love us… You’ve been in league with Twilight Sparkle, in league with Celestia. Trying to trick Us this whole time, trying to make Us her slave, enslave Us like she did Our beloved Luna!
WELL IT WON’T WORK!!!!!!!! WE SEE THROUGH YOUR DECEPTIONS NOW!!!!!!!!
*Rearing back, she lashes out at Arcel with lightning.*
Very well. We will go there, and see if there is any truth to what you say.
We don’t know why We would. If it hadn’t been for those meddling foals and their accursed Elements of Harmony, everything would have been perfect and We would have been happy together forever.
But if you say so, We will seek ways to improve Ourselves.
