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Breaker of Day

By Sunn
Created: 2021-07-16 21:31:33
Updated: 2021-02-08 21:10:39
Expiry: Never
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    >Daybreaker made no move when Luna magically tore the throne room doors off their hinges and threw them at the throne
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    >She made no move as Luna magically bound her
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    >She made no move as she saw the Elements begin to circle her, mirroring how Celestia used them all those centuries ago
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    >She simply closed her eyes as she felt her body being torn from Equestria and magically sealed within the sun
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    >When they finally landed, Daybreaker tore herself away from her goody four-shoed counterpart who had forced the two into paralysis
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    >Celestia made no move as Daybreaker attempted to beat her with her hooves or when she attempted to blast her with a spell
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    >She simply looked back at her home
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    >As memories flooded her mind she started to feel tears form
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    >Memories of raising Twilight like the daughter she never had
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    >Reuniting with Luna
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    >Meeting Anon, her gallant knight from another world, and how she slowly but irrevocably feel for him
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    >The countless sleepless nights she spent simply watching his chest rise and fall
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    >Seeing the near imperceptible pulse of one of his heart's arteries pumping again and again
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    >A pumping that would eventually stop
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    >She had to remember it all
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    >Every moment of his life, even if she had to lose a few nights of her own
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    >Then she came
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    >With whispers of things so sweet, of a perfect world
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    >Where his beating heart would never stop
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    >Celestia refused to fall for a lure so false
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    >It was like a hook with no bait
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    >Then one morning she found the strangest of things
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    >A leather book, charred black, like it would turn to ash at the lightest touch, but was stronger than any stone or metal
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    >A book that only she could see
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    >Celestia desperately wished she'd never opened it
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    >She berated herself over and over again, as if her self-flagellating would reach through time and stop her back then
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    >In the book, was a spell
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    >One that would grant Anon the same immortality that she and her sister shared
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    >A feat thought impossible
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    >But it was true, the arcane calculations were perfect
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    >The harmonic convergence of runes were in perfect synchronization
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    >But it was incomplete, and she wasn't learned enough to complete them
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    >She could have gained the proper knowledge, over several lifetimes of study
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    >But by then it would be worthless to her
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    >For so many days and nights that sickly sweet voice kept promising her
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    >Over and over again it reminded her of what could be if she just relinquished control for an iota of time
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    >It broke her heart, but she remained stalwart in her defiance, her mind iron-clad, if not creaking ever so slightly at the thought
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    >Then
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    >The straw that broke her back
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    >A new spell, in the same book, with the same arcane perfection, in the same sinister calligraphy
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    >A spell that would allow interspecies coupling
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    >She was driven mad by desire, and felt like she had no strength left
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    >But when her sun was going dim
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    >He came
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    >Her husband could always tell when she needed him
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    >But this time he had no clever remarks, no witty guesses at what troubled her mind
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    >He simply pulled her close, and held her tight, like she were smoke and his arms were all that held her together
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    >Thinking back on it, as the solar corona licked her hooves, that wasn't too far from the truth
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    >Celestia broke, and fell into him, letting her sadness and weakness wrack her body with sobs and tears
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    >Eventually though, her tears ran dry and she became too tired to sob
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    >As she slowly fell into Luna's realm she felt him cradle her and carry her to their bed
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    >But as he placed her down, and brushed aside her mane, she felt it
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    >A wrinkle
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    >Prominent and deep
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    >How long had they been together
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    >All she could remember after that was fire
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    >Fire, and screams
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    >The fire that shot from her very core and melted the stone foundations of her home
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    >The screams of her dear pupil, and sister to stop and regain herself
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    >The screams of the night guard who flew to strike her down, as her day guard, bless their souls, could not bring themselves too
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    >Finally, their were his screams
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    >The screams of her most trusted soldier
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    >The screams of her devoted husband
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    >The screams that nearly shook Canterlot off the mountain as he cleaved a vicious path through those who would see her harmed
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    >Even through the haze of her memory, when all was smoke and fire she could remember him
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    >How he looked at Daybreaker, saw through the madness and fire, and saw her
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    >He didn't know why or how, his face twisted in confusion
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    >But not in betrayal
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    >Even as she threatened to burn down their home he still saw his wife
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    >Sadly, she was all too aware of what he was willing to do to keep her safe
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    >For three nights and days he fended off any who approached the high court where Daybreaker sat, reveling in her mirth and triumph
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    >He stacked the bodies like sandbags
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    >Diverted the molten stone to create a moat
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    >Daybreaker's magic never touched his body or mind
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    >He simply refused to move
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    >His stalwart loyalty almost caused Celestia to chuckle, as she recalled him telling her how he'd "be by her side, even when Canterlot fell off the mountain"
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    >Eventually though, Equestria had to be put first, and her sister took up the task
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    >Her attempted assaults on Anon's mind proved fruitless, her attempts to dissuade him nearly cost her a wing
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    >But she conquered him by sword with ease
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    >Not that he did not give as good as he got
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    >A clear vision of her beloved younger sister breached Celestia's mind, one eye sealed shut by the blood running down from her head
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    >The limp in her gait, and gash in her side
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    >All these images stabbed Celestia's heart and mind, over and over
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    >Looking past her sister she saw Anon, motionless behind the door he'd defended for so long
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    >Propped up by the spear impaled through his shoulder
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    >In that moment Celestia felt all her rage and despair surge into her horn, and she focused the magic onto herself
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    >Rooting her, and Daybreaker in place
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    >Damning them both to their solar prison
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    >Her only wishes, were for Anon's name to be forgiven, and for her sister to stay safe
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    >As the memories cleared and her tears turned to steam Celestia was abruptly pulled back to her new reality by a shriek most vile
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    >Feeling her anger swell once more she turned on her demonic counterpart and focused whatever magic she had left squarely on her
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    >With a horrified scream that was cut off before it could leave Daybreaker's lips, the spectre dissipated
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    >She'd reform, in time
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    >But it would give Celestia a few centuries of silence
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    >Perhaps she'd dream
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    >Back in Canterlot, the deed had been done, and the declarations had been made
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    >Celestia had been banished and Luna would reign as sole-monarch for the foreseeable future
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    >In this moment, Luna desperately hoped she was weaker than her sister
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    >Hoping that the spell would bind Celestia for a century or two less than it had bound her
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    >There would be no accurate way to predict, until the first cracks in the arcane seal began to form
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    >Luna pondered this new era that was fast approaching
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    >She'd have to takeover Day Court
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    >Reestablish herself with the noble houses
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    >Integrate her night guard with the day guard
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    >Ensure her night guard did not antagonise the day guard for their refusal to fight Daybreaker
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    >That's untrue, no one fought Daybreaker, not even her, Anon was the singular obstacle
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    >She'd also have to make addendums to Anon's role in this
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    >Assuage the fear of the general public
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    >Then she'd have to rebuild the mostly melted Canterlot
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    >Either that or relocate the capital entirely
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    "Thou hast left us in a state of discord and unrest that hasn't been seen since before the unification dear brother"
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    >She received no answer
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    >She never received an answer
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    >Not anymore
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    >Only silence
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    >The same silence that had permeated her very being since she banished her sister 15 days ago
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    >She knew Twilight and Cadance were undoubtedly doing their best to keep the clamoring public and nobles away
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    >She spat at the thought of the trivial, mundane problems they'd bring to her "Vultures and vermin the lot"
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    >Even as her anger swiftly rose her despair rose all the swifter
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    >She had not just lost a sister today
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    >But a brother as well
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    >Both felled by her own hoof
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    >Celestia would return, shaken, but intact and most likely scorned by her subjects upon her return
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    >Luna wasn't sure if her sister's other half would fare as well
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    >After she had completed the sealing ritual, Luna had rushed back to Anonymous' side
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    >Her spear had not torn any organ tissue, or split any artery
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    >Her only intention was to restrain him
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    >A quick scan showed that he was alive, but dying quickly
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    >With everything in ruin, and the royal staff scattered, Luna turned to the only spell she could think of to aid her in this situation
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    >A harmonic petrification
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    >The same spell that sealed Discord
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    >Luna had no doubt in her mind that her grievous misuse of the elements had cut her off from them for good
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    >But at least they were merciful enough to give her a chance to save her family
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    >Before a mob could rise, she pulled Anon into the depth of the Canterlot mountain
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    >If Discord's release had shown anything, an extreme outburst of emotional turmoil could undo the binding
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    >An angry mob's passive mana output would surely sync with Anon's frozen emotional state and free him
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    >So he had to be sealed far away from prying eyes
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    >She only wished she could make him more comfortable
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    >His stone visage made for a sight most grim
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    >Face twisted in rage and determination
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    >Sword held high as if to bring it down with enough force to split the earth
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    >Shoulder impaled cleanly with a spear equal to him in size
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    >Blood stains clearly visible, even as stone
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    >Luna's only wish, was that she may be spared a few moments each day to visit him
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    >With a sorrowful sniffle, one most unbecoming of a monarch, the moon princess rose from the stone cold floor, hooves shaking, and head held low
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    >A new era was beginning, undoubtedly with Twilight and her niece to help her, yet she never felt more alone

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