My Little Pony: Frost Falls

"Sombra, Sombra, you must come back to save us..."

"You are our last hope. We are looking forward to and hoping that you can bring freedom back to the wasteland..."

"Save us, save us..."

"Please, save us..."

The rotten whispers of despair lingered in his ears with a broken heart, like the sound of a heavy bell. The dull sound almost immediately dragged him into those heavy memories.

Unable to resist, his mind sank into endless darkness again.

It's cold, damp, and there's no daylight. No one can speak or converse, and no one can see each other clearly.

It is a double prison of spirit and body.

That was the only memory he had of the place. Indescribable despair will always shroud that small world, and living there will sooner or later lead to mental disorders. If he could, he would never want to recall the years he spent there.

He said without hesitation that being able to escape was the luckiest thing he had ever done.

But... his fellow tribesmen are still there - perhaps they can no longer be called tribesmen. The wasteland shadow demons had no body to begin with, but since they were imprisoned there, they had lost the power to form a concrete image. It turned into diffuse smoke and filled the underground cave, making it impossible to tell who was who.

Who knows? Maybe you look down and see someone else's smoke head embedded in your abdomen. That feels so strange!

Darkness chased after him like maggots attached to his bones, wrapping around his body, then his mouth, nose, eyes...heavy breathing, and the feeling of drowning followed.

Suddenly, I could feel the brightness above even without opening my eyes. That was the only source of light, he suddenly realized. So he struggled hard, trying to move up before the darkness completely submerged him, and then someone held him tightly——

"Sombra."

who is it……

"Why do you keep looking at me?"

wow-

The blurry light and shadow were frozen for that second, and then shattered into pieces like a broken mirror.

Sembula woke up completely with a cold sweat on his forehead.

His chest rose and fell violently for a while, and the shadow in his mind lingered. He held his head in silence, and suddenly laughed softly: "I didn't expect you to still be conscious. Why, are you reluctant to let go?"

What can I do if I can't bear to part with you anymore? This body already belonged to him completely, and no one could change that.

Forcibly suppressing those unwilling and strong emotions into the depths of his memory, he leaned back on the chair, then turned his head to look at the cage placed underneath, and his smile gradually became playful: "Have you considered it, Her Majesty the Queen? There is not much time. Yes."

Queen Chrysalis secretly grinded her teeth and pressed her body hard against the bars of the cage, trying to be tough: "You said you wanted to cooperate, but you imprisoned me here for no reason. How can you show any sincerity in cooperation?!"

"Hahaha - be considerate of me, Her Majesty the Queen. I don't want to have to go all over the continent to catch you if we fail to negotiate successfully. You used to be like a frightened bird scurrying around the world."

"..." Queen Cocoon couldn't hold it back and rolled her eyes secretly.

Sembula casually played with the armrest of the throne and said to her: "It's very safe here. You can slowly consider whether to cooperate with me. Friendly reminder: Don't think about escaping, those ponies will not let you go easily." "

After leaving these words, Sembula stood up and walked out.

The place they were in was a dark and deep cave. Looking up, they could see the rocky walls with no top, and the shallow black lake with short stone pillars scattered in the distance. Even the air was damp and cold. Although he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't even casually admit it. The footholds I found were all of this type.

Sure enough, the influence of that place on him is still there.

It has been four years.

Sembula felt a little emotional, obviously not that concerned about the fact that he finally returned after a thousand years but was expelled by the Crystal Love.

What he cares about is that this time, he will succeed.

Walking out of the cave, the sun rarely shines on you. Sembula didn't linger, and his figure turned into a few wisps of black smoke and disappeared.

-

The imprisoned Tartarus.

On the tallest independent prison tower, the thin Tirek scratched the bars of the iron cage and scratched hard with his slender claws. After taking a look, not a single trace was left.

Expected.

After he escaped from prison once, the material of the new iron cage used to imprison him was extremely hard. It should be said that it was the product of Na Laoshizi's friendship magic.

Tirek didn't feel frustrated at all, it was mainly because he was used to it. He stretched out his claws and scratched a scratch on the bottom of the iron cage, which meant that another day had passed.

Before that, there were already many scratches on it - anyone who was locked up in such a dark place for three years would become so bored. I couldn't help but find something to record the time.

His mind was quietly empty, and his claws unconsciously scraped the floor, making an unbearable sound.

There was a sudden rumble in the prison, and all the imprisoned dangerous magical creatures looked up at a certain direction at the same time and narrowed their eyes dangerously.

A wisp of black smoke appeared out of thin air, and then expanded into a certain shape, accompanied by a slight cracking sound in the air - that was the sound of the magic barrier being broken.

"Breaking through Tartarus's defense is harder than I thought." Sembula stood up, patted the robe on his body, and fine dust rustled down.

At this moment, he was standing in the center of Tartarus and on the widest platform. Large and dangerous magical creatures are imprisoned in countless iron cages on both sides. Some of them have brought disaster to Equestria in recent years, and some were imprisoned here a long time ago.

Behind them, three long and thin steps connect three different prison towers, used to hold prisoners who have committed serious crimes.

Tirek, that magic thief should be locked up in the highest one.

The sound of horse hooves gradually sounded, breaking the supposed tranquility of this space. Tirek turned around suddenly and saw a guy in black robes standing outside the cage.

"Who?"

The visitor opened his hood, revealing his face underneath. Tirek thought for a moment and then remembered who he was: "King Sembula? What are you doing here?"

"I am just a guest who comes to seek cooperation from you." Sembula said, "I saw some possibility in you, so I came to you specially."

"Looking for cooperation with me?" Tirek snorted coldly, "If you had inquired, you would have known that I no longer have dark magic power, so I am locked up here!"

"Don't you want to take revenge on Princess Friendship and the others?" Sembula whispered, his words full of temptation, "I can help you leave here, as long as you are willing. Now, this opportunity is right in front of you, go get it back Aren’t you moved by what belongs to you—the magic of the entire Equestria?”

Tirek admitted that the moment he mentioned this, he was a little tempted. His eyes blurred for a moment and then quickly sobered up. He asked doubtfully: "What is your purpose?"

Sembula smiled, but his eyes were full of coldness: "Me? I want to get the Crystal Empire - that's my hometown, isn't it? I also hope that I can completely destroy Princess Friendship and her friends. The bottom is destroyed..."