Apocalypse - History6 - Destructive Decision

The young alicorn had slept clean through the night,only to awaken with a strange colt standing over him. The demon alicorn,known as Adriad,seemed used to him. Even chuckled a little when the juvenile jumped away in shock.


Coiled in the demon's tail was a crystal orb,which Adriad explained to be where King Cosmos had kept his cutie mark after he'd taken it away. Apocalypse grew fond of the orb and asked if he could have his cutie mark returned. The demon agreed,but for a rather hefty price.


In exchange for his cutie mark,Apocalypse was to allow Adriad to reside withing his body,giving the demon a proper physical form. Apocalypse was hesitant,worried about his own health,and what might happen if a demon united with an alicorn that couldn't control his own magic. The uniting would also split Apocalypse in two,in a sense. Adriad would be free to take control any time he pleased,especially if it was a most inconvenient time for Apocalypse.


And while he was in control,the young alicorn's spirit would be sent away to the underworld,and it was this fact specifically that Adriad did not share.


Should Apocalypse try to return,the end result would be two souls fighting over one body.


Still,even with the clear danger blaring in his eyes,Apocalypse,out of pure desperation to be rid of a blank flank,accepted the deal. The depressed alicorn received his cutie mark at last,but when the demon took over Apocalypse's body,Apocalypse himself was gone.


Thrust into the underworld,Apocalypse quickly lost his way.


Adriad,now having complete control over the lost alicorn's body,emerged as a six legged creature with gigantic wings,antlers and a unicorn horn. His new body was stained sinful black,and with new-found power,he brought the moon over the sun,scorching almost all of Equestria. King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia had tried to intervene,but Adriad's power was too great. Queen Galaxia was transported to the core of the sun she raised,and the unbearable heat of the flames seared her away into nothing.


King Cosmos,at the loss of his queen and wife,attempted with every bout of magic in his body to banish Adriad to the moon,and the spell ricocheted,bouncing off of Adriad like a toy against a wall,and Cosmos himself was lost to the core of the night,the cold stone of the moon freezing him into nothing more than a rock.


Equetria's king and queen were gone,and Adriad was free to roam.