NMM and Anon - The Night is Beautiful

Nightmare Mom

>"Anon, that's disgusting, stop it"
>Her wing curls around, you stopping you from going further.
>You always felt safe when she does that.
>"Son, I've taught you better than that. Now come along."
>You feel her wing stiffen against your back, urging you along.
>You sigh, leaving the dagger embedded in the corpse you had been desecrating.
>You're both silent as you walk through the battlefield, avoiding the corpses where you could.
>Gold armored ponies, purple armoured ponies, demons from the Abyss.
>All were equal now below you and your mother.
>As you walk you looked over your mother's withers to see the regrouping Solar Legions.
>Pegasusi flying high above, unicorns readying their crackling destructive magics, earth ponies forming unbreakable walls.
>Mother's wing raises up, blocking your view.
"Mother, why must you fight?"
>"To take back my birthright. Your birthright."
>You nod to yourself. It only makes sense.
>After all, your mother was beautiful enough that she deserved to be a queen.
>But surely they must recognize that as well.
"Why do they fight you?"
>"Because they are cowards that want to steal what is mine."
>Her voice dripped venom, but you knew it wasn't aimed at you.
>It was never aimed at you.
>After a few more minutes walking you both reach a hill.
>The Legions were marching again.
>You could hear their hooves striking a steady beat on the ground.
>You could feel the gale from the endless peagusi in the sky.
>You could taste the magic in the air.
>"I want you to remain right here while I... deal with them."
"But I want to fight with you!"
>You exclaim, escaping her winged embrace to stand defiantly before her.
>"No my child, there are too many, and you are too young still. In a few years, perhaps."
>What warmth she has vanishes as she looms over you.
>"For now, you will remain here."
>The words ring with command. Your mother was very commanding.
>But still, you almost protest until you look in her eyes again. Steel. Cold. Unwavering.
>With a sigh you concede with a nod.
>"Good"
>She turns and begins trotting away.
>"These fools will learn to try and take my previous from me."
>You watch your mother stride alone towards the Solar Legions.
>You knew her allies had already broken and fled.
>Her most loyal soldiers had been cut down.
>But you simply sat and trusted in her.
>Your mother was beautiful.
>But you knew.
>Where you saw kindness, others saw cruelty.
>Where you saw love, others saw hate.
>Where you saw beauty, others saw death.
>So you sat and waited to watch your mother dance.