A new sun rewrite sneak peek! · 6:43am Mar 19th, 2021
Just a small part of the chapter I am working on:
Dreams and Nightmares
Mag looked herself in the mirror, her reflection looked taller l and with a narrower face. Her skin was also darker, with higher cheekbones and softer eyes.
She had never look so pretty so of course she knew she must be dreaming.
"Hello Nightmare, you know if you had tried this look instead of the more evil one I would have been way more tempted. Also, apparently I was so tired we couldn't get any dangerous magic book for you to steal from that other world, too bad." Mag sarcasm wasn't very sharp but for some reason, she feel like being nicer. Most likely due to her new mother being well and for having a new much nicer mother to start with.
"Oh well, I still know all magic Luna does." The Nightmare said in a flipant tone. "Why aren't you scared anymore?"
Was the Nightmare... shrinking? Surely not; why would she do that?
"Because I also was a troubled girl who wanted love, just like you want in your own twisted way, for Luna to love you. Because that whole thing you said about hosts and that? You can't be so bad at this if you were old and experienced so my guess is that Luna created you somehow. So yes I am almost sure Luna is your mommy."
"And what if she was? I got a new host now, she is the most scary seven year old this world has ever seen!"
"You went after a kid not even in their first decade of life? Oh wow... let me guess... no one older took your deal?"
"I just saw a great deal of potential in her." The Nightmare said side-steeping the question.
Maybe it was not just that maybe the Nightmare always has a target for hosts. Maybe they always had to be female, lonely, ambitious and wanting more in life.
"You took a starved orphan girl and offered her all the food she could eat?" Mag somehow guessed at seeing the Nightmare much smaller form. She also had reverted into a pony... alicorn.
"Is not my fault that most people in this stupid World can't see me even in their dreams or nightmares! So it was that or someone older but mad. There I said it, happy now?"
"No, you still tricked a little girl that didn't know better. But then again, you were desperate, weren't you?"
The pink unicorn ate blueberries and offered Mag one, she ate the blueberry slowly.
"Why would I be desperate? You think the Dreamlands are limited to a single world?" Again Nightmare didn't answer a question. Was the Nightmare affected by the host she has, not just her affecting the host? That would explain...
Mag walked to the now much smaller sized Nightmare, picked her up and started to pet her, ignoring the Nightmare weak protests.
Her question of were Luna was in the Dream got her answer when she saw filly Celestia and Luna prancing around and playing.
Yet in the dream she was still an adult.
Maybe Mag wanted to be a mother? The Nightmare had to at least try to get her hosts what they wanted and what family would better accept a Nightmare possessed girl that hers?
Celestia would try her best to separate the two of them, Luna wouldn't be happy but would see it as a chance to help someone lonely and Mag-
No.
As tempting as the idea was, it was just too risky. The Nightmare still wanted Mag, Mag was an adult and was kind of fused with a goddess.
If Mag body keep changing; if the Nightmare convinced her that being a mere mortal was awful, Mag would be the perfect host. Celestia wouldn't kill them because they would share bodies with Luna. And with Equestria gone, there was no group of plucky heroines to defeat the Nightmare once more.
And a small lonely filly would be close with her mother again.
Mag said nothing just keep petting the poor sad monster. Aren't the best villains the ones you care about? The ones you can see yourself walking in their shoes if only circumstances had been different?
Good to know that you are still working on it.