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Disease of Insanity

“Yes…” King Sombra snarled, his lips curling upwards into a sinister grin. While his “loyal” subjects were slaving away in the Crystal Empire, King Sombra himself was slaving away on his own project; his own loyal guard; Dark Maverik. Except he was not any regular guard. He would be like his bitter rival; loyal, strong, able to serve and never complain.

Except that was not enough for King Sombra. He demanded total devotion to his cause. And he would have it.

The Shadow King had watched as the transformation had taken place over his guard; he watched as his coat became more and more decayed. His eyes now turning into unnatural colors. His nose and eyes running.

The Disease of Insanity.

King Sombra silently said a word of thanks to his partner-in-crime Bloodline. Maverick’s own sister. She was able to steal his DNA and give it successfully to him. He continued to admire his latest creation as originally the healthy bodyguard was now struggling to keep from losing his mind to insanity. The disease was now running through his body, rendering him a beast. He locked eyes with King Sombra, breathing heavily as he then let out a very loud screech, even causing King Sombra to shiver just a little bit.

“Dark Maverik…” The king said with a sinister grin. “You will do my bidding, understand?”

“HHHRRRAAAGGGHHH!!!!” Dark Maverik screamed, looking down at his coat to see that it was beginning to decay. 

“For too long, your rival Maverick and his wife Ocean Soul have meddled in my affairs! Apparently trusting you was not enough, so now I had to take more serious measures!” King Sombra said, looking into the eyes of the beast. Immediately the diseased equine gnashed its teeth, trying to bite his master before Sombra’s horn glowed an unnatural color, causing the beast to freeze into place.

“Not me, you fool! Your rival!” King Sombra said sternly. “You are to do what I say, when I say! Do you understand?!”

The beast then had the same look of pain on its face before it began to laugh. Not a nervous laugh, however. A full cackle. A laugh of pure insanity. King Sombra continued, the spell still embracing Dark Maverik.

“You are to go out into the land. You are to do any means to give Maverick a bad name. It does not matter how you do it, but…” King Sombra smiled. “Considering how ‘active’ Maverick is, I’m sure that you can make something happen.”

The beast then locked eyes with King Sombra, still breathing heavily before speaking to him;

“Oemotståndlig.”

A language outlawed in Equestria. Rumor had it that even speaking the forbidden language would carry horrific consequences to those who spoke it. King Sombra could only smile.

“Irresistible indeed.” He laughed. “Now then, my faithful servant… go out into the land. Do my bidding, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll heal you of this affliction.”

The beast let out a loud snarl, breaking free of King Sombra’s spell, and running towards a window. Without any fear or any struggle, the beast jumped through, shattering the window as it landed on its feet, running towards anywhere it could go to. All King Sombra could do was to laugh and watch his creation had run amuck, causing chaos in his name… © Andrew Faehling (https://www.deviantart.com/strike-of-the-ninja)