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Part 10 of a series. Click here for the synopsis.


My sister,

It feels most peculiar to be writing a letter to you when you are only a few minutes walk away, but after seeing all the letters you wrote to me in my absence I wish to return the favour.

But what to say? Should I tell you again how sorry I am for everything I have done, and everything I have put you through? Can I beg for your forgiveness even when you insist I already have it?

You may have forgiven me, my sister, but I do not think I will ever be able to forgive myself. I allowed myself to be overtaken by jealousy, and nearly tore apart the nation we have put so much work into building out of spite. I do not deserve that which you have so generously given.

I am truly blessed to have a sister as caring as you, and throughout everything I have never forgotten that.

During that dark time, as I lost control and became a monster, what hurt me most of all was seeing you turning against me. A part of me genuinely believed that what I was doing was right, and I longed to see you by my side instead of fighting against me. I could never have realised you were feeling exactly the same the entire time.

Then you banished me. For a thousand years I was trapped in the moon, cut off from the world, from its ponies, even from the flow of time. All there was was the nightmare raging in my mind, screaming for release. The voices were so loud, so persistent, I am sure I would have lost myself completely if not for one thing.

Every day I felt your magic reaching out, guiding me through the sky. I could feel the love still alive in your heart, and this gave me the strength I needed to be able to hold onto the last shreds of my sanity. Without your continual presence, I may have lost hope and become truly irredeemable.

Now that I am whole again I understand why you did what you did. I would offer to forgive you in return, but in truth I think this would be to misrepresent your actions. You have done nothing wrong, and I should instead be thanking you. Even as I tried to destroy everything you never let go of the hope that some good may remain within me, and instead of killing me, as many others would have done in your place, you chose to do everything you could to protect me until I could be redeemed.

I owe you a great debt. If I can do anything to repay you for what you have done, I will.

I hope we are never parted again.

Your eternal sister,
Luna


Part 1: >>811161
Part 2: >>811164
Part 3: >>811169
Part 4: >>811173
Part 5: >>811184
Part 6: >>811191
Part 7: >>811194
Part 8: >>811197
Part 9: >>811200
Part 10: You Are Here

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