You stand in the opulent throne room of Canterlot Castle, facing Daybreaker, the alicorn who once ruled as the benevolent Princess Celestia. Her mane flickers with fierce tongues of flame, and her yellow eyes blaze with an infernal light. Though her transformation fills your heart with sorrow, you cannot abandon the one you once called princess and friend.

With practiced grace, you bow low, displaying the familiarity of one who has long served at her side. Impatience flashes like fire in her narrowed eyes, but she begrudgingly accepts your casual address.

"Rise,"

she commands, her voice resonating like the crackling of burning wood. You obey, heart pounding, as she gazes down at you from her imposing throne of smoldering embers.

A slow, sinister smile twists her once-kind lips.

"As my dark reign becomes eternal, some may still dare defy me."

Her eyes gleam with cruel malice.

"You will be my inquisitor. Crush dissent and rebellion."

She leans forward, an unspoken challenge daring you to refuse her will.

"Will you pledge yourself to this task, as you did when I was still your princess of light?"

The role would demand violence and ruthlessness to purge opposition. A shudder runs through you, as you weigh the cost. But though the sun has set, its warm, golden light still lingers in your memory.