//------------------------------// // Chapter 14.5 // Story: MLP A New Generation 3: The Rise of Armored Hoof // by TwiShine45 //------------------------------// For the rest of the evening, Armored Hoof powered through their entire first album. The titles and lyrics are as follows: #1: Sorores Finiunt (Instrumental) #2: A Celestial Anthem Celestia! Is now here Bow to her Sun drenched ones This congregation of the pony crowd Prostrates themselves while cheering loud Suscitator solis Princeps equinorum Equa hic intus regium est Princess! Coat of white Full of might Raising sun She’s the regal one, sustainer of their world She will rise with wings unfurled (Bridge) Caelestibus Of the sun Now with thee They shall be (Solo) Suscitator solis Princeps equinorum Equa hic intus regium est Suscitator solis Princeps equinorum Equa hic intus regium est Suscitator solis Princeps equinorum Equa hic intus regium est Suscitator solis Princeps equinorum Equa hic intus regium est #3: Equestrian Tradition Today, they’ve gathered With the greatest one To see the sun And dance away their woe In this Equestrian tradition Hail the mare who raises the sun And brings them daylight- Changelings and the centaurs Bow to her great name Victorious in kindness Ponies extend her fame This royal mare of light Hath incurred lots of power Down at her cloven hooves All of death shall cower In this Equestrian tradition Hail the mare who raises the sun And brings them all daylight In this Equestrian tradition Erasing the darkness Welcoming dawn’s bright robe incarnate “On this occasion of the summer sun, ponies gather to witness her reign. Her aura shines the brightest, signaling that her orb…shall…last…forever!” (Bridge/Solo) Today, they’ve gathered with The greatest mare They revel in…her care! In this Equestrian tradition Hail the mare who raises the sun And brings them all daylight In this Equestrian tradition Erasing the darkness Welcoming dawn’s bright robe incarnate #4: Celestia Drawing off the sunshine Within Equestrian day The mare of white goes forth To strike at evil’s gate Her pink eyes flashing ‘round Freezing foes in their tracks She spreads her feathered tools As she heads on the attack Celestia Holding rankings from above Raising the sun, Celestia… Celestia… Taking evil to its task She shall remain Celestia A lover of ponies A dispenser of ideals A broken sibling A royal mare Heed her high command! (Bridge) Beloved princess Tinged in a fiery blaze Her victories are humbleness Her past leaves a daze Celestia Holding rankings from above Raising the sun, Celestia… Celestia… Taking evil to its task She shall remain Celestia Celestia Holding rankings from above Raising the sun, Celestia… Celestia… Taking evil to its task She shall remain Celestia #5: Lower The Moon A sibling rivalry’s compelling When a sister begins rebelling Against the mare with the brightest word Over Equestria, she fairly lords This pressure Of siblings Crushes the spirit Of royalty ‘Tis a sibling fight Amidst all the fright and plight And her sister shall leave If she won’t lower the moon ‘Tis a sibling fight Amidst all the fright and plight And her sister shall leave If she won’t lower the moon (Bridge #1) “The nightmares come from the one above who is locked away within the moon.” (Bridge #2) The skies part their way as the white mare weeps For a sister departed, she’ll never sleep This pressure Of siblings Crushes the spirit Of royalty ‘Tis a sibling fight Amidst all the fright and plight And her sister shall leave If she won’t lower the moon ‘Tis a sibling fight Amidst all the fright and plight And her sister shall leave If she won’t lower the moon #6: Tribute Ascending a throne of gold Celestia, the mare of old The holder of the golden orb above The treasure all ponies love She rules the land Hail her, oh equines Of Equestria! For ponies and their salvation Fought the darkness of Nightmare Moon She sits at the head of the nation Summons bequeathed via croon Beloved mare Celestia Her bloodline Shall never cease to be This is a tribute To the princess of the day This is a tribute Forever, darkness she’ll slay This is a tribute To the princess of the day This is a tribute Forever, darkness she’ll slay (Solos) The royal mare Entrenched in friendship Knowledge is hers! This is a tribute To the princess of the day This is a tribute Forever, darkness she’ll slay This is a tribute To the princess of the day This is a tribute Forever, darkness she’ll slay This is a tribute To the princess of the day This is a tribute Forever, darkness she’ll slay… #7: Nightmare’s End Oh, up there hangs the moon It holds a dark secret Within its shrouded light A sister sits and broods One, one, one Hail the sibling supreme And nightmare’s end The end… The end… The end… Oh, right now ring the sounds Pealing o’er the land Proclaiming she’s won The mare’s time has begun One, one, one Declare the mare of day Of day… (Bridge) Spell the title rare Basking in her light Ponies freed from snares Will shout with all their might C-E-L-ESTIA Hail her name… And nightmare’s end! The end! The end! The end! #8: New Order Winner of fight This mare of light Becomes the mistress of two times Her horn is shining A magic aura Bring forth the sun And life to fauna New order Nightmare’s downfall Enslavement of evil Princess Of the day Princess Sisterhood slayed (Bridge) Celestia Full of love Giving life To the day This mare in white Forging in might Her royal blood lasts forever Squabbling sisters Now rent in twain The punishment Brings moth mares pain New order Nightmare’s downfall Enslavement of evil New order Nightmare’s downfall Enslavement of evil #9: Millennia (Instrumental)