PROLOGUE
I'm Flying.
That is what my dreams feel like. flying through the boundless sky, feeling the wind caress my face, on towards the setting sun. In a life as dreary and dull as mine, one can only find comfort in the limitless imagination of their dreams. I believe dreams to be a path to freedom, a path that leads to escape from the cruelties of the world we had been so forcefully thrust into. A place that no matter what happens, it always turns out right. My mother always told me to 'Follow my Dreams', that they would lead me to peace, only now do i understand what she meant, dreams are a powerful thing, much like hope and love, but all things must come to an end.
You might say it's foolish for unicorn like me to dream of flying, that it's impossible and can never happen, but in the world of dreams, anything can happen. But for me, all my dreams end the same way, just as i'm about to reach the sun, feeling the warmth on my face, I fall. My mouth opens up to scream, but nothing comes out, and I fall back into the bleak darkness that is my life.
In the world we live in, ponies desperately cling to to the safe haven that is their dream, but just like me, their dreams always find a way of escaping them, forcibly dragging them back into this life's cold and cruel embrace. But perhaps I am getting ahead of myself, allow me to explain.
We live in Equestria, a land that was, at one time, filled with love and peace, where nopony had to go through their lives, living in constant fear of the Red Spear Regime, or at least, that's what the stories say, or would, if there were any left. But our Equestria is much different from the old world, the land used to be filled with happiness, but now is dull and full of fear. Ponies say it all happened 80 years ago, after the traitorous general Red Spear, challenged our beloved Princess Celestia, and defeated her, taking her life and the throne. You might ask yourself, how is he still alive, if it happened so long ago, rumor says that after defeating her, Red Spear was granted an extended life, but not her entire immortality.
Those who followed him, were placed into high position through the court, and spread his influence across the kingdom, assuring those that resisted, would be met with harsh consequences. Many ponies have attempted to flee the kingdom, hoping to escape their harsh life, but they were all met with the same fate as those six brave hero's that stood up to the king's reign of terror, many decades ago.
Rumors had spread through the kingdom, that Princess Luna escaped the attack on Canterlot, and Fled to the Crystal Empire, Where she attempted to stage a Counter Attack on the king, but without any prior war experience, they were discovered, and she was forced into hiding, while the Crystal Empire fell, along with it's beloved rulers, Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor. Any and all mention of the former rulers was met with the swiftest and most brutal form of punishment, whether it meant being hauled off to an imperial prison camp, the crystal mines under Canterlot, or simply being shot on the spot.
Indeed, it is safe to say that many things have changed for our kingdom, most of it bad, but if i'm going to tell you the story of how i got to where i am today, then you best want to make yourself comfortable, it's going to be a long journey.
Hello, my name is Frost Fall, pleased to meet you, this is my story.