Elias "Rubrum Aquilae" Bright, the former leader of the Legio I Americana, on the run from his past, finds himself thrown into the conflicts of Equestria.
The brightest light casts the deepest shadow. Beneath Equestria's peaceful exterior, dark figures conspire against her. Now, first blood will be drawn in a secret war decades in the making. The downfall of Equestria has begun.
Tirek has escaped again, and now he's got an army of his own! Equestria reaches out to others for help and Twilight seeks to find the true meaning of harmony!