Over a thousand years ago a the Dark King conqured the Crystal Empire. But what happened before that event? What connection does Sombra have with Celestia?
Princess Celestia descends to the vaults beneath the Royal Castle to confront the restless spirit of Sombra, in hope of helping him find the peace he could never achieve.
The story of how a single unicorn from Equestria overtook the entire Crystal Empire a thousand years ago, and how Luna and Celestia ultimately defeated him.
The demon must have his dues. Sombra must have his freedom. Yet that same love that first gave him the strength to carry on may be the price he must pay for his hubris. The power of the amulet may accept nothing less.
Before the sisters banished him, he was my best friend. He was someone I could always rely on, kind of like that warm feeling on Hearts Warming Eve. Like a big brother, he protected me. Now, he's nothing more than old friend.
The untold history of Princess Cadence, a stallion named Silver Scales, and how their story came to rest in a book next to the recipe for a Love Poison.
Some names are respected. Some are ignored. Some are loved. There is only one name in the whole world of Equestria that became the synonym for cruelty. This name is Sombra, and this is his story.
In a final effort to escape the prisons underneath the Crystal Kingdom, a race prepares their champion - a tiny child who may not survive to receive his new calling to save his people.
The ego of King Sombra knows no bounds. One morning, he looks over his domain, bristling with pride, with impossible confidence. But then, he sees something that makes his facade of power and control seem to shatter.
Long ago, in the frozen wastelands of what would become the Crystal Empire, a lone unicorn stallion becomes trapped in an icy tomb. He finds salvation, but not without a price. A King Sombra origin story.
Onyx is a young crystal pony with a twisted mind. Starswirl the Bearded whisked him away from his home with promises of being his apprentice. Sombra is a strange creature who never wanted to be remembered. However, we don't always get what we want...