This story is a sequel to Windfall

A brilliant mind discovers a problem in search of a solution, which leads to inspiration, which leads to invention, which leads to a technological/magical advance that will in time forever change Equestria.

Sequel to Windfall, set three years after the events in that story.

What else can you do when your life has already been decided for you? Set one thousand years into the future, this is the story of a Pony who has been chosen by none other than Princess Luna herself to avenge the now-defeated Equestria. But what may come if he does not wish to shed blood or put his life on the line for a dead country? These questions have never been asked. Thus begins the battle against destiny, during which the past history of the war and its aftermath become clear. And maybe - just maybe - life may return to the dying embers of a nation, extinguished by War, in the process. And so the legend of vengeance is brought to life after a country's death.

We have all lost something or someone special in our lives. Some move on faster than others, and some never move on, as their life comes to a stand still. Could you smile at such loss, and continue smiling through your life, knowing that the special someone was gone forever?

First attempt at sad fic.

Inspired by cover pic.

Also inspired by the song 'The Crow and The Butterfly' by Shinedown.