(Originally titled Unexplained Hatred)

My name is Adrian Decimus. For years I was the scourge of society because of chaos magic beyond my control, something that had surrounded me since the day I suddenly arrived in Equestria. But things are changing. Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight have helped me to nullify the chaos magic, and—according to old artifacts—I am meant to fall in line with the Elements of Harmony and protect them as they carry out the crown's bidding.

But things are brewing on the horizon. Things neither the crown nor I saw coming. Things that the Elements are going to need me for, sooner rather than later. And I'm not sure that I'm ready.

The tyrant with direct access to my mind isn't sure I'm ready, either.

This story's prologue has been edited in the last eight years since it was written, though it is still very contrived in many ways. I am, however, very excited about the world I've created, and am looking forward to exploring it through Song One. If you'd like to skip over the prologue (which isn't a hundred percent necessary to understanding the story), please read the first half of the first chapter (Song Zero - Prelude), then skip to Song One - Prophesies and Fallacies. Thank you for taking the time to check out some of these weird horse words I started writing when I was 15—it means a lot.