//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: In the Beginning // Story: Rise of the 8 Kingdoms of Harmonia: A Prologue // by Moonknight Shimmer //------------------------------// Dear Children, It has been a long time since I wrote anything but this must be done to tell my story of Harmonia. I don't remember much as my time as Nightmare Moon, but I will tell you this, when I returned I felt so happy and free. But after my return, I notice something odd, my sister Celestia, she was different. She was comfortable ruling alone, and most of my duties were taken care of, except the Moon and control of the Dream Realm. Soon I came to realize that my sisters way of running things was not to my liking, she had others do her tasks, like Twilight Sparkle. After awhile I found I had a cult following, calling themselves the Children of the Night, they believed me a better ruler than my sister. They would do things that I would never want done in my name so I stepped in and lead them they way I wanted them to. Soon news reached my ears that my sister had intentionally took my royal statues because she didn't want my return to the throne for it seems that a thousand years ruling alone has made her heart cold to those who would take her power. I confronted her in the throne room. "Celestia, what is the meaning of this?" I asked as I slammed the doors open. She looked up with a straight face from her papers. "What are you talking about dear sister?" She asked in a monotone voice. "I here rumors that the reason I haven't come back to throne is because you wish to keep me from it, but you said that I should take time to rest before coming back. So tell me, are you intentionally keeping me from the throne?" As I stood there waiting for her answer. "Hm, dear Luna, you do know how long you were gone? Correct?" She asked as she stood from her throne. "Yes, a thousand years so I am told." "Well remember that I have ruled alone for that time and you think it is easy to do? No, its not, in fact it is hard to do but you know what dear sister of mine, I got used to it because I now have the Council of Equestria behind me." She walked forward to me, with a slightly sadden face. "What are you saying Celestia?" I asked stepping back a little. "Luna, as much as I love you, you are no longer wanted to be on the throne." I stood back in shock. "Look, I know you wish to rule but I also think you can't, not after the Nightmare Moon fiasco. The Council thinks you not worthy nor trustworthy to lead Equestria, they believe me worthy, and they represent all ponies of Equestria and I must heed them Luna, I cannot bring you to the throne because I have no authority as long as they are in power." "How? How can you take their side in this!" I began to well up with tears. "Because, they have never lead me astray." She paused. "I am sorry Luna, but this matter is closed, and I must do what our little ponies wish too, but don't fret. You will still by my little sister and you I will always respect you, even if your not in power beside me." She tried to reach out for me but I backed away. "You are a terrible liar." She looked shocked. "What?" She asked. "I know that you never wanted my return, for you love to rule alone, and you always thought yourself greater than me, haven't you?" She frowned. "Well, dear sister of mine, I can handle the truth, you don't need to lie to me. I know your heart has grown prideful in my absence. And I cannot believe this is what my sister has become." "How DARE you!" She yelled, her true colors now shone like her precious sun. After that she called the guards and had me escorted to my chambers, I realized that I had crossed Celestia's line, and now I was in unknown territory. Soon news reached to me that my section of guards had been converted to Celestia's guard, and that soon my death would be upon me as Celestia had order my execution. As unexpected as I could possibly think, the one who came to my aid was Twilight Sparkle, the unicorn had not taken kindly to the news of my upcoming death and through research and receiving a mysterious scroll which later was revealed as the work of my cult, to show that the populace was put under a spell that would keep them completely loyal to Celestia and it effected every generation of pony. But when Twilight received the scroll, there was a magic effect that dispelled the curse and now she saw the error of Celestia's will. She and her friends now not under the spell freed me, and together with the Children of the Night, we fled into the cold night. We went to Ponyville and came up with a plan, we were to free the citizens of the town from Celestia's magic as we named this curse the Sungleam Curse. But as we almost completed the spell, something went wrong, a great magic surge emanating from the far north hit us, and cause the spell to go haywire. The Spell shot up into the night sky, and a great explosion occurred, it blinded everypony, and that blinding light spread across the entire planet, it reshaped the whole the planet, Equestria and the surround continents had sifted, ponies and other creatures were displaced, for once in my entire life I felt a greater power than ever before, I was no longer one of the most powerful ponies on the planet, there were others, and soon, I would find myself along with the rest of all ponies and creatures having knowledge flood into my mind, Gods and Goddess now in existence, and magic was no longer friendship. I am sorry to leave on a cliffhanger my children but I must attend to my duties as your Queen so this is all for now. Your humble servant, Queen Luna of the New Lunar Kingdom