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// Post-Horror 
// Story: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 
// by daOtterGuy 
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Before the founding of Equestria, and long before the sisters would come into being, horrific monsters roamed the land. They were known as the Corrupt Pillars, abominations that gripped the world in terror.

A pair of clay-like monsters of sharp teeth that stole the faces of others and ravaged the Pegasi on behalf of their terrible master.

A healer who embraced the whispers of eternal sleep and spread their message across the land to all those who dared listen, willing or not.

A leader of the undead, wielding the staff of Hades and with the wings of Death, who sought out a permanent home for her people at the expense of everyone she came across.

A tragic actress come playwright who told stories of horror throughout the land, her actors merely puppets strung up on strings.

A colossal titan that brought destruction wherever he went, advised by the Goddess who promised him victory at every turn.

A powerful lich, who became corrupted by the plague itself and assists the Corrupt Pillars from the shadows, sowing the seeds of terror amongst the people.

Gods watched in rapt attention as they mourned the loss of life, but were unable to intervene. Apollo had created an unending circus of amusement for himself, and he planned to continue this farce so long as he still found entertainment from the misery of the lesser mortals.

Away from the main stage, just before the full brunt of the Corrupt Pillars was unleashed upon the world, was a frail unicorn. Bruised, battered, and betrayed. He was on his last gasp of life and knew that death would soon take him.

But, he had a spark. A spark that may one day grow into a Star. A singular entity recognized it, and, taking a chance, decided to take him under her wing, to be the final hope against Apollo’s madness.

A Star to overcome the Sun.

And what better guide to cultivate a Star than the Moon herself?