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// Prologue  
// Story: A Broken Balance 
// by Spell Bound 
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The rain pelted down on the ruins. It always was raining where they went. Spell Bound knew they couldn’t rest here long. They had to keep on moving. Three years had passed since they started running. Equestria has succumbed to the chaos of war. Luna had split from the Solar Empire forming her New Lunar Republic, but by doing so she upset the balance enough to release discord. So now, The Solar Empire, The New Lunar Republic and the Draconequus Legions all fought for power. Two sub factions also existed, The Peace corp. and sweet apple munitions. And all of them where hunting these lost souls.


Spell Bound looked out to the sky, brooding. The woman who had adopted him, Celestia, was no longer the person he remembered, but still she sought him, wanting him to join her. It was tempting. Twilight was also with her. Twilight. He sighed; she was his constant friend during the peaceful times. He turned his mind to Auntie Luna. She also wanted him to help her, and had Rainbow Dash on her side. No one was sure how she got the element of loyalty on her side, but it was a smart moved. The NLR had air superiority over both fighting sides of the war. Then there was the Draconequus Legions. Discord had Pinkie pie which surprised many, and no one really knew why Discord would want this group, but what no one knew, was that these where his children.


Yes, Discord had children. Spell Bound cast an eye over his family. There was Screwball, his sister. It surprised him that she decided to run with them rather than going to their father. Then there was his brother, Dawn star, curled up with Screwball using his wings to cover them. A sight which made the sombre man smile. Then where was Derpy. He wasn’t sure if she was actually a child of Discord, but he had adopted her into the family as a sister. Then there was himself, a most unusual specimen. Not only did her have the magic of a seer, which he was a master at, he also inherited some of Discord chaos magic. The times had fed this power to a shocking degree and Spell Bound feared to use it. And his eyes, those were the most unusual aspect of him. His eyes where a turquoise shade, and had no pupils. He saw better than most despite this fact. Then there was his daughter, Apple Blossom.
And she was the reason Sweet Apple Munitions wanted them. His dear applejack wanted them where they would be safe, a neutral party who served all sides of the wars. The same was for the Peace Corp. To help the wounded and make amends for the pain we caused when running. But they could not. It would cause more harm than good to get them involved in their problems.


Spell Bound thought about the elements of harmony.  Magic was with her teacher Celestia, Loyalty had joined the NLR, Laughter the Draconequus Legions, Honesty started a weapons manufacturing company, and Kindness had created the Peace Corp. This left Generosity. When the war came she disappeared. There was rumours of a human leading the pitiful creatures that where the diamond dogs, but there was no confirmation of this.


Looking up to the sky she saw Cloudsdale in the distance. It was time to go. The children of Discord never got any chance to rest for long. The NLR had taken over Cloudsdale in the early years of the war. It was rumored it was the NLR Air force's base of operations. If this was true it meant Rainbow dash was coming after him. And that could only mean bad news. They had just outrun The 5th Solar Legion.

As Spell woke up his family he couldn’t help but think about the elements he once called friends. And thought to himself “Everyone has something to fight for, an ideal they believe in, except me. I’ve killed many to protect my family, but we have no real reason to be anymore. What do I want Equestria to be like?”