Long ago, on a peaceful planet, was a beautiful and magical kingdom called Equestria. The main inhabitants of this kingdom were the ponies but other races lived in this kingdom too. Equestria was known for being a land of peace and harmony, but it is no surprise that a select few would rise up and disrupt that harmony. To combat these threats, six ponies were chosen to wield powerful artifacts known as the Elements of Harmony. Using the Elements, those six ponies stopped the threats each time they would arise.
But one day, a great evil descended upon the kingdom, something that was too powerful for even the Elements of Harmony to stop. This evil had a name: The Dark Dragons. For years the kingdom fought against the Dark Dragons but it seemed that there was no way to defeat them. The rulers became desperate, willing to try anything in hopes of stopping the war once and for all.
A single unicorn answered their call. This unicorn proposed a plan: one that did not end in the deaths of the Dark Dragons, but their imprisonment. They agreed that his plan was their best chance at winning. They began immediately, using powerful magic to enchant the very land they stood on. The unicorn's plan was to turn the ground into the dragons' prisons. They performed the same actions all around the planet. Once the first phase was complete, they tested his plan. They lured one of the dragons into landing on top of one the prisons and with one giant blast of magic from the unicorn's horn, the dragon sank beneath the earth.
And so it went on; one after another, every Dark Dragon was imprisoned until only one remained; the leader of the Dark Dragons: Kage Lung. The final battle was not an easy one; for four days and nights the battle raged. The final hour of the battle pitted the heroic unicorn against Kage Lung in a bloody final battle beneath the light of a full moon. As the last of the moons rays shined over the blood stained battlefield; the final blow was struck. The heroic unicorn used the last of his magic to cast the spell that would trap the evil dragon for all eternity, and as his horn shined with a light that lit up the horizon like a rising sun, the battle was over.
The dust settled, and as the sun's light began to bathe the battlefield; one lone figure stood in the middle of the carnage. The victor; the brave unicorn; he who had used every bit of strength to claim victory, stood in the field that now rested above Kage Lung's new prison. Alas, the brave soldier of Harmony did not stay to celebrate this victory; for he had lost much during the war and now only wished to live out his days in peace and solitude. So this soldier; this brave soul who sacrificed so much to ensure the safety of the land he called home, simply vanished; never to be seen again.
In honor of this soldier, and his great plan that led to the defeat of the dark dragons, the people of this land built great cities over the prisons of the dark dragons as beacons showing where this great hero had left his mark. These cities, or "Havens" as they were eventually called, became homes to the families of those who served under the great hero. Centuries passed, and the inhabitants of the Havens have long since forgotten what lies outside of the great walls surrounding each Haven. The land outside has also changed, becoming savage; a place where the strong survive, and everyday means another challenge. The Council of Celestia, who now carry on the duties of the princess they are named for, warn the Havens' citizens of the dangers lying outside the walls. Life has changed so much, that one might believe that the story of the hero has been forgotten, but this is not the case.
The story of this soldier lives on. His tale is told by mothers to their children, each with a different end to his great story. Some say that he died from the injuries he took in battle; others say he started traveling the world, searching for his destiny. So many endings have been told about this soldier, but one stands above all others. It states that the battle never truly ended; that the soldier knew the dark dragons would one day return; that he chose a great warrior to take his place as the Soldier of Harmony; and that the new Soldier would rise and stop the Dark Dragons once and for all.
Worlds Apart
Chris
"FUCK MY LIFE!!"
Hey there, my name's Christopher, but you can call me Chris. Ever had one of those moments when one second you're on top of the world and the next you seem to be falling to the bottom? Well, I'm having one of those right now, quite literally too. I was just pushed over the edge and out of the Haven I live in by my lieutenant, a pegasus named Travis. I should be pissed at him, but currently, I have only one thing I can say.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHH!!!"
I'm falling about a three hundred feet. Being a unicorn, should have mentioned that before but hey, I'm falling to my doom, but being a unicorn, I could teleport but for some inconvenient reason, I can't teleport when I panic. I was going to give up hope when I saw the ground below me, but, in a mixture of luck and bad luck, I landed in a tree that broke my fall(and possibly one of my limbs), but despite this, it still hurt like a bitch. So instead of getting up right away, I laid there, trying to find the strength to get up.
"When I get back up there, Travis is a dead man. Fuuuuck."
There was a gash down my right arm that had begun bleeding profusely. That might be a problem if I need to use my sword, but luckily, I'm ambidextrous. I removed my sword from its scabbard and sliced the cloth hood from my uniform. I gripped one end of it in my teeth and wrapped it around as much of the wound as I could cover. It's going to need medical treatment but it'll do for now. I leaned against the tree and began thinking of ways to get back into the Haven, which is basically a giant, walled in city meant to protect the citizens from the outside world. I looked around, noticing how beautiful it actually was. Funny, the Council always said that the outside was a wasteland.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!"
The roar brought me out of my thoughts. Okay, so not a wasteland, but still dangerous. I readied my sword for whatever made that cry. I heard something charging towards me from the forest, so I leaped back from the tree towards the wall just as a massive beast's claws splintered the tree's trunk. I actually felt a pang of sadness seeing the tree get destroyed. After all, it did save my life. Back to the creature.
"What the hell is that?"
That is all I can say. The creature looked like a crocodile if it had hair on its back, claws, and horns. It produced a roar like nothing I've ever heard. It was like a mixture of a frog's croak and a lion's roar. Big ugly attacked first by charging at me. Basic attack patterns, must not be very bright. As it moved forward, I leaped to the side letting it crash into the wall. Its head wasn't built for that because the thing's head was now bleeding. It's blood was a murky green color and smelled like something died.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!"
Now it was my turn. I charged the creature, aiming to pierce its skull. But just as I close enough to slash at it, the beast opened its jaws and clamped down on my sword. My sword literally broke in its teeth.
"Oh... shit," was all I could say when I lifted the broken blade up in front of me.
The creature reared up on its hind legs and raked its enormous claws across my chest as it came back down. Its claws went clean through my armor and I could feel them cut into my flesh. The creature didn't even give me time to react as it swung around and struck with its tail. I was thrown at least 30 feet before I slammed into a tree. Dazed by the attack and now noticeable blood loss, I cold barely understand what happened next. The creature began to charge at me again, but when it was about 15 feet from me, a figure jumped out in front of me. I think it was a girl who talked.
"Heyvan getdi!!" is what it sounded like. I wasn't sure considering I went unconscious a few seconds later.
I don't know what happened after I passed out. I wasn't even sure what happened before, it all happened so fast. I wasn't dead, but all I could see was darkness. I heard a few words here and there, but none that I've heard before. I was not prepared at all for what happened next.
End of Chapter 1...