//------------------------------// // Genesis // Story: The Dark Ages: The True Tale of Equestrian History // by Dragonas77 //------------------------------// Book 1 Genesis War, war never changes. Throughout time, all creatures big and small have fallen prey to conflict. It is, unfortunately, everypony's nature. While not well known, it is a vital part of our history. Lost for so many generations, so few now know its true tale, save Princess's Celestia and Luna. The current generation only knows the lies and myth passed down. But, it's time. Time all of Equestria know..... The Dark Ages The True Tale of Equestrian History Chapter 1: Creation Since the sun first rose over our fair lands, and the first hooves were set upon the ground, conflict has existed. It is the saddest fact, but a true one. Even our own creation has its roots in strife. The Steed, May He Reign Forever, created the world. After, he created the sun and the moon and the stars. The Steed then created the first life with two strands from His mane. One formed Princess Celestia, the other, but a few moments later, Princess Luna. He instructed them, and taught them personally. He gave them their powers over the day and the night, and then left them to shape the world as they deemed fit. Celestia and Luna lived hapily for a time, but pony nature, even so long ago, took over. Luna became angered when Celestia ended her beautiful night. And, in turn, Celestia became enraged by Luna forcing the sun to pass over the horizon. The two sisters fought, until they came to an agreement. Both agreed to create one being, and those beings would then decide in a test of magical ability who was to be the rightful controler of the Heavens. In retrospect, we can now see how far from the Steed they had strayed, for He had wanted them to coexist and create the world. Insted, they created strife and anger where none should have existed. It is a sad, little known about chapter in Equestrian history. All that is known is that each princess formed a being, presumably a pony, from the elements and magic entrusted to them by the Steed. After that, nothing is known of what happened, except that the two became even more angered with each other. Luna then departed, and began her plan..... * * * * * How sad, that the creation of the perfect Alicorns had turned into a war almost instantly..... * * * * * Luna created a sanctuary for herself, and her creations, in western Equestria, in the mountain range. She wanted only to see her precious moon, and never see her sister's sun. She hid away in the mountains, and had her creations burrow out a cave in the side of the mountains. Here, she formed the Order of the Night, her own army. The army consisted of ponies, but not like you or I, they were the earliest ponies ever known of, and were "rough". They couldn't speak yet, couldn't preform magic, and were dull earthy colors. Lunas army tended to be of dark earth and or the mountain's blackest stones. That, and her magic, formed her army. Celestia created her own sanctuary, along eastern Equestria's shores, so as to raise the sun she controlled. She created her own army, again, out of the elements, to combat Luna's forces. Her army was formed from the white sand of her lands, and of the white stone pebbles along its beaches. After a year of silence between the two, the attack came. Luna, with her followers, attacked her sister's stronghold in the dead of the night. She had specially crafted this night, holding her power in check for the past few weeks beforehand so as to make it as dark as possible.From all sides, the ponies from the Order of the Night rushed the compound..... * * * * * Mayhem broke out. It wasn't organized in any way. After the first few seconds of slaughter passed, a real battle erupted. Ponies from each side battled tooth and hoof against one another. The fighting stretched on, minutes turned to an hour, and hours into days. The darkness still engulfed the compound, and still Celestia's soldiers were able to hold the compound from within.It had turned into her worst nightmare, a siege. She wasn't prepared for this, and had no choice but to charge, or retreat. She, and what little remained of her Order, charged the compound. So many fell, but Luna had made it, she had accomplished her goal, and gotten into the inner sanctum of the palace after so many hours of constant battle. "Little Sister, why do you do this?" Celestia asked of her. She stood tall in the inner sanctum, fresh and strong. "You know why, Big Sister, I should control it! It is mine! The Power the Steed gave us should have been for me, and me alone!" Luna shouted, almost incoherent. She was exausted from the battle, and from the taxing spell of creating and reforming all her soldiers constantly. But, the exaustion wan not what had caused her ravings now, she knew. She was truly hurt, and somthing was wrong. "Sister, please, what ails you?! Let me help you!" Celestia cried out, tears streaming down her face. It was her way of showing sympathy to her sister, even in this dire circumstance. "'What ails me?' Do you really not know? How naive, it's your power I seek, for I am the stronger, and should be the one to make and rule the world!" Luna mocked her sister. She then jumped forward, aiming to stab her sister with her horn..... "What!? What magic is that!?" Luna screamed upon being stopped. Celestia knew not, but it was of her doing it. "It is I........ The Steed........ He who you should have followed from the start. Why do you seek to gain power through the downfall of others, dear Luna" The Steed echoed in both princesses heads. "I...I...I want it. I needed it. It should be mine!" She said out loud. "Nay, this is not my bidding, dear Luna. Forgive me for what must be done....." Uttered the Steed, his voice growing faint. "What? What are you going to do?" She demanded. But no response came, verbally at least. A blinding white flash erupted from Celestia's horn, and she began floating in the air. She wasn't doing this, Luna realized, it was The Steed, acting through her own Sister! The Steed took control, it wasn't Celestia's doing. The Steed formed 5 orbs around Celestia, forming the Elements of Hermony in an attempt to rebalance the world. A crown, the Spark, was formed on top of Celestia's head. She floated up, and with one blinding flash, Luna was gone..... * * * * * As we all know now, Luna was banished to the Moon over the course of the millennia. She lived off only her magic, which the Steed allowed her to keep. He didn't seek to kill her, just to reform her of her ways. * * * * * Celestia, fell a few feet after she was released from the Steed's grasp. "No!" she shouted, hating what she had done. Hating what He had forced her to do. Tears ran down her face, as she lay in her ruined castle's remains. Her ponies surrounded her, the three that had survived the siege, mutely trying to help her, nuzzling her. As she fell, her first true magic happened. A miracle. As her tears fell, the ponies around her nuzzled up against her, and the tears fell upon them. As they did, a "change" occured. They begain speaking! "Why do you cry, Princess?" asked one of the ponies. Suprised, and scared, Celestia jumped up, expecting some new trick from Luna, but it was no trick. Her ponies wer actually talking. They were helping her. All that night she talked with the three remaining ponies. All of Luna's remaining guards had vanished and turned back into their elements when Luna had been sent away. Those three became Celestia's companions, and for the next few weeks, she lived with them, in perfect harmony. Balance was finally bestowed upon the world, even though it had taken a great tragedy to reach such balance..... * * * * *