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// Chapter 1 
// Story: Magic Has Two Sides 
// by Jazzy Mellows 
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Now, there is a prophecy that one day, twin foals would be born who were gifted with Magic, and together, they would rid the world of the greatest evil ever. They were born in the town of Alderein, and the kingdoms rejoiced. The first to arrive into the world had a mane and tail that shone like the rainbow in sunlight, and had a coat as white as the clouds. The second had dark fur, like the night, and a mane and tail that glimmered like starlight. Their names were Celestia and Luna, respectively.
Once found, they were immediately brought to Canterlot to be judged by the Alicorns, to see if they were indeed the Fabled Ones. They were seen, and judged by an Alicorn who had the gift of foresight. A short, green, old Alicorn, with a mark on his flank of an open eye. A well respected Equine in all kingdoms known as Timewatch. In Celestia, he saw much goodness, and a bright, happy future. But he was frightened by what he saw in Luna: darkness and spite filled her future.
“Much hate, in her I see,” the short, green Alicorn said with his raspy voice. “Corrupt the other, I fear she might.”
Those words decided it. Celestia and Luna were both raised and taught in the arts of Magic, but were done so by different instructors, and were never allowed contact with one another. Celestia was entrusted to the care of a young Alicorn with a blue coat, and a white mane with a mark on his flank that showed the scales of justice. He had just gotten his wings, too. His name was Benevolent Kindness, but was known throughout the kingdoms as simply “Ben”. Luna was taken under the wing of a much older Alicorn, with a dusty coat and a graying mane with a mark on his flank which was a single mask that was half smiling, half frowning. He was trusted by many, and was called Touchable Chances.
They trained and they grew, but as the years went by, the forces of Magic started to grow unstable. The kingdoms started to become uneasy, and the Earth ponies and Pegasi blamed the other for their uneasiness. They were on the brink of full-scale war, even with the Equines doing all they could to prevent it. After much bickering, they settled on disassociating themselves with one another, only acknowledging the other's existence whenever another Equine was born.