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// The Victor [Slice of Life] 
// Story: Short Stories Collection, vol. I 
// by fallen starr 
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They say history is written by the victor. Really, that makes a lot of sense. The person who conquers will quell any whisper saying the winner wasn't truly a pure, magnificent hero. It is the way history works. No one knows the losers side. No one cares about the loser's side. But maybe they should.

After all, in Equestira, Celesita is seen as the benelovalnt ruler of their kingdom. She doesn't even have the title of Queen, even though that is what her position truly is. She wants to seem approachable, my father once said. She wants her subject to not fear her, but to feel as if she could be one of them.

Of course, for them not to fear her, they couldn't know the truth. The legends of the ancient battles are told to every calf before bed. They are taught in schools. There isn't a single citizen who doesn't know of the power and might of Equestira, and it's fearless leader.

Unless you are Equestiran. There aren't many of my kind in Equestira. Minotaur's are scary to the smaller species. I've made a few friends during my stay here, and they haven't been able to get enough of the legends my people have of Equestira's ruler. They know bits and pieces here and there, of course, but not the full extent of what we've been taught.

None know of how Celestia, and her sister, became the rulers of Equestria.

Long ago, the three tribes united and fought of the Windagos, then formed Equestria. Eventually Celesita and Luna were put in place as rulers.

Only, that isn't strictly true. 

Celestia's mother was Queen. She ruled with iron. Hoof and wing. And her husband ruled with a powerful magic. Times were better, sure, but not grand. The pony race had diminished greatly due to fighting among the races. Celestia wanted it to stop. Ever the scholar, even in those days, she approached her parents with evidence Equestria needing to change. She wouldn't hear no for an answer. Eventually, she was thrown from the castle and told to never return.

Equestria was quite the small nation back then. Celesita rallied as many allies as she could, barely scraping five hundred, and laid siege to the castle. No one expected an attack on a nation so small, especially from within. The Royal Army was nearly the same size as Celesita's contingent. She captured her younger sister, and over threw her parents. 

The Minotaur are a violent race, yet even we aren't told of what happened during that battle. Afterward, Celesita worked with what was left of the nation. Several different ruling philosophies were tried, but none ever worked.

And so, Celestia, with a very young sister by her side, was crowned High Princess, ruler of all Equestria. Luna, of course, got the lesser title. 

Sometime afterward, Nightmare Moon struck and most of history is recorded truly. However,one must always remember, history is written by the victor.