For decades now Equestria has lived under the hoof of the Grey King, a pony that appeared one day and over threw the rightful royal family. There were a turbulent times when this first happened. But things have grown calm. Too calm.
In a time when the Elements of Harmony have long been forgot, terror strikes once more at the heart of pony kind. Now a band of ponies must brace themselves for the oncoming storm.
In an Equestria long wracked with the throes of disease will there ever be hope for harmony? A tale rift with death and despair, can our little ponies even hope to have a glimpse of something else?