The Equine Scrolls: SkyFiM

by FireOfTheNorth

Introduction

A long, long time ago, north of the magical land of Equestria
Before the rule of Celestia and Luna,
Before the rule of Discord,
Before Equestria was even discovered,
The Alicorn Empire ruled.

For centuries the Alicorn Emperors ruled all of pony, zebra, and griffin lands,
In the not-yet frigid North,
With the aid of the mystical Equine Scrolls.
A gift from the Nine Equines, the most powerful beings in the world,
The Equine Scrolls could predict the future,
But came with a terrible consequence.
Extended use of the Equine Scrolls would leave their readers blind,
Unless they had the power of an Alicorn.

With them, the Alicorn Emperors gained the allegiance of all three pony races.
The unicorns, the pegasi, and the earth ponies were gleefully united.
With the mystical powers of the Equine Scrolls,
All of the known world kneeled before the Alicorn Empire.
Until, that is, the death of the last Alicorn Empress, Empress Mystica.
She sacrificed herself to save the Empire and closed the gates of The Beyond,
But left no heir behind.

The unicorn nobles chose a new emperor from among themselves.
But the pegasi refused to serve the emperor the unicorns chose,
And split off, becoming the Pegasari Dominion.
There the pegasi skulked in their cloud temples,
And maintained a shaky alliance with the now-Unicorn Empire,
Trading control of the weather for both the earth ponies’ food,
And the unicorns’ magical control of the sun and moon.

But the peace couldn’t last,
And the Great War broke out upon the world,
Killing many, and accomplishing nothing.
Emperor Brass Tax was forced to yield to the Pegasari Dominion,
In order to prevent the further destruction of an Empire falling apart at the seams.

A shaky peace was once again made,
One where the pegasi claimed victory.
Talhooves, the Ninth Equine and only earth pony among them,
Was removed from the Imperial pantheon.
The pegasi sent their agents, the Blackwings, to enforce it,
Further infuriating the earth ponies of the Horizon territory.

Sick of being looked down upon by both their winged and horned brethren,
The earth ponies of Horizon rose up against the Empire,
Under the charismatic Jarl Stormcloud.
As Horizon is engulfed in civil war,
The unicorns seek to maintain control of the territory,
And the pegasi watch from the shadows.

But an even greater threat is coming.
A threat that will consume the world if left unchecked.
The dragons, who have been gone for thousands of years,
Will return,
And when they do,
Only one pony can stop them.
And she doesn’t even know it.

The Equine Scrolls:
SkyFiM

You should have acted
They’re already here
The Equine Scrolls told of their return
The defeat, was merely a delay
In the time after The Beyond opened
When the foals of Horizon would spill their own blood
Nopony wanted to believe
Believe they even existed
But when the truth finally dawned
It dawned in fire

But, there is one they fear
In their tongue, she is Dovahkiin
Dragonborn!

-Prophecy of Night-Sparkle Greymane

Comments

[Alot Master]

I'd think the unicorns would be the Dominion.

[Yuu igdrasil]

Sounds very interesting i cant wait to read more