It is the dawn of the Classical Era of Equestria. An aging Clover the Clever bids farewell to her old mentor; Starswirl the Beaded, the greatest spell-caster of the Pre-Classical Era, quietly dead after a long and tumultuous life. Yet, he has left his student something that could upset he scales of balance in the fledgling Equestrian Republic. The Senate, convinced of the righteousness of their Universal Republic and proud of their acomplishments like creating an universal language and currency, are eager to end their tribute to the fickle dragonequus ruling the land from afar. But they need a weapon. A weapon believed once possessed by Starswirl the Bearded.

Clover must discover what Starswirl kept secret all these years. This is his story; a story of a world before Equestria, a dangerous and violent world where the seeds of all the millennia of history to come are planted. A world without alicorn princesses. Or?

This is the first (and probably last for a while, as the author is going to try to get a book published) independent story of the Origin of Harmony series exploring the prehistory of the Princesses and Equestria in general. The story was originally intended to be released in May, but the auhr got severe tendonitis and could not finish the last few pages' till now. To his surprise, he only had to change five lines to account for Season 4. He also apologizes for the vast amount of OCs necessary to maintain character diversity.