"One day, I swear to you, I will stand in the ashes of the Elements of Harmony themselves and proclaim a new world." -Starswirl the Bearded.

This is the story of Princess Celestia: her origin, the battles she fought, her betrayals, her adventures, the friends she made along the way, her one great love, and her ultimate destiny.

Now on Equestria Daily!

[Thanks to _Medicshy for his faithful editing and input. And to Heliostorm as of chapter 13.]

[Cover image by tamponandtwilaloop on deviantart, used by permission.]

Warning: updates irregularly lately.

Deep in the Everfree Forest, two young sisters face a god of Chaos.

(Inspired by fairy tales and the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Thanks again to _Medicshy for his feedback on this.)

Twilight Sparkle writes an important letter about how she became friends with Lyra the unicorn, a mistake she made, its terrible consequence, and one of friendship’s hardest lessons.

(Thanks to _Medicshy for giving me his feedback on this. Anything about the characters in the story that seems off is probably an instance of me not taking his advice.)

The stars are going out over Equestria and Twilight Sparkle knows it means something terrible is happening. It's up to Twilight and her friends, plus Pinkie Pie's sister Surprise, to save the day. With the help of the Doctor, they will travel back in time a thousand years ago to uncover the truth about an ancient evil that threatens all of Equestria. Innocence will be lost. The power of friendship will be threatened. And unless the Guardians of Harmony can stop it, Death will come for one of them. Can the light of friendship stand against the ultimate power of shadow?

[This is my first fanfiction. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read it. Includes some geek moments, including video game references and a cameo from a couple graphic novel characters in pony form.]