Everything's gone crazy. Ever since I found that damn staff, I've lost control over my life, my appearance, even my own mind. There's an entire country trying to hunt me down now, and I'm running out of options. Time, time, time. Yes . . . yes all I need is some time to sort all this out; to gain a modicum of control over the powers that helped cause this mess. The only question now is how. Well . . . time to start scheming I suppose.

This was inspired by various stories within the League of Human Acting Villainous such as F*** it I'm Having Fun by Jimmy the Grape and Evil Always Finds a Way by Malcho1234.

Also I want to thank Malcho1234 and just_a_reader for their help in pre-reading this story and providing much needed criticism during the process of writing this.

Pushed from their home by the jealous and monstrous Equestrians, the broken remnants of Humanity flee across the sea to the far north. Beset upon their arrival by countless new dangers and ensuing tribal division, the humans war amongst themselves for what little supplies are left until He came. Unifying Humanity, Magnus strives to craft a new and ensuing golden age for his flagging race.

In the lands of Equestria, the princesses are celebrated in every town and city of the nation. The defeat of the barbaric humans restored their ancestral lands to them and have ushered them into a new age of wealth and prosperity. But strange, new phenomena threaten this idyllic life. The princesses are at a loss and when ponies are asked what they think of these events they only answer with one word: "chaos."

*This story is a prequel to "Sins of the Mother" so I recommend reading that first to get some more context for aspects of this story.

With the end of Discord’s chaotic reign, Equestria stands on the brink of a golden age of peace and prosperity under the rule of its two princesses Celestia and Luna, but bitterness in Luna’s heart threatens to throw this new order into darkness. However the arrival of a strange being from another world changes what could be. Will he be able to curb the bitter hatred in Luna’s heart or will his actions cast the shadow of war over a fragile Equestria?

Following the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant, Twilight goes to Canterlot in order to research the historical events of Hearth's Warming Eve. However what she finds leads her on a journey across the sea and into uncharted northern lands. When she returns, she is visibly shaken and refuses to speak of what she saw to anypony. While over time she starts to recover, there are important questions left unanswered. What did she see on her journey and perhaps more importantly, what followed her back?