(or "How I Lost My Library Privileges")

The Ponyville Library is a place of knowledge, and one stallion can appreciate this just as much as would be expected of Twilight Sparkle herself. But when a stallion comes across a book no other pony but the owner was meant to read, what price will he have to pay to gain such "knowledge"?

Ponies and Griffons have been fighting for twenty-four years now without either side giving up much territory. The Ponies, having just negotiated peace with the Dragons, are shaping up to become a powerful nation. But the Griffons have held a solid empire for much longer and know how to survive a conflict of this magnitude. The Ponies are being pushed back and are quickly running out of resources. But all of that will soon change. A new addition to the army has been made. A group of unicorns bred from foalhood to fight in this war have entered the picture as newly instated "battle mages." This is the story of their leader, an exceptionally powerful unicorn, thought to be able to last more than a few a minutes against an alicorn before losing. These are the thoughts of a warrior.

Quick note: So, I'm doing a sort of "Inspired by Music" collection where I take the lyrics of songs I like and make stories out of them. Let me know what you guys think about this story and if the series is a good idea. The song for this is Warrior by Disturbed. Tagged [Dark] because no other tags seemed appropriate, but this can just be considered light-dark, nothing really intense about it. Told in 1st person, past tense. Enjoy.

Equestria has seen some pretty powerful and evil enemies in the past. However, the day is fast approaching when an enemy as ancient as Discord, and possibly more dangerous, unexpectedly makes his return after having been thought defeated since the creation of the very world they live on. It is now up to Luna and Celestia, along with an unexpected ally, to unseal and reunite alicorns older than even themselves if they even want to hope to stand a chance of saving every living creature in existence. But even for a powerful team of alicorns, the challenges ahead will prove more difficult than any one of them could have imagined.

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