Prologue- It all begins with a little fire...
Twilight Sparkle had started her day with a nice walk outside in the Canterlot garden.
"Ah," She said to herself "It's nice to be in Canterlot again..." Then she sighed, thinking about all of her friends and how much she was going to miss them. Princess Celestia had told her that she would be able to see them again, but not as frequently as she used to see them. She decided to go to her Library.
"The Library... Where I can let all my troubles disappear..." She said to herself again, and decided to pick a book about old Legends. She opened the cover, but realized something. This wasn't one of her books. She usually had her name signed in the front page of the book, along with a return address. This book wasn't labeled, but it was well taken care of. Twilight shrugged and began to read.
The book read:
THE LEGEND OF THE ACCURSED DARKSIGN
"Accursed Darksign?" Twilight asked herself. "Hmm... I guess I could read this. it seems interesting enough." She added, and began to read.
"In The Age Of Ancients, The Word was Unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of grey crags, archtrees, and everlasting Dragons. But then, there was fire. And with fire, came Disparity. Heat and cold, Life, and death. And of course.... Light, and Dark....
"Then, From the Dark, they came. And found the souls of lords, within the flame.
"Nito, the first of the dead, The Witch of Izalith, and her daughters of Chaos, Gwyn, the Lord Of Sunlight, and his faithful knights, And the Furtive Pigmy, so easily forgotten.
"With the strength of lords, they challenged the dragons...
"Gwyn's Mighty bolts, peeled apart their stone scales. The witches, weaved great firestorms. Nito unleashed a Miasma of death, and disease. And Seath the Scaleless, betrayed his own, and the Dragons were no more....
"Thus, began the Age Of Fire. But soon, the flames will fade, and only Dark will remain. Even now, there are only Embers. And man sees not light, but only endless knights. And amongst the living are seen, carriers of the Accursed Darksign..."
The remaining part of the book was blank.
Twilight shuddered in amazement, but then shook her head in disdain.
"It's only a legend, Twilight. Get a hold of yourself." She thought, still smiling. She then looked for a place to keep the book in case she needed it again later. After all, Legends did seem to be really true nowadays...
There was a sharp Knock on the Library door.
"Twilight? Are you in there?" It was Princess Celestia.
"Yes, Princess. I am in here. I just needed to get a few things. I'll be there in a minute!" Twilight Replied, putting the book on her Pedestal.
"Yes, yes, now, Let's go. We need to be in Ponyville to make a Royal announcement today." She replied. "And yes, you will be able to see your friends." She added. Twilight smiled to herself and made her way to the Library Door, then looked at the book on the Pedestal. She ran over and grabbed it, and exited the library, following Princess Celestia. She noticed that Twilight had the book.
"What's that?" She had asked. "I haven't seen that book anywhere before." She added.
"Neither have I, Princess," She replied. "It's a legend. It had something about a Darksign."
The Princess's eyes widened. "Let me see that." she told her. Twilight handed the book to her. Once the Princess had finished, she looked at Twilight with a stern look on her face. The Princess sighed.
"Twilight, we have to talk when we get back." She told her.
Twilight nodded, and they headed towards the castle gate.
