For nearly two thousand years the world of Equestria has been under the watchful eye of the goddess Celestia and her younger sister Luna. While generations have been washed away, and uncountable mortals decomposed, the two have always accepted the heavy burden of leadership. But, corruption is present in every soul, and the consuming shadow will create a schism between the royal sisters, one that will shake the foundations of the world. From their birth in a fiery world of chaos, to the ascension of young Twilight Sparkle and beyond: the following recounts the love and tragedy of the goddesses, and their greatest trials over the course in history.