This story is also a sequel to The Forgotten World

The prophecy has been fulfilled. The ancient race known as the Sleipnir have returned, resulting in a shattered Equestria and leaving little hope for all ponies. Equestrians look to Griffonia for help, although the winged beasts seek to claim Equestria for themselves. Ponykind's only remaining strength lies in the Crystal Empire, whose citizens grow afraid of the threats around them.

Among the greater power struggle between ponies, Griffons, and Sleipnir, several ponies seek to make some kind of peace for all. Fluttershy, who learned of her ability to communicate with the Sleipnir, envisions a world where she can live peacefully with her remaining friends, without having to resort to violence. In the southern deserts of Zebrawe and Saddle Arabia, the Cutie Mark Crusaders fight for their own lives against the Changelings. Will they be all be able to rejoin and survive the inevitable battles to come?

Because of how multiple events take place at the same time and throughout the world, the narrative is split into chapters each focusing on a different character or group of characters. In this story, there are 6:

-Fluttershy, who is traveling south in order to confront the Sleipnir and find her friends.
-Berry Bunches, the filly Fluttershy had saved, who awaits her safe return in the Crystal Empire.
-Twilight Sparkle, newly-dubbed Princess of Equestria along with Princess Cadence.
-The Cutie Mark Crusaders: Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle. Lost with Spike in the southern deserts.
-Peyton, a loyal griffon soldier of the Griffonian empire.
-Roddel, a Sleipnir knight with a troubled past.

“There is no greater sorrow then to recall our times of joy in wretchedness.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno