Crystarium Fantasia

Ponies had been suffering under the reign of Discord and his minions for decades; Equestria is in turmoil, unable to free itself from the almighty oppression of of their Dark Lord. It was not long since the outbreak of cutie pox Discord appeared, some say he was a pony that didn’t recover from the disease, others say he is the bastard child of a manticore and a dragon, I myself still speculate on his origins. I have come to believe that he himself does not know of his own origins, this alone has driven him to become what he now is. With further research and speculation I could probably determine his origins and what makes him appear to be a creature from some filly’s nightmare.

Alas, my studies will go unread and Discord will rule on until either my own daughter, or some other creature of immense power is able to stop him. There is no other option, I must pursue him, try to destroy his forces...

It has been weeks, months maybe even years! I cannot keep count, I have spent so much time searching for him, in this time it has come to my attention that Discord has found the elements I banished all those years ago, the elements that caused a great disturbance in the land creating the everfree forest and driving ponies to madness, evil... Chaos... These elements have been hidden in a separate dimension for eons, I still wonder to this day how he found out about the elements, let alone summon them!  If he has managed to find those six to harness the element I am afraid to say we will never defeat him.

Discord has caught wind of my search; I have been encountering his forces much more often than I had anticipated.  He has also discovered that the elements need to be wielded by those ponies, the six... If he is not stopped soon I fear that he will harness the power of the elements and take over Equestria forever. Canterlot is the last city I still have command of, I have ordered my best warriors to barricade the citadel in preparation for the worst.

It has happened, he has found them... I will have to use my power, this is the last thing I will ever write, I am going to finish those ponies. The rest is up to Celestia. It has been an honour to rule this land, whoever is reading this, you will take the throne after Celestia and Luna’s passing.

-Queen Astrána

Astrána placed the book in a hidden room in the Canterlot library, she then cast a spell that would cause the door to open once the one destined to rule Equestria entered the area. She smiled, a single tear rolling down her cheek, knowing that it would be the last time she visited her great city.

The Queen of Equestria soared across to the sky, she has acquired knowledge of the chaotic six, the ponies that have the ability to harness the elements of Chaos. She had heard tell that the ponies were residing in her ancient abandoned castle in the everfree forest. Astrána’s wings flapped furiously as she took a B-line to her old castle. I can sense it, those foul beasts are near. The crumbling ruin appeared from behind the horizon, a visible dark blue field surrounded the building, Astrána cursed, her horn began to glow a bright crimson for a few seconds before a colossal beam of energy shot out of it into the base of the field, the ball lodged itself inside the thin shield for a moment before it exploded with the power of ten sonic rainbooms. A smirk crossed Astrána’s face, she flew straight into the fort.

Astrána’s fear was palpable, there was only one way she could defeat the chaotic six, the prospect did not please her.

“Hello, Queenie.” A cold voice sounded from a corridor to the left of Astrána.

“Show yourself!” A clear, level voice shouted back.

“Temper, temper, you don’t want to get too angry. Old wench, you might give yourself a heart attack.” Another voice echoed from a separate area.

“Now, now Fate’s Blossom, we don’t resort to petty insults here.” A third voice said, this time it was male.

“Oh shut your mouth Shadow Feind.” A fourth voice this time, again male.

“Show yourselves and prepare for battle, unless you’re going to use trickery on me you un-honourable equine!” Astrána bellowed in the Royal Canterlot voice.

“Oh fine.” A rather fruity voice sounded from behind her. Six ponies appeared from corridors and rooms that lined the antechamber Astrána had been standing in. Each of them set themselves, steadied their stances and lowered their heads towards Astrána.

“The elements!” A pony named Nocturn Dusk bellowed, black flame appeared around the chaotic six, the evil energy radiating from the ponies forced Astrána back, she began to build up energy in her horn as she completed the complex mental process of casting a spell.

Boom.

Astrána’s spell clashed with that of the chaotic six, she had less power than them to begin with, now she had to deal with the fact their power had increased tenfold! No... No... I cannot beat them, not like this, at this very moment their spell is forcing mine back, I’ll be finished... I must use that spell, the one I forbid even myself the use of many years ago... Astrána ceased casting her spell, the black flames hit her with the heat of a thousand suns, she screamed as her very flesh melted off her body. The chaotic six laughed at the wreck Astrána had become.

“Look at you! You’re pathetic. Equestria is ours.” Said Nocturn Dusk, Astrána smirked.

“Smiling at your own demise, courageous.” Fate’s Blossom sneered. Astrána’s smirk turned into a look of such ferocity even the chaotic six recoiled at it.

“You’re finished.” Astrána’s horn shone with the an ethereal glow, it exploded into a million pieces causing Astrána to scream in agony, a field of pure godlike energy began to expand slowly, turning every living creature it touched into crystal. It appeared the slow expansion didn’t last for long. After a few seconds the ball exploded in a thirty meter radius, encasing the chaotic six and Astrána in crystal. Stay strong, Luna and Celestia, I will always be here for you.