Chapters Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
The Summary
The Celestial Empire was known as one of the greatest empires and one of the most uniquely built structures in the history of Myloria. It was entirely built out of magic in its purest form. The mass of the empire stretched out about 5,000 km all around. It was always ruled by the supreme alicorns Empress Lucena and Emperor Astrim.
It was used as a giant fortress prior to its magnificent creation in the "Alpha War". The fortress was well guarded by the bat pony and pony stallions. At its edges laid large ballistas loaded and ready to take down and wild beast that neared its gates. Since then it has been the birth place for most of the magic that goes about being used today.
It strangely disappeared at the "War of the Mighty" and no one seems to know who did it or why it was done. Most scholars say the only ones able to answer or find the answers where the princesses since they have direct royal blood to their ancestors.
The Story
The Celestial Empire was built from 33,000-31,000 B.B. and existed from 31,000-3,000 B.B. It used to exist across the seas of the Equestrian Lands, west of Canterlot. This mighty Empire of magic had been long forgotten to a time of great terrifying darkness. It was located near what used to be "Galacon". It was a mighty empire of the time and of the "old world". It was home to Princess Celestia's ancestors, the ruling leaders of the alicorns, Empress Lucena and Emperor Astrim.
It was a massive and magnificent castle which was made solely from magic, magic in its purest form. Every last thing in the empire was built from top to bottom solely out of magic, from the streets to the highest skyscraper. It started the tradition of the "Royal Galloping Gala" which is know today as the "Grand Galloping Gala" where all the Emperor's and Empress's of the world would dine, which happened one night in the middle of every year.This great empire would shine with glory when the sun rose, and when the moon rose at night it would give the city such a glow it only made the night an ever more pleasant sight for those who sat up late to see it. Empress Lucena and her pony guards guarded the day, and Emperor Astrim and his bat pony guards ruled the night.
This great empire was home to one thousand of the strongest and most skilled royal guards of the time. They offered great protection throughout the empire, and all the lands of Myloria. The royal guards of this empire were made up of many different races, but at large the alicorn and bat pony kind where dominant. It was home to all of the alicorns until a few started to build and establish their own empires.
The structure and how the empire was made was truly unique, and could've only been done from the great architectural mind of Emperor Vulganaris. This empire took the longest to make for it was made from three different mass patterns of the starry heavens. All who had flown over this magnificent empire were only amazed by its pure beauty. Its edges were designed and shape like that of stars. Most major cities in the empire were made off the star constellations.
This empire was also home to creating the first set of magic known to the equestrian universe. All magics that were developed by the alicorns of old were welcome into the kingdom until a certain magic was used that gave the inhabitants a real scare when the user of the magic art rotted into flesh and bones. They believed it to be some cursed magic. After a certain magician called his knowledge of magic necromancy, that and the seven cursed magic arts were banished from all the empires of the lands, never to be used again...
No one really knows the mystery behind the disappearance of this great empire, but it vanished after "The War of the Mighty" never to be seen by any race that tread upon or flew over its grounds again...
Those supposed location of this mighty empire is now inhabited by the cursed tree of "Galacon". Most travelers and scholars say that it could be brought back, but only the Princesses would know since they have a direct bloodline with the ancestors.
Going In Depth
The Giant Fortress
During the time of the Alpha War, Vulganaris and some fellow alicorns help build one of the biggest battle fortresses of the time. The fortress towered over 800 ft., scaling past the highest monster of the time which were the Pony Giants and Trolls. The deadly ballistas were made for the draconequus and Ursa Major which were controlled by the powerful magic of The Great Shadow. This defense held strong for a century around the end of the Alpha War.
This fortress was built for the sole purpose of having Queen Zebru, Overlord of Tartarus, develop a powerful spell that sucked all the fowl beast of the lands within the depths of Tartarus.
Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
The Griffon Empire was known to be a fierce empire before "The War of the Mighty". This empire was built in 25,000 B.B. by a strong group of griffon warriors. The empire held a might force that even rivaled the soldiers and guards of the Celestial Kingdom. The army was the second best of the land. Their ruler of the time was Emperor Rak Tarnos, the most powerful griffon of the time. He was a very wise and thoughtful king, but over the years became only a foolish one.
The empire had the heads of four giant hydras around its corners. It was located in the Mountains of Rak. This race however is currently located today in the Mountains of Elypsis. Most other races rarely travel there in fear of never returning. At one time the empire used to be allied with the leaders of Myloria, but they couldn't however controlled the carnivorous habits. So the alicorns banished them to the Mountains of Rak in fear of their fellow inhabitants being anymore prey to the griffons.
They also created some of the most deadly ballistas known to all the races of the world. It has been known to have killed an alicorn once, also being another main cause to their banishment. All the races of the world wanted the head of King Rak Tarnos, but couldn't get near with all of his guards fortifying the empire.
Unfortunately the alicorns started war with the griffons, and only great casualties on the griffons side. The war lasted for months. The griffons didn't want to fight anymore, but the laws of their emperor prohibited them from fleeing for whoever did faced death by the emperor himself. The griffons only grew tired of fighting a hopeless battle, and eventually turned against their king. No griffon however was able to slay the King, the strongest warrior.
But one day, when the war was nearing its end, a great and powerful gladiator griffon came before the the emperor and challenged him to a duel to the death. The battle ended with her sword plunged into emperor's chest ending his mighty rein over the griffon empire. And she brung about a new reign in the griffon empire, but the empress and the rest of her kind eventually migrated to a far away land after "The War of the Mighty"...
Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
It was written that the Gordo Empire was built in about 27,000 B.B. by the ursa's and fastened together by the gorgons. It was ruled by Emperor Golurg. He was the most powerful minotaur of his time, and ruled his subjects with an iron fist. The Gordo Empire was home to all kinds of creatures mainly mointaurs, and then gorgons and ursa majors and minors, then every monster else.
Everything within the empire was classed according to power. The monsters who were more powerful would live in large caverns with great space, and the weaker ones fought amongst themselves for the little spaces that remained.
He was against the idea of agreeing to "The Mylorian Alliance". Because he came to no agreement with the laws of the land, his empire was afterwards considered an enemy by all of Myloria. By then he ruled over five thousand years, and by that time the empire was in great ruins. The smell of death and feces hung on the air. The monsters left were the strong, and all were left to fight and senselessly kill each other.
He had seven sons in his years of being emperor, six were slain only leaving on left. It was then five thousand- five hundred years of ruling when Emperor Golurg was beheaded by last son, Prince Barden. He then took the throne as the new emperor of the Gordo Empire.
But like his father he still didn't want to comply with the order of "The Mylorian Alliance". He ruled for 2,500 years before he was chase out of his empire for being an evil tyrant to all the beast inhabitants.
Emperor Barden and his fellow minotaurs sailed overseas never to be seen by the leaders of the world, and came upon this great maze, and ran deep inside. The guards came to a halt upon this great maze. They turned around and left saying that "It would be impossible to find the minotaurs in such a great maze that extends for miles, who knows where they could've possibly gone by now."
Upon their leave, the remaining minotaurs hailed the great emperor. And so they started their new lives with in the maze, and protected it with their lives. And if there be any traveler that was curious enough to explore this maze, they won't be so lucky to run out with their lives....
The empire was then taken over by the new beautiful ruler, Empress Meduzla, the most powerful gorgon. She was love by all beasts that came around her. Those who laid eyes on her body were immediately bewitched by it. It was said the she stoned two alicorns completely with ease. She started her reign after the fall of Emperor Barden, and started bringing back together the beasts of the world, making the empire stronger than ever.
Around that time, it was 810,000 B.B. It was said that her life had been extended greatly through a mysterious necklace emblem. It was written, and it was called "The Sacrificial Necklace". It is written that when she wore the necklace, her beauty vanished through time, but more power was given to her. Making her battles won with no effort whatsoever.
She reigned over this empire for fourty thousand years. She hated the fact of losing her beauty, and that she would eventually turn ugly. Out of her hatred, she started wars in many lands and has claimed countless lives. She was put of her misery when she battled against Empress Vulcanaris. Meduzla's eyes were painfully gouged out by her head by the her hooves, and then beheaded her.
It was written that her head of snakes with the necklace was put in an unknown temple never to been seen. Those who happen to come across the temple would hear the screams and wales of little girl, but the unfortunate ones that went in were not so fortunate to come out...
Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
Once upon a time, there was an earth pony who lived in a small old town in a great desert. This stallion loved to raise crops to sell, in fact he was the best at what he did. It was even said he could reap a strong harvest even in the worst of droughts.
His orchard was the best and most beautiful in the land, and creatures of all different kinds traveled to buy from his orchard. He made huge profits for doing what he loved; watching all his saplings grow into beautiful trees.
One day, a mysterious cowled mare appeared on his doorstep, holding a vase of peculiar design ,she spoke to the farmer and said, “Oh deary, could you help grow this poor sapling into a large tree for me, please? I can't seem to grow it, but I'm sure somepony with your skills could grow it no time. I'll be back for it soon."[/url] The farmer laughed and accepted the strange request.
The next day, he went out to water his orchard. He left the little sapling for last, but gave it plenty of water. The following days brought him as a dismal surprise, as he saw his emerging seedlings wilt and rot. All of them - except for the little sapling. However, the real shock came when the sapling didn't die from the drought that the rest of his once proud orchard. It was almost like it wasn't affected by the heat...
He tested its endurance by not watering it for a week. The plant survived this maltreatment as well!
After a while, the mysterious mare came wobbling her way to him once more, and said I see even you couldn't make this plant grow. This is sure a mysterious plant indeed! I'll just have to kill…
The terrified farmer cut her off and asked her for another two weeks to make the plant grow. He promised her that he would have a full grown tree when she returned again. The old lady looked at him, turned, and wobbled away without a word.
Time passed, and there were only three days till his deadline had expired. The farmer’s beautiful orchard lay fallow, his sales had dropped, and he was burning through his savings like a brown rot in an apple orchard. He was driving himself nuts after trying every logical method known to pony kind of making a plant grow.
As nothing else was working, he slit open a vein in his forehoof and poured blood onto the sapling. Amazingly, his drastic attempt worked, and the sapling grew in size with every drop. After a little while, the sapling became a tree. However, it wasn't any ordinary tree. This tree pulsed as though it were a living creature…
The farmer, full of shock and amazement continued this process. The more he gave his blood, the happier he felt, not even noticing for a second that his life was slowly draining away.
Soon after, the tree became very lush and as tall as the clock tower of the town, but the poor farmer was on the ground, completely drained of his blood. "I want to give this tree more blood…"
As the farmer lay in the puddle of his mingled tears and blood, a darkness came over his eyes, and a beautiful tree, one he had never laid eyes on before, appeared to him. It spoke to him saying You tried so hard making this tree grow for everypony to see its beauty, but now you're about to die leaving if to whither. I could make your dream come true if you give yourself to me. The greater your sacrifice, the more you'll be given.
The dying earth pony happily sacrificed his own body. In turn, he became one with the tree which had made him so happy, but became angry to find himself as ugly as ever, and his thirst for blood was strong. He drained all the inhabitants of the town and grew bigger still, enveloping every building in the town.
From that beginning, the phenomenon known as “Galacon” grows to this very day.
Though mansions and fortresses might block its way, nothing stops this force of nature. The devastation far exceeds the farmer’s town, and now affects an area the size of a great empire.
How long will it take to swallow the land of Equestria you ask? You don't want to be the unlucky pony to be alive when it comes for this land.
Galacon’s destructive progress cannot be halted, and should it approach your town, abandon all and flee…
Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
In today’s world, we all know The Everfree Forest as a mysterious place. Many equines had said that it doesn’t work like Equestria. Other’s say that everything in the forest is independent. It doesn’t need any equine intervention whatsoever, and that it just isn’t natural…
Others say that its far too dangerous, and is filled with far too many creatures…
It was written into history that in the year 11,000 B.B this forest was first discovered by Empress Seasonaria. She traveled many different places for the purpose of exploring when she had flown over a beautiful forest.
She was simply amazed watching about the forest, from the beautiful flowers to the magnificent trees. Looking at all the colorful life of the forest made her day. Upon looking at this beauty she decided to called it the “Forest of Harmony”. She named it that for its harmonic way of life. The sight only made a hard heart grow soft., and the musical sounds of the forest only made one’s countenance rise. She invited her husband to the beautiful forest, and told him that they should both keep this forest forever shining with beauty.
Empress Seasonaria kept the temperature for all life of the forest normal, never to be too cold or too hot. She also played and talked to all the kind creatures of the forest. Emperor Seasoris took care of the water for all the life of the forest by passing through it making the little clouds from his feet spread throughout the forest. The little clouds would mix with the moisture of the air and create a mist that watered the ground of the forest. Empress Seasonaria would use the mist to properly give all plants and trees and equal amount of water, and had kept any plant from drying up.
For thousands of years, Empress Seasonaria and the creatures shared a bond with each other, and it grew strong. She decided to plant a seed storing all of her love for the forest, and the bonding of her animals within it. The plant grew by the strength of their ever increasing friendship. And so they kept this process for a millennium.
After the “The War of the Mighty”, she was no longer there to take care of the beautiful forest. But by then, the plant had grown into a tree which is known today as the “Tree of Harmony”. This tree was the nourisher, provider, and protector of the forest. It had grown fruits, but not fruits that one could eat. These fruits were of stone, and one that was able to master that element of Peace or Harmony would acquire its power to protect and help all those who lack those elements.
The forest was protected for quite some years before “The War of the Cursed Olympians” which was an epic battle between the army of Princess Celestia and Luna versus the “The Dark Rulers”. The “Forest of Harmony” was unfortunately the main battlefield of that war. This forest was exposed to extremely powerful magic leaving damaging scars of that war to this very day. The effects of their magic filled the forest. It turned all of the inhabitants that were exposed to the mutated air, both deceased and living, were turned into fiends…
The air of the forest was so cursed that Both royal sisters couldn’t easily go back to the “Ancient Castle of Royal Pony Sisters”. Every living thing that inhabited the forest were either mutated or very hostile. The plants would start growing on their own, and the clouds would start moving at their own pace. The Royal Sisters were no longer in control of this forest.
The “Tree of Harmony” was greatly scared by the effects of the war. Most of the fruits of harmony crumbled and broke away from its branches. But the ones that remained kept the forest from expanding its great horror upon the rest of the land.
Princess Celestia didn’t want her subjects to ever go to that place. In fact, she was the pony to tell the tale of the forest and also gave its name “The Everfree Forest”. She ordered for her castle to be built on the nearest mountain. She still sleeps in the highest tower to keep watch of the forest lest it grows out of control to overtake the land…
Few brave travelers went through the forest and back, and told the villagers of all the beautiful lands beyond that forest. Other went missing, but despite the lost, some villagers believed them, but even to this very day it is preferred to travel around the forest than through it. For their are many mysteries and secrets within the forest that travelers try to tell, but really have no idea about.
Villagers tell their young these tales, so that none would be to curious to venture out into the forest. After all curiosity was always affiliated with killing the most dared adventurers…
The forest still exists to this very day, it is located just outside Ponyville. Now with the remaining elemental fruits of harmony used by six protectors, the forest is now in danger of expanding throughout the land, and it is now up to the bearers of the fruits of harmony to stop it in its tracks.
Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
Once upon a time, there was a small village that was home to a young beautiful unicorn filly. She was charming in every way. Her mane and tail were silver and her coat was as white as snow. It was said that a colt couldn’t help but stare at her beauty for a minute. She was a very obedient girl, and was kind to everypony that lived in the village.
One day, a necromancer came to the village to stay a few days. No one wanted to speak to him but somehow the mare was interested in the cloaked figure and desired to know about him.
One evening, he needed to buy some grocery but didn’t know why everytime he ventured to one the villagers would just simply be closed. He thought it was because of who he was portrayed as. The filly looking at him walked over and offered him supper at her place.
She and her family treated him very well. The next day the necromancer had to leave, but the you filly was ever so nice to him. He being pleased with her hospitality gave her a bottle of wine. He told the little filly to hide it and that when she grew older, she was only to sip thirteen times from the cup.With that the necromancer kindly left the village.
A few years passed and the filly was then a full grown mare, and her beauty was irresistible. Stallions fell in love with her. Some would’ve done anything to get with her. She was one of the most beautiful mares in the land.
But after a few years she grew old, and her body started to wrinkle. She didn’t want to be ugly so she drunk another dose of the wine. After she drunk the dose, her body loss its wrinkles, and she looked not an age over twenty. By that time she already had gone over drinking the wine thirteen times.
The villagers started questioning her appearance. They wanted to call her a witch but had done nothing wrong at the time.
A plague of sickness passed through the village and it started killing some and making others very sick, but the mare was unaffected by this sickness. The villagers started calling her names like a heretic or witch. After days of being called such evil, she was tied up and sent far away without a trial.
They brought her to a distant land and tied her to a pole. The land was filled with violent creatures, they knew she wouldn’t last for long.
Days and weeks passed, and the mare was dying of starvation. She looked up at the skies and that’s when a pleasant shadow came up to her. It was more beautiful than she could’ve ever imagined. It walked and stood right before.
“You’re gonna die here all alone. Isn’t that terrible? To die alone in the middle of nowhere.”
The unicorn mare looked into the eyes of the beautiful shadow.
“Yes. But it’s not worst than being old and ugly, and no one likes you anymore. I wanted by loved for my beauty forever even if its means death.”
The shadow slanted its eyes.
“Hmm, if that’s what you so desire then your wish has been granted.”
The shadow manifested itself with the mare, and snow started to appear and increase all of the land.
All that ventured through loved it for its beauty. But no equine could venture too long out in the “Frozen North” lest they be forever encased in ice. They called it the Frozen North after the rare event of the north having snow for before that event the north was never frozen...
Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands
Long ago in the war between the leaders of the time and The Great Shadow has ended. His arm was severed and landed in the Aquantric Ocean. The arm was so pure of darkness that cruel and ferocious creatures were made from that arm. It is written that the waters and skies of that area brings death to all who passed through it.
Reports from different kingdoms around the world came in talking about the disappearance of equines, cargos, and airships. After a while of hearing these disappearances, the equines gave it the name The Shadow’s Triangle . The coordinates are Tall Tale, Yanhoover, and Sundale.
Surprisingly, most scholars say that nothing’s wrong through the area. They say things happen like anywhere else. But anyone that reads the reports definitely know that something is up. And anyone curious to find out themselves don’t come back to tell the truth.
Even up to this day, the land of Equestria still can’t get its pegasi anywhere near the The Shadow’s Triangle. The weather is so violent and corrupt there no telling what could happen if one ventures through there.
So if you’re an adventure, it would be advised to go around the The Shadow’s Triangle, but if you think you’re brave enough still don’t go. Brave or not one a pony goes through there they won’t come out...