Genesis of Harmony

by Tempus Nexus

Rating: mature
Tags: Adventure, Human, Dark
Length: 246

Equestria is gone. Many thousands of years have passed since Ponykind stood at the height of its glory, their once-proud civilization now merely the echoes of forgotten myths. The world is inhabited by strange new beings; some noble heroes, some cruel despots, and some with thoughts incomprehensible to mortal minds. Amidst the many beings now residing in the world, Ponykind struggles to find its place in the chaos. Forsaken by their protectors, neglected by their new world’s inhabitants; their lives are dark and filled with suffering.
Until the day came. The day of revival, when a forgotten voice spoke out from the darkness and called upon the greatest of ponies for aid, to lend their strength and virtue to remake the world.

Unfortunately, that’s not who answered.

Genesis of Harmony is set in the world of Pathfinder.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2014-05-27 14:08:21 UTC

Prologue

Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria…

The world was filled with love and wonder. Ponies lived together in peace, and harmony reigned over all. Ponykind was happy – free of fear, hatred, and violence. There was darkness, yes – for the brightest lights cast the blackest shadows. But the darkness never overcame. For Equestria was protected by its many heroes, and ruled by the princess sisters Celestia and Luna. Together they challenged the darkness and drove it back, time and again. Over the millennia the land held strong against all who threatened it and ponykind stood as the greatest amongst the races of the world. It was an age of joy and love that seemed destined to last for all time.

But nothing lasts forever. Time grinds away even the tallest mountains, and the day eventually came for ponies to fade away. Their place was taken by strange new races – bloodthirsty and violent beings who tore harmony apart. Ponies retreated from the world. Equestria faded to legends of an ancient past, and legends in turn became myths, told to children in the twilight hours before sleeping. With the princesses gone and no heroes to protect their kind, ponies lived as outcasts in the new world. Never understood, never regarded as any better than wild beasts. Their age had come to an end.

And yet, even the darkness of the end gives way to the light of a new beginning.