The Mare in the Warp

It is the 41st millennium.

For more than a hundred centuries, the Empress has watched upon the pony Imperium from the throne of Canterlot. She is the master of ponykind by divine essence and the mistress of a million worlds by the might of her inexhaustible armies. She is a living goddess carried by both magic and Dark Age technology. Every day, thousands give their life to preserve the power of the almighty Empress.

Yet even through her glory, she must be ever vigilant. Mighty battle fleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Empress' will. Vast armies give battle in her name on uncounted worlds. Greatest among her soldiers are the Adeptus Horsetartes, the Spacemares, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legions: the Legio Equustode, personal body guards and disciples of the Empress, the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanequus to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and worse.

To be a pony in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. To live on the verge of tyranny in hope of a never coming better future. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of magic and harmony, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only the promise of more wars and the laughter of thirsting gods.

Author's Note

Hello dear reader.
This is it... my first big story. And I chose something easy to start. A crossover between two universe with nothing in common! This will be fun. Or a pain in the ass... Still I hope you'll enjoy it. I'll try my best to update it regularly on the weekends (yeah right...).

May the Empress watch over you, always.