We all know about the Equestria of today - the place of peace and Harmony, ruled by its benevolent Diarchs, Celestia and Luna. But this is a land with a history, a history often unexplored - before the peaceful times of now, there was a time of horror, bloodshed, death and worse.

There were wars, mad kings and Emperors, false Gods, real Gods and things worse still. It was an age where two young Princesses, the first of their kind and the heralds of what was to come, would find themselves forced to be more than mere rulers - they would need to be warriors, diplomats... leaders.

It was thought that we already knew the worst of these tests.

We did not.

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An account of the Ages of Equus: with the help of RoyalPsycho, The Void and others, this story will serve to flesh out the Equestria that is behind many of my stories. The universe presented here is - in theory - canon compliant, but should rightly be considered "AU".

Cheers.

Jed.

PS: Title changed due to it being the same as another, similar in concept, work.