A new threat has emerged in the lands of Equestria and beyond, something that can not be solved by friendship or the Elements of Harmony. A plague, released by Discord no less, now inches it's way towards the rest of the world. Many see this plague as the sign of their inevitable demise, others see it as refuge and as a beacon of hope and change. Alliences form and shatter in sporadic and unpredictable ways. No one cares to make sense of anything, there is war and only one can arise from the blood and ashes of the rest.