So great was her reign and Brilliant her Glory

Luna growled as she marched towards Celestias room. Her normally tame blue hair waved in the ethereal winds as her anger broke her limiters, bolts of energy struck the walls, like lightning striking the ground leaving deep gouges in the stone. Her hand held a thin silver rapier, the blade was engraved with past victories and glories that it fought in.

"Sister!" Luna shouted as she approached her sisters door, the large wooden doors emblazoned with a sun loomed ahead of her, "Sister, open this door now!"

The doors creaked as an aura of gold surrounded the wood, the handles twisted as the entrance to Celestias bed room opened. A golden light blinded her vision as she entered, eye eyes slowly adjusting from the dark corridor to the bright flames that crackled merrily away in Celestias fireplace. As her eyes adjusted she took notice of various things. Celestia was wearing her armor, the armor was splattered with blood, several corpses littered the ground, the window was shattered, and one of Celestias Guards was leaning against a wall, a small dagger lodged between the plates of his Chest and abdomen.

"Sister, we learned of what had happened from your Guard, is everything alright?"

"Yes Lulu, the Assassins have been dealt with, although I must inquire something," Celestia muttered as she cleaned the blood off her Zweihander, "These assassins were Thestrals, ponies under the nights blessing, I know you've been feeling resentful of me as of late but to attack me with assassins?"

Luna was shocked, her sister was accusing her of engineering a coup simply based on the ponies who had attempted the coup?

"Dearest sister, surely you aren't accusing me of attempting a coup, I know I may have been distant but to accuse me, your sister, of attempting to murder you is ludicrous!"

Celestia merely sighed as she stood up, her blade screeched as it dragged along the ground.

"Luna, I am not accusing you, I am merely asking, did you send those assassins after me?"

Luna growled as her anger sky rocketed.

"I did not order your murder!"

Celestia took a step back as waves of energy bombarded her. Lunas power far outstripped her own, it was always this way. Luna led the Crusades to reclaim Equestrian land from its neighbors, the little pocket empires and the necromantic territories that rose after Discords fall. Several waves managing to hit her, the energy scorching and freezing her armor and fur.

"Luna, calm down!" Celestia shouted as she readied her blade, prepared to defend herself in case Luna attacked her.

Luna took several breaths as her energy subsided. The anger gave way to fear as she took a step back, her rapiers handle groaned as Lunas grip tightened. A slight flicker in the corner of her eye was the only warning Luna had before she dodged, a large crossbow bolt embedded itself in the wall. Lunas heart skyrocketed, the bolt that was embedded in the wall had a bronze sigil imprinted into the shaft, the symbol of Celestias viri aliena.

"H-how could you?" Luna muttered before her horn erupted into light, her form quickly vanishing as she teleported to regions unknown.

"Swift Throne, dispatch messengers to all garrisons and cities, alert them that Princess Luna is now depositus est criminalibus, order them to hunt the local forests down," Celestia ordered, her voice filled with sadness as she looked out her window.

The moon had dimmed, the stars seemed to fade slightly and the night had grown colder.

Luna sniffled as she sat curled up in the corner of a cave. The fur under her eyes matted with tears as she rocked back and forth. Celestia had betrayed her, she didn't love her, not one bit. Lunas mind continued to create excuse after excuse as to why Celestia would have her attacked.

"Please be at peace princess," Luna looked up, her teary eyes locking onto the Thestral in front of her, "I am Silver Glade, one of the leaders of the Lunar Separatists."

Luna frowned as she tried to recall the name, she knew it was something she had a hand in making but she couldn't remember why, or what, it was.

"My Princess, you have many questions, and I have many answers, please ask your questions so I may put you at ease."

"Wh-what is t-he Lunar Separatists?"

Silver smiled as he looked at the alicorn.

"The Lunar Separatists are a faction created by You two centuries, you made us to be the mind of Luna Army, an army centuries in the making, and we've been fulfilling our orders," Glade smiled, "We have amassed an army of forty thousand, all of them loyal to the true queen of Equestria,"

Luna frowned as memories returned to her. She had indeed created the Separatists in response to Celestia creating the Solar Auxiliaries.

"As for the cities we have that are loyal to you are Stalliongrade, Mos-cow, Mareopolis, the great skycity of North Point, and the great fortress city of Mantreum."

"Whats happening at Everfree Castle?" Luna asked, her mind drifting to what had happened moments ago.

"Everfree castle is abuzz with activity, messengers have been dispatched to multiple locations, all of them bearing a message stating that you are declared depositus est criminalibus,"

Luna gasped as she heard the title. That title was reserved to criminal tyrants who had been considered traitors and were to be captured on sight for execution.

"glade, are the ponies at Stalliongrade loyal to me and me alone?"

"yes Princess, we have a spell rune ready for us to depart,"

"Then take me to the great Eastern City."

Luna glanced out at her moon as the sky was obscured by the light of magic rune activating.

"Be prepared sister, it not us who is the tyrant, but you." Luna growled as her vision vanished in a flash of light.