Order of Discord

Imagine waking up one day to the find yourself opening your eyes to a storm. I’m not talking about some innocent storm, something any weather pegasus could cook up with their eyes closed. I’m talking about a shitstorm. Hellfire. Or, rather, what felt like it. That’s the world I live in. Far from your world of harmony, of peace. Where everyone gets along, and it’s (mostly) smiles all around. We’re talking about chaos.

We’re talking about Discord.

Before I kick off my tale, allow me to explain what a ‘world of disharmony’ looks like. Equestria thought it could survive any attack. Any threat was almost immediately thwarted. If one things for sure, the Elements of Harmony were good at messing up the bad guys in royal ways. Nightmare Moon, Queen Chrysalis, even goddess-damned Tirek! But it all it takes is one crack, one little crack in that barrier. And it all comes crashing down around you.

We couldn’t really blame her, could we? I mean, we had all thought he’d changed. She was the one who reformed the bastard in the first place! But she went and ballsed everything up. The Element of Kindness, the one and only Fluttershy, had given into her Draconequus pal. It was only a matter of time… It could’ve been his plan all along. He had planted a seed behind enemy lines, so to speak, and waited. And boy did he have patience.

Three years, he had been all buddy-buddy with his newfound Pegasus pal. All was well… Then chocolate rain happened, and I can assure you it wasn’t April Fools. Of course, ponies made nothing of it. They thought Fluttershy had it under control, just give Discord one good stare and he’d be done messing around. But no. It continued to rain. First light, then it began to downpour. And of course, Fluttershy and the Chaos King himself were both M.I.A..

Panic mode, as I like to call it, filled all the little and big towns. “Where were they? What’s going on? Is Fluttershy okay?” Oh, she was fine. She was beyond fine. And we knew that when she was seen strolling beside her Draconequus, an elegant gown as though she were some kind of classy villain. The Elements went right to work, as they usually did. They approached the pair that had looked like they got bloody married. And that’s the day all hell broke loose.

I’ll cut the crap, long story short, Discord and “Empress” Fluttershy rained down on the harmony filled town, wreaking havoc and chaos in their wake. With an Element corrupted, and by such a powerful figure, the Elements didn’t stand a chance. Everypony secretly knew they were no match, but they held their breath as they watched their world fall into chaos.

All those who’ve sided with Harmony have holed themselves up in Ponyville, a huge protective bubble that surrounds the place keeps them safe. Everyone on the outside, or those who align with the Empress and her King, belong to The Order. The Order of Discord.

Now here’s the part where the story gets interesting. I’m aligned with The Order. But, what kind of story would this be if it followed a stereotypical hero? Someone who was destined to save the day, a tragic background they’re looking to overcome by protecting the helpless. I’m no tragic hero, and I sure as hell ain’t no saint. But I’ll tell you this, I refuse to be known as a devil.

And so here we are, in the world of chaos, and I’m left right in the middle of it. The shitstorm that flipped the world upside down. And I’m beginning to question my loyalty to the big, chaotic bastard himself. No one likes reading a story that’s all about sunshine and rainbows. And I guarantee you, this isn’t that kind of story. We all feed on tragedy, in one way or another. And my tragedy starts here.

Welcome to my journey, and I hope you enjoy the wild ride I’ll hopefully take you on.

~ Nightfall