One thousand years ago, a great tragedy befell the citizens of Equestria. Time, however, has a way of obscuring history, sometimes burying the truth beneath the well-worn sands of centuries. This is the tale of one Captain Shadow Noctis, commander of Princess Luna's Nocturnal Guard, and the harrowing personal conflicts he faced in those dark times. When you lose the one you cherish most in life, the one you swore to protect, what do you have left?