"Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes."

~Voltaire

War. War never changes.

When magical flames shattered the world, the citizens of Equestria found refuge in the special survival bunkers, the Stables.

When the Stables finally opened, their inhabitants met the desolated world, ready to rebuild it. New towns, settlements ,and tribes were formed. They were led neither by hope nor by the dreams of the superequine power of Friendship. They simply wanted to live.

Decades passed and the remains of the once beautiful and proud Prance, united under the flag of New Prance Republic, and subscribed to the idea of democracy, an idea alien to the pre-war world. The New Prance Republic grew and sent their scouts to distant regions such as the Capital Wasteland around Canterlot, through the almost impassable Great Chasm, or the faraway mountains of the former Griffon Kingdoms. However, the growing Republic needed more and more resources to feed its citizens. As these resources were depleted, they sent the scouts south of the hostile Capital Wasteland.

Soon, the first reports came. Messengers warned that in the far south a city that never stopped fighting the war still existed. A city almost untouched by the magical flames of the Old World’s terminal breath.

Stalliongrad, the Pearl of the South. Undefeated and proud, it stood powered by still-working pre-war reactors.

In the east, a new country was born bearing a different banner. The Dog Tsardom. Isolated for many years it had finally found a way to get across the desolated country dubbed the Great Void. Hungry for everything they found on their way and uncaring for anything holy, the canine armies never ceased to fight for Stalliongrad and for salvation of their country, forever frozen by the unnatural winter.

The NPR sent its soldiers to capture the city and after eight years of bloody fighting, Stalliongrad, the Town of Steel, finally opened. Not because of a military defeat, but rather because it saw a chance for rescue. The leader of Stalliongrad proposed a solution – if the NPR defeated the dogs, they’d join their cause.

Four years have passed since the Republic gained access to the outer districts of Stalliongrad. They fight the bloodiest battle in their history, the battle to capture the so needed last relics of the Old World.

Throughout this time, Stalliongrad gradually opened its doors for civilians. The Steel Square, given to the NPR, has attracted many ponies who’d soon influence the vision of the new world order. Nevertheless, no one was prepared for the fact that the Spark Bearer was among them – the child of Stable 69, who lit the world on fire, changing it entirely.

Author's Note

IMPORTANT:
The story posted on fimfiction has some substantial data altered, to fit in with the rules and guidelines! If you want to read the unaltered version, you should head on to my GDocs Index page, for which I provide a link below...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHo_2cdhUCZGSIXSk6Nqpd_5GJ6_MFwFplQ1lKQqT00/edit#

Also, please, be gentle with me. English is not my native language and it may feel stiff from time to time, something my editors won’t be able to fix or just simply it may slip their attention. If you know anyone who could translate the story from Polish to English, please contact me or leave a comment, I will be greateful. The first story arc is fully written and the second one will be probably already written in English.