Authors Note:
Thank you to all who support me and this story and thank you to all those who inspire me

It had been several hours since the meeting in the throne room and Twilight and her friends were sitting at a large dinning table with the immortals. Rarity had been fawning over them since she had woken but they simply ignored her, Except Karma who was muttering something her never learning her lesson. Meanwhile Applejack and Rainbow dash were speaking with Gaia and Caelus, while Fluttershy and Discord sat off to the side simply cuddling.

Pinkie and Murphy were locked in what one would call the most intense poker game ever played, Pinkie was winning. Luna had dropped out of the game early and simply watched in fascination as the Avatar of Probability was beat at a game that involved Luck and chance. "How is this possible?!" Murphy cried as he lost another hand. "Karma, sis please! She must be cheating, she hasn't lost once!" He cried as he turned to Karma.

Karma laughed. "Sorry brother, but Pinkie hasn't cheated once. However, a few more hand and she'll loose." She replied as she turned to Murphy.

"You said that an hour ago and we're still here." Murphy grumbled as pinkie showed her hand to be a royal flush and beat his full house. "This is both logically and physically impossible!" Murphy exclaimed as he slammed his face into the table. Luna and Karma laughed.

As this happened Twilight had walked over to Nereus who had been looking out a window. "Uh excuse me..." She said as she approached him.

Nereus turned and smiled. "Greetings young one, how can and old man help you?" he asked.

Twilight shifted nervously. "Um... you mentioned that Starswirl had killed your subjects... uh are you okay?"

"No, no I'm not." Nereus said as his form began to change his dark blue fur changed to a stormy gray and lightning crackled from him and his ethereal mane changed from its waterfall appearance to that of a short cut militaristic style. "Do you have any idea what he has done to us?!" He roared in anger. Magnus Starswirl was a traitor, murder, xenophobic and genocidal stallion who caused suffering not only to we immortals but to every race to ever exist upon this planet!" Nereus outburst causing everyone to freeze.

"That's not possible!" Twilight retaliated. "Starswirl was a master mage and is known as the father of magic for his accomplishments in the arcane arts!"

"Starswirl was a thief. All that knowledge, he stole from me." Asteria said in a calm voice. as she approached Twilight and Nereus. "I am Magic incarnate, that is what it means to be an Avatar. Starswirl stole much of my work and passed it off as his own but that's not his greatest crime."

"Twilight how do ponies react to other races?" Celestia asked.

Twilight thought for a moment. "Most ponies react in fear or aggression but that's understandable we've been at war with them more times than any pony can count."

Celestia sighed. "Twilight there is a reason the Starswirl wing of the library is locked up. It's not because of his spell but rather something that was locked away inside of it. Twilight, it's because of Starswirl that ponies react like this."

"What do you mean Princess?" Twilight asked confused.

Celestia sighed. "Let's have a seat." She said as she walked over to the table. Slowly everyone walked over and took a seat. "First let it be known that I despise Starswirl, we all do and for good reason. From the moment Starswirl first appeared he was power hunger and desired what we had, immortality. He came before our parents and demanded that they make him and immortal. Seeing the darkness in his heart they refused and Starswirl left but not without delivering a warning. "A day will come when I will return and when I do I will have what is rightfully mine." With that he left. That was the start of our pain." Celestia said with a sighed.

Gaia continued the story "As time continued only whispers of Starswirl spoke of him but something was happening. Rumors began to emerge that fostered distrust among the races that until then had lived together in peace. Soon a race of ponies I had created were shunned and driven out. These Ponies had the body of an Earth pony and the only difference was there power. These ponies follow my will no matter what I asks and had the power to hear the earth. They often traveled the land using herbs to heal the sick and to aid any who asked. But Starswirl spread rumors that they were evil witches and enchantresses that used black magic and stole the souls of ponies. Eventually they were driven away and I was forced to lead them to a safe haven where they could live in peace and this is how the race known as the Zebra came to be." As Gaia finished a tear fell from her eye.

Murphy cleared his throat. "Since Father isn't here yet I'll tell this part." He said before continuing the story. "Once the Zebras left Starswirl began to target another race, the Changelings. The changelings are a race of hive based shapeshifters and was the first race our father created only this time it wasn't through rumors and from the shadows. At this point Starswirl had gained aid from the other races and personally lead a genocidal crusade against them by depicting them as demons. After that they were brutally mascaraed and hunted till they fled to the badlands. They hadn't been seen till the invasion of the Royal Wedding."

Nereus rose and cleared his throat. "Once he completed his crusade against the Changelings he set his sights on my Siren's." Nereus slammed his fist against the table in anger. "Long ago the Sirens were a mighty race that were ruled by I as there King and my wife, Queen Thalassa Aquaria. However Starswirl depicting them as demons that caused strife and feed of misery. Toward the end of the crusade He banished the three Siren Princesses to another world and used a spell that brought the Siren race to extinction as well as kill my wife. Queen Thalassa was not immortal she was a mortal Siren that I had fallen for and loved with all my heart, And he KILLED HER!" He yelled angrily as he drew a large trident and roared.

Suddenly Nereus froze and fell back passed out. "Sorry." Luna said as she rose from the table and began to check her brother. "Due to what Starswirl did Nereus is slightly insane on the best of days. He spend most of his time tending to his garden, rarely leaving to do anything but eat and sleep. Do to his madness both his mood and personality can change on a dime and it is near impossible to predict how he will act. I didn't want him to do something he'll regret."

Celestia sighed. "I guess I'll continue the story." She said as she seemed to deflate in her chair. "As all this occurred Mother and Father were unable to help. Mother was pregnant with Luna and I, it was shortly after the destruction of the Siren race that we were born. We spent much of our time playing with Discord and learning from his sister Eris, it was wonderful, peaceful, but it would not last. Starswirl attacked Asteria's home and stole a lot of her research, armed with this stolen knowledge he then came for us. When he arrived we were playing in the throne room with our parents, he demanded that he be made immortal and threatened to kill any who refused him. Our Mother and Father refused and he attacked. Finitis and Aeterna our brother and sister quickly joined the battle. Luna and I were so scared and soon Mother had scooped me up and Father had grabbed Luna, they took to the air and fled. I remember looking back and seeing Finitis and Aeterna being cast into a abyss. I learned later that Starswirl had cast a banishment spell on them, they had given there lives and took a spell that was aimed for us."

"Princess, pardon my interruption but what does Finitis and Aeterna mean?" Applejack asked.

"There full names were Finitis Mors and Aeterna Vita They mean Finite Death and Eternal Life, however you know them better by other names. Thanatos Death and Faust Life." Asteria explained.

"Thank ya." Applejack said calmly.

Celestia took a deep breath and tried to continue. "Father and Mother fled into the night, travailing till we were far way. Sometime l-later w-we f-fo-ond shelter in a cave and... an-" Celestia burst into tears and cried. Twilight and the others watched in shock as Celestia bawled like a child. Luna ran over and hugged her and Celestia sobbed into her shoulder.

Discord sighed and walked over to Celestia and placed a paw on her shoulder. "I-I'll pick up from here Luna. Celestia needs a moment." Discord turned to the group. "Some time later our parents found a cave deep in a forest, it was here that they stayed till Eris and I found them. I use my power to enchant the forest to guard us against those who sought to harm us, the forest was later named the Everfree. Sadly it wasn't enough, Starswirl found us and attacked. Mother and Father threw everything they had at him but it wasn't enough and they too were banished. It was them that Eris and I stepped in. Starswirl was already weak from battling our parents and so could not defeat us both, so he attacked Eris. It was them that Starswirl made his greatest mistake, Starswirl attempted to banish Eris. He fired the spell and it struck but in his weakened state he couldn't banish her all the way and so instead of banishment she was imprisoned in a crystal tree, the Tree of Harmony."

Discord paused for a moment before sighing. "It was at this point I snapped. Gaia was helping the Zebras, Caelus was protecting the griffons from pony Crusaders, Nereus was driven mad, Asteria was injured, Chronos, Karma and Murphy unable to help, Thanatos and Faust were imprisoned as well as our parents and now Eris, my sister. I was the only thing standing between Starswirl and my last two siblings. I couldn't take it anymore I lashed out, I hit Starswirl with everything I had nearly killed him. Starswirl ran, injured but alive. I would have chased but I had to protect Celestia and Luna. As time moved on the Ponies came upon our forest and settled the land that would one day become Equestria but I never trusted them, Ponies had taken too much from me. It wasn't long till Starswirl returned and attacked. That was what set me off, I was done, no more mister nice guy! I threw all of Equus in to Chaos and tortured the ponies that had taken everything from us. Sadly I went to far and was imprisoned by the fruits of my sis's Tree of Harmony, the Elements. The ponies rejoiced and asked Celestia and Luna to rule them but they refused and returned to the Everfree."

Luna cleared her throat. "I would like to tell the rest of this tale." Discord nodded and walked over and took Celestia. Luna cleared her throat. "The rest of the story is built more upon what we learned than what happened to us. Starswirl fled once again and returned to his home where he healed himself. He then later took on an apprentice named Clover Sparkle. For many years he trained her but he never stopped seeking immortality. As the years passed he grew more and more desperate till soon it became an obsession, then suddenly he disappeared. When he returned it had been many weeks and he had a strange wolf with him. When Clove asked Starswirl said it was a Windigos. He had stolen a Windigo pup and planed to use it to gain immortality through a ritual. However it wasn't long till the sky darkened with clouds and the great freeze occurred.

Clover went to aid the other races who had been at war, when she realized why the Windigos were there she went strait to the pack leader and told them what had happened and offered her help. Clover lead the Windigos to Starswirl but it was too late, Starswirl had already killed the pup. In a rage that even the Windigos feared Clover drew a blade and stabbed Starswirl in the heart killing him instantly.

The pack in sorrow and morning nearly froze all of Equus but again Clover had an idea She took the pups body and traveled deep into the Everfree Forest where she met us and asked if we could save it with our power. We brought the Pups body to the Tree of Harmony and it was there that the first Timber wolf was born. The Windigos retreated and the Ponies asked us again to become there rulers. We accepted this time but asked that the leaders of the tribes act as our advisers. Princess Platinum Shard and Clover Sparkle, who was given the nickname Clover the Clever, were chosen to act as the leaders for the Unicorn, Hurricane Dash and Pansy Shy were chosen to become the Pegasus Leaders and lastly Puddinghead Pie and Cookie Crumble were chosen to act as the representatives of the Earth Pony. After many years the races rose united as the country known as Equestria with us as the Princesses of the night and day."

"And there you Have it." Karma said. "The full story of Magnus Starswirl the Betrayer. He was given the tittle of the Betrayer because he betrayed every living being on Equus and almost doomed the world."

Author's Note

Wow, that was a ride. I honestly am worn out from this chapter. Anyway, I hoe you enjoyed the chapter and I will see you in the next one!

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