Once upon a time in the magical land of Equestria…

There was a war, a war unlike any that the world had seen before. A war fueled by motivations so petty, but the consequences of which were most dire. An energy crisis born of indulgence paved the way for tensions between many foreign, and domestic factions. Then when the spark of conflict ignited that powder keg it made way for an industrial revolution that pushed the boundaries of what ponies could do well beyond the limits of their imagining. Magical spells amplified to cover miles with the radius of their effects, or stored in gemstone talismans that could save the life of a living creature from some of the most grievous wounds imaginable.

Such is the way of the world, and war. In some it brings out the best in us, and in others the worst. Sharpened minds the likes of which that learned to put sharp edges on stone millenia ago had the chance to create wonders of technology, and magic. Yet others use these marvels to take lives, and seed sorrow. That is how the Megaspells meant to heal entire cities were repurposed on both sides to raze them instead.

From sticks and stones to bullets and blasters one constant remains true even to today. War never changes, in the end everyone loses. And those who cannot learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.

And that, my friends, is where I come in. My name is Crimson Ray, and this is my story.

Author's Note

Just something I've wanted to do for ages, and plus I'm tired of writing Clop all the time. I'm glad I managed to get this out by my birthday like I hoped, even if it's only half the length I had hoped to start the first chapter with. If I could get some support for this project I would really appreciate it. As always a big thanks to my Patrons on Patreon, and I will accept one time donations over PayPal. Link to my Patreon is on my profile page.

One massive shoutout to Visualpony the Narrator. If it wasn't for this glorious dude I never would have gotten to enjoy the stories of Project Horizons, Pink Eye, Starlight, or Duty with how hectic my lifestyle is. And thanks to Crazed Rambling for making the first book's reading enjoyable as well, all of you should go to YouTube to show these awesome folks lots of Love and Tolerance. And of course all the thanks to Kkat for making this wonderful sandbox of an AU to play in.

But to clarify, I'm only considering the Project Horizons, and Pink Eyes to be a part of the Canon universe since at this time they're the only stories I found that have no contradictory lore among them with the original work by Kkat.

That's all for now, and I look forward to hearing from all of you.
KEEP GOING STRONG!!!!!!!