Long before forming of the Nations of Mysteria, Hunter’s Mark, Flame Tirade and the Eternal Forge as well as the Shamanic Lands and the Dark Abyss the world was in a state of Turmoil. The cause of his appearance is unknown but the ancient Lord of Chaos Discord emerged from his slumber bringing the world into chaos. The Length of the Chaotic Era was hard to measure due to the grand disruption as the world was torn asunder multiple times and put together as he crafted some of the more chaotic creatures of the world.

His reign was ended after several millennia by the two students of the Grand Adept Starswirl the Bearded. A white Strider with a dark blue mane that was gifted in magic named Skylight and her sister a dark blue Gaian known as Shine with a golden mane ventured on a dangerous journey alongside countless others following Starswirl and his allies disappearance from the world.

They eventually discovered a deadly forest where all but Skylight and Shine perished. The two battered Ponies located the mighty Tree of Harmony and due to the Trials they had undergone were granted use of the Elements which they used to seal Discord away as well as turn into the powerful Demigods known as Sanctis.

Together the two quickly discovered their power to move the sun and moon. Skylight’s hair now resembled an Aurora, she changed her name to Celestia while her Sister now having a starry dark blue mane became known as Luna. The following years lead to the rise of nations of Hunter’s Mark, Flame Tirade, the Eternal Forge.

The Human Nations split into Five, the Dark Abyss mad up of the Night Wings powerful flyers that unlike Striders had wings more like bats rather than birds and only came out at night. The Shamanic Lands were formed by the Shamans, Humans who were exposed to magic differently and became a group of loosely unified Tribes.

The Gaian Knighthood were of those who could control the Earth that believed in Honour and Honesty above all else and lived in Mighty Fortresses. The Strider’s Armada ruled the skies from their mighty cloud cites that blotted out the Sun, the praised in Courage and Might. The Adept Nobility meanwhile built massive towers that were devoted to Magical Study, the commended Knowledge and Power. The Knighthood, Armada and Nobility hated each other with a passion.

Celestia and Luna despite their best efforts could do little to avail the Nation’s scorn. During this time Celestia continued her political work trying to prevent all out war, Luna prepared for inevitable war she believed was coming and trained with the night Wings becoming their Leader as the Princess of the Night.

During this period a few of those who didn’t agree with the hatred moved north through the Frozen wastes and despite much hardship formed a small kingdom using the powers of the love in their hearts and the might of the pure crystals they found to repel the cold. This Kingdom would grow to become the Crystalline Empire of Love’s Triumph.

The problem between the three kingdoms came to a head as their Hatred grew to the point that the feared Wendigos froze the land. It was then that an external force decided to act, for deep in the Cursed Forest Queen Chrysalis, mother of the Changelings was watching as her Hive was starving due to the hatred of humans. Three Changelings who had been living among ponies became part of a ritual that would turn them into ponies and with they the three of them became know to Humans as Clover the Clever, Private Pansy and Smart Cookie. They in the time of greatest need saved the three leaders from the Wendigos with the fires of their friendship that burnt away the frost and repelled the Wendigos.

Together with Commander Hurricane, Princess Platinum and Chancellor Puddinghead head they united forming Mysteria, the Kingdom of Magic and Harmony. Celestia due to her efforts to prevent war was made the new leader as she represented all of them. Luna’s return wit the Night Wings was shocking and yet to the fury of many Celesta was made Luna her co-ruler.

Luna defended the Nights from monsters and Nightmare while her sister handled the Politics of the nation. The time apart however had strained the relationship of the two sisters and that was only made worse by their differing schedules. Celestia during this time had put work into forming alliances, the Dragon nation of Flame Tirade, the Minotaur Nation of Eternal Forge, the Shamanic Lands and the home of the Crystal Guardians Lover’s Triumph. The Dark Abyss declared Vassalage to Princess Luna.

Three thousand years past in relative peace until one day the Empress of Lover’s Triumph was overthrown by it’s new leader King Sombra who declared war with Mysteria. The mighty conflict against the Empire ended as Celestia and Luna personally stormed the palace.

Despite their might powers the Dark King was able to push them into corner, in his arrogance however Sombra made a fatal mistake. He told Luna that Celestia feared her, had made her a Primness to placate. Luna ignored his words called upon the darkness within herself defeating the Dark King only for him to seal away the Crystal Empire.

Seven thousand years past, over those years Luna struggled as slowly but surely her and her Dark Wings were becoming feared by those who lived during the day. Despite Luna’s words to Celestia she was largely ignored by her older sister who was busy trying to get the Griffons of Hunter’s Mark to engage in Diplomacy. As such her years to trying to create peace with those abroad left her blind to her sister’s anguish as the citizens of these nation already unsure about her soon stemmed in hatred.

Luna feeling ignored and unloved by all soon grew bitter. Eventually it all came to a head as Luna gave in to the darkness within becoming the Fallen Sanctis Nightmare Moon. Her fierce confrontation with her sister ended as a battered Celestia banished the Fallen Sanctis to the moon.

With her sister’s disappearance all of Mysteria felt her absence of the work she did. The Dark Wings having returned to their hidden home whose location was only know to the Luna Princess meant the creatures they once hunted were free to strike in the night.

Furthermore the Griffons once cowed by the Military Sister began a long series of wars brining Mysteria into many years of Conflict. Mysteria was torn asunder by wars for over five hundred years. The Minotaurs meanwhile began constructing sentient clockwork constructs as they had been continually advancing their technology, their help largely turned the tides against Griffons.

Mysteria realising their weakness of their nation spent much of their years advancing in Technology inspired by their Minotaur allies. Eight Hundred years after Nightmare Moon’s banishment the first Cybers, that were capable of independent thought.

This lead to one hundred years later the beginning of the Mecha Project that allowed the humans of Mysteria to develop their own AI built in all. All thought unlike the Cybers, Mechas had laws that dictated their behaviour. This lead to the creation of and later escape of Sunset Shimmer as well as the creation of Twilight Sparkle.

Author's Note

I wrote this chapter to give some backstory on the world's events.