Author's Note

This is a second person P.O.V. chapter. Just a heads up. Also, yes, all of the stories other then “Friendship is Magic” mentioned in this chapter are from Fimfiction. The first person who can correctly guess who wrote all five of the stories mentioned in the order that they appear in will get a shoutout in the author notes in a later chapter. Additionally, none of the authors who wrote these stories may participate in this endeavor as that wouldn't be fair.

Pre-Prologue: Stories

You find yourself in a library filled with books, and have come to return a story entitled My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. After returning this book, you find that the usual Liberian has been replaced by a mysterious Jackle.

"Ah. I hope you don't mind me being here." He speaks to you as he rises from his chair. He appears very Egyptian like in appearance. He's even carrying a staff. "I am the overseer of worlds, you may refer to me as The Jackle." The Jackle spoke. He soon came to a bookcase.

"The stories on this bookcase are ones that have been completed. Such as this one." The Jackle Spoke as he showed you a story entitled Twilight's Love. The Jackle then moved to another bookcase. "The stories on this bookcase are currently incomplete but aren't fully abandoned by their creators." The Jackle said as he showed you three books this time: Luster Dawn: New Days of the Magic of Friendship, Umbraenstein: The Umbra Castle, and Thank you, Mistress.

However, then you followed the Jackle to a part of the library you've never been in; stories here do not look like they have everything them. "But these stories...these worlds in particular stand out amongst the rest..." The Jackle explained before showing you the story The Hypnotic Rainbow. "These worlds...these stories have been abandoned and have thus fallen into ruin." The Jackle said. Soon, he lead you to a pair of books. One cancelled story that has no name, and another whose title is not on the cover.

"But amongst all these stories, this pair of stories right here is an example of what happens when a ruined world gives birth to a fruitful one; a story that's been completed." The Jackle said. "Some worlds fall to ruin so that others may rise to fruition. This is one such example. I would like to tell you this story in particular..." The Jackle said bringing the completed story into view. "This is the tale of a world that rose because another fell. I call this story The Queen of Shadows." The Jackle Explained before he opened the book up to read to you.