I stretched and yawned as I walked into the kitchen, intent on boiling myself a cup of tea. I turned the stove on before pouring the water into the kettle, and before long, I was humming to myself, stirring the tea in my magic.

I walked out and sat down on the porch bench, contentedly watching the Sun rise in the distance. I took a sip and hummed. Cinnamon tea with honey, my favorite brew.

It was the perfect morning.

The morning of a thousand Suns.

I took another sip as the cool morning breeze blew through my mane. The warm tea's heat perfectly contrasted the cool dewdrops that clung to my fur from the bench. My ears perked and twitched along to the chirping of the birds, and I once again began humming to their tune.

It was such a beautiful day.

I took in a deep breath, the scent of dusty air, grass, and moisture filling my senses. I reveled in the feeling. The serenity of the dawn was more beautiful than anything I had experienced.

Everything was perfect before then.

I stretched once more, feeling my joints pop and crack into their places. I let out a relaxed sigh, bathing in the glimmering sunlight as the horizon became brighter and brighter.

It was so bright.

A blinding light flashed into my eyes. Everything turned white. I shielded my view with my legs but I could still see the light.

It was so loud.

Everything screamed. Pain roared in my ears. I covered them with my hooves. Something popped. Something sticky trailed from my ear canals. The screaming continued.

It was so hot.

Fire roared. Everything burned. It screamed. I screamed. Air felt hot. Couldn't see. Only screamed. Fire screamed.

It haunts us.

Everything was screaming with the fires and I couldn't see and everything was white hot and yet so black and so painful and nothing was there and yet—

Half of Equestria's population vanished in 10 minutes on the morning of a thousand Suns. We made the perpetrators pay for it. We can never forget the morning.

Never.

Author's Note

Date of Creation: January 20th, 2022
Prompt: Rays of Sunlight

Comment: "I should post this on FiMFic."