Tales of Old Night: Year 1500

by anonymous_commenter

First published

Disclaimer, I am NOT a professional writer, and this fic is meant to cater to a VERY specific audience with VERY specific tastes, mainly me and a few other like-minded weirdos. As if the 40K inspiration isn't enough of a hint already, this fic is considered dark and NSFL for the casual fan. The tags would be included in the chapter title, if you are not into any of the tags listed in that chapter, then for the sake of your mental health, DO NOT read it.

Viewer discretion is advised.

It is the 15th century of Equestria. For more than 5 centuries The princess of friendship has been missing on her throne in Canterlot. She was the apostle of the gods of discord manifest, and cruel mistress of a million souls by the might of her inexhaustible magic. She is a slain deity who had been usurped by her people. She is the arch traitor of the new equestrian order, from which thousands of souls slave every day, so that it may never fail.

Yet even in this crumbling state, Queen Platinum Blood continues her eternal post, reigning on her crystal throne of Canterlot. Mighty iron fleets sail across the Xenos-tainted sea, the only way between the continent's violent storms. Vast armies give battle in her name on uncounted battlelines. Greatest among her soldiers are the Elite Corps, the royal guards, purpose-bred super-warriors. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from other species, the traitors, intellectuals - and worse.

To be a pony in such times is to be one amongst the enslaved millions of this land. It is to live in a world tainted by the tyranny of the elites, whose purist ideals have taken root deep into ponies' hearts. Tales of hope and resistance are naught but fantasies amidst the most brutal and oppressive regime ever known in history.

Forget the allure of magic and the wonders of Equestria, for much has been lost and could not be recovered. Forget the promise of unity and friendship, for in the beak future of Equestria, there is only corruption. There is no peace amongst this land, only an eternity of strife and hardship forevermore.