It's 1056 AB, 56 years since Princess Luna returned, and Equestria's a different place now. Ruled by the iron hoof of Celestia, the world has become corrupt. Thieves and murderers roam the streets, with nopony to stop them. Suicide everywhere, it makes one wonder. Could it ever be different? Will Equestria stay this way forever? Deep down, under all the conspiracies and murders lays a group. A group, working towards their freedom. And when a stray Stallion stumbles across the group, will he be the one to pull them out of the darkness?

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Cover art by Limespider