Once upon a time, in the land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together, and created an era of peace throughout the land.

This history, is well known but what many ponies today do not know, is that a civil war erupted shortly after Nightmare Moons rise, Ponies fought ponies in a war between the Solar Empire and the Lunar Republic.

In this war, two unicorn brothers stood out among the Solar Empires ranks, Warsong and Bladesinger, they were hailed as heroes on the battlefield, but in his pursuit for power, one brother fell from the light.

Bladesinger, in a constant hunger for power delved in magic deemed too dark and evil for the eyes of mere mortals, and in his hunger, he was corrupted by dark promises made by Nightmare Moon and turned from the Solar Empire

As the war was nearing the end, after fourteen years since it began, Princess Celestia was forced to use the elements of harmony to banish her sister, but for the elements to be properly used, Bladesinger was to be defeated.

Warsong pored over many ancient scripts of magic, searching for a spell to help him defeat his brother, it wasn't until Starswirl the bearded turned to assist him in giving him a spell he had created that would banish his brother to another dimension.

A final duel between the brothers took place on top of the ruins of old Canterlot, a duel that would have ended with Warsongs death, had he not used the spell given to him by Starswirl, after the spell was cast, the Elements of Harmony were activated against Nightmare Moon, banishing her to the moon

When the war ended, Warsong knew that his brother would return some day and he needed to be at the peak of his powers to face him and finish him off, despite the protests of Celestia, Warsong petrified himself into an enchanted statue

Our story begins on the solstice of the summer sun celebration as a prophecy is about to come true.

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