The Shadow Lord, a man who has mastered dark magic and leads the dark army that secretly controls the world, is the father of Shadow Elements. The Shadow Lord gave Shadow the ability to control the weather so that he could join his father in ruling the world. In order to get Shadow to abandon his life with his adoptive parents The Shadow Lord has them killed. Their deaths spark the raging inferno of Shadow's revenge which soon becomes his only goal. When Shadow is transported to Equestria he takes his terrible past with him. What will the ponies think of Shadow's goal? Darkness is coming to Equestria, and Shadow may not be able to stop it.