Origins: Prince Light of Equestria Part 1

by PrinceLight

Rating: everyone
Tags: Princess Luna, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Nightmare Moon, Discord, Princess Celestia, Sad
Length: 2189

You honestly didn't think that Celestia was the first did you?

Before Equestria was really equestria, there were only the elements of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and of course Chaos, but maybe that will all change, who can say?

Published 2012-01-19 18:21:30 UTC
Last updated 2012-01-22 07:23:42 UTC

Chapter 1

Before Equestria was truly Equestria as we all know and love it today, there was an age where not many ponys were around, it was a gloomy era where the world was bathed in eternal night, and only the most basic of elements roamed this barren place. No pony alive, or dead, had ever seen, or even heard of the sun, instead relying on the small fires that sprouted up whenever an elemental of fire crossed by to guide them along there way. Their lives were filled with woe, and the only ruler that any of them had was a strange creature named Discord, who ruled with an iron fist of chaos and destruction. There, of course, were others, but none quite so in tune with what they actually were. There was Terra, a pony composed of stone, who had not moved from her spot since she had been found atop the highest mountain in the world. Then there was Agua, a mer-pony who settled at the bottom of the world, in the ocean, uncaring for the rest of the pony folk who lived out miserable existences on the land, or higher up in her own domain. Aeris, a pegasus as mysterious and confusing as Discord himself, unseen lest you had the eyes to see him, or the ears to hear when he crept up on you. Finally there was Flammus, the unicorn of fire that led his sprites to give what little light he could to the pony folk that lay, miserable in perpetual darkness. Flammus unlike the rest of his siblings, was the only one of the 4 who cared any for the other inhabitants of the land and did all he could for them, providing warmth, comfort, and a place in his domain to any who could survive the volcanic wrath that housed his molten form.

This is how things were, 3 incredibly powerful beings, who did not care, 1 who ruled, and 1 who wished to help, but thanks to a curse placed upon him by the creature of chaos, could not leave his prison of fire and ash. All seemed as if it would continue on like this for eternity, with no hope of the world ever changing for the better. That was until a pair of young mare's managed their way into Flammus' home, their magic unlike anything he had ever seen before, taming, and walking through the volcano with molten rock bowing on all sides in their wake. They knelt before the elemental of fire, asking for his help in changing the land, but alas, he had to decline, unable to leave his home, lest he end up as his sister Terra had, frozen forever in stone by Discord's malevolent curse.

These mares were heartbroken at the revelation, but Flammus' offered them what he offered any as powerful, he offered them a life in his domain, with the other elementals of flame, much less then himself, but sentient none the less. The white one readily agreed, but the one, pitch as the eternal night above, declined, and left the land of fire, not to be seen again in many a century. The white pony stayed with Flammus' and decades past, the young mare turning into a magical being that rivaled Discord himself under Flammus' tutelage. It had been many years, and once again the white pony approached the elemental of fire, and bowed, asking once more if Flammus might venture to the surface, and fight Discord. Once more he was forced to decline, but this time when he did the white pony approached, placing her horn to his molten flesh, which sizzled and smoked, until Flammus found himself encased in stone. He bellowed in rage from within his prison, cursing his startled student who assured him that he would break from the stone momentarily. Soon the stone began to crack, and from these cracks radiated a light more pure, and brilliant then any fire. The pony known as Celestia took a few steps back, and powered her head, her magnificently flowing mane blowing back by the sheer amount of force coming from the creature that now stood before her. Flammus stretched his now glorious silver wings wide, the equally silver horn upon his head shooting up a light that pierced the night air above his volcanic home. Celestia explained what she had done, giving up a part of herself, so that her teacher might be free from his prison, but as she spoke her mane began to whither, and the flames that had bowed around her began to lick her hooves and sides, her magic was fading, and the once glorious horn that shot out from her head began to crack down the middle. With a mighty flap of his glorious silver wings the Lord of Fire brushed aside the flames that dared to engulf his student, no, no longer his student, she had given part of herself to him, they now shared blood, sister was a more accurate term. After removing Celestia from the volcano to a safe place the mighty stallion of flame stormed across the land, every step leaving a trail of glorious fire and light behind him. He was headed straight for Discord, no longer Flammus Lord of Fire, now pure light that streaked across the land in an arc that made even Discord stop and stare at its wonder.

Chapter 2

The land beneath him burned, leaving a scar that lead straight to the lord of chaos himself, Discord, who stared in disbelief at the creature of silver that stood before him. Molten rock now gone, Flammus had donned a coat of pure silver that gleamed in the incandescent light that emitted from the mighty stallion that stood on even ground with the land's malevolent ruler. Elsewhere the white mare watched as her new sibling approached Discord far off in the distance, easily seen with the streak of light that he had left behind which stayed, and illuminated all around it. Her horn broken in two, she made her way from the side of the volcano, following by the side of the luminescence where many had begun to gather, marveling at this magnificent sight, light without a source, and without the blistering heat that surrounded the flames of Flammus.Not only earth ponies, but pegasi, unicorns, and all manner of creatures who nopony had ever seen before, creatures with fur that covered them from head to toe, others who were much like the winged ponies that graced the sky. Even a number of mer ponies had risen their heads above the ways to gaze upon this miracle. Below the waves, at the bottom of the ocean, Agua was disturbed from basking in the glory of her domain by the sudden rush of water of hundreds of her servants made there way to see something on the surface. Making her way up and poking out her head from the dark waters to see what everypony was staring at, what she saw startled her. A beam of pure light that cut through the ever lasting darkness of the world, and something had started to sprout up on the land in this beam of light, glorious blooms of red and white, yellow and orange, all colors, and on the other side of the light, away from the oceans waves, stood a pony composed of stone, Terra, pushing around the soil within the light and making these wondrous plants grow, it had been the first time that the siblings had seen each other in many, many years, and the sight of her sister struck a chord in the cold, cold heart of the pony of the sea. Diving down deep into her domain Agua suddenly pushed back up, sending out waves of fresh water, to feed the plants with a gentle stream. Unseen to the two others a patch of wind had picked up, making the pollen from Terra's flowers lift up and spread out along the scar of light to the rest of the land, planting the future of something much larger.

Elsewhere, at the end of this light, Discord and Flammus fought, their mixture of chaos and light exposing disturbing scenes of chaos, only to be quelled by a strong stream of light, showing the land beneath them. Both were unaware of the actions of the other 3 who were setting about planting what be the next generation of the land that was helped along by the 4th who was emitting light now powerful enough to leave his mark wherever his hooves touched. In the dark the black pony, Celestia's sister, watched the fight, unsure of what action to take. The light that the reborn Flammus was emitting stung her eyes, and no matter how she tried to draw closer she always ended up retreating back further into the pitch of the night.

It was obvious that he and Discord were matched in their prowess of magic, the silver pony charged again and again, and Discord blocked again and again, only to try and strike back, and failing from either missing, or being attacked again, forcing him to block again. Celest was still following her teacher's, her brother's, trail, watching while the earth was rejuvenated by the combined efforts of the 3 who had once forsaken the land. She eventually found Flammus, right where she thought he would be, with Discord, battling for the world's fate. It would either end in chaos, or light, but what could a dis-horned unicorn do in a fight of magic? Especially among two beings who embodied the elements themselves. Celest watched helplessly as her black maned sister approached her side, both watching, and waiting, and hoping that the Lord of Fire would defeat Discord.

Chapter 3

Nopony had ever seen such things before, the ground trembled and quaked, the land splitting apart at the seems while Flammus and Discord waged a seemingly endless battle. It seemed like it lasted an eternity, with the pair creating, and destroying just about everything in their path. Sometimes pure beauty sprang forth from the blackened earth, other times disturbing scenes of chaos came forth, but all the while everything was starting to be bathed in the light created by the transformed Flammus, his silver gleaming in his own light. Celestia and her black maned sister had run off, in hopes that perhaps they could find one of the other 3, and get them to aid in the fight against Discord. But they all seemed preoccupied with the settling of this newly revealed world beneath their hooves, the land rich after an eternity of night, and a lack of vegetation allowing the newly sprouted plants and trees to grow like wild fire, if not for Flammus' light this would not be possible. Flammus knew that he couldn't keep going against Discord, the monster having had lifetimes to gain the power that he had, versus the Lord of Fire who had only just been released from his volcanic prison.

Shooting up into the air Flammus disappeared behind thick clouds, flying higher and higher at a speed no other pony had even thought possible, until finally he looked back to find that he had left the world of Discord far bellow, and all around him he could see bright lights off in the distance, with out planets too. His own was nearly invisible against the darkness of this new frontier, but his shine had spread, and the splotches of gray were becoming fewer by the second. Flammus knew that he could not defeat Discord, he knew that his light would fade, lest he be everywhere at once. And then he got an idea, a crazy idea that would, hopefully, work in his favor, and the favor of the pony folk whom he had tried to help for generations.

His act would give his sister's the ability to face Discord on equal footing, and bring light to all the land below. The silver alicorn took one last look unto his home before spreading his wings out wide their incandescence showering the world with his ethereal glow, he spread them out wider, and wider, his eyes closing, and his silver coat cracking to reveal the bright light that had shimmered through the shell. No longer the Lord of Fire, he was now the Prince of Light, the sun itself was created on this fateful day, burning up the newly crowned Prince in his own powerful glow.

Back below, the alicorns, and rulers of the land, Princess Celestia, and her sister Luna suddenly found themselves gifted with 6 glowing artifacts, the Elements of Harmony. With these the pair of Princesses fought and vanquished Discord, taking on the duty of commanding the newly formed sun, and the moon which once a night would pass in front of the glorious orb to bring about the night again, allowing the world to thrive each day, and night.

The Prince was the first of his kin, but not the last, to sacrifice himself in hopes that the land would be better for it.