Prologue

Once, long ago, there lived a wise sorcerer. His power great, his knowledge greater. This mighty sorcerer waged a lifetime war against malevolent beings who sought to wipe out all harmony in the world.

Dark ones, they were called by the ponies of old; to the sorcerer they were known as the Duue. The Duue existed since the dawn of time, a creation of destruction. They were terrible, and twisted; they held a burning hatred for any life, any harmony in the world. They consumed everything in their path, transformed it into terrors and horrors to fuel their raging conquest. The ponies of old fought bravely against the Duue, few heroes could truly stand to face them, but the Duue were relentless and nearly consumed the ponies of old.

Then came the sorcerer, with a god's might and knowledge, the ponies of old and the sorcerer pushed back and defeated the Duue. However, the Duue could not be destroyed; they were created from the very essence of destruction. The sorcerer instructed the ponies of old to construct a prison in the sky to keep the Duue contained. The ponies of old built this city, a floating bastion chained to the land. The sorcerer then guarded the city for the rest of his life. The sorcerer eventually passed, but only after making sure no one could ever release the Duue again. The location of the city was lost with the ponies of old and is only an old ponies tale.

But somewhere, beyond the sea, the trees, and mountains; beyond the known world, the city sleeps, it's chains binding it to the land's flesh, ever vigilant for the return of the Duue, and the heroes to defeat them for good.