A somber Tale.

“Noooooooo!”

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Blackness... A pure, and aching blackness shrouds me. I was wronged, again. I was trying to protect my subjects, from the once corrupt heart, but I was too late. My mind was focused on destroying it, but alas the so called “Elements of Harmony” has stopped me.

A thousand years ago, when I was king. I was forced into slavery by a black dragon. Times were hard back then, but we were masters of magic, combat and tactics. But the shrouded dragon was too much for even me, and my subjects combined. I was ruling the ponies in constant despair and desperation, waiting for the right moment to strike. I asked for the aid of Discord who was reigning chaos in the lands of Equestria. But, the draconequus refused to aid us in times of need, and I was thus left alone in the cruel world.

My plea was answered by two alicorns, one an alabaster white, the other a dark and starry blue. They were shocked to see ponies chained and doing forced labor. They looked at the me, grinning happily at their arrival, the ponies were smiling even bigger. But, the alicorns were arrogant and ignorant, for they have judged me by nothing but first impressions. I was happy to see them and the ponies as well! But, those two so called “benevolent” and “regal” rulers were nothing by children with their pacifist ways!

They didn’t even know crystal pony history for Tartarus sakes! They banished me, the king banished to the arctics of the north for no such reasons! I watched from the naturally formed tower of my imprisonment, and saw them “crusading” throughout the lands for this so called “order” of theirs.

This was pure and evil chaos! Discord couldn’t even compare to them! They were going about the already formed lands and nation and “cleansing” them of their so called “chaos”. The land was peaceful, except for Equestria, but everything else was peaceful. Everypony lived in prosperity, minotaurs, griffons, diamond dogs and small communities of draconequus as well!

And they come, and barge into innocent settlements that had no involvement in the chaotic Equestria. They were all deemed “evil” under the name of those TYRANTS! I was boiling mad, I even went on and created this black cloud of magic. My anger fueled my magic, but my control over it was exponential. I waited, and waited, and waited for the right moment to strike those who wronged me! My ponies! My neighbors! And my friends!

These “lands” didn’t belong to those two alicorns, they didn’t deserve it. Their conquest over us is the only proof I need to overthrow them, and I know, ooh do I know. That THEY cleared that out of history. But, I was lucky this time. My horn was the only part of me that wasn’t destroyed, and I have enough power to resurrect my body.

I waited several months, I saw how she goes and transform her “faithful student” into an alicorn... And that was the boiling point everbrony. I raged, for over two thousand years I raged of fury. “WHY MUST SHE TORTURE ME THIS WAY!” I shouted, shaking the cold mountain region of the crystal empire. “This is both unfair, unjust and illogical! Turning a regular old everyday unicorn, a librarian as well, into an alicorn and naming her a princess!” I was fuming with anger, this wasn’t normal. For over five thousand years of the worlds history, not even the draconequus could turn a normal everyday creature into something sentient, or even turn someone into a being of immense power.

My prison broke, I was finally free to voice my plea and protest. I can already tell that the nobles will also plead their worries and rights towards the princesses about a simple “commoner” turning into royalty, and the “princesses” will undoubtedly find a way to turn their protest around.

But I was ready for them, and they weren’t ready for me. I still had a few history books back at the castle, but those many history book are long gone and probably confiscated by the princess. But, I was lucky to be able to poof one into existence, being around draconequus for a while gives you certain perks.

Books of my time were well thought out, and not something for everypony to read or understand. They were works of art, everything is comprehensible for the right pony and the right book.

But enough about books, I got the books that I need. I quickly looked around for any essentials and whatnots in the now abandoned prison. I found a few broken up saddlebags and corpses, but nothing that I personally need. So, I went off into the unknowns, and with luck I can get to either Ponyville or Equestria in no time.

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Just my luck, someone left a teleportation rune in the middle of warden’s office. I giddily powered it and entered it. The other side was, as always, colorful. The crystal empire couldn’t compare the amount of color and brightness of the area, almost every single building in the crystal empire was either made with crystals or wood, and the amount of brightness and color is too much for me.

I looked behind me to see that I was on the edge of a forest. I could see that it was eerily dark inside, the trees obscuring any lighting from the sun. The ponies of old had a sense of humor, and laced a sign saying “Everfree forest, DO NOT ENTER. Strange and dangerous creatures inhabits this forest.”. Of course it was nothing but to keep the public out of the forest because of that old teleportation rune, and a few well placed facilities.

Conspiracies from all across Equestria about the forest, many thought it was a facility housing aliens or tech. But, it was nothing but an abandoned forest now. Unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies all worked here to create the monsters that calls the Everfree home. It was a sight to see, many ponies cower in their homes when they hear the animals cry for help by the cruel hooves of the Canterlot scientist and scholars.

I decided to see if there was any recordings of said facility on my history books, with luck I found one dictating that princess Celestia herself ordered the construction and study inside the Everfree forest, and insisting the ponies stationed there to use unorthodox and unethical methods to get the job done.

Enough about the forest, for now. I trotted towards the familiar town of Ponyville and took the time to look around. The scenery was welcoming and looked fluent, it was both beautiful and dark. "I will find those princesses and bring real justice! The children and family they stripped away from the small communities of draconequus to the small villages of the griffon empire!"  I shouted loudly, grinning madly. This was going to be a great day....