Prologue: Dead Ponies Tell No Tales.
You... Are Lightstriker. A pegasus right out of the Stable 14, with a score to settle.
Fourteen years ago, a band of Raiders, called the 'Armored Apocalypse', broke into your peaceful Stable, killing most of the populace. Amidst the melee, your father and elder brother perish, leaving behind a dysfunctional family.
Four years ago, they returned. And with them, an incurable disease. Unfortunately, your mother fell prey to this sickness, and passed away soon after.
Now, you've grown up. At nearly eighteen years of age, you've been deemed ready to leave the Stable and seek swift, sovereign justice. Through passing merchants and the occasional traveler, you have gleaned enough information to paint a red target on the leader of the cult.
A unicorn named Gallent Dare.
You have also figured out that he would be leaving for some hidden place in exactly twelve hours, so there's no time to lose.
Grabbing the essentials, you head to the Stable door. A small crowd awaits you as you ascend the steps out of the Stable proper. A sudden tug on you barding makes you turn...
To see her. The love of your life and your marefriend, Rose.
"Strike, stay safe out there."
You nod as the door begins to swing close.
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