The Rise of the Empire

by Iwochii

Despara's life takes an unexpected twist following her moving into the Crystal Empire. A basic tale on King Sombra's rise to power through the eyes of Despara, the alicorn of weather.

1. Prologue

The Rise of the Empire

Prologue

I had only just moved to the Crystal Empire when word got around the Queen was ill. Queen Amour had been ruling the Empire for a long, long time, as far as I knew. Ponies old enough to be my grandparents told of looking up to Queen Amour when they were little fillies. So, of course, the question soon arrived; who would become the next ruler?

I, of course, had no idea. Chess, my brother and the leader of the Empire's royal guard, believed it to be him. And if not him, maybe the Queen's daughter Sunlight Delight. Soon after the news spread of the Queen's illness, Sunlight Delight was found dead, gagged and tied; obviously a kidnapping. The news was so startling to the Queen, she died three weeks later.

My name is Despara. I am a grey mare unicorn with dark black hair, and the imprint of raindrops for a cutie mark. My eyes are as red as the blood that runs in my veins, and my hair as unruly as the harsh winter wind. The crystal ponies were suspicious of me. They recognized my brother in my eyes… and somepony else in every other bit of my appearance.

Oh, yes, before I forget. I am the pony that invented the weather patterns that the pegasi now control. That is how I earned my wings.