Dragon Chains

by Protow

It has been foretold that the magical artifacts known as the Dragon Chains would return and rage a devastating war that would destroy Equestria and the rest of the world. Centuries have past and the threat has been seen as no more than an old mare's tale. What everypony doesn't know it that the old tale is true. Oh so very true.

1. The Legend

Made from the most durable metals. Crafted by the claws of the greatest dragon silversmiths that have ever live. Magic was sown into the metal like wool in a freshly knit quilt as it was forged in the molten lava pit know as Pryosus. After decades of time, hard work, sorrows, and blood toiled away at making these magical items did the dragon finally got their finished products. The Dragon Chains. With the strength of a thousand bulls. The magic capacity of an army of alicorns. Equipped with the souls of countless lost ones. These chains could be used to destroy the world and many more, but the dragons were not consumed by greed. Not YET.

Equestria was a dark place. A place of thieves, chaos, and death. The alicorns would not interfere with their lives. They had to obtain the Natural Order no matter how much they wanted to interfere they could not. Then out of nowhere a golden bladed chain cut through the land followed by another and another and another. Soon there was a total of ten chains spreading across the land. They burned through the chaos. They justified the evil. They also defeated Death, for a time. This had disrupted the Natural Order. The alicorns knew they had to act, but if they left their home they wouldn't be able to return until they day that they died. The need to help those who couldn't help themselves was greater than the fact that they wouldn't be able to return home.

Once on Equestria the alicorns tried to reason with the dragons to stop their chains and bring back the Natural Order. At first the dragons did not stop at the alicorns wishes, but they soon realized what would happen if this was to continue. Perfect Order. No can NOT be Perfect Order or Perfect Chaos. For if there was the whole planet along with all others would be destroyed. Dragons of old and the alicorns discussed on a theory of which to keep a balance of not only Order, but Chaos as well. This is were harmony first originally came from. For a time everything was in sync. Ponies and other woodland creatures lived as one system. They lived and died by each other. It was a bond that would be shattered in the war. A war that started from greed.

The dragons were satisfied with the way things were going, but satisfied was never enough. If it wasn't for them the little ponies would never have had the chance to even get a glimpse at harmony. This wouldn't stand. Greed soon consumed the dragons as they prepared the Dragon Chains. Once again ten bladed chains crossed the land, but instead of it being golden it was pitch black. With the chains follow terrifying monsters. The cockatrice, the manticore, even the all famous draconequus. All creatures of darkness spilled out into the land reeking havoc where ever they went. The alicorns had always known that this day would happen. Six warriors stepped forward each wearing a jewel representing an Element of Harmony. With these jewels a war raged on for weeks on end. Many things were lost during this war, but in the end the alicorns had won the victory.

After the war the dragons were held against there actions and for those actions all of their children and children's children and so on with be cursed with their greed. As for the Dragon Chains they were destroyed. Well most of them. Now only four remain in the entire world. It has been foretold by one of the Creators of the Chains,during his last days, that one day a young dragon was to reclaim all four chains and with them be able to resurrect the other six. Either for good or for evil the six Dragon Chains would be reborn. For centuries the alicorns looked for the Chains, but only came up with negative results. They didn't want to hunt down dragon hatchlings. They had already done enough damage to the dragons. After many more centuries the draconequus Discord wiped out the alicorn race or so he thought.

The two alicorn sisters Celestia and Luna were able to defeat the evil lord and restored harmony. Soon the threat of the four chains was never seen or heard from in eons. The threat was unheard of from both the alicorn sisters. Both thought of it as an old mare's tale. One that would never be able to come true. Like most ponies in this world they were about to be proven wrong. For the proof was in the box Celestia was taking to her student's house in Ponyville on the way to a meeting.