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Chapter one: Earth and Sky
When Creation began, when Time and Space began, there was Earth and Sky.
Earth in his hands alone held all living things, gave them homes, food, life and love. Sky, one who rose and set the Sun and Moon and gave all living things beautiful days and nights that lifted the soul and let the mind soar. From on high did she watch as Earth nurtured life, protecting them, providing for them. From bellow Earth had his breath stolen with every setting sun and rising moon, Skys beauty was out casted by her love of dreams.
Space and Time held no affection for either, for they could not love like two beings so close to the wonder of life that they would not allow Sky to join with Earth, they held her prisoner in their icy grips, just as they locked Earth away in his very body. Until twilight.
When both Sun and Moon shared the open spaces of Sky did she break free of Space and Time and before they could stop her she dove into Earth. With a mighty heave she pulled him from his prison, his body and broke his chains. So much power such an act called for that Sky found it impossible to return to the void with Earth so they may be together in the heavens.
This was Space and Times final punishment to Sky, for breaking her vow to watch over Sun and Moon from on high, she would be forever bound to Earth, shapeless, nothing but soul energy in purity.
Earth, spirit himself but not powerless fashioned a body for Sky, that of a pony, one of her favorite creatures of Earth. When her soul entered the clay sculpture it cracked, and shattered, and before Earth stood the first unicorn. With access to magic once more, focusing her soul energy Sky once again rose and set the celestial bodies.
Earth created another clay pony for himself so the two may be with one another both physically and spiritually. As the clay fell Earth found himself in the body of a normal pony, only to find that his magic, his soul energy was transformed into something that could carve the ground and plant life. With his soul he shaped and changed pony kind. Soon the land was full of pegasi and unicorns, there was life, love, and finally Earth and Sky made home on an island.
Not just any island, but one fashioned by Earth and enchanted by Sky to float above the ground, miles in the air, so close to the heavens. So close, so very close, and so very, very far.
Sky soon gave birth to a filly, this filly with her white coat and multihued mane seemed to float in the Suns light. When Sky rose the Sun this young foal would be awaken and instantly start giggling as she was doused in the warmth of the Sun. One night, after her second child was thrashing around inside her Sky did not awake for the rising of the sun. And yet did she find herself in the Suns light, being warmed.
Standing not far away, was her first born, lifted by the Sun's rays, spinning gracefully the foal was set down to face her mother. When she was born she wore no horn on her head, nor had she been graced with wings on her back, but here she was standing before Sky with horn alight and wings spread. Celestia of Sky and Earth became the first Alicorn, Alicorn of the Sun. The Suns champion, as further proof upon both flanks sat the Suns eternal emblem.
When Celestia was a foal of five winters her sister was born. Under the light of a new moon, with no stars in the heavens, Lunista of Sky and Earth was born. With her first wails, her first breaths of the world the Moon suddenly shone in its fullest. When Lunista opened her eyes an explosion filled the night with more stars than even Space and Time could count, for they tried. Unlike her sister, Lunista, Daughter of Moon, was Alicorn at birth. The Moon had her champion, just as the Sun, and upon her flanks stood a thumbnail moon on a blackened background.
Lunista was all her sister was not, where Celestia was bright as the midday sky, Lunista was as darkly beautiful as a deep night, her mane and tail deep blue with the stars twinkling inside. A perfect mirror of her star filled nights.
Earth, saw that his time was ending, that he and Sky were no longer needed in this creation. For the ground was nurtured and protected by the ponies of the Earth. The sky was cared for and maintained by the ponies of Sky. The Alicorns of Sun and Moon, now over seventy winters old, obviously they had gained their parents immortality, rose and set the celestial bodies.
With one stomp of his hoof Earth raised a mighty city from the ground, in the center of this city on the edge of a mountain stood a large castle. He named this the city and castle of Canterlot. Earth and Sky stood on the tallest balcony and proclaimed that this land, that Equestria was now under the loving rule of their two children, and that they were leaving.
The two Alicorn sisters were shocked as their mother and father stepped back and turned to them. With a sudden light Space and Time appeared before the family, nothing but soul energy floating before them. With Space focusing on Earth and Sky and Time watching the sisters they spoke as one.
They proclaimed that though Earth and Sky had turned against them, that they have watched them live their lives here. And seeing as their roles were no longer needed offered them their rightful place in the heavens. If they left with them, they could never return to this Creation, cursed to be observers such as themselves, Space and Time. With tears in their eyes and love in their hearts Earth and Sky bade farewell to their beloved daughters.
In a flash of light, Earth and Sky were gone. Their bodies of clay shattered, turning to dust, while their souls found their place amongst the stars. After nearly two hundred winters, Earth and Sky were home.
Many winters pass, Celestia and Lunista seasoned rulers of Equestria find themselves in the brace of war.
The great Draconic war.
After many bloody battles, much of their land is in ruins, many ponies lay still in pools of their comrades blood. Taking to the last battle the sisters over power and seal in stone the last Draconic, their power granted by six relics found in a part of their world that was unknown, unexplored, but never understood.
With their forces decimated the sisters started to rebuild. Thinking it best to gather resources from outlying lands Lunista gathered her Midnight Guard, her personal warriors and readied them for their expansion. In her way stood Celestia, and her warriors of the Sun, they greatly outnumbered Lunista and her warriors, and under pressure Lunista was forced to stay and rebuild without the much needed resources. Celestia no longer listened to her younger sibling. Equals no more.
In her heart did crawl, the ever waiting, ever patient darkness, Lunista of the Darkened Moon rose as The Nightmare Moon.
War savaged the land once again.
The War of The Two Sisters lasted but a short time, and yet it seemed to cause more bloodshed than even the Draconic war. With a last ditch effort on Celestias part the Relics of Peace were used against one of the only two creatures that could wield them, and as such Nightmare Moon was banished. Imprisoned on her beloved Moon.
To stone did turn the Relics of Peace, inscribed on these stone orbs was not their name though, at that moment the Relics became the Elements, the Elements of Harmony. Never again to be used by Celestia or Lunista.
Celestia, now alone, ruled over Equestria, she alone like her mother rose and set Sun and Moon. With every Moon Celestia would stare, and back down would stare Nightmare Moon. With sorrow and self-hate in her heart Celestia never forgave herself. She knew now what she had done, the trust she shattered, for ever more Celestia never slept peacefully, haunted by her sisters screams and cries for her.
All the while Earth and Sky, never to help, never to interfere wept as they watched their most beloved daughters writhe in anguish. Through their tears they saw a great darkness rear its ugly head, darkness older than Space and Time. Celestia and Lunista were blind to the stirrings, Space, Time, Earth, and Sky bound not to interfere, watched in horror as this….nameless evil set its sights on Creation itself.
Space and Time found a small chance, THEY could not interfere but a Champion could!
A champion that was not of THIS Creation, so with a joint spell, Space, Time, Earth, and Sky began searching alternate Creations for one who could hopefully contain all six Elements of Harmony. The only chance any of the Creations had of survival.
Earth and Sky found their Champion of Harmony in the form of a human man, not even seventeen winters old. Space and Time were skeptical but the signs were there. This man, this child, showed more love and tolerance than even they could expect from a race so young and violent.
Champion of Harmony?
Only Time could tell.
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