Prologue
The magic academy has having selections for new unicorns, adept at the art of magic. This day, however, the auctions were taken off because of a peculiar act. Teachers were dumbfounded, sending a letter to Celestia herself about what had just happened, or better, entered the place.
Celestia arrived some time later, along with her guards, going to the source of so much commotion. There, she saw several teachers and other auctioneers looking in disbelief: at the center of the stage, there was a very small, black unicorn. His body was black and his mane was gray. His eyes had a deep purple, and there was no sign of a cutie mark either. She noticed a large gold ring on his right front leg.
Celestia couldn't make much of this image. Why did this colt made her feel so uneasy? Then, she noticed a statue complete obliterated to very small pieces. One of the teachers explained that during a simple levitation test, the young colt had crushed the statue against the ground with some kind of dark, sinister energy. Celestia looked a bit shocked: ponies usually could levitate and even throw things, but it was rare someone who could really destroy something. The little colt was there, shaking, with his head looking down with shame. Who was he? Where did he come from? She thought for a bit about these questions, then started walking closer to the little boy, until his cutie mark appeared from nowhere...