Val has pride in his people. Pride in his cause. Pride in his studies. His war is over, he desires one thing: retirement in style! With no intention of sticking around on Azeroth, a small discovery while stargazing leads him to a peaceful land. There's a catch, there always is, he still requires magic to maintain his sanity. He found it simple to manage this magic intake by injecting mana every day. Fitting in couldn't be harder when you're shooting up a deadly poison, to ponies at least, every day and fighting literal voices in your head. What brings him to Equestria might be just as dangerous, if something followed him...