Prologue

Death. Pain. Sadness. Greed. Love. Hope. Anger...those are what make up war itself. Everypony carries these emotions into the heat of battle, only to be met with the same emotions that their foe carries in their hearts...and their weapons. I fought many who carried these emotions and I was the one, who ended their lives. I killed so many, just to end this war. Every waking night, I hear their cries. I see their faces. I feel their touch, as my mind slowly drops into the void of insanely...and now I stand with Princess Luna, as we stand before the once caring and loving ruler of Equestria. Princess Celestia. As her evil laughter echoes across the rooftop of her castle, which we're on, the once beautiful city of Canterlot, is now cover in flames as the group that Luna and I created so many months ago, was fighting against Celestia army...

“...How did all this happen?”.

Those words....they echo through my mind as Luna and I charge Celestia. As I raised my sword to strike, those words soon took form as it showed me...

“The day when it all happened...”.

Flashback

It was a dark and cold night in Canterlot, as everypony in the city slept peacefully. There was no sound, just the animals that came out to feed during this time. Unknowing to the sleeping ponies of this city, a pony was order to death. This pony name was Luna.

Outside in the old execution grounds of the castle, twenty soldiers from the elite Solar Guard and a other twenty from the Star Heaven mage squadron, was called to duty as they guided a dark purple alicorn to her sad fate. Her beautiful night wings was chained up, so she couldn't escape. Her long horn was wrap up in a white paper, which had odd markings on them. Not many knew this, unless they was in the Star Heaven squad but those papers was suppressing her powerful magic.

“...W-where my sister?” asked the alicorn as she scan the area “I don't see her anywhere...”.

Her question fell on death ears as the earth ponies soldiers in gold armor, just kept walking. The alicorn lower her head and didn't speak the rest of the way. As they stop, the alicorn could see what will end her very life. Her life will slowly end as she will be hanged from a tall platform. As three soldiers led the alicorn up the steps of the platform, a quiet sound of blood hitting the floor, in the upper level of the execution grounds, was made.

Before the executioner tied the rope around Luna's neck, a fat male unicorn, dress in a royal robe, spoke as he pulled out a scroll from his pocket “Princess Luna of the royal family. You are here sentence to death by Princess Celestia orders.” the unicorn lower the scroll to see that the executioner had tied the rope around Luna's neck and continued on “You are charged to death by hanging.” again, the unicorn lower the scroll and spoke to Luna “Any last words, our former princess?”.

Luna slowly rose her head and was now face to face with the fat unicorn. She wanted to speak but her tears was forcing her to stay quiet. With no reply from her, the fat unicorn closed the scroll and slowly rose his hoof into the air, as a sign for the executioner to open the trap door.

“then farewe-” that was all the unicorn could say as a loud thump landed behind him.

Luna's eyes grew wide and was filled with shock, as blood cover her face. The fat unicorn life had ended, as his head was cut off from the rest of his body. As everypony was shock by this scene, the cloak figure who murdered the unicorn, toss the dead body out of the way and charge at the executioner. With one quick slash from the cloak figure's sword, the executioner life had ended too.

“Don't worry, Princess!” said the cloak figure, as he cut the rope from Luna's neck “I’m here now.”

The soldiers quickly recovered from their shock and quickly charged the platform with weapons drawn. Luna watch as the cloak figured fought off four soldiers that made it first to the top of the platform. She realized something as the fighting continued in front of her. The forty soldiers that was on guard for her executing, was now only half of that number as the soldiers from the upper level, never came down to help.

“SOUND THE ALARM!” Ordered the captain of the Solar Guard as he realize his men and the mage's warriors was getting beat “HURRY! WE CAN'T LE-”.

A sliver arrow entered and exited out of the captain head and landed on the stone floor and few seconds later, the captain dead body hit the floor. Three soldiers stop from going up the platform and turn around to see a badly beating up brown male unicorn with a snowy white mane and tail as he walked over to them. One of the soldiers rose her mace and charged at the brown unicorn. Fast as lighting, the brown unicorn took out a bow gun from his saddlebag with his magic and fired a arrow at the mare soldier. She went down before she could reach her target as the arrow hit her in the head. The other two soldiers step back and wanted to leave, but they was caught in between a rock and a hard place.

Luna and the cloak figured soon found themselves alone as the last soldiers retreated to the ground level. Soon they could hear cries of pain, down in the ground level and then it was very quiet. Not wasting time, the cloak figured put Luna on his back and was about to take off, until him and Luna heard a colt voice.

“Luna! Please forgive me!”.

Coming up the steps was the brown unicorn from down below and he quickly pointed his bow gun at the cloak figured.

“PUT HER DOWN!” shouted the unicorn in great anger.

“Buck Shot!” cried Luna with joy, as she found her trusted bodyguard alive “You escape!”.

“Buck Shot?” whispered the cloak figured as he lower his sword.

“No jail cell can keep me away from you, my princess.” answered Buck Shot as he smiled but that smile quickly faded as a loud alarm echo across the castles walls “Horseapples!”.

“Look, Buck!” shouted the figured after he withdrew his sword “This place will be swarmed with elite guards! If you want to save Luna, then put your weapon down and let me help her escape!”.

Buck Shot didn't know if he should trust this colt with the princess but the time for thinking soon pass as him and the others soon heard hooves steps heading their way.

“FINE!” shouted Buck as he ran to the hallway to meet the incoming soldiers “I'LL LET YOU PROTECT HER FOR NOW!” Buck slam the large steel doors before speaking for the last time “I'll catch up with you later, my princess...”.

As the large steel doors finally close shut, the cloak figured open his wings and took off to the night skies. Knowing that they're sitting ducks while in the air, the figured quickly headed to the city below.

“who are you?” asked Luna as she held on tight of the figured back “Why did you saved me?”.

The strong wind of their descent, made the hood of the cloak figured peel back and revealed a black Pegasus with a brown mane.

“The name is Hyperion, your highness.” said the Pegasus as he turned his head slightly to her “...without you, the night will never feel the same!”.

“War of the Divine” Book one