INFINITE ECLIPSE’S PREQUEL

Original story by Jyc Row - Proofread and corrected by Radiarc

Sun of the Night

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edjFHWFOhy8)

(VIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MvYmwtysLA)

This is the first track of the Infinite Eclipse project. In this universe, this is the theme of Celestia’s dark form, Daybreaker. The cause for this transformation was uncertain; all that was known was that it happened at midnight and gave rise to a blazing tyrant. Immediately, Daybreaker raised the sun and provoked the First Eclipse, which lasted approximately two years. During those two years, Luna sought to gather an army to fight Daybreaker and her Solars, the unwavering cultist followers who never left her side.

Lunar Rebellion

(JP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPF8WSh2Kjg)

(EN: TBA)

After countless battles against the Solars, the Lunars arrive at the final encounter against Daybreaker. In spite of Luna having to fight her own sister, she remained a charismatic and thorough leader. She gave clear orders to her troops to not hesitate. The war against the Solars was for peace and freedom no matter the cost, and so they fought on. Although it seemed the Lunars had the high ground, finally, Daybreaker herself emerged, and Luna stepped forward. One last time, she asked her sister to look at the monster she’d become, but Daybreaker laughed in arrogance, mocking Luna and beginning her assault on the Lunars. One by one, Luna’s army and the Solars alike fell to the might of the sun goddess, her overwhelming force proving too much for her sister to bear. It was at that time Luna realized all was lost and her own body was at its limit, but from within, a familiar voice called out to her. A grim decision was made, and she surrendered, allowing darkness to consume her. Nightmare Moon lived once more.

Night Queen

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJRrMsQBSk)

(VIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD60TSnVWcw)

Like Sun of the Night, this track is Nightmare Moon’s theme in the Infinite Eclipse universe, following Luna’s transformation at the end of the Lunar Rebellion. Battle between the dark sisters began, their power and disregard for the world rivaling the other. As they taunted and mocked each other, the battlefield turned into a den of chaos and destruction. The troops of each side came to the aid of their respective leader, even the Lunars fighting by their dark princess, but they quickly realized that this was no longer about peace or freedom. There was only annihilation in the sisters’ eyes, and anyone or anything in their way would be swiftly destroyed.

Together, Against the Sisters

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc5XBXdQbw8)

The war raged on, but eventually, there came a time when the armies realized the destruction of the sisters was spiraling out of control, and if nothing was done, their world would be a wasteland by battle’s end. It was then that they set aside their differences and beliefs and joined forces to take down the goddesses. The Alicorns were annoyed by this betrayal, and further infuriated by their own followers’ determination, fearlessly diving directly into the fray despite the sheer might of the sisters. Bothered by this unforeseen nuisance, the siblings made a pact to temporarily halt their own rivalry – and redirect their focus on the remaining forces. The war was long, and many lives were lost. Very little was left in the wake of this celestial encounter, and the Equestrians still alive were few in number and injured as well. In the end, however, they vanquished the two demons and brought peace to their world. A bittersweet victory, yet there was still a place to call home. The sisters, presumed dead, lied still and beaten on the battlefield, no one sure of what should be done with them.

Before the Infinite Eclipse

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThiY6k5hiE)

Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon were vanquished by the United Equestrian Pact (the UEP). The sisters were presumed dead, but the survivors would soon realize all was far from over. No longer bound to the confines of mortality, they broke free from their former hosts, their mere presence exuding overwhelming power manifesting in raw energy. As their influence spread, some began to burn, and others were crystallized where they stood -- they were being corrupted in both body and soul. The sun goddess shined with the brilliance of her past golden armor, her body coursing with magic, her mane and tail ablaze. The moon goddess similarly glistened in her crystalline form, her dark magic collapsing the ground beneath her into pure diamond. The transformation was swift, and with it came a gigantic and devastating explosion, either completely annihilating or corrupting most of the remaining forces.

Final Eclipse

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxsk-DRcacY)

Aqasha, the goddess of destruction, and Nerath, the goddess of nightmares have awoken. Their power returned, they now stand proud and victorious. All who fell during the battle have been revived, either to become crystalized or molten, blindly following their new leaders. No longer Celestia or Luna, Daybreaker or Nightmare Moon, they had become the embodiment of nature's wrath, calamity given form. One with the force of an erupting volcano and the other coursing with the piercing cold of the cruelest blizzard, they stood alongside their followers, transformed far beyond the form their peers once knew. The dark high-priestesses and the goddesses stood fearless and confident...the final nightmare of the Eclipse has begun.

Aqasha, Goddess of Destruction
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjvrRXZNfvQ)

Aqasha is the Goddess of Destruction, sister and nemesis of Nerath, Goddess of Nightmares. She has divine power, stronger than an erupting volcano and more cataclysmic than the impact of a thousand meteors. Her power is based on fire, raw force, and any natural catastrophe. Her coat is gold in fusion and her mane is a mix between pure fire and magma. The magic used by a Goddess is pure life-force -- no unicorn alive can wield it, much less fight it. Being too close to Aqasha will result in being completely turned into ashes in mere seconds. No one can withstand the presence of a Goddess like Aqasha or Nerath for a long time - they're beings far beyond their alicorn hosts. While she cannot talk, she has her Voice: the High-Priestess of Destruction, now named Ayzat. She's the one speaking for the Goddess and controlling their army of Molten - the creatures corrupted by Aqasha, blindly following any order from Ayzat. Present far before the world existed, the Goddesses were known to no one - they whispered in the mind of their respective High-Priestess that the moment of their awakening had come, after sleeping for more than 25.000 years.

Ayzat, High-Priestess of Aqasha

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzT9IwN04Rg)

Ayzat is the High-Priestess of Destruction and the Voice of Aqasha. She’s the only one to be able to hear the Words of the goddess directly inside her mind without being overwhelmed by fear, distress and madness. Her family has been followers of Aqasha since the Ancient Times and was waiting for that day. When it came, the current scion of the first High-Priestess was Ayzat. After the resurrection of the two goddesses, Ayzat was changed into a Molten. However, being the High-Priestess and the Voice of Aqasha made her very different from the Destruction’s army – she now have a very small fraction of Aqasha’s power she just inherited and, compared to Daybreaker, Ayzat knows where the power comes from and can perfectly master it, especially since a goddess’ magic is way different from any other creatures’ magic (the mere essence is different, as a goddess’ magic is pure life-force). To give a “ratio”, Ayzat’s magic abilities are now nine to ten times more powerful than Daybreaker’s.

Nerath, Goddess of Nightmares

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvuZcKnAgTQ)

Nerath, Goddess of Nightmares, is the sister and nemesis of Aqasha. She's a horrifying divinity and calamity, darker than a moonless night and more terrifying than the worst nightmare one could ever have. Her power is based on ice, illusion, paranoia and any kind of mind manipulation. Like her sister, we can't see any form of emotion on her face, her piercing and cold gaze inflicting an unspeakable fear to those who cross it. Her dark blue fur is covered by crystals of shades varying from purple to royal blue. Some directly attached to her body, some floating around her. Her crystal wings were impressive, giving off a kind of whitish aura because of the extremely low temperature coming off of those. Her tail and mane were pure black, looking like some sort of smoke with some sort of purple-blue shades quite dark, with some infinitely small shards of crystals inside it. Her slightly dislocated horn was crystalline. Everything she touches with her hooves is covered with dark blue crystal. Two small fangs stick out of her mouth. Nerath is the embodiment of nightmare and terror, which sows madness and feat. She is inevitable.

Naegissa, High-Priestess of Nerath

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMk4QOsuSM)

Naegissa is the High-Priestess of Nightmares and the Voice of Nerath. She’s the only one to be able to hear the Words of the goddess directly inside her mind without being overwhelmed by fear, distress and madness. Her family has been follower of Nerath since the Ancient Times and was waiting for that day. When it came, the current scion of the first High-Priestess was Naegissa. After the resurrection of the two goddesses, Naegissa was changed into a Crystallized. However, being the High-Priestess and the Voice of Nerath made her very different from the Nightmares’ army – she now have a very small fraction of Nerath’s power she just inherited and, compared to Nightmare Moon, Naegissa knows where the power comes from and can perfectly master it, especially since a goddess’ magic is way different from any other creatures’ magic (the mere essence is different, as a goddess’ magic is pure life-force). To give a “ratio”, Naegissa’s magic abilities are now nine to ten times more powerful than Nightmare Moon’s.

Last Ramparts

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDsVXGvdHdg)

An unexpected ancient evil has awoken, something no one could even imagine in their craziest nightmares. An eclipse was high in the sky, the air was hot and cold at the same time - the battleground was apocalyptic.

But even though the UEP lost a lot of their brothers and sisters, even though they were terrified by the enemy… they didn’t surrender. They couldn’t, not after all the sacrifices they made.

Out of all the commanders, only five remained: Starlight, Ember, Spitfire, Shining Armor and Thorax. And even if they didn’t have the biggest army to fight those evils, they will still fight, for their lands and for their lives.

Deep down, they know… Still, they are the last ramparts, they have to buy time to those who can’t fight for them to flee to somewhere safe - if somewhere like that still exist.