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Over 1000 years ago, Princess Skysparkle lived underground, together with her parents and twin sister. Her family was hiding from Chaos and Disarray, two of the scariest monsters to ever exist. Chaos and Disarray used to rule the world. Chaos was called the “Father of Monsters”; Disarray was called the “Mother of Enemies”. With hearts as black as night, they sought to destroy love and hope – and replace it with hate and fear.
 
Back then, unicorns were a despised race of creatures. Chaos and Disarray wanted to drain every last unicorn of their energy. And many of their subjects were willing minions. Most unicorns who had not been caught were hiding underground.
 
One day, when Skysparkle and her sister (Stellanova) were nearly 8, they sneaked off and started exploring the underground world. They discovered many poor and oppressed creatures working in the underground mines. It was as their father described it. They decided they had to bring a ray of hope to these people. Unfortunately, blowing their cover caught the attention of Chaos and Disarray.
 
The two tyrants cornered Sky and Nova. The sisters were demanded to give up their powers – or else they and their family would die. The father (Seth Appleheart) told them that this bargain wasn’t worth it. If they gave up their powers, they would give up all hope. Moreover, our creator would not be happy with them – love demands us to stop evildoers when we need to do so. All that Seth asked of his daughters was what he was willing to do for them.
 
Chaos and Disarray decided to make Seth pay for his courage. They smashed him into the ground, blue liquid splattering out of him. By all appearances, Seth seemed to be dead. The two monsters decided to mock the grieving daughters. That was their last mistake.
 
In their rage, Sky and Nova discovered the courage they never knew they had. If their father would die for them, then they would kill Chaos and Disarray for him. In doing so, they became the new rulers of the unicorns. From there, they would start to build a kingdom of friendship for all creatures.
 
Fortunately, Seth managed to survive. But it took the help of some unicorn nurses. His bones were shattered, and his blood had to be replaced. It would take years to make a full recovery from his injuries.
 
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Art by Parcly Taxel.
 
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