Radio Free Equestria episode 11 - The Crystal Empire
Channel: Rym DeCoster
Date: 2012-11-11

Coming to you live from the Everfree Forest, it's Radio Free Equestria!

The Crystal Empire has returned after a thousand years, and Dark King Sombre is chomping at the bit to return to the Crystal THrone.  But wasn't Luna bashished to the moon for... a thousand years?


What exactly happened a thousand years ago, and does it have anything to do with Nightmare Moon's appearance?  Who was Sombre exactly?  Why were Luna and Celestia so concerned with Twilight Sparkle's test? We have a theory that ties them together.

The Crystal Heart is referred to as a "Relic," which has certain implications (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relic).  Sombre's horn breaks and becomes crystal at one point.  Any pony within the radius of the fully activated Crystal Castle becomes a Crystal Pony.

Thus:

Sombre was a wise and ancient king of the Crystal Empire.  Unable to maintain his spells of protection forever, he removed his own heart, creating a relic able to focus the love and hope of the Crystal Ponies and maintain their city forever.

But, being wise, he realized that without a heart, darkness would eventually fill the void.  So he left, but not before ensuring that the heart would be protected even from himself.

When Twilight arrived to assist Cadence and Shining Armor, she had explicit instructions and a test, though she broke the former to pass the latter: pass she did.

One thousand years ago, we posit that Luna was given a similar test, related to the Crystal Empire and Sombre's defeat.  There, she failed, and became Nightmare Moon.



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