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The Crystal Empire Trilogy
– Ponies with Edenbridge

[Click here for the accompanying song]

Anthem (Memory of the Empire)



Children of the Perished Empire…

The crystal spike
Emerged in the northern sky.
From thousand years of sleep
Woken the empire of past,
The world once perished and gone.

It looms in the north…
The echoes of cold dominance.
The king, the tyrant reborn
Waiting his renewed chance
To finish what had begun…

Crystal kin
Drifting shells of the realm…

What's there… left… to protect…

Memories…
They're fading…
What's left are filled with hurt and grief.
'Twas graying and tarnished,
The world they once called their home.
Despair and fear,
Tokens of slavery,
Left within the heartcells
In the lost, orphaned souls of the empire…



… Stand up by your own feet.

Restore your hope,
Find your courage,
Rekindle the light,
Unite the nation's heart.

Once enslaved,
Be free from your past.
Weak can find
The power that lasts.

The long lost tradition, the fair of kinship,
The powerful memorial, seed for revival.

It's been gone for so long, the world of a crystal kin;
Arise and stand tall, the joy is at your reach.

Unearth your bravery; you have the strength you need.
Turn faith to reality: there is nothing to fear.

The awakened memory of a kingdom and home:
On the horizon the stars are the same.
Rise from the darkness to the dawn of new light.
Discover your history,
The strength to live free,

Who you are.
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LISTEN THIS SONG WITH THE POEM FOR MAXIMIZED EXPERIENCE [link]

Another one! This time I'm stepping on the creators' feet again making my own interpretation of the "Ballad of the Crystal Empire". The anthem based on Edenbridge's melancholic yet hopeful Brothers on Diamir.

And not that I'd like to sound arrogant or anything, buuut... I think I can do it better :trollface:

Though frankly, I didn't really start this as an anthem. It started with the usual narrative yada yada, but I had trouble making it consistent, adding everything I wanted without leaving anything important out and falling for filler. . The hopeful and triumphant anthem for self-discovery felt most natural in the flow.

The third and, at the moment, final part of the Crystal Empire series is in the works. I can't guarantee any strict schedule for completion, as it's gonna be a big one even for my standards.

The Crystal Empire Trilogy
Blind Greed (Fall of the Empire) [link]
Anthem (Memory of the Empire) [link]
Rediscovery (Rebirth of the Empire) [link]


My Little Pony © :iconhasbroplz:
“Brothers on Diamir” © Edenbridge, from the album “Solitaire”. Written by Lanvall.
Song is used as a soundtrack for the lyrical content in terms of tribute, homage, parody and ponies.
The thumbnail is ”Crystal Clear” [link] by :icontadashi--kun:

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My MLP poetry, My Little Poems, can be found here [link]
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Mood: Love ~Light-of-Dusk Dec 8, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Fabulous poem! A beautiful message made clear! I love the transition, it's quite a wonderful structure: the darkness enhanced and light fading, then, a flower of hope, blooming!
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~Radoxeald Dec 8, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Why thank you, your commentaries are always so nice to read. :iconpinkieishappyplz:
You were also just in time reading this; I just put up the finale of the trilogy [link]
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