Unfortunately, Twilight turned out to be right and Nightmare Moon was released during the Summer Sun Celebration, replacing Celestia who was supposed to attend it. Upon reading an ancient legend, Twilight Sparkle realized Nightmare Moon is about to return, however her mentor, Princess Celestia, encouraged her to make friends instead of worrying about the supposed "old pony's tale". Seeing no other way, Celestia reluctantly used the Elements of Harmony to overpower Nightmare Moon and banish her into the moon, creating the phenomenon known as "the Mare in the Moon" (a unicorn's face imprinted upon the surface of the moon). Celestia did not want to fight her younger sister and begged her to lower the moon, but the dark alicorn said her only royal duty was to destroy Celestia, and shot at her elder sister with magic beams, eventually knocking her down. At that moment, the darkness in Luna's heart manifested and consumed her, transforming her into Nightmare Moon, a black mare of pure darkness. Not only did she refuse to lower the moon, but also challenged Celestia for the sole rulership of Equestria. One day, Luna finally became fed up with Celestia's success. However, as time went on, Luna observed how the ponies would be awake to enjoy the day and love, admire, and appreciate Celestia's work, but would always "shun" the night by sleeping through it, causing her to become resentful of her subjects and jealous of her older sister. Together, they kept the balance perfectly. Every morning, Celestia would raise the sun, and every evening, Luna would raise the moon. Long ago, Luna and Celestia were the diarchs of Equestria, a land inhabited by ponies. In the comics, it was a pre-existing being that was born on the Moon but in the series it just Princess Luna's alter-ego. The origins of the Nightmare itself vary depending on the source. ![]()
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