[size=+1] Performance for your Lifetime[/size] A challenge has been set forth to anything with four legs that's ever stood up and attempted to defend Equestria. "Come one! Come all!" It proclaims with glee dripping from the page, "Your invited to the battle for control of this lands next age. I go by many names, But you'll know me by my fury Here in my ring, I'm the judge and jury Welcome to the Greatest Show unearthed Risen from the dark regret, The deepest pits, With the biggest venue I could get Your the entertainment of thousands You'll perform or I raise the toll Your freedom comes at a price, Your co-operation would be nice, My patience is thin ice, Your nightmare I control" And then it signs off, No first name or any hint of a last, Just the title that's stained much of the past You know the risks, But you ready up anyway This land needs you To put the carnival at bay The dead they rise, Their stench and hollow form shambles Towards the tent, This hoard, into it's seats, it ambles Ghosts haunt the rafters, Changlings await the show Along with their pray Questionable how much they know The teeth, the claws, The eyes like searchlights pierce The filmy gloom of dragon smoke With each minute, the atmosphere grows fierce The roar is a bay for blood As the Ringmistress appears She ushers you to the stage The crowd music to her ears Yes, The Soul Thief has issued a challenge and is accepting anypony to come and take back the beloved Princess Cadence back from her clutches. She has very reasonable demands: just defeat her little games in her personal big top. You can tell she's not going to play fairly but she's not stopping at just killing you. Oh no! There's paying customers here that want to see you get humiliated and crushed. Entertainment at it's finest, as far as she's concerned.
