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// Rule 5 
// Story: Chronicles of an Evil Overlord 
// by Melancholy 
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Domination of Equestria - T-90 days.

Tartarus, prison of demons, evil emperors and unnamed horrors which used to lurk under the bed. The hardest place in the whole world to get out of.
Or, get into.

In the depths of the wildest place in Equestria known as the Everfree Forest, is a cave. Inside that cave is a tunnel where no light, natural or magical may shine.

At the end of that tunnel is a river, wider and faster than any sea which sat upon the surface, filled with creatures of the kind even their mother couldn’t love.

On the far side of that river is a labyrinth, said to be the birthplace of the Minotaur race and still filled with their more beastial and mad progenitors.

At the centre of the labyrinth is a well. This well feels deeper than even the earth itself is capable of being. The walls are smoother than glass, and harder than diamonds. There’s no purchase for even the most experienced of Goat climbers.

At the bottom of the well is a cavern. This craggy massive space is the home of Cerberus, keeper of Tartarus. This three headed dog may be the cutest thing in the sunlight, but down here in the dark and the depths he lives up to his name as the Grim Keeper. No pony, no creature has ever gotten past him and lived. Until now.

Past the Grim Keeper is The Gate. The massive wrought iron edifice enchanted to be stronger than any material known to any sentient races. Unbreakable, lock unpickable.

On the other side of The Gate, Rainbow Dash’s hoof met her face.
“You said it would be here Twilight.”
Beside her, the Alicorn of Friendship was staring at the pedestal in horror. The large, empty pedestal. 
“It should be here Rainbow! All my research said it would be in the hardest place to reach! In the place nopony may gain entry! It has to be here!”

In Tartarus, prison of demons, evil emperors and unnamed horrors which used to lurk under the bed, somepony groaned.

Overlord Rule No:5 The artefact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons of Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box. The same applies to the object which is my one weakness.