There are some places one should never have the misfortune of visiting. To dream of them would be an experience that even the most unfortunate of ponies are spared from. But laws do not always catch each and every instance, and horrors find new holes in which to crawl from. So when The Elements of Harmony find themselves in a strange land, one wrought with monstrous terrors and bound by strange rules, how will they manage to find their way out while holding to the ponies they once were? How does one deal with nightmares without changing into one themselves? How many times must a pony die before their soul becomes too dark to return home?
A MLP and Dark Souls crossover
Chapters (1)
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PRAISE THE SUN!!!!
Manus had better be in here, or I'mma be pissed.
Well written and a perfect first chapter.
You had my curiosity but now you have my attention.
Well, at least from the description I can tell they are in Lordran. I honestly thought you would've went to Drangleic considering how recent it is but showing some love to Lordran is great.
I can't wait to see how Fluttershy manages Sif or even the grey cat that heads the Forest Protector covenant. 
Now I gotta ask people, what do you think the covenant(s) our Mane 6 are going to join over the course of the story if at all? Correct me if I get the covenant names wrong, it's been ages since I've last played Dark Souls I. I perceive them joining as it follows and the reasoning as to why.
Twilight Sparkle - I don't have a clear read on what covenant she would join. I'm tempted to say she would join the Blades of the Dark Moon. Or perhaps she may become a Gravelord. Nah, but it's fun to imagine her as a Gravelord. xD
Rainbow Dash - Appealing to her strong sense of loyalty in a land where she feels she cannot protect her friends, I honestly think she would find herself falling to the Darkwraiths of Kaathe. Not because the lure of power for her own selfish desires but to do anything if it meant protecting her friends and in this case of gaining (humanity?), I think she would go for it and try to collect it to keep her friends sane.
Applejack - Just like Twilight, I can't get a clear read on what covenant she would fit in with. I want to say the Princess's Guard but with her being the embodiment of honesty, I think she will see through the illusion and cast a very particular city in darkness. While I'm on the tangent of illusions, I think she will be able to call out illusionary walls in a heartbeat. Final conclusion? Sunbro Applejack. Praise the Sun, AJ!
Pinkie Pie - Gravelord. She is surely going to be a Gravelord. I can see her having a Day of the Dead party and if Pinkamena Diane Pie comes out, it seems to be a good fit.
Fluttershy - Forest Protectors. Given her predisposition to nature, the "cute and cuddly" felines present in the Dark Forest, and the Great Wolf Sif, bits to donuts says she is going to be a Forest Protector.
Rarity - Oh Rarity, Rarity, Rarity... You clearly have to be the toughest to pick a covenant out for. I want to say that very potentially, you could be a Chaos Servant but given where you have to go to get there, I really do not believe it to be likely. Way of the White is probable but I do not think that is likely either. Perhaps you'll go alongside Applejack and become a Sunbro too. Maybe not. I'm stumped for her. If anyone has a suggestion, call it out because I'm placing her with the Dragon Covenant that can perhaps bring her mind closer to home and think about Spikey Wikey.
What about characters in Dark Souls that each of the Mane 6 would synch perfectly with and/or wouldn't touch them with a 39 and a half foot pole?
Twilight Sparkle - Big Hat Logan. Logan's pursuit of knowledge can easily match Twilight's own and I can see the two of them stepping it out together in search of the Arch Duke's Library. So many books for Twilight and learning spells from Big Hat Logan. I can't think of anyone in particular that Twilight would stay away from though.
Rainbow Dash - Siegmeyer of Catarina. Initially, I see Rainbow gawking at Siegmeyer's appearance (onion shaped armor) but soon come to admire Siegmeyer for his determination and forethought for getting past obstacles but ultimately Rainbow or the Mane 6 as a whole conquer in his stead which would eventually lead to Siegmeyer's Downfall at the lake that leads to the Dragon Covenant which I feel Rainbow will have to deal with much as she doesn't want to for at that point, she was friends with Siegmeyer.
Applejack - Starting with the bad, it would be anyone that has their own agenda that they lie about and hide which is a pretty big list. Just to name off a few, it would be Lautrec, Patches... The best character she could work with though I believe is Solaire which would contribute to her becoming a Sunbro.
Pinkie Pie - Honestly? I don't know. There is simply too many that she could work with or against that I can't pick the best or worst one. =|
Fluttershy - The head of the Forest Protectors. I can't remember her name off the top of my head but I think that would be the best fit for Fluttershy. I got nothing on the worst that I can think off right now.
Rarity - I think she would get along with Gwenyvere up until Applejack calls out the latter. Other than that, there is nothing I have to match her with or put her against. =|
Feel free to add your thoughts to these. I would love to see what people think about it.
Last minute thought: I hope we see a chapter where we see a Giant Dad invader. xD
Well, can't wait for them to meet Solaire, eh.
This intrigues me a great deal, good sir.
I love the way you captured the machine-like state of the undead and how you portrayed Twilight as being undead. Rainbow Dash accidentally activating the fire was fascinating.
It does make me wonder if any of Twilight's spells will malfunction in such a way as to mimic Lordran sorcery. Or even fail. I can definitely see Magic Shield being very useful, and the Hush spell. The Camouflage spell as well.
Pinkie Pie I can definitely see as a Chaos Servant. In part due to wanting to cheer up The White Lady ( Queelag's sister ) and also because like fire and chaos, Pinkie is random and oft, unpredictable.
Applejack...hard to say honestly. First thought is a Sunbro but the entire foundation of Sunbro-ism is based upon a lie. A Gravelord Applejack would be fascinating, both due to a mutual connection with the earth and because in Lordran, death would be the one honest thing.
Twilight would possibly be a Blade of the Darkmoon, under the reasoning she seeks fairness in all things. So to people who cheat, lie, steal and murder she would be diametrically opposed.
Rarity...definitely Gwynevere's covenant, the Princess one. Firstly because she is royalty and Rarity would seek some semblance of normality and seeing a Celestia replacement in Gwynevere is possible. Furthermore...Gwynevere is rich, opulent but seemingly genuine and welcoming. What Rarity aspires to be.
Fluttershy is easy. Forest Guardians. To protect the animals and the forest, she would do anything. She stared down a Cockatrice. And whilst Lordran's Hydra is slightly more brutal than the Equestrian version, I do get a grin thinking of Fluttershy standing on one of its heads and pointing at Havel.
Rainbow Dash would be a sunbro. No doubt about it in my mind. She too seeks to be so gloriously incandescent and I can easily see her getting into a story telling contest with Solaire. She is brave and would be a shield against the darkness for her friends.
Cheers
GM
Dark Souls and Ponies! That's... that's just crazy!
This looks so good,I just can't wait for the next chapter
More plz
i hope they learn of their undead curse and the pilgramige they have to go on if they want even the slimmest chance of returning home i agree with the covenants that are put forth but in my opinion they should seek kingseeker kaathe not frampt kaathe may be "evil" but he doesn't lie frampt would use their hope to go home against them kaathe on the other hoof is brutally honest and a realist
MOAR!!