The legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse, Famine, Pestilence, War and Death are freed from Tartarus and prepare to wreak havoc on Equestria again. They spread out across the land to four different cities, with four different groups of heroes. Mane 6, Princesses and background ponies alike must team up to defeat these monsters before they plunge equestria into an eternal hell.
(Just a memo, the comedy in the story will show itself every now and then. This is going to be a super-long story, and as such it's going to be sad, happy, action-y and dynamic. Also, this story is NOT going to have excessive gore; there's only one chapter that made me add that. This is not a biblical fic, I'm simply using characters originally from the bible in the story, their personalities are invented by yours truly.)
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BoI.
fuck yeah.
I....fucking....love....when authors put latin in their titles. It's by far the most superior language, am I right?
Im gonna read this but only because you put a picture of Binding of Isaac in it :D God damnit how I hate Death....
787136 Welp, I thought it would be fitting, it IS definitely a cool language (shame I can't speak it).
787190 I got the inspiration from TBOI mostly, but I want you to read it if you think it sounds interesting, not because of the cover...
787276 It's a great language, and everything looks SO GODDAM BADASS IN LATIN! Dominus Fatali, Morus Regis. Examples of such badassery.
786461 (Uuuh, hey, what's wall text?) #I'm going to feel like such an idiot
The Four Horsemen are amazing, probably my favorite figures in mythology
. Glad to see someone's writing a fanfic on them finally!
787291 HUGE PARAGRAPHS! That's what wall text is
787291 all he's saying is that you need to break down your paragraphs, 786461 am I right?
Well up till now this Story is really good. I am looking forward reading more of this!
Just one questions: Are they equally strong in this fic?
Who do you think the first used horseman will be? I think it will be Famine... Why? I don't know just a feeling :)
Who will fight him? It's gonna take more then one Pony to take one of them down.... But I think it should be someone that has something to do with it like Applejack (She grows food)
How do you like the story so far? Like I said at the moments it's a good read! Just hope it does not get tooooo gory....
Who's your favorite horseman? Death you realy described him well in this fic.
What BG or mane ponies do you want to see fighting the harbingers? If they attack Equestria you have a Chance of bringing in so many Characters! Old Enemys could Unite like Celestia and Chrysalis or Trixie and Twilight.
Again looking forward reading more of this Story!
787337 Whew, thanks, I got alot of crap about that from Nick...I'll fix it now. (I know stuff like that can be very hard to read)
787489 I don't have a problem with it, though other people might
787368 Thanks a lot for answering the questions! Glad you enjoy it so far! :D
As to address some of the comments, the Cerberus part IS over-the-top gore, but it was intended as a starter. There will be little-to-no excessive gore from here on out. As for characters, I already have the whole fic pretty much worked out, there will be a new group of heroes every chapter.
I'm putting a crapton of TBOI references in this fic later on, see if you can spot them! (Glad someone will get them)
787515 Yay 10 Internets for you! As for the Gore I have no problem with it as long as it makes sense and isn't just some mindless murdering but now I know that won't happen :)
786726 Haha, mostly inspiration and character design my friend, hopefully you'll get the heavy references to the game I'll add later though!
Hey there, I'm the editor spoken of in the author's notes. I'm so glad to see people enjoying work I helped with!
788407 It's true! The man with the metaphorical van is right here, if you guys want some outside feedback or just someone else to answer your questions, you can go ahead and ask him!
I am currently publishing this chapter from France, I'm visiting some relatives but it probably won't impede my writing speed.
(Spoiler Alert)
Yes, the first horseman is NOT Famine as hinted in the first part and in TBOI, there's a very good reason for this, but I can't tell you what.
Also, the heroes of this part are indeedy the Mane 6! They're the biggest group out of all four parts, the other averaging out around 5 or 4.
You can drop a comment, faves are always appreciated and so are follows!
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Stay thirsty my bronies.
~Mat
IT'S PESTILENCE! WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY FAV:D
Ok, my review:
You NAILED Pinkie's personality, something I myself could never do. It's looking REALLY nice. I'd suggest adding this to a few groups, you'll have to see for yourself which ones you want to add it to, but if it gets around more, I'm sure the likes will skyrocket!
The grammar is near flawless in my eyes, the wording may be a bit weird in some places, nothing a good pre-reader can't fix though
907627 Thanks a whole bunch, I'm doing my best to focus on the other chapters right now though.
)
The funky wording is because about a third of this chapter was completely unplanned, I knew the airship would crash, but I didn't have anything planned as far as the library scene goes.
I wrote that on the fly, when I made Twilight head to her restraint chair, I pictured her room with two chairs and thought about why. Suddenly: "Oh yeaaaaah, Spike!" So I made Twilight forget too.
There will be less awkward wording in the next few chapters, which will be my focus before I try to clean this one up. I just wrote the first scene of the next chapter and so far I think it's REALLY cool.
You just get a brief glimpse of Pestilence in this chapter, but in the next one you actually get a nice slice of his full personality.
About the groups, do you know any good ones? I could really use some suggestions here, thanks a bunch as usual!
~Mat
(Also, if you want any updates on the story, I post short blog stuffs, as I know you're interested in becoming a pre-reader it might be best to keep up with what's going on.
907747 I'd suggest the Dark group, Author Help, any group that your story could fit into. I'll post it to one, but you have to do the rest.
908354 Thanks a bunch! Tell me what group you added it to. Also, I can't really figure out how to add it to any groups, do you send it to an admin or what?
910983 You have to join groups first xD
911599 All right, then is there a button to press? I seriously don't know, and I have a feeling that I should.
911601 go to the pull down menu with your name at the top and hit "Groups"
911637
Nah, I know how to join groups, I just don't know how to add stories!
907627 Hey glad you liked the story, so could you point out some of the more awkward moments in the story, please? I try to catch every little mistake, but I bet a few have went under my radar.
918375 Ah, so you're the editor. I'm basically the pre-reader. Nice to meet you. Though I'm mainly an editor myself, I do a variety of jobs for fellow writers. I shall point out the awkward wordings after I re-read, I can't seem to remember them off the top of my head
918391 Well...you're not EXACTLY the pre-reader, it's not official, it'd take a lot more dedication to be an official pre-reader and from what you told me I couldn't really impose that on you since you have a LOT of work on your plate already amirite?
However, you do keep up with the story and you do comment often so you help a lot more then any of the other readers have!
And Nicholas is right, could you pont out some of the more awkward moments in the story? I should probably fix up part one since part two is on it's way soon enough.
918604 15 Fics to edit is a ton, man. Believe me. I do try and make time for yours though, as it really is a great story. I'll make a blog post about it, at least one of my fourty followers will read it
918666 Thanks a bunch! And I was in no way complaining about your lack of dedication, hell you've helped out more then enough already!
I was just saying that if you wanted to seal the deal and become an official pre-reader, you'd have to spend a lot less time on your other fifteen, and that is a LOT of fics to edit.
So just read new chapters when you get the time and drop a comment, it helps a whole lot more then you'd think.
Holy shit this looks nice. Imma continue reading
961378 Haha thanks!
Please do, Matthebrony and I worked pretty hard on this one. Be sure to watch for updates!
-PyBrony 2.0
Yes! For the first time ever, IPDA will have denominations within it's denominations! So exciting!
This took a while coming what with all the other stuff I've had to do, but the next part will come very soon! Not to worry!
(Also, chapters are coming at various times throughout the day, don't worry about this being the only one, the whol part will be released by tonight)
It lives I can't belive it !! Perfect Timing aswell it was just about to get boring !
1463702 I know I spent an ASS of time on this, but hey, four new chapters in one day!
1463702 Awesome! Glad to see we made it.
How'd you like the chapter? 
Next chapter is up!
The OCs are temporary, they'll leave after this part, and will only be mentioned in future parts, so don't stress too much if you hate them. (Which I hope you don't)
Also, I know it's ping-ponging between misery and comedy, that's simply because I want the story to be nice, funny, and light-hearted at times too.
This will pose a problem, but I won't spend too much time playing with your hearts like the little sacs of jello they are. Prepare for more funnies in the next chapter!
And then...once Manehattan is ashes...then you have my permission to die. :PestilenceBaneface:
The first person to guess all the references sprinkled throughout the story gets a free copy of the IPDA soundtrack!
Hop to it lads!
This chapter.... I like it
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Thanks Thor, I'll do my best.
Honestly though, next one will be up MUCH sooner, a couple scenes are already written and it's my main priority.
Next chapter'll have much more Pestilence then ever, there'll be funnies, and there'll be sadness, but I'm not saying anything yet...
It'll also be plot-heavy, if you wanted to find out more about the origin of our favorite harbingers, it'll be somewhere in the next chapter.
Glad you like the story so far! If you had any questions or comments, feel free to message me!
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Looking forward to the next chapter...!
Next chapter is in the workings, we're also trying to imporve pervious chapters because Pestilentia (Part 1) sucked a little bit.
Any questions or concerns, contact myself or PyBrony 2.0. We'll both know what we're doing.
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Don't forget to like and fav!
Again, very sorry that this chapter tok such a long time coming, but I'd like to remind you all that the next one has been started already and that, although it'll be long, it'll take less time than this one did. Again, less work now so I can focus, and top project on me priority list.
Again, thank you for your comments, and I hope you enjoyed reading the chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Will this amazing story ever be updated?
DAMN, why ya gotta do Cerberus like that