Wow heavy stuff right there... I mean... Wow no words can describe this.

7280809 I agree. I found the description of Rainbow's death shockingly graphic but the whole dilemma caused by it and her return from dead is also very powerful.

So Dash returns from the dead and Twilights first action is not finding who has the magical knowledge to revive her and question them but instead blast Rainbow into ash.

You are impossible, but you’re here and that means Starlight’s theories on death were wrong.

I think you mean Star Swirl, not Starlight.

Twilight of course screws up, because what would a story be like if Twilight didn't screw up at least once? She could have called Discord, she could have sent a message to Celestia or Luna to see if they knew anything or knew of any similar cases. Since she had a spell ready, Twilight would appear to know a little bit about what Rainbow Dash's situation is, but not enough: otherwise, Rainbow Dash's soul would have ascended completely instead of continuing to be stuck in limbo, this time without even a body to inhabit. I suppose she wanted to be able to resolve the situation independently of her mentor, but it's not going to be finished that easily.

A little odd to see RariDash, but that's mostly since I've never really seen it in a story before (Dash being more normally paired off with Fluttershy, Applejack or Twilight). However, in retrospect it does give good credence to Rainbow Dash's 'voice', where she sounds a little poetic at times. Having a close relationship would explain why, with Rarity's more refined speaking rubbing off on Rainbow Dash.

I presume it'll be a further case of Rainbow Dash having to tie up loose threads and help those who have been most affected by her death before she can fully depart. She has a good start with Scootaloo, but it'll be her relationship with Rarity that will truly have to be settled before Rainbow Dash can finally move on.

Fluttershy was the first pony I visit

visited

applejack

Needs to be capitalized

“Dash?” Is that you?

Double quote closes the speech too soon.

At best it was arright

Unless she's talking with an amusing accent, I think this should be alright.

But regardless

Got an errant double space here

I suppose she didn’t feel up to if

it

The think

They

Yeah, this is good. Onward!

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Damn you caught almost everything

She points at me. “ You are impossible, but you’re here and that means Starswirl’s theories on death were wrong. I’ll have to amend his notes. I mean, amend his entire theory. Can you imagine how hard that will be? It’s practically the foundation of all magical understanding. Centuries of work could be undone, but your presence her clearly indicates there’s a major flaw in his theories…”

but your presence her clearly indicates there’s a major flaw in his theories…”

You missed one ... this is really well written even the simple mistakes here and there. I'm glad to have found this story.

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yeah!

I got here thanks to Lambs Prey <3

Can a sigh be the sound of a heart breaking? Can a sigh sound like pain and love and loss? Can a sigh capture grief in every shade of being? If so, yes, she sighs.

<3!!!!