Nightmare Moon has been reunited with her daughter, Luna. Though rocky at first, the relationship between the dark goddess and the Alicorn Princesses has strengthened over time. They have somehow overcome their shaky histories and put the past behind them for a brighter future... but all is not well in the cosmos. An old god, one who Nightmare knows all too well, has returned.
With Mathew trapped within a crystal coffin, it all falls to the ponies of Equestria to find a way to defeat their greatest enemy yet.
This is the sequel to Shadows Within the Light. Get ready for more action, romance, magical battles, and awkward pony/human kisses! 
A special thank you goes out to everyone who helped me improve my writing by leaving their input for Shadows Within the Light. Without you, I never would have gotten this far. Thank you for all the criticism and the support. Now, enjoy the sequel everyone! 
1 keep it up
2 maybe you can let him out to play, say after he figures out how to use all of his power
3 so far your keeping with what was in the first story which was excellent
7840660 Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
Brilliant can not wait for the next chapter.
Interesting this will be nice to read.
I wonder how he will get out...
Maybe hmmmmm he said he only has access to a little bit at a time. Perhaps he can slowly build a charge and then detonate and break out that could work.
Damn that was awesome. Great chapter man.
This is a nice story. I also like the way you portrayed nightmare moon. Also I'm never first so this is a first for me.
7892818 Thank you, and congrats on your first first.
7893534 thank you
God damn it, why is the like to dislike ratio so not 100-0 really, I would expect that there would be more people reading this amazing story.
Been a long time since I've had a story catch me so well, can't wait for more! <3
yes he should be broken out and intact.
Wow, bombs dropped...Discord is Celestia's and Luna's brother?
dun dun dunnnnnn
You most chapters, great chapter so far 10/10 ign will read again.
7966829 lol Thanks for that. I know I upset a few people when I made Mathew go pony. Glad to see it's still an enjoyable story for you, Shadow.
Look forward to the next chapter though. I'm aiming to make it more interesting with a possible two part event that will help showcase the new cover art. :D
7967232 cool, i haven't seen the cover art yet though
7968069 The cover art will be coming out with the next chapter. :)
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(Demon voice) Soon...
Who made the picture?
8022525 My girlfriend is the artist responsible for my cover art. :)
You know, should things get a little more... ‘intimate’ between Mathew and Luna, how weird would Nightmare feel about doing you-know-what with her own daughter?
Oh damn this are gonna get serious now.
Great work on the fix so far always enjoy seeing an update.
I give you my heart and soul nightmare.
In the darkest day of the darkest night, let all evil fear your might, together with newfound hate destroy the blight for that is his fate.
Well...Can say i was not expecting him to not be Human...Also not a fan of that, but i can deal with it and pray to every single god that you write a way where he reverses that effect Lmao.
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I would give an honest to goodness reply to that... but then I'd be spoiling what I have planned for future chapters. All I can say is that Mathew's humanity and his new Alicorn form will play a big role later on. It will still be some time before I get back to writing for this story, but I've conjured up a collection of fun ideas for it. Hopefully my story catches your fancy enough that you'll be around for the continuation when I pick it up again.
M o r e .
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Love this story and hazel as well. You did a great job hope we see more.
Admittedly, I'm only finishing part 1, but is there a chance this story will continue?
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At the moment I can’t put any time aside for writing. My living situation has been more difficult over the past year, leaving me working 6 days a week just to keep my head above water.
The last few months have been especially tough, but recently things have changed for the better. I’m hoping it can last, if not continue to get better.
So at present, I don’t have the ability to continue any of my stories, but I’m not done with them yet. It just might be a while before I can get back into writing again.
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Thank you for your reply and it only remains for me to wish you well in life.
I hope your situation improves as soon as possible.