"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one." - James A. Froude
Twilight Sparkle begins a great journey when Luna appears to her with grim news. She must gather the gang and again set out to save all of Equestria and beyond from a return of darkness. Their travels will take them to places none could have imagined, both in the physical realm and within themselves while exploring the depths of immortality and the origins of the world. Twilight must face her inner demons as well as great emotional turmoil as the journey brings about feelings she never thought could exist. Will her forays into the dark places of the world and her own heart break her..?
Disclaimer: Story takes place after the events of Season 2. It disregards Seasons 3 and 4. My apologies if this upsets you.
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this is...interesting, i'll see where it goes.
"A crisp and spiteful air" was enough to sell me on this story.
What I can say?.... It's deep, it's so detailed, and had such a sad atmosphere...
You captured my emotions, and the cliffhanger on the end was nice to keep your readers coming back.
It really is your first attempt?
Congratulations!
Have a thumb up and favorited!
Wow guys. I didn't expect this kind of reception! I'm working on chapter 2 right now and hopefully it won't disappoint!
1299954 Yes it really is my first attempt. After reading stories such as Within and Without and Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, I was inspired to write my own story. I've never really done creative stuff so I was surprised to see that you all liked it so much. And thank you!
1299262 Thank you. She is beautiful! '
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I applaud you sir, to an excellent beginning to what I'm sure will be an amazing story. Keep up the good writing!
1302969 Thanks a lot! I think the direction I'm taking should be interesting. So I'm hoping everyone enjoys it. It is my goal not to disappoint!
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so far so good!
1303110 Well thank you again. So far chapter 2 is up to 3,000 words and I'm hoping to have it up to 10,000 by the end of the week. Then weekend editing and posting. I would love to hear what you have to say about that part too when it gets uploaded if you wouldn't mind offering your thoughts.
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10,000 words?! That's awesome, now i have something to look forward to! you'll definitely be getting some feedback from me on chapter 2!
me Gusta...
1304757 I'm glad you are enjoying it
This story goes to TwiLuna ship, right?
Just, adding to the group TwiLuna, in a folder "Adventures" without addition in "Romance" confused me.
1304875 Oh I'm sorry. I hope the next chapter will clear up why I put it in the adventure folder. It is going to be a long adventure fic with a romance undertone. I'm still a little new to all this stuff and my friend referred me to the group and said I should add it there. I'm sorry if I did something wrong
Can you add it to both?
Wow! I did not know what to expect coming into this story... but dang man, you got something good here!
The scenes are very descriptive. I found myself easily picturing the snow filled field that Twilight came across. Also, that cliffhanger at the end... No spoilers, but that caught me a bit off guard!
Very much looking forward to more!
1305182 Thanks Morden! I was really trying to be as descriptive as possible so that you guys can see what I see in my head. Glad to know it's working!
Very good! i fully expect that Twilight fans, Luna fans and especially Twiluna fans all across the internet will be on the edge of their seats
The feels in the story remind me of Apotheosis a couple chapters in after Luna understands Twilight is not going to just up and banish her to the moon again.
1306420 Actually Apotheosis is one of my major inspirations as you will soon see by content. :rarity wink: Needless to say that isn't a very big hint at what's to come at all, but I expect it will take on a similar feel for a part then move drastically away.
Oh that sounds goos I loved apothesis cannot wait for more I'm a twiluna fan and twilight is my favourite character so you sir get a like and a favourite definitely watching keep up the excellent descriptions second chapters gonna be good
Just so you know , I'm studying french and the french in the title should be spelt Fleur-de-Luna if you're referencing Fleur-de-lis. Just a tip is all
Unless you meant to spell it wrong...
1307287 Its actually based on the Santana song Flor d'Luna which is a Spanish offshoot for Moonflower but I decided to mix the French word for black as opposed to the Spanish 'negra' based on a mixture of cultures and a thing my friends and I used to say. So it says Black Moonflower in a mixture of Spanish and French.
1307264 Thank you so much! I'm glad you have faith in me!
Err, just a pet peeve of mine, but could you use two lines to seperate the paragraphs, please? It makes it easier on the eyes.
1307464 Oh sure. I'll edit that in when I get back from class at 9. Sorry about that!
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Thanks, and it's okay.
The Picture drew me in along with a promise of TwiLuna and Adventure which tend to be my favorite Stories. Seeing as you mentioned Within and Without and Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying which are my Number 1 and 2 Favorite TwiLuna Stories overall you have a really solid Start here and of course it had to end in an Cliffhanger
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This was a welcome and unexpected find. Good job my friend
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Well now, you have my attention.
I'm done with Chapter one, where is Chapter two? Seriously though, I enjoyed reading this and can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter.
1317461 Chapter 2 should be out by wednesday or thursday of this week. I just got hit friday with over the weekend papers and haven't had time to work on it =( But Thursday by the latest!
1319127 Yay for possible new chapter!
1320009 Oh it's more than possible. Trust me I'm not going on hiatus or anything! I'm already 5,000 words in to chapter 2 and not stopping now!
I felt it deserved mustache Spike.
When can we expect the next chapter?
I'm eager for more.
1339817 That depends on when my professors decide to stop throwing loads of work on me. I was hoping to have it out by Thursday but I may require another weekend if this keeps up...
oooooooh, i love long chapters!
1472394 Well I do hope it does not disappoint. I'm glad to finally give it to everyone.
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1472548 It was really cute.
Lot's of world building in this chapter, establishing your own personal canon for Equestria's past. Not much in the way of story progression, but it was probably necessary to have this little explanation period before the main events of the story kick in anyway.
So yeah. Keep up the great work, and I'm looking forward to wherever you take this next.
I do like this chapter
I Love this story! Have all my stars! and
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Wonderful update. I can't wait for the next chapter.
Wow so Discord manipulate radiation , and is a mass killer
i want to see the other elements to the news about Celestia. i love this story keep going pleaaaaaaaase 
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
1472665 Well there is actually a lot of world building in this story. So I hope you like all of it. From here on, though, it shouldn't be coming as slow as it was from Luna's introspective section. I just wanted to give a little bit of insight into Luna's emotions and past.
1472787 Will gladly receive all of the above my friend. Can never have enough of them! Thank you!
1476003 I wanted to make Discord darker than he was. I feel like he is Christopher Nolan's Joker but in God form. So yeahhhh. Also thanks! And I will keep going! *Cue Rocky Music*
Thanks to all for the support. I'm glad you all are enjoying it!
still reading :P
1476609 Well let me know what you think when you're done haha
Well......................BUCK
Now my story will seem like I'm ripping off of yours.
1478563 Trust me. Unless you have very specific plot points it won't. Write your own thing. There are lots of stories where Celestia is dying. You could say I'm ripping off of those, but I'm not. Just write what's on your mind and I'm sure it will be great!
*Reads description*
Yes you have captured my interests. Do continue.
And why is this not featured yet?
1479075 Well as long as those who read it are enjoying it I'm good. Being featured isn't really my goal. But I'm glad you like it!