This story is a sequel to At the Summit of Apocrypha

Hermaeus Mora gave Princess Twilight Sparkle a choice, and Princess Twilight Sparkle made it.

Now she finds herself in a world filled with the souls of the dead, a purple sky, a creature of death, and a dragon with a cursed purpose. Among all this lies the fate that the Prince of Knowledge promised her, or so he said. Will Twilight find was she was looking for in the dreaded Soul Cairn, or will she be greeted with something else?

In a scenario no one could predict, Twilight Sparkle has perished before any of her friends and loved ones. Now she sits in purgatory, refusing to go on an accept her fate.

The Lord of Death herself visits her, and aims to give her comfort and reassurance...along with a little courage.

"Knowledge created you, and it is knowledge that will seal your fate."

Stuck in a world she could only have dreamed of, Twilight Sparkle is confronted by the Daedric Prince of knowledge himself, Hermaeus Mora. She is given a challenge; Reach the Summit of Apocrypha within an hour or her mortal form will be killed off and she'll be stuck in Apocrypha for eternity.

Picture and inspiration from Cambalt.