On a dark night filled with sparkly magic, a group of unidentified enthusiasts of some sort attempt to give Nightmare Moon some sizzle, utterly separate from Princess Luna. But, when the spell is interrupted by Celestia's slav... guards, something totally expected is created.

Now, a little black alicorn filly named Nyx finds herself held captive by Twilight Sparkle, only to be haunted by memories and emotions from her past. Is she Nightmare Moon reborn or is she simply a science experiment? Can Twilight Sparkle protect Nyx from those who would call her out on fillynapping?
Or, will Nyx be forced to inherit the poor fashion sense that may not even be hers and become the greatest evil Equestria has ever known?

The story of Chrysalis, starting with her upbringing by the land's rulers and onwards. Her fall, her attack, and perhaps a few stories unknown to most.

Dreams. In some ways they are the most delicate, ephemeral part of one's consciousness. In others, they are a direct path to the mind's deepest hidden desires, fears and doubts. Despite this, ponies are told from a young age that they are harmless. That dreams have no power over them. That they hold nothing that must be feared.

Nothing... save the nightmares that strive to prove them wrong.

30 years have passed since Twilight's coronation and Discord's reformation. 31 years have gone by since Nyx's birth. The black alicorn has become a hero all this time, thank to all the friendships she has made.

A new age approaches as Nyx is told of a rumor that a spell from Equestria's founding may save a kind from eternal suffering. To do that, she must set of on a quest to understand and gain enough power to perform it.

But the kind she is hoping to save has counteracting ideas...

I recommend Reading Jussonic's stories to understand some things

One thousand years ago there were six pony races: The Earth, the Pegasi, the Unicorns, the Crystal, the Shadhavar... and the Dragonponies, the Longma. With bat wings, draconic eyes, and reptillain frills these creatures were told about in myth and legend as tricksters and monsters. The demonic minions of the bogeymare Nightmare Moon. But this lost race has returned, a menacing force appearing far to the north. Twilight Sparkle decides to investigate and ask the Princesses about the details, but she soon finds herself responsible for an empire of monsters, worshipping Twilight as the successor to the Mare in the Moon. How will she handle the pressure?

Long ago, in the magical land of Equestria, there lived three sisters. The youngest sister controlled the moon, rising and setting it each night. The middle sister controlled the sun, doing the same in the day. But the Eldest had the most powerful of all. She controlled the earth. For centuries, all was calm in Equestria.

Then, a seed was planted. A seed that could bring destruction to all of Equestria.

Ascension to Alicornhood. For thousands of years it had been thought impossible. How was it that the unicorn mare would have been able to achieve something that had never been done before? Princess Luna knows, and she will do anything to keep the knowledge from getting out.

This is the story of an alicorn, an insane unicorn king and his allies, and a unicorn filly. This is also the story of the world's newest alicorn, and how she is connected to it all.

Please note that this story does contain some mature themes, although nothing that I feel warrants a mature rating. Let me know if you have concerns, however.

Cover art by TheWolfPack15, originally found on Ponychan. If the artist wants me to remove it, please let me know.

Twilight is now an alicorn and is looking to settle back down into her "normal" life with her friends.

Uh-huh, Right.

One rainy day, a flight practice indoors reveals a young filly sleeping
in Twilight's home. But she's another ALICORN?

What part does this new alicorn play in the battle to free Equestria from an ancient spell, and why does she look like a darker version of Twilight?

[picture is from deviantart. Only temporary art. Looking for permanent.]

Princess Twilight Sparkle is the only daughter of the queen of the night, Nightmare Moon, and the lord of shadows, King Sombra. She is unlike any other normal equine foal, mainly because she was born as an alicorn. Just like her parents, she has the acute ability of harnessing the full power of dark magic to the fullest of its power. Her and her parents rule the Crystal Kingdom with an iron-hoof with a strong and loyal alliance with the Griffon Kingdom. They are planning one of the biggest attacks on Equestria in over a thousand years. The great thing about their plan is, their enemy has no idea about it.

Unfortunately, they are dealing with the princess of Equestria, Princess Celestia and her most loyal of guards, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie.

The gore rating is for death and torture in later chapters. The teen rating may change depending on how I write how the death's and torture occur.
I got this idea while listening to the black metal band Dimmu Borgir with heavy rain in the background.
I DO NOT OWN anything My Little Pony. All rights to the characters and the locations of the show are sole property of Hasbro.

Sequel to my fic “Sombra’s Crucible, Twilight’s Corruption.” Reading it may be helpful (and appreciated!). Do note, however, that the styles and themes are quite different.

After being brainwashed into serving King Sombra, Twilight Sparkle was able to break free with the help of her friends and family. She then dueled Sombra himself in a world of nightmares to buy her friends time to activate the Crystal Heart. Though her gambit succeeded, Sombra cursed her by implanting a fragment of himself in her mind.

Now she has the voice of the Black King himself in her head, able to listen to her innermost thoughts and pierce all her mental defenses. But something seems different about this voice in her mind... as time grows on, his mind becomes more entangled with Twilight’s, and he starts to feel everything she feels… including some feelings he may have never felt as the Black King…

Special thanks to the wonderful Wolframclaws on deviantART for drawing this cover image for me.