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Estimated Reading: 2 days
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Vinyl Scratch and Lyra Heartstrings are vampires, creatures of the night whose civilization has lived in humanity's shadow for thousands of years. They are self-sufficient and prideful, only venturing out of their hidden cities to replenish their stock of blood. But ties to past lives are not so easily severed.
When Lyra catches wind of supernatural happenings in her hometown of Canterlot, she and Vinyl take it upon themselves to investigate the cause.
It's easy to hate a pony you don't know. The pony, whose name became the very definition of fear. The pony, who slaughtered thousands, if not millions. It's easy to hate what you don't know.
Sombra's life is shrouded in mystery. The long list of his crimes is known to everypony, but his real biography is unknown. Fight back your fear, and delve into the story of his life, from birth to imprisonment. Find out his every secret, feel his pain, his hatred, his love and his pride.
See how an innocent child was shaped to become the Eternal Weeper, the Bloody Emperor, the Demon King. See, how he earned these names, and why he walked the path he walked.
This story will contain gore, sensual scenes, disturbing ideas, mental disorders and very weird relationships.
Edited and proofread by: MessoriaAQ and Written Out
Note: This is a rewritten version! It's much higher quality than the beta version.
Cover art by: BillieW
Featured in Fiction Illumination on 18.11.2013. Big thanks to Cerulean Voice for featuring it!
A broad, clear path runs through a deep wood on the far side of Ponyville.
No one goes there.
Four young colts want to know why.
Everyone assumed Celestia and Luna were immortal, but sadly, this is not the case.
Celestia is standing at her dear sisters death bed, but the emotional toll that was put on her was more than anypony could imagine.
A refined mare fresh out of high school and a dropout following her dreams find themselves forced to spend a lot of time together.
With the help of a meddling psychology tutor and their new classmates, can they find what they've been looking for?
Set in the far future after Celestia and Luna mysteriously vanished and the sun and moon froze in the sky, Antipodes is the story of two ponies thrust out into the harsh new world on an adventure to uncover what happened to the world so long ago.
(I wrote this when I was 17. it's pretty rough in places, but i think the basic ideas i had here were pretty cool. it's got a good skeleton)
Spanish translation here: https://www.deviantart.com/spaniard-kiwi/art/Antipodas-1-3-953524835
I am Cold, swirling snow that turns ponies against each other, searing ice that freezes them solid. I am Survivor, the one the Friendfyre spell didn't catch, an exception that proves an impossible rule. I am Fear, Frustration, Anger, Hatred, every emotion my Creator has ever felt. I am her Future. I am her Past.
I am Demon, and Clover the Clever is my Master.
Winner of Equestria Daily's Outside Insight Summer Fanfic Contest.
Featured in The Royal Canterlot Library on March 6th, 2015.
Long thought lost to time, a copy of this work of literary genius has been recovered from the Crystal Empire’s central library. Dedicated scholars worked tirelessly to translate the text back from the Crystal Empire’s native language.
“I have never read anything like this and probably won’t ever again.” -Twilight Sparkle
“I, um, like the parts where the filly gets her cutie mark. That was... nice.” -Fluttershy
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Beta Reader Special Thanks
Sereg
BrokenHero0409
Thattagen
Invidlord
TerribleTransit
Special thanks to the You Will Select A Decision series for the stylistic inspiration.
This story is a sequel to Off The Edge Of The Map
When Twilight is sent with Luna on a diplomatic mission to Draconia, they quickly find themselves somewhere that doesn't appear on any map, and Luna is lost in more than one way...
Thanks to RBDash47 of Pony Fiction Archive for formatting it for submission.
Title image by Valcron
Tremendous thanks to Illya Leonov and Scribbler for the Audiobook version.
Now with a Spanssh translation by SPANIARD KIWI: https://www.deviantart.com/spaniard-kiwi/art/Apoteosis-2-3-857110089