• Member Since 18th Jan, 2013

Dusk Raven


"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia." - Kurt Vonnegut. Currently accepting commissions!

Desert Temple of Mirth and Joy 27 stories
  • Desert Temple of Mirth and Joy 27 stories This temple, situated in a sun-baked desert, is dedicated to joy and laughter, bringing hope to the desert people and reminding them of the less serious side of life.
    Created by Dusk Raven
    - February, 2016
Found 25 stories in 63ms

Total Words: 262,933
Estimated Reading: 17 hours

Bookshelves



  • Desert Temple of Mirth and Joy 27 stories This temple, situated in a sun-baked desert, is dedicated to joy and laughter, bringing hope to the desert people and reminding them of the less serious side of life.


  • Flowery Temple of Warmth and Glow 13 stories Located in one of the most naturally-beautiful locations in the know world - a great field of countless types of flowers - this temple is second to none when it comes to providing happiness and general warm and fuzzy feelings.


  • Snowy Temple of Awe and Beauty 3 stories Many wonderous sights in nature can be found in the north, and situated in a snow forest is this temple to beauty. Whether it's existential wonder or marvelous art, this temple reveres it all.


  • Jungle Temple of Adventure and Questing 15 stories We're all on a journey for something, and to reach the temple of adventure, one must journey into perilous jungles. Whether it's trailblazing in unknown lands or finding a path on the twisting and poorly-maintained highway that is life, this temple understands it all.


  • Rocky Temple of Strife and Glory 7 stories There is no pleasure without pain, no victory without sacrifice. The land has faced many perils, and this temple - in the most inhospitable mountains in the land - reveres the heroes of yore, and their noble sacrifices.


  • Ocean Temple of Questions and Uncertainty 7 stories Few things hold more mysteries than the ocean, and it is on the cusp of the abyss that this temple lies. Dedicated to the quest for truth, it stands vigilant, eternally staring into the ocean horizon, curious and thinking.


  • Ashen Temple of Terror 8 stories In the ashen wastelands there lies a temple. It is not spoken of. It is not revered. It has but one purpose - to inflict fear upon its masochistic devotees. Without fear, there is not only no courage, but no life, for fear is the deepest and strongest of all emotions.


  • Bleak Temple of Sorrow and Catharsis 8 stories Though it seems strange to seek out painful feelings, this temple in a lonely canyon is dedicated to just that pursuit. For after all, in feeling sorrow for others we feel empathy and compassion.


  • Night Temple of Passion and Desire 34 stories Why are matters of love and lust kept in the dark? Regardless, this hidden temple of darkness finds such modest lighting suitable for the reverence of erotic passions and romantic desire.


  • Urban Temple of History and Lore 3 stories This metropolitan temple is really just a library in disguise, containing useful knowledge about the world.

Community



  • Featured 23305 stories Stories that have been featured on Fimfiction ( Automatically populated! )


  • Interviews 408 stories Stories that have had their author interviewed


  • Reviewed 0 stories Stories that have been reviewed
E

This story is a sequel to Shadowbolts Adventures: Regrets


Twilight Sparkle isn't used to having friends, so when she receives invitations to two Hearth's Warming parties, she's thrilled until she realizes that she can't attend both at once. She tries to bring her Canterlot High friends and Crystal Prep friends together for the holidays, but tensions and bad blood boil over, and Twilight finds herself as the grand prize in the newest Friendship Games.

Chapters (3)
E

This story is a sequel to Princess Celestia Hates Tea


Princess Celestia helps to banish a hoofful of inner demons lurking deep in the heart of a troubled author. Metafiction, again, ensues. Something of a coda to "Princess Celestia Hates Tea".

Now with a Spanish translation by Spaniard Kiwi!

Chapters (1)
E

Seriously, a lot.

(Now with a Spanish translation by the generous SPANIARD KIWI!)

Chapters (2)
E

After the changeling invasion, Starlight becomes very possessive protective over Twilight.

Edited by Violet Rose in the Rain

Chapters (1)
E

This story is a sequel to Shadowbolts Adventures: Music To Our Ears


One cold and dark Nightmare Night, Lemon Zest, Sugarcoat, Indigo Zap, Sunny Flare, and Sour Sweet get together at Lemon's house to celebrate the holiday with a slumber party. But things take a terrifying turn when a long-hidden secret is revealed about one of their members...

I'd like to thank Bootsy Slickmane for not only pre-reading, but also being a terrific brainstorming partner, and providing cover art. What a guy.

Chapters (3)
T
Source

"Terror strikes Ponyville as an undead ruler roams the streets! Its shops and houses lay abandoned at her moaning hooves, and only one brave soul can save it! Will she have the heart though?"

"...Pinkie, shut up."

Written a couple weeks back, so none of my followers worry, please.

A rough comic rendition done by my patreon partner Knotted. Final will not be coming, as we have too much else to work on, so he provided the cover instead.

Chapters (1)
E

Contains spoilers for "Friendship games"

A few weeks have passed since the friendship games. After the students of Crystal Prep Academy had experienced magic going loose, things have slowly been returning to normal at their own school - meaning everybody minded their own business and tried their best to survive Principal Cinch's harsh education. Eager to reverse any damage caused to her school's reputation she has become even more strict, forcing additional lessons and homework onto her students.

Despite having had some cheerful and warm moments at Canterlot High, most students of Crystal Prep have returned to their selfish and smug attitude, seeing their fellow classmates as little more than rivals. However, a certain group of students seems to have enough of the repulsive behaviour of the other students, and seeks for friendship. Will these five able be able to cast their differences aside, or is even the magic of friendship not enough to warm up the hearts at Crystal Prep Academy?

Chapters (10)
T
Source

An MLP/Warhammer 40K Crossover

The Iron Warriors 38th Company has landed in Equestria, entrenching themselves like a barbed hook. They hunt the aliens of the Tau Empire, intent on destruction and pillage.
A small squad is dispatched on a reconnaissance mission, only to find that there is intelligent life on this world besides the feuding space-farers.
Will these improbably adorable and friendly equine aliens turn the damned warriors of Chaos from their blood-soaked path, cleansing them of their dark legacy with the magic of friendship and harmony?

No.
No, that isn't happening.
EXPLOSIONS!!

(Dark humor warning; limited grimdark themes)
(Cover art by Nicholas Kay)
(This series now has its own TVtropes page!)
(This story is a contestant in the Tournament of Canterlot, a charity event to raise money for Syrian refugees! Go here for details and donations!)
(Featured on Equestria Daily 8/20/15 :yay: )

Chapters (8)
E

Celestia has long been a master of the ancient art of making the perfect cup of tea. Luna, on the other hoof, follows the dark heresy of coffee. Caught between them is the newly-minted princess, Twilight Sparkle, who for some reason can't make a drinkable cup of tea no matter how hard she tries. Will Celestia be able to correct her errors and show her the way into the enlightenment of the true beverage, or will Luna win her over to the dark side at last?

Chapters (1)
T

Anon has a mare problem. A big mare problem. During the day, they treat him just fine. However, when night falls... that's where their inner desires rise to the surface and attempt to take Anon by force.

Note: A parody many horror games, including Five Nights at Freddies and SCP Containment Breach.

Chapters (5)