====Originally Written June 2011=====EQD Link====
There is a shadow to all of existence, a place that all worlds are shielded from by a thin veil. A Dark Place, where a single presence plots and struggles to consume all creation with its darkness. The author Alan Wake is one who has defeated this Dark Presence, but to save his wife and his world Alan had to remain trapped in the darkness.

Now, through his struggles to return to his wife, Alan has unintentionally released the Darkness and an old villain upon Equestria. To fix the mistake, Alan starts a new story with Twilight Sparkle as the protagonist. Can the unicorn find the strength to face the darkness, or is all of Equestria doomed to be the victim in the dreadful horror story?

Note: Story assumes no preceding knowledge of the game Alan Wake. Written for any MLP:FiM fan to enjoy.

On a dark night filled with even darker magics, an insane cult attempts to give Nightmare Moon a body and life of her own, utterly separate from Princess Luna. But, when the spell is interrupted by Celestia, something unexpected is created.

Now, a little black alicorn filly named Nyx finds herself living under the care of Twilight Sparkle, only to be haunted by memories and emotions from her past. Is she Nightmare Moon reborn or is she simply a doppelganger with a soul and mind of her own? Can Twilight Sparkle protect Nyx from those who refuse to see past her dragon eyes and black coat?

Or, will Nyx be forced to inherit the sins that may not even be hers and become the greatest evil Equestria has ever known?

What is a Moral Event Horizon, really? Where is the bar set? Is it really a Point of No Return?

The Elements of Harmony are scattered, broken, or dead. The enemies of daylight are powerful, strongly connected...Friends. But there is hope. Trixie has created a spell that can bring their dead friends from another world, giving the Elements a chance to save this one...Before Queen Nyx goes too far.

Contains TrixieJack and some unrequited TwiPie. Based on Past Sins, created with Pen Stroke's permission. Art created for this fic, by BB.

This fanfic is a tribute to Silly Filly Studios' fan work Snowdrop.
Original author: Sung (Read the Foreword chapter for details)
Cover art is courtesy of Haruliina
Translation Proofreading by Zackfig

Date of First Publication: Jun 24, 2013
Completion of Translation: Aug 16, 2014

==PLOT SUMMARY==

After Snowdrop had created the first winter snowflake, other pegasi learned to carve on the snow as well. With their vision as an advantage, they were able to create much more beautiful carvings on their snowflakes. Snowdrop was very frustrated at this, because she couldn't improve her own work with blind eyes.

One day by chance, she had a small talk with Princess Luna, and told her that she had always wanted to wish upon the stars that she could see the world. Luna, who cared so much about her little friend, promised that she would do whatever she could to realize Snowdrop's wish.

Surely, she couldn't cure her blindness. But being the Princess of the Night, she had her own way to open that little filly's eyes to a wide and colorful world, even though she wasn't fully prepared for such arcane magic that manipulates the dreamscape.

Nopony could have foreseen what that promise would eventually cause...