A man dies and wakes up in the middle of a dark cave. His body is different, everything around him is different, from the air he breathes to the animals around him, just what in the world happened to him?

After years of being the runt of the litter (despite having no siblings), Spike finally comes into his own and starts to grow up and mature. The result is a unique bit of magic all his own, or so the theory goes: He awakens one morning to find words hanging overhead that call him [The Gamer], along with powers that let him 'live life as though it were a game'.

How he decides to handle all of this, and where things go from there? That would be a spoiler, and you all know how we feel about spoilers around here...

Frequently asked questions will be answered from time to time, and those answers linked here for the curious:
The First FAQ

You've all heard the "I died and was Displaced to Equestria" prompt. Rather than Equestria, I wound up in a Void, waiting to be shaped into a world, and with the power to do just that. After a brief conversation with someone who may or may not exist (still not sure if I was talking to myself) I decided to create Equestria, just to see what would happen. It's not turning out quite as I'd pictured, but I'm enjoying the ride.
FAQ and answers can be found here: https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/990621/after-death-creation-faq

It's the end of the world, and I died.

Well not really, I managed to stay alive because God decided I was worthy of a new life with cool powers and I get to be with my family in this new world...too bad there are a lot of things keeping me away from them still.

So watch as I flounder around with my new powers, meet new friends, and save my family as monsters I know and don't know appear and try to destroy my new home.

What happens to a human when they die? Do you ascend to Heaven where you will live without worry? Or are you sent to Hell where you must suffer for the sins you committed while alive. Or maybe your reincarnated into an animal. Well no one really knows, if we did their would be no need for so many ideas of what happens.

For the mercenary Angelus Sombra, he also wondered what would happen to him. He sure as hell wasn't a good man, but he did some good deeds in his years. But like most things in life, things didnt go as planned. Instead of letting him find out what happens to those who pass on, He is instead sent to a world that is unknown to him. A world who's problems are going to be his own. Now he must try to find a way home while trying to blend in with the locals who can somehow use magic and fly. But with the sudden "changes" that he got to his body, that might not be a hard as he thought. But at least he won't be doing it alone, as the biggest problem that this world has is stuck in his head and is constantly trying to take over his body to "claim what's rightfully his".

"All you have to do is submit shadow. Once you do, we can rule a kingdom of our own."

"For the last time. FUCK OFF!"

(Warning: Humanized ponies)

(Cover art from Mr Tech.)

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February 25, 2021: thank you all so much for enjoying my story.
March 31, 2021: once again, you all have help me get featured, thank you for taking the time to read my story.

"In the beginning, there was nothing but all encompassing darkness that claimed all of existence within the void.
Yet even in this darkness, there was light.
A single speck of light that defied the shadows and slowly grew to encompass the known universe, bringing light to a once dark and dreary realm.
The being had wrested control from the void, yet it was not content.
With its power, it created the stars and planets that dot the seemingly infinite expanse of the universe.
This, was how the universe had truly come to be."
Creation of the universe according to the Church of Primis
Long ago, before the times of the princess's, the world stood divided. The father of the universe saw the hatred between the races of the planet, and sought to rectify his mistake of abandoning his creation, choosing to live amongst them once more.
This is where our story begins.

*Tags will be added as needed, or when the story. calls for it.*

Been featured like seven times now...wow, that's awesome, didn't think I'd even get it once.

FIC DISCONTINUED, I DO NOT INTEND TO REWRITE IT NOR PICK IT UP AGAIN.

Have I been chosen?

... Or did this happen because I asked for it?

It doesn't really matter now, does it?

Stranded on another planet, at the mercy of the bastard god that brought me here, I will survive. I am not like the beings of this world. I am not like my own kind anymore.

I am growth. I am change.

I am the Chaotic Gamer.

Tags will be added as the story goes along

I'm going to keep a counter.
(18/Dec/2019) (12/Mar/2020)

Total featured times: 2

Some say that death is a peace most mortals have at the end of their life. For the Knight, preventing the Shade Lord was a sacrifice worth achieving for Hallownest. The Absolute Radiance was destroyed thanks to the aid of the Godseeker's power to summon the Shade Lord. Now the Knight finds itself, with Grimmchild, in Equestria, going through journeys with six of Equestria's best hopes to stop all evil.

However, will they be able to help the Knight go back home? What about its siblings? Did the Pale King also end up here?

All questions the Knight must find answers for while aiding its new home.

Credit of the cover art goes to: Elin_Buse

The plot will be a little bit different but the substance is quite the same.

The Unworthy Miracle has been manifested through a horrendous crime. Because of this, the majority of the creatures populating Equus has been turned into savage monstrosities, avatar of both their desires and sins with an unusual faith in the said miracle. The entirety of the world has gone downhill and the Harmony has been corrupted.

Centuries later, a human soul has been taken from hell and had been reborn into a masked humanoid pony like creature known as the Renegade One, also known as the Penitent One. This is the grim pilgrimage that he had to do to set things right.

A man is transported to Equestria as a "Gamer."

Fighting monsters, leveling up, and learning the Magic of Friendship.

The main characters magic system will be based heavily on Skyrim, Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning, and DnD.