This story is a sequel to Discord's Game

In the aftermath of Discord's defeat, the forest village of Everfree begins to rebuild under the protection of Princesses Celestia and Luna. However, Luna grows increasingly frustrated at the ponies' seeming indifference towards her night and seeks more and more elaborate means of drawing their attention. One night, she comes across the secrets of a powerful artifact that, if unleashed, could change the fate of Equestria and undo everything Luna and her sister have worked for.

Cover image by TurboSolid

This story is a sequel to An Empress' Wish.

Chains and bars are what hold a prisoner from escaping physically. Mentality and reflection are what holds a prisoner from escaping emotionally. Once a prisoner to chains, whether of mind or body, you are a prisoner by all names.

The only consolation of being imprisoned is that you are alone with your thoughts. Thoughts of what went wrong and how you found yourself where you are.

An eternity is a far too long to keep a secret.

When Princess Celestia is warned of a threat to Equestria, one with the potential to tear the world apart, and ultimately steal her own sister from her, she vows to devote her life to finding a way to avert this disaster and save all those she loves from their fate.

Deep down, however, she knows that she can never truly achieve this, and that protecting her sister completely would require sacrificing everything else.

The Codex, compiled by Celestia herself, is the only full account of the events, spread over millennia, which led to her greatest loss, and her efforts to redeem her sister and restore the world to its natural balance.

Celestia decides to see just how right she was in her choice regarding Twilight's ascension. But upon stepping off the Cutie Map, the world is shattered and she aims to find out why.

If you're interested in more, Apathy is the sequel.

This story is a sequel to Pulse

Celestia betrayed Twilight's trust. Even after begging and demanding Celestia to kill her, Celestia stole Twilight's mortality from her again. Forced to stay alive, and a student under her unwilling tutelage, how will Twilight cope with watching her world die again?

Thanks to SpiritOfDancingFlames for making the cover art, and for helping me in editing the remaster of this fic.

Waking up on a rooftop on Nightmare Night alone wouldn't have been so jarring for Eyewitness if it weren't for the dead body. Struggling with the harsh wake up call, and the arrival of the mysterious 'guardspony' Chocolate Malt, she must help him solve the murder while keeping her own secrets intact.

Won 3rd place in the Equestria Daily Batpony Writeoff, 10/31/2013!