For a millennium they have lurked in darkness, sustaining their deathless (~42%) legion through dank rituals and planning their return.

Now they are driven from their lair by a shortage of the essence that sustains them, and only one mare stands in the way of their inexorable conquest of Equestria.

The good news is, that mare is Limestone Pie. And she is having none of their noise.

This story appeared in the March 2017 Writeoff, "Rising From the Ashes"! Cover art sources: 1 2 3 4.

Some days simply suck. Some days, Celestia just wants to toss her hooves up and set everything on fire. Today is one of those days, and therefore, there's only one thing to be done.

Kill Philomena. It's for a good cause. Really!

After witnessing the collateral damage of a secret war that has been fought for generations, Twilight will finally discover the truth behind it. A truth that is far different than anything she could have imagined.

Some enemies of Celestia are hulking abominations, others are mad deities, but a few are just persistent.

Write-off entry for the * Princess Not Included round.

Now with reading by Midnight29

Princess Flurry Heart has found something at school that she wants more than anything else in the world. Something she will do anything to get. Something that an unsuspecting young colt has.

An extra cookie.

Done for FanOfMostEverything’s Imposing Sovereigns contest for Princess Flurry Heart: Schemer. Read them all. They’re great.

Editors: TheMaskedFerret, Tek, ChappedPenguinLips

(A tail as old as time. No, wait. That’s Celestia.)
Picture credits: Wiki
Cutie Mark courtesy of Taaffeite, a beautiful mix of barium manganese aluminum oxide, otherwise known as BeMg3Al8O16