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// The Darkest Doom 
// Story: The Art of Becoming a Pony OC 
// by Kaffeina 
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	Deep in the cavernous pit called Tartarus and ancient evil cackled mightly.
"AH HA HA!" his laugh echoed, silencing the other denziens of the depths. "Foolish ponies! I've found something to help me! Something that will set me free and you will never be the wiser."
Far, far above, a celestial being, neither Celestia nor Luna, heard the laugh and he knew what must be done. The world warped and he brought forth events that would free him, in due time. Strangely, the events coalesced quicker than he expected. 
“Come on class, we’ve got a lot to see!” called a teacher. “Now this is another interesting exhibit, much like the one in the garden. Here we have the avatar of death, Thanatos, who was imprisoned millennia ago so no one else would open his gateway to Tartarus.”
Hey Discord, mind releasing me when you're done? I need to watch the gates. Who knows what got through, a deep masculine voice spoke to Discord's mind.
Of course, was the response. Like all the statues, Thanatos was imprisoned long ago. There are a multitude in the Canterlot castle and one in the ruins of the old castle. They can talk to each freely, and never seem to get bored.


List of the Statues
The Good
Avatar of suffering, Strife.
Avatar of darkness, Midnight.
Avatar of lies, Loki. 
Avatar of cold, Brynth. 
Avatar of gluttony, Girth. 
Avatar of lust, Smexy. (Chose the name herself)
Avatar of sloth, Sloth.
Avatar of wrath, Fire.
Avatar of pride, Lord.
Avatar of envy, Eliza.
Avatar of chaos, Discord
Avatar of ???, ???. (Ruins)

The Bad 
Avatar of love, Eros.
Avatar of light, Hemera.
Avatar of health, Cadecus.
Avatar of life, Vida.
Avatar of wind, Anmeos
Avatar of creativity, New.
Avatar of ???, ???.

Please note, list incomplete



Discord watched as three fillies towards the front began to argue about what he was the avatar of. After being scorned by the teachers they left and he felt himself be freed. As he flew up he released Thanatos and was releasing the others when they disappeared from the gardens.
"He figured it out. Clever boy," Discord flew off towards castle to begin his plan.



"Tartarus is a dark dismal place. Filled with bats, worms, and an odd smell of ice cream. It is not a location one would describe as comfortable. Most troubling of all are the hidden, quiet whispers of entities trapped there. One can wander there for mere days and find themselves caught in the web of Arachne and moments later in the fiery heart of the land itself. It is impossible to map the land due underlying magic conflux. Never will you find the same place again for it always shifts and moves.
Rumors speak of an entity who lives in the heart of Tartarus herself. This being was imprisoned there after Tartarus sacrificed herself to keep the darkest evils from the world. Such rumors may not be true, but from what I heard, it is real,"
From Starswirl the Bearded's Stis Apagorev̱méni̱ Kti̱matologíou, thirteenth chapter, Tartarus, The Land of Fire and Darkness.