Some names are respected. Some are ignored. Some are loved. There is only one name in the whole world of Equestria that became the synonym for cruelty. This name is Sombra, and this is his story.
After 1000 year of not knowing true love Sombra finds it in a unicorn filly named Lucina who is the youngest daughter of Princess Cadence and Shining Armor.
With King Sombra back in power and ruling over Equestria with an iron hoof, he has taken over the minds of so many ponies and now he has his eyes on a new slave.
Myths and Birthrights side-story: Velvet Sparkle recounts her younger years in a nation north of Equestria and the events leading up to her becoming the mother of Shining Amour and Twilight Sparkle
After recent events, Cadance is pretty sure that she doesn't want to go another adventure for a while. Except that you don't have to leave your castle to have an adventure. Especially if said castle is haunted.
While in Trotsylvania, a mare by the name of "Fluttershy" meets a gentlecolt named "Dr. Van Helstallion" and must be protected from a vampiric demon who is, not only, persuing her, but killing other young mares in the village.
After discovering King Sombra preparing for his latest attack in their clubhouse, the Cutie Mark Crusaders soon learn they have a lot more in common with the tyrannical King than they might've thought.
Can Sombra be reformed? Fluttershy is called to Canterlot to assess just that. Will she find a way to convince Sombra to accept help before it's too late?
Sisters, Cadence and Fluttershy, are told the legend of the "Sleeping Princess" by their father, Soarin', only to find that it is indeed true and it's up to the two of them to break a curse and also find the lost Prince of the Everfree Forest.
Sombra's final mad thoughts before encountering the pony sisters, his reaction to Twilight 1000 years later, and how the sisters (and Radiant Hope) mourned the Crystal Empire. A companion story to the recent "Fiendship is Magic" comic about Sombra.
Love. Fleeting. Glancing. But oh so gentle. A short story on the romance between Celestia and Sombra, set in the alternate universe of the reflections arc.
The Longma, the 'dragonponies' or 'batponies' have started returning to Equestria. Now a Princess herself, Twilight goes to Princess Luna to ask about the Longma's origins, but ends up responsible for an empire of monsters.