Stygian hasn't been feeling himself lately. Perhaps it's the thousand-year leap in time. Perhaps it's the forceful reformation courtesy of the elements of harmony. Perhaps it's the strange dreams keeping him up at night.

When he finds an unlikely reminder of his old life in Twilight's pet owl, he hopes perhaps all the strangeness will come to an end. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of the Ponyville pet scene and the creatures in his dreams take familiar forms, Stygian will be forced to answer a dangerous question.

How far would you go to help a friend?

This story is a sequel to So You Escaped From Limbo

Star Swirl, Stygian, and Rockhoof say goodbye to one of their oldest friends.

Of course, they also have a few things to say to each other.

A follow-up to "The Beginning of the End."

_{Note: The prequel is not required reading for this story.}

It was incredibly rare to find a pony so pathetic and deprived of love and affection that they’d turn to somepony like him for comfort. Love, Stygian realised, and everypony’s selfish desire for it, had bestowed him with a sense of normalcy.

Note: In this story, a little bit of darkness is still in Stygian, becoming some sort of a negative second personality that influences him.

Art by some dude called LavenderRain17 on DeviantArt.

Stygian sits beneath a tree, surrounded by discarded drafts of a love poem.

Mistmane wanders through the garden, reflecting on the days when she was the beautiful mare in the world.

A little nudge from a couple of their friends might be enough to bring them together.

This is a story that I've been tinkering with for a long time, but it was only earlier this week that I finally managed to sketch it out into a proper story. Romance isn't my forte, but I hope that you enjoy it nonetheless!

A princess interning as a beautician, a thousand year old author and a dendrologist go cave-diving in the Dragonlands to rescue a Pie from dogs.

For love.

Written for the Season 10 Bingo contest, where it took Judge's Choice from Sky Serenade!

Featured 2/11/2020!

Reviewed by PaulAsaran, with a rating of Pretty Good!.

Before the final battle of the Siren War, the Pillars and Stygian take a moment to get ready, get what fun they can, and if possible, actually get along.

Now with audio reading! Generously provided by Quinch of the Golden Oaks Memorial Library.

Stygian learns what it means to sacrifice for the greater good.

An entry in the May 2020 Pairing Contest.

Thanks to Wishcometrue for editing.

No life, wind, or light. A total lack of sense of time. When a pony wakes up in the metal belly of a spaceship, only the sounds of cogs, wheels, and pumps accompany him. Lost in this sarcophagus of steel, all he wishes for are the reasons for his punishment.

Stygian meets his Shadow.

My (lightly edited) entry into Ruby's Alone Panic for Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Group. Initially written in 45 minutes.

This story is a sequel to Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Battered and bruised, Stygian is not long for this world, but a chance encounter with the Moon will save him and provide a solution to his monstrous mentor.

Part of the Corrupt Pillars Anthology

Content Warnings for the following: Body Horror, Blood, Claymation, Mutliation

Edited by: EileenSaysHi
Preread by: The Sleepless Beholder, and Dewdrops on the Grass