This story is a sequel to The Mare that eats The Monsters
(This story is a direct sequel to The Mare that eats The Monsters, and reading that story is highly recomended to understand what's happening in this one.)
The horrors of that one night are still fresh in the minds of everypony in Equestria, even now, two months later. Hundreds of ponies were mercilessly slaughtered and Princess Celestia was killed by Luminous Horizon, her duties falling to her younger sister. Despite how confident she had seemed that her sacrifice would not be in vain, things have only gotten worse since then. The sun's light is begining to fade, casting the world into an unsettling eldritch abyss.
With the sinister omen of the sun's waning light looming over all of Equestria and the hunger of the fiends ever growing, Moonrise Drifter now pursues Luminous Horzion, eager for answers and vengance.
It's a long shot, but maybe deep down in his blackened heart the death of Celestia shook his beliefs. Perhaps he is starting to care, even just the tiniest amount.
So this guy's blatant lack of brain cells is going to screw him over I feel.
Oh god Horizon wants to bring her back as a fiend. Or do something with that. Bad! Bad evil unicorn thing!
Well he is going to get his wish, if that wish is to die.
You made your own choices, decided your own path. You chose this, Horizon.
Oh your delusions aren't going away I feel.
Unless Horizon rips him open to retrieve that bit he ate, I don't think Skeintooth got what he came for.
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That little scene with Palmwood waking up Wonderboom to make a promise was the one of the most adorable things I've read in a while
8171018 XD Thanks. :P was the goal.
I wonder if Drifter acting as a mother to these two foals will allow her to come to understand her own mother better, and how she felt.
The darkening sun has to be related to the sample taken from Twilight, Horizons done some sort of 'thing' with it.
I don't even know what to say about Horizon, he's falling apart at the seams.
Got to be some serious magic to kill a bloody star.
This has me starting to think that Celestia is a little more than just a hallucination at this point
Well, she was Nightmare Moon soon after, born of jealousy and all that.
Speaking of Nightmare Moon, Horizon's about to get a close encounter...
One thing that keeps bothering me (not the story at large, that's great) is how Drifter keeps being referred to as a hybrid. Granted she is half fiend, it it was my understanding that all of the of the other fiends derive even less than half of their genetic heritage from the original. Is this supposed to signify something along the lines other differing behavior, or the fact that she was conceived naturally as opposed to from some spawning pit?
8184195 More or less. She is half fiend, half pony. Her fiend half is Horizon, her pony half is Celestia. She was born naturally, but the vast majority of fiends are grown in 'gardens,' with very few exceptions.
Ya know, I thought he'd only take a (singular) rib or something! That's just... Kill him dead.
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8184318 Uh-oh, we've got a creepy one. Twilight, little help here?
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Then you only proved the malcontents right, when you could have been so much more. You reap what you sow, Horizon.
Skeintooth is planning for Luna, but is he ready for Luna AND one pissed off half fiend half alicorn badass!
Well, technically Drifter is also a princess through right of birth.
Oh this can't possibly go wrong...
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Oh, the nobles will be thrilled to hear about that... XD
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I wouldn't say no to a tactical Nightmare Moon.
Well... shit.
Get him Drifter!
Got me hopeful that everyone's favorite Nightmare was going to make a short comeback. Wouldn't have objected, but I like how this turned out, too.
And all that build up just to get even more build up for round 2. Can't wait to see how this ends; I'm ready for this Skeintooth to get what's coming to him
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Let’s see how the crystal guards handle the fiends
Bet Skeintooth didn’t see that coming, huh?
Growing to care for your niece, are we?
Well, at least you know your niece takes after you
Quite simply, a warrior.
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Wonderbolts not going to be there then?
Way to put your hoof down, Twi.
Would a little optimism kill them? For morale, if nothing else...
Really, there'll be another time. Another war... Welcome to being a monarch of a kingdom, Twilight. Magic rainbows sadly don't solve every problem.
I wonder how the pulse from the crystal heart would affect the fiends. I mean, it disintegrated Sombra.
No sunshine dance?
A bit of the element's rainbow power wouldn't go amiss.
As long as you're not hiding a red shirt anywhere...
Figured that'd play in from the chapter title.
I enjoy imagining cute little filly Drifter.
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Let's hope not forever.
Bye Skeintooth.
That's gonna happen, ain't it?
Friendship wins again bitch!
Blue huh? Luna I'd say.
Looks like something slipped past the editor.
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Fixed. thanks.
They'd better be awakened before Equestria is ash because... just... FUCK EVERYTHING!
Ah, I sure can appreciate a good story where the villain wins
But, boi, the next one better come out soon. I love revenge even more.
This is only the first chapter and I already feel the dread. Good job.
This story should have so many more views
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Hey, if people wanna advertise this series and throw it at the faces of their friends and stuff, I won't object.
I sense a plot hole, weren't they going to Canterlot first?
Probably should say Drifter.
Capitalisation.
De-capitalisation.
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Re-reading this whole three-part series, and I noticed an error:
That should be Wonderboom, not Palmwood.
On an unrelated note, I still feel that the drawing of Skeintooth, though yes, rudimentary & not in show style, is still a good representation; from how his appearance is described, he'd probably look less threatening if he was drawn in show style.
But on a different note,
Made this come to my mind:
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Why?! Why the feels!?
You are bad.
Poor Sweetie Bell.
You think they would get Discord for help. After what happened to Celestia I'm surprised he hasn't ended Horizon and his fiends by now
Immensely entertaining. But I find it hard to have pity for Horizon. Typical narcissistic blaming everypony else for their crimes. He could have staved off the madness, he chose to embrace it. Also, bad idea to antagonize a Nightmare
Luna needs to annihilate that fiend, with extreme prejudice.
Twilight is still to soft and hesitant, she should have destroyed that freak when she first laid eyes on him!
Luna is ancient and powerful, she should be able to kill it no problem, should....
Horizon may bite off more than he can chew. Does he WANT to bring back Nightmare Moon? Yeah, good luck facing a demon Alicorn