This story is a sequel to The Fiend that heralds Dark Skies
(This story is the sequel to The Fiend that heralds Dark Skies, which itself is a sequel to The Mare that eats The Monsters. Reading the first 2 stories is STRONGLY recomended to understand anything in this one.)
Twenty years ago, Princesses Luna and Twilight Sparkle were turned to stone and hidden away from Equestria by an old monster, once a pony, named Luminous Horizon. His intent was to release them when Equestria was nothing more than dust and rubble as retribution for the pains he suffered at Luna's hooves. They will be released before then, however, thanks to the efforts of Palmwood, Wonderboom and Moonrise Drifter. Together, they intend to set the imprisoned princesses free and bring an end to the unyielding darkness over the world.
This third and final story in the series will see the thousand year conflict end; for better or for worse.
Damn, Palm is cool under pressure.
I have to wonder if the Crystal Heart's barrier projects a more natural looking sunlight into the city or not.
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Palmwood grew up in a rather shitty period. And had Moonrise Drifter acting as a sort of adoptive mother for him and his sister. "Cool under pressure" is a trait you need to develop to survive in her line of work. :P
Well, not sure I want to know what he was dreaming about...
Bone claws replaced with metal claws. I knew she was the Wolverine!
Loved the other two. Liked what I've read here. Hope to see it done!
Famous last words.
He's our metaphorical red shirt for the day, ain't he?
Clearly he doesn't know what 'rhetorical' means.
Really? I thought you were rather stealthy myself.
Only when they're yours you irredeemable fuck.
What about the map and the tree?
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Dust and rubble, probably.
You know, one has to wonder how much punishment an alicorn like her can take before shit happens.
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Technically, he cheated.
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In a battle to the death, there is no such thing as cheating, as there are no rules.
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He cheated dammit!
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Nope.
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Yes.
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You and me right now...
Hypocrite.
Colour me surprised.
A guarded wall amidst the snow, eh?
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Speaking of, how's the rest of the world doing with a fucked up Sun?
Truly the Crystal Empire's finest, huh?
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Not somebody on her Hearth's Warming gift list.
To put it bluntly.
One last thing... What happened to Discord?
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im sorry but the feels train is currently out of order due to the war going on please try again later
...for a pony who makes Pinkie look tame in enthusiasm.
I like her.
Doubt that could have been worded any better...
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That's a good question...
So she hasn't been sitting in the castle for the last couple decades? I doubt you'd see that stuff first hoof in the empire.
To be honest, I'm a little disappointed all that happened off-screen, given Discord was the whole reason Horizon existed in the first place.
Now why does this set up feel familiar?
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And all caught up. Tone you are an Utter Utter Bastard. I love this series!
I knew it. You are such a bastard Tone.
Hard to argue with that.
But those scenes are part of why I stayed hooked on this trilogy.
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You get hooked by scenes of hundreds (or in this case, tens of thousands) of innocent ponies being violently and mercilessly butchered and slaughtered? Huh... okay, then. :P
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I can sometimes be a sick, sick bastard, I admit.
But now that I think about it, it may be the fighting itself that really grabs my attention; it wouldn’t make that much difference whether or not any ponies involved died in battle.
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I do try to make the fight scenes intense and engaging to read. A lot of that boils down to not making them too long, making them visceral, brutal, and frankly, a little savage (considering most of the combatants are quite feral.) Hell, this trilogy was inspired by a horror/action anime series called Blood-C.
Remember when I was surprised you let him live, and you acted all offended that I thought you wouldn't. Well... FUCKIN' VINDICATED YOU (insert suitable amount of utters) BASTARD!
Merciful emperor...
Oh HELL NO!
This is indeed a dark story. I'm just surprised Discord never helped them in these 20 years.
You're bad...hurts so good
Yay Luna! Draw strength from the moon!
HATE! HATE! HATE! ALL OF MY HATE FOR HORIZON!
Enough! Gather the elements of harmony and blast that monster out of history! He deserves no more mercy than a rabid dog! Let justice be done upon him!
You're a monster, and yet, I cant stop!
WHERE IS DISCORD?!
The Elements of Harmony could not only fix all this, but I'd bet they could even restore Cadence, Twilight's friends, and everything else. So where are they?
Whelp, at least I finally know what happened to Discord. Well its official, Horizon is the most OP villain I've ever seen on this entire fan site. If a chaos god could not kill him then the rest of them have no chance.
I hate Horizon all the more now, didn't think that was possible.
When will you resume this story? I have to know how it all ends!
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Drifter is like Alucard, in a way.
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There was for sure some inspiration taken there.