During the past millennium, Daybreaker has ruled Equestria with justice and fairness. Having risen from the ashes of her battle against Nightmare Moon, she ascended once more to lead Equestria into an age of prosperity and glory.
At least, that's what the ponies of Equestria are told. The real events are a stark contrast to what they are taught in school.
One night, she finally confesses her secrets to a pony who is willing to listen to everything she says. How will she react? And will Daybreaker be able to shed the reminders of her sins?
Takes place decades before the first episode of Season 1.
Story inspired and edited by the wonderfully talented and awesome RandomGuy101, who even came up with the current ending!
Thanks for the collaboration, Random! Working with you was one of the best experiences here!
Cover art is made by the wonderful StarBlaze25 on Deviantart!
Edit: Apparently, this story was featured on the day it was uploaded. Thank you so much to everyone who liked this story! It's a shame I missed it.
Edit 2: Turns out, this story was the 100th Daybreaker story to be uploaded on this site. What a coincidence!
It was featured! But when, how, why didn't more people comment and like and favorite...
33 bookshelves and 7 tracking. Come on, people, it's complete!
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I know! When I clicked on the 'Daybreaker' tag my story was right there at the top of the featured list. It's a shame that I missed it on the front page.
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That's pretty cool that it was featured, though. And why does it still say I'm the only upvoter?
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That's weird because on my screen it says there are eight likes.
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Huh. I don't know why it's doing that.
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The site only allows the like/dislike ratio be visible to the public when it reach more than 10 votes
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If that's the case then it should be visible now. Fourteen likes in 25 hours, that's quite impressive for me!
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Ooh, so that's why! Thank you!
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Oh? Is there going to be another idea for a future story provided by someone other than me? Because, you know, don't give me ideas... unless you want Stellar ending up with her face covered in cake.
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Probably! I mean, this story is in 55 bookshelves with seven people tracking it, so a sequel/an additional chapter should do good.
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Oy, Random, what do you think about this idea?
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Sounds good! And funny! The inspiration never ends!
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The inspirations shall never end! Long live the Inspiring Solar Princess and her lover! (that's quite a mouthful to say...)
I really need to remember to like the amazing stories I find while on this site.
Somehow, Daybreaker is not 100% evil, which I like, because so many writers portray her as a similar villain to Nightmare Moon. (I'm just as guilty, don't you worry!) This portrays her as being quite evil, but she keeps some of Celestia's characteristics. On a scale of 1 to 10, ten being the likes of King Sombra, Queen Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon, and one being Pinkie Pie, then she is probably a 6.
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That's what I was aiming for while writing this. Daybreaker in this story is the result of Celestia losing herself in her anger, not the result of getting corrupted by an absolute evil being. Yes, she is evil, and yes, she's done a lot of evil deeds, but her very birth is based on Celestia's love for her younger sister. Even when she is Daybreaker, deep inside you'll see Celestia in the midst of her anger and sorrow.
Thanks for liking this story, by the way! Glad you enjoyed!