There is Nothing in the Desert

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Written for the Equestria at War Summer Sun Writeoff contest!

A Chiropterran soldier is hopelessly lost in the Zebhara Desert. Attempting to make his way back home under the blazing sun, he reevaluates what led him here, and comes to a conclusion.

This story is set in the Equestria at War universe. Equestria at War is a grand strategy mod for the video game Hearts of Iron IV, which can be downloaded here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1826643372

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Ciphers

Ciphers #1 · Jun 14th, 2023 · 3 · ·

Get killed by the sun, another victory for Solarist

Eltirions

Eltirions #2 · Jun 14th, 2023 · 1 · ·

A nice little introspective fic, fully befitting of the contest's themes. Well done!

PonyDragon

PonyDragon #3 · Jun 14th, 2023 · · ·

The lake was a mirage. Nothing but a hallucination from a dehydrated pony, growing more and more so under the burning sun.
A trick of the light.

I bet he is blaming Celestia for this.

He makes a vow to himself that if he does escape this desert, he would work to bring Chiropterra down, in one form or another. He's proud to sever ties with it, and make his own way.
At that moment, the sun's heat felt a little less harsh, and he continued on his determined path.

Again blamed on Celestia.