Two exceedingly strange ponies arrive in Ponyville, each seeking answers and acceptance. Although their histories are separate, their futures are twisted together in ways they cannot understand.

Tor Ironclad was the adopted son of Princess Celestia, and lived a life in Canterlot protecting the weaker masses and serving his kingdom. Accused and found guilty of horrendous crimes he did not commit, he has been "Decorated" and exiled. Battling madness and regret, as well as a heart broken by one nearest to him, he works in Ponyville as a bounty hunter of sorts, controlling crime while attempting to win over the hearts of the citizens of Ponyville. However, a mysterious stranger has stumbled into town that may shatter Tor's delicate new life.

That stranger is one who calls himself Seething Mass. Fractious and unstable, Seething Mass is an outsider in every way possible. After awaking buried in a casket, Seething Mass stumbled into Ponyville pursuing a fevered desire for knowledge of his origins and life. His mind is wild and chaotic, and he suffers from a severe amnesia that has left him with half-remembered thoughts of a life before Ponyville, when he was apparently somepony else.

These two characters will end up shaping the face of Equestria forever, but will they find redemption and self-realization? Read our continuing story about a tiny venture into
Darkside Equestria.

*Author's Note*
Although our story has Dark in the title, this is not a work of Grimdark fiction. It is a mature work, but it is largely light-hearted. The story deals with how our two unlikely protagonists deal with the life around them, and in turn how they affect the world they find themselves in. Please try a chapter and see what you think! Thanks!
-AnnLies and TheNiceOne-
^The authors, in case you didn't know^