The Chimera's defeat has heralded a new time of peace within Equestria. The future looks bright: the Crystal Empire has returned in the north, the devastation wrought by the Chimera has been almost entirely restored, and Twilight Sparkle has become Equestria's newest alicorn princess.
However, not all is perfect within the land. Princess Luna has fallen into a depression as she grapples with the errors of her past, and Sky Streak cannot shake the Chimera's final words about the source of hatred within the land, and the threat of its own return. But now that he is a member of the elite Alicorn Guard, he believes he is more prepared than ever to stand against whatever darkness rises against his home.
But as Sky prepares to once again face down the darkness, he will enter a dangerous game where nothing is as it seems. And when his world is shattered in one tragic moment, he will need to come to grips with his own anger and bitterness. Because if Friendship is the deepest magic, then the only way to conquer the darkness is to spread that friendship...even to your enemies.
33 Chapters:
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Prologue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 2nd, 2013
511
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Chapter 1: Evil Stirs [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 31st, 2014
4,568
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Chapter 2: The Alicorn Guard [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 22nd, 2014
3,800
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Chapter 3: The Jeweled Flower [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 8th, 2014
3,746
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Chapter 4: Burden of Responsibility [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 23rd, 2014
3,508
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Chapter 5: Of Mares and Nightmares [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 11th, 2013
4,876
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Chapter 6: Everfree's Gift [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 23rd, 2014
5,848
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Chapter 7: Showdown in Rambling Rock Ridge [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 30th, 2014
4,850
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Chapter 8: Showoffs and Secrets [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 13th, 2016
5,482
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Chapter 9: Fringe of the Storm [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 9th, 2014
4,386
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Intermission [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 10th, 2014
485
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Chapter 10: Traitor! [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 7th, 2014
5,021
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Chapter 11: Broken Skies [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 29th, 2016
4,807
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Chapter 12: The Times That Define Us [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 14th, 2014
5,728
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Chapter 13: The Hunt [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 22nd, 2014
5,152
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Chapter 14: The Tempest and the Inferno [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 11th, 2014
6,730
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Chapter 15: The Mystery of Mercy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 13th, 2014
3,852
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Chapter 16: Lord of Chaos [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 28th, 2014
5,166
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Chapter 17: Breaking the Seals [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 12th, 2014
6,481
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Chapter 18: Legacy of Tragedy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 13th, 2014
3,634
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Intermission #2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 20th, 2014
317
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Chapter 19: All in the Balance [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 20th, 2014
3,020
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Chapter 20: Loosening the Grip [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 27th, 2014
5,905
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Chapter 21: Battleground Canterlot [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 29th, 2015
6,247
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Chapter 22: Summit of Destiny [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 30th, 2015
6,334
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Chapter 23: Those Who Stand Behind Us [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 9th, 2015
5,423
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Chapter 24: War of Oaths, War of Ghosts [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 6th, 2015
5,129
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Chapter 25: The Final Oath [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 19th, 2015
8,927
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Chapter 26: Now and Forever [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 27th, 2015
5,715
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Chapter 27: Long Live Forgiveness [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 10th, 2015
6,295
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Epilogue: Faith in the Future [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 31st, 2015
2,948
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Epilogue: Hope from the Past [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 19th, 2015
6,037
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Epilogue: Love for the Present [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 19th, 2015
1,993