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Just Before the Dawn

by Drefsab
In a time shortly after Luna's banishment, Celestia finds herself on the brink of war with a rival nation. Hoping to avert disaster, she seeks out someone very special: Tercio Krosus. A soldier, a confidant, and the only living human in Equestria.
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One month has passed since Princess Celestia was forced to banish her own sister. Suddenly alone and with the weight of rule squarely on her shoulders, the sovereign of Equestria has become but a shell of her former self, maintaining a facade of confidence that hides growing doubts and lingering regrets.

When a devastating attack is launched on her nation by a vindictive, opportunistic foreign ruler who will stop at nothing to see a generations-old grudge resolved, the weakened Celestia seeks to stem the flow of soldiers that now pour over Equestria's borders and put an end to the bloodshed. In her darkest hour, she turns to the aid of an unexpected confidant: A steadfast soldier, a loving brother, someone she has watched grow and mature since he was but a child.

The only living human in Equestria.

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  1. 1 - Treachery [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 26th, 2019
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  2. 2 - Return [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 9th, 2017
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  3. 3 - Deception [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 7th, 2014
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  4. 4 - Family, Country and Royalty [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 9th, 2017
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  5. 5 - Gilias of the Skyguard [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2014
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  6. 6 - Blood Upon the Ground [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 23rd, 2020
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  7. 7 - Fal'naas [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2019
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  8. 8 - To War [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 29th, 2014
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  9. 9 - The Coming Storm [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 23rd, 2014
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  10. 10 - Id [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 25th, 2014
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  11. 11 - Equestria Must Fall [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 9th, 2014
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  12. 12 - Sell-Sword, Assassin, Butcher [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 25th, 2020
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  13. 13 - Recovery [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 22nd, 2019
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  14. 14 - A Shared Sunset [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 23rd, 2019
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  15. 15 - Curia [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 18th, 2014
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  16. 16 - Vae Victus [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 10th, 2014
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  17. 17 - Swiftwing [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 14th, 2017
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  18. 18 - From a Single Spark [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 2nd, 2019
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  19. 19 - Mistaken Affection [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 4th, 2019
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  20. 20 - Sapphire [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 19th, 2017
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  21. 21 - Confession [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 17th, 2014
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  22. 22 - An Untouchable Dream [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 10th, 2014
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  23. 23 - Uncertain Times and Distant Hopes [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 6th, 2019
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  24. 24 - A Lifetime in a Single Moment [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 28th, 2014
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  25. 25 - Nocturne [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 19th, 2015
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  26. 26 - Struggle [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 31st, 2015
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  27. 27 - Cervidae [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 8th, 2015
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  28. 28 - Dragon Crest [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 10th, 2019
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  29. 29 - The Outcast [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 7th, 2015
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  30. 30 - Protectorate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 11th, 2020
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  31. 31 - Fratres Aeterni [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 24th, 2015
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  32. 32 - Bad Blood [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 12th, 2019
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  33. 33 - The Midlands (1/2) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 27th, 2015
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  34. 34 - The Midlands (2/2) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 13th, 2019
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  35. 35 - In Search of an End [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 17th, 2015
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  36. 36 - Sacrifice [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 5th, 2015
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  37. 37 - Nascor Furiosus [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 26th, 2015
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  38. 38 - Origin (1/3) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 4th, 2015
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  39. 39 - Origin (2/3) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 5th, 2015
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  40. 40 - Origin (3/3) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Nov 27th, 2015
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  41. 41 - False Idols [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 15th, 2015
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  42. 42 - Desperation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 1st, 2015
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  43. 43 - Hearth's Warming [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 1st, 2015
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  44. 44 - Dissent [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 13th, 2021
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  45. 45 - Amor Omnia Vincit [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 4th, 2016
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  46. 46 - Strife [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 21st, 2016
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  47. 47 - Escape [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 8th, 2016
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  48. 48 - The Road to Salvation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 24th, 2016
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  49. 49 - A Home Worth Fighting For [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 19th, 2016
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  50. 50 - A Home Worth Dying For [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 19th, 2016
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  51. 51 - Rising Tide [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 26th, 2016
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  52. 52 - Waking Nightmare [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 17th, 2016
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  53. 53 - Unwavering [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 14th, 2016
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  54. 54 - Vassal [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 21st, 2016
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  55. 55 - The Illusion of Choice [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 7th, 2016
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  56. 56 - Lifting the Veil [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 23rd, 2021
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  57. 57 - Vetus Odium [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 14th, 2016
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  58. 58 - Forewarned [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 27th, 2016
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  59. 59 - Loss [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 4th, 2017
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  60. 60 - At Great Cost [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 29th, 2016
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  61. 61 - Every Stallion a Soldier [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 5th, 2017
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  62. 62 - No Going Back [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 6th, 2017
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  63. 63 - Flight [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 2nd, 2018
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  64. 64 - Legacy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 17th, 2017
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  65. 65 - Crossroads [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 3rd, 2017
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  66. 66 - Familia Super Omnia [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 3rd, 2017
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  67. 67 - Eventide [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 27th, 2017
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  68. 68 - Culmination [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 17th, 2017
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  69. 69 - Inexorable [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 28th, 2017
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  70. 70 - Ultimatum [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 18th, 2017
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  71. 71 - Headlong [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 30th, 2021
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  72. 72 - A Living Tide [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 4th, 2017
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  73. 73 - Unleashed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 28th, 2017
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  74. 74 - Committed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 19th, 2017
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  75. 75 - Breakout [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 12th, 2017
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  76. 76 - Honor Bound [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 3rd, 2017
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  77. 77 - Force of Will [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 24th, 2017
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  78. 78 - Embers in the Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 16th, 2020
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  79. 79 - Reach [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 16th, 2020
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  80. 80 - Reunion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 2nd, 2018
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  81. 81 - A Light in the Darkness [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 18th, 2018
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  82. 82 - Leverage [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 8th, 2018
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  83. 83 - Means to an End [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 2nd, 2018
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  84. 84 - Nihil Ausi, Nihil Acquiritur [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jul 13th, 2018
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  85. 85 - A Promise Kept [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 6th, 2018
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  86. 86 - The Tightening Noose [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 16th, 2018
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  87. 87 - Specter [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 26th, 2019
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Published Jan 27th, 2014
Last Update Feb 26th, 2019
Just Before the Dawn

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