It's time once again for Nightmare Night and the citizens of Ponyville are ready for another night of candy, costumes, ghost stories, and more. After Twilight Sparkle taught her the true meaning of Nightmare Night one year prior, Princess Luna takes the day off from her royal duties and joins in the festivities. But when Ponyville suddenly comes under attack by a mysterious force, Luna is discovered missing in the aftermath. What's more, this force is being commanded by a malicious creature wielding a terrible power that the ponies have actually heard of, but know nothing about.
Once again, Twilight and her friends must take up the Elements of Harmony in defense of everything they hold dear, but if Equestria is to have any real hope of surviving against this force, the ponies must first unravel the mysteries of the power that threatens them.
-some clarification: the “Lords” in the title is figurative.
-Act 1 - A Tale of Two Sisters. Word count: 72k
-Act 2 - Shadow of Malice. Word count: 102k.
-Takes place mid season 3, before Keep Calm and Flutter On.
-This story assumes there's a one-year time frame for each season of the TV show, give or take a couple months here and there.
Was on hiatus from 4/18 - 8/18 due to lack of an editor.
Many thanks to BronyDad for his help with editing!
New editor as of October 2019: Vertigo22
-Jan 2020 to present: James Fire
Cover art by Tzolkine on DeviantArt. Unfortunately, the page 404s every time I try to look at it. This wallpaper was found on google and pinterest.
The time-stamp for Act 1 - The First Adventure is wrong. I revised it and re-released it on 3/1/15.
30 Chapters:
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Act 1 - Visions of a Princess [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
3,150
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Act 1 - The First Adventure [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
5,776
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Act 1 - Nightmare Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,316
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Act 1 - A Prelude to Fear [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
3,958
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Act 1 - A Terrible Power [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
4,349
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Act 1 - Intermission - The Beating of Memories [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
1,186
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Act 1 - Pages on the Wind [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
5,412
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Act 1 - A Call North [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
5,016
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Act 1 - A Glimpse into the Dark [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,544
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Act 1 - Crystal's Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
8,765
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Act 1 - The Sister's Tale, part 1 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
8,721
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Act 1 - The Sister's Tale, part 2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
11,281
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Act 2 - Visions of a Princess: Heart's Fire [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
4,264
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Act 2 - Equestrian Winter [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
6,250
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Act 2 - Journey to the Center of Equestria [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
10,467
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Act 2 - The Hoofsteps of Doom, part 1 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,551
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Act 2 - The Hoofsteps of Doom, part 2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,549
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Act 2 - A New Hope [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,033
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Act 2 - A Pony in Need [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
5,832
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Act 2 - The Setting Sun [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,184
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Act 2 - A Terrible Power, Redux [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
3,771
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Act 2 - The Brink of Despair [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
1,972
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Act 2 - In the Flesh [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
3,696
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Act 2 - The First Seed, part 1 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
8,542
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Act 2 - The First Seed, part 2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
3,371
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Intermission - Another Side [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
782
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Act 2 - Shadow of Malice; Terror of Ages, part 1 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
4,933
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Act 2 - Shadow of Malice; Terror of Ages, part 2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
7,289
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Act 2 - Shadow of Malice; Terror of Ages, part 3 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
6,689
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Act 2 - Shadow of Malice; Terror of Ages, part final [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 14th, 2014
4,355