The Equestrian Synarchy once ruled the world. Her military was strong, her technology leaps and bounds above her rivals, and her feats of engineering were marvels of civilization. Her touch even reached the stars, and a colony was founded on the planet of Auris, light years away. It was to be the crown jewel of Equestria's achievements, a haven for ponies in the vast wilderness of space. There was nothing she couldn't accomplish.
And then she died.
Nearly two hundred winters have passed since Auris received its last transmissions from the home world of Equus. Not yet self-sufficient, the colony collapsed into chaos, lawlessness, and civil war. In the end, any semblance of a functioning society was destroyed, and the colonists scattered to the winds to escape the carnage. Now, their descendants scrape out meager lives, hoping that the dangerous wildlife and local bandit groups will pass them over, unaware of the fate that befell their home world.
And then, one day, a satellite dish perched high atop a mountain received a signal from deep space, and The Silence ended...
First book in a four-part series. All art provided by Ruirik. Editing provided by LoyalLiar and Solidfire.
34 Chapters:
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Prologue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 17th, 2017
689
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Chapter 1: The Forgemare [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 5th, 2017
4,734
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Chapter 2: The Catalyst [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 24th, 2018
3,322
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Chapter 3: The Last Sunrise [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 19th, 2017
2,777
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Chapter 4: Where Innocence Dies [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 21st, 2017
4,509
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Chapter 5: The Will to Live [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 28th, 2017
4,971
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Chapter 6: The Shadow of Death [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 4th, 2017
4,752
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Chapter 7: The Descent [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 11th, 2017
4,939
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Chapter 8: The Surface [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 20th, 2017
3,439
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Chapter 9: The Help of Strangers [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 25th, 2017
4,548
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Chapter 10: Where We Wander [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 3rd, 2018
9,879
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Chapter 11: The Sentinels [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 22nd, 2018
6,369
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Chapter 12: The Best Laid Plans [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 18th, 2017
7,978
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Chapter 13: Where We Draw the Line [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 27th, 2017
6,304
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Chapter 14: The Bird of Prey [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 1st, 2017
6,751
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Chapter 15: The Lives We Live [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 8th, 2017
5,089
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Chapter 16: The Score [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 15th, 2017
6,581
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Chapter 17: The Promises We Keep [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 22nd, 2017
3,799
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Chapter 18: The Moments We Share [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 29th, 2017
6,883
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Chapter 19: The Birth of a Movement [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 6th, 2017
6,646
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Chapter 20: The Kindling Flame [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 13th, 2017
3,816
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Chapter 21: The Flock [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 20th, 2017
6,223
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Chapter 22: The Bird of Death [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 19th, 2018
6,974
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Chapter 23: Where Brother Fights Brother [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 3rd, 2017
6,977
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Chapter 24: The Disappearing Act [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 10th, 2017
6,471
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Chapter 25: The Road to Recovery [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 17th, 2017
3,918
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Chapter 26: The Hope of the Future [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 24th, 2017
5,985
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Chapter 27: The Love that Joins Us [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 2nd, 2017
3,732
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Chapter 28: The Calm Before [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 8th, 2017
10,285
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Chapter 29: Where We Draw the Line (Reprise) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 15th, 2017
15,274
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Chapter 30: Where We Pay the Price [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 22nd, 2017
15,780
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Chapter 31: The Survivors [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 29th, 2017
3,585
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Chapter 32: The Road that Lies Ahead [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 29th, 2018
6,495
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Epilogue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 5th, 2017
2,693