The great wizard Starswirl has journeyed to the farthest ends of the world, met the most unusual and wonderful equines, and seen the most incredible sights. But even though he's borne witness to cities beyond imagination, now he finds himself drawn to the sleepy countryside hamlet of Hollowed Ground, his interest piqued by nothing more than the mere rumor of a sinister presence lurking in the nearby forest.
The earth ponies living there, though, don't take too kindly to unicorns, especially not ones who stick their little horns into matters that don't concern them, such as the feud between two of the most powerful ponies in town and the mysterious accidents that surround the bitter quarrel. And when the fearsome specter of a stallion starts to gallop through the woods in the dead of night, Starswirl must be extraordinarily careful where he puts his hooves, because the next step out of line may bring the paranoid wrath of the townfolk down on him.
Despite that, Starswirl is as undeterred as ever. While lodging with Carmine and his filly Clover, the only two unicorns in town and object of the townsponies' venemous scorn, he sets off to dredge up the secluded community's dark secrets, and perhaps his gracious host's as well. As his quest for the truth wears on, he will find himself confronting the pagan spirit of the forest, powerful enchantments from a master sorcerer, and his own personal demons. And through his ordeals, the only pony he can rely on is young Clover, who has absolutely no magical talent whatsoever.
However, Starswirl remains eternally confident, for he is armed with the mysteries of the universe. But will even they be enough when the fearsome stallion clad in shadow comes for him?
NOTE: Under construction. Highway-style construction, that is, where it may last for years.
44 Chapters:
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PROLOGUE: Naturally, A Poem [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 27th, 2014
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CHAPTER I: The Long and Winding Road [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER II: Carmine and Clover [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 30th, 2013
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CHAPTER III: Horn of Pedantry [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER IV: Unbridled [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER V: Burning Down the House [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 2nd, 2013
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CHAPTER VI: Old Wounds [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 16th, 2013
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CHAPTER VII: Practicing Self-Harmony [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER VIII: The Cider Horse Rules [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER IX: The Past is a Foreign Country [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER X: Into the Woods [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XI: Sephirot and Shadow [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XII: Scary Monster (and Super Creep) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 30th, 2013
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CHAPTER XIII: Grief in the Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XIV: Forever Young [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 27th, 2013
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CHAPTER XV: Within You Without You, or Getting (Meta) Physical [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XVI: Tikkun Olam [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XVII: Foucolt's Pendulum [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XVIII: Just Like Heaven [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XIX: A Rum Go [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XX: Calculating [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XXI: Those Halcyon Days [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XXII: The Poison of Illusion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 29th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXIII: The Horn of Power [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 31st, 2013
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CHAPTER XXIV: Under Hemlock and Key [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 5th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXV: Up-and-Downer (Upadana) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 4th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXVI: The Golden Apple of His Eye [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 2nd, 2013
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CHAPTER XXVII: The Great Game Theory [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 3rd, 2013
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CHAPTER XXVIII: Just One Kind of Folks [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 4th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXIX: The Art of Rhetor-tured Logic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 5th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXX: Field Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 7th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXI: Self-Evidence [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 7th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXII: Flagging Commitment [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 8th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXIII: Scum and Villainy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 11th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXIV: Fear in a Hoofful of Dust [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 10th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXV: Sentiment Océanique [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXVI: Cornish Humor [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 12th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXVII: A Kind of Magic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 14th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXVIII: Heavy Lodestars [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 27th, 2013
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CHAPTER XXXIX: Disillusioned [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 16th, 2013
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CHAPTER XL: Miles To Go Before I Sleep [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 13th, 2013
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CHAPTER XLI: The Courser of True Love (Never Did Run Smooth) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 13th, 2013
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CHAPTER XLII: Starlight, Starbright, Starswirl [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 13th, 2013
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CHAPTER XLIII: Saturnine Comfort [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 13th, 2013
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