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The Path of Absolution - Punishment

by Morningstar1337
Trust is a fragile thing, but not as fragile as life. The Cutie Mark Crusaders have written things, horrible things. And now they must pay the price. They, and all Equestria

If trust if a fragile thing, then life can shatter by the gentlest breeze. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had entered the school paper to become journalists, Instead they are forced to slander their friends and family. And now they they are shunned and exiled. Forced to wander the Everfree they start to question their worth, and they start to doubt if their lives ever had any meaning to begin with.

Elsewhere a meteorological anomaly freezes everything in it's path. And attracted to the hatred and grief caused by the Crusaders' gossip, a force unseen for a thousand years begins to resurface.

But this is not a gentle breeze. It is a storm of emotions, a storm of death and a storm of ice, and it is inevitable. For this is their path. A path of ice and snow, hatred and wrath, sin and punishment. The Path of Absolution.

If you proceed any further then you shall witness darkness and ice overtake Equestria as it plunges on the verge of a second ice age and the brink of despair. I hope you are aware that this story won't be bright or cheerful.

Thanks to Sereg, Pond/Posey, Mixolydian Grey, and plainoasis for proofreading and to Swirling Line for the cover art. And special thanks to the good folks on the TvTropes Pony Fanfiction and MLP Live Reactions threads.

This is not a rewrite of "The Path Of Absolution - Forgiveness"

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61 Chapters:

  1. i - Strike One 2013-05-26 00:11:18 UTC
    2239
  2. ii - Strike Two 2013-05-26 00:11:34 UTC
    1049
  3. iii - Strike Three 2013-05-26 00:11:50 UTC
    1874
  4. iv - You're Out! 2013-05-26 00:12:21 UTC
    1209
  5. v - Forest of the Exiled 2013-05-26 00:12:32 UTC
    1388
  6. vi - The Forest of Despair 2013-05-26 00:12:49 UTC
    1201
  7. vii - The Forest of Medusa 2013-05-26 00:13:01 UTC
    1861
  8. viii - Storm of Boreas 2013-05-26 00:13:55 UTC
    2227
  9. ix - Scylla and Charybdis 2013-05-26 00:14:53 UTC
    1205
  10. x - Athena's Shield 2013-05-27 17:41:45 UTC
    1537
  11. xi - Hera's Doubt 2013-05-28 15:15:57 UTC
    1091
  12. xii - Alexander's Conquest 2013-05-29 17:58:00 UTC
    878
  13. xiii - Ares' War 2013-05-30 18:26:36 UTC
    2443
  14. xiv - Limos' Famine 2013-05-31 18:50:50 UTC
    1030
  15. xv - Thanatos' Death 2013-06-01 18:49:25 UTC
    3106
  16. xvi - Mnemosyne's Gamble 2013-06-02 16:27:37 UTC
    1880
  17. xvii - Dual Sided Hypnos 2013-06-03 15:43:57 UTC
    1023
  18. xviii - The Treachery of Eros 2013-06-04 17:24:28 UTC
    1202
  19. xix - Hymen's Preperations 2013-06-05 22:05:31 UTC
    905
  20. xx - Chronos' Return. 2013-06-06 18:51:21 UTC
    1063
  21. xxi - Sisyphus' Cycle 2013-06-07 17:14:08 UTC
    1125
  22. xxii - Helen's Gift 2013-06-08 20:58:08 UTC
    1691
  23. xxiii - Pollux Reversal 2013-06-09 17:14:14 UTC
    2283
  24. xxiv - Theseus and the Labyrinth 2013-06-10 15:28:15 UTC
    1337
  25. xxv - Ariadne and the Red String 2013-06-11 16:09:43 UTC
    1787
  26. xxvi - Cassandra's Vindication 2013-06-12 22:30:11 UTC
    1370
  27. xxvii - Asterion's Challenge 2013-06-13 16:32:49 UTC
    1194
  28. xxviii - Odysseus' Trojan Horse 2013-06-14 17:38:59 UTC
    1075
  29. xxix - Helios' Blade 2013-06-15 13:30:14 UTC
    1202
  30. xxx - Chione's Fall 2013-06-16 20:04:19 UTC
    1019
  31. xxxi - Romulus vs Remus 2013-06-17 15:52:04 UTC
    1786
  32. xxxii - Apollo's Breakthrough 2013-06-18 17:05:03 UTC
    1000
  33. xxxiii - Revelations of the Psyche 2013-06-19 17:01:18 UTC
    1381
  34. xxxiv - Orpheus' Strings 2013-06-20 14:29:00 UTC
    925
  35. xxxv - The Gateway of Morpheus 2013-06-21 17:10:55 UTC
    1062
  36. xxxvi - Prometheus the Accursed 2013-06-22 15:26:16 UTC
    976
  37. xxxvii - Damocles' Sword 2013-06-23 15:17:43 UTC
    1134
  38. xxxviii - Aphrodite's Love 2013-06-24 16:10:25 UTC
    1086
  39. xxxix - Artemis' Moon 2013-06-25 13:44:45 UTC
    1200
  40. xl - The Keys of Persephone 2013-06-26 15:05:59 UTC
    895
  41. xli - Hercules, the Laborer 2013-06-27 15:41:11 UTC
    1342
  42. xlii - Jason and the Golden Fleece 2013-06-28 17:53:20 UTC
    1168
  43. xliii - Minos and the Cretan Bull 2013-06-29 14:36:36 UTC
    1111
  44. xliv - Castor and the Sibling's Truth 2013-06-30 15:03:10 UTC
    1072
  45. xlv - Karkinos and the Lernaean Hydra 2013-07-01 13:32:29 UTC
    1548
  46. xlvi - Cerberus, the Gatekeeper 2013-07-02 14:46:09 UTC
    962
  47. xlvii - Hermes' Word 2013-07-03 15:56:37 UTC
    1310
  48. xlviii - Zeus and the Nemean Lion 2013-07-04 16:00:05 UTC
    2199
  49. xlix - Asteria and the Wishing Star 2013-07-05 16:17:27 UTC
    1051
  50. l - Amethystos and the Scales 2013-07-06 14:30:08 UTC
    1550
  51. li - Nike and the Scorpion 2013-07-07 14:02:04 UTC
    2142
  52. lii - Chiron and the Temple 2013-07-08 13:09:22 UTC
    3072
  53. liii - Amalthea and the Library 2013-07-09 13:55:48 UTC
    1836
  54. liv - Lyssa, The Herald of Wrath 2013-07-10 14:22:12 UTC
    1172
  55. lv - Ganymede and the Stymphalian Birds 2013-07-11 13:26:15 UTC
    2307
  56. lvi - Typhon and the Cord 2013-07-11 19:43:33 UTC
    1469
  57. lvii - Hades' Exit 2013-07-11 19:45:06 UTC
    1811
  58. lviii - Demeter, the Calm Before the Storm 2013-07-12 12:29:01 UTC
    1604
  59. lix - Hyperion's Stand 2013-07-12 12:29:15 UTC
    3165
  60. lxα - Harmonia's Triumph 2013-07-12 12:29:47 UTC
    1596
  61. lxΩ - Harmonia's Lamentation 2013-07-12 12:30:33 UTC
    2365