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Before the Dawn

by SilverMuse
When two unlikely ponies, Luna and Sombra, meet beneath the silver moon, will their love be everlasting, or will the darkness lurking in the Crystal Empire succeed in destroying them?

Before King Sombra enslaved the ponies of the Crystal Empire; before Nightmare Moon attempted to block out the sun forever; there were only Luna and Sombra. In a time when Equestria’s peace after Discord’s defeat is shaken, and when alicorns once again come under attack, two unlikely ponies come together beneath the pale moonlight. In the darkness their love blossoms, but so does an ethereal evil that bides its time, waiting to strike before the dawn.


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Sequels:
Shadow of the Moon
In Your Dreams: Luna's Farewell

Cover art done by the amazing Nalesia on Deviantart. Please check out the artist's gallery. I couldn't be happier with this piece.

Teen
Complete
Tragedy
Adventure
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
Romance
 
KPPON

101236 words: Estimated about 8 hours to read
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27 Chapters:

  1. Prologue and Chapter 1: The Crystal Fair 2013-08-05 02:38:10 UTC
    4114
  2. Chapter 2: Unlikely Meeting 2013-08-06 23:08:13 UTC
    4417
  3. Chapter 3: Strangers in the Night 2013-08-10 02:34:15 UTC
    3979
  4. Chapter 4: The Coronation 2013-08-11 16:32:48 UTC
    4750
  5. Chapter 5: The Rebellion 2013-08-14 00:41:44 UTC
    5961
  6. Chapter 6: Dream Walking 2013-08-17 00:54:06 UTC
    3657
  7. Chapter 7: The Crystal Cave 2013-08-18 16:01:22 UTC
    2965
  8. Chapter 8: Nightmist 2013-08-21 01:34:19 UTC
    5284
  9. Chapter 9: Return to Canterlot 2013-08-24 02:25:00 UTC
    3221
  10. Chapter 10: Flight of the Alicorns 2013-08-25 14:23:29 UTC
    2345
  11. Chapter 11: Voices and Hallucinations 2013-08-28 01:49:20 UTC
    3939
  12. Chapter 12: Birth of an Heir 2013-08-31 02:56:56 UTC
    2840
  13. Chapter 13: Demons of the Night 2013-09-01 20:41:40 UTC
    3556
  14. Chapter 14: Transformation 2013-09-04 01:27:53 UTC
    2331
  15. Chapter 15: Blood on the Moon 2013-09-06 23:37:41 UTC
    4696
  16. Chapter 16: Banishment 2013-09-08 20:49:48 UTC
    3887
  17. Chapter 17: Nightmares 2013-09-11 02:25:17 UTC
    4599
  18. Chapter 18: The Alicorn Amulet 2013-09-14 05:21:01 UTC
    2631
  19. Chapter 19: The Rise of King Sombra 2013-09-17 02:11:55 UTC
    4046
  20. Chapter 20: The Fall of Harmony 2013-09-21 04:29:06 UTC
    2713
  21. Chapter 21: Temptations 2013-09-22 16:34:33 UTC
    5446
  22. Chapter 22: Calm before the Storm 2013-09-25 01:40:22 UTC
    3968
  23. Chapter 23: Eclipse 2013-09-28 04:13:08 UTC
    4708
  24. Chapter 24: Solar Nightflare 2013-09-30 03:31:24 UTC
    4253
  25. Chapter 25: Bittersweet Victory 2013-10-02 03:42:36 UTC
    4275
  26. Epilogue 2013-10-04 02:56:51 UTC
    2432
  27. Update 2014-06-20 14:02:08 UTC
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