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Rise of the Crystal Tyrant

by Amethyst_Dawn
What happened that day? The day the Tyrant went mad? Read and find out.

Cancelled due to ineptitude, possibly (but not likely) to be revised later on.


Sombra wasn't always an overlord: he used to be a normal pony, like you and me. Well: if you could call the most high-ranked Guardian Mage in the Crystal Empire, who had also caught the eye of the Emperor's daughter normal, that is.

You want me to tell the sad tale of the Tyrant, little foal?
Very well, but be warned...

Some of the worst evils on the world were done with the best intentions.

A short segment of my first take on the History of Equestria. (Yes, I have two complex Equine timeline headcanons. I'm weird that way.)

Main Storyline: When Dark Stone witnesses the Empire slowly turn against a tribe they helped create, he wonders if he should stand by as innocent ponies are brutally murdered.

Secondary Storyline: Starlight volunteers to read an old story to a particular filly, after Twilight failed to make good on her promise. She fights against her haunting past, as the filly slowly reminds her of the life that was taken from her, and the life she lost.

Teen
Cancelled
Romance
Tragedy
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
 
SOKCS

5845 words: Estimated 29 minutes to read

4 Chapters:

  1. After the Shadows. 2016-06-27 23:24:19 UTC
    1000
  2. Chapter One: Life in the Empire. 2016-06-28 18:28:24 UTC
    1524
  3. Chapter Two: Trouble. 2016-07-11 05:29:36 UTC
    2140
  4. Chapter Three: Building Ragnarok 2016-09-07 22:04:43 UTC
    1181