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The World is Filled with Monsters

by Cold in Gardez
Vermilion didn’t join the Guard to be a hero – he just wanted to escape his old, boring life. But after everything goes wrong at the small town of Hollow Shades, Vermilion finds himself in the service of a dark princess, with all the world at stake.

Vermilion didn’t join the Guard to be a hero. He just wanted to escape the farm and his old, boring life.

But now it seems he may have no choice – his unit is being sent to Hollow Shades, a tiny hamlet hidden in the depths of an endless forest, to fight monsters on behalf of Luna and Celestia. When the mission turns into a disaster and the town is lost, Vermilion finds himself at the forefront of an unexpected war, with all of Equestria at stake.

A new dark age has begun. Heroes must be found to guard the flickering lights of civilization. And Vermilion and his friends will discover that monsters are the least of their worries.

Set in the years before Nightmare Moon’s banishment, The World is Filled with Monsters follows a young hero and his friends as they struggle to protect a newfound nation – and discover the cost of greatness.

Art gallery:

Fight!

Vermilion

Cloud Fire

Zephyr

Quicklime

Rose Quartz

Canopy

Luna

Tartarus

Derecho

The gang

Marvelous Needle (Zephyr's spear)

The Nightmare

Teen
Incomplete
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Romance
Adventure
 
POP

192013 words: Estimated about 16 hours to read
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32 Chapters:

  1. Prologue: Vermilion’s Letter 2017-05-04 11:50:03 UTC
    135
  2. Act I: The Company 2017-05-04 11:51:09 UTC
    6453
  3. Act I: Stopping By a Snowy Woods 2017-05-04 12:28:01 UTC
    7512
  4. Act I: The Town at the Edge of the World 2017-05-05 13:05:54 UTC
    4859
  5. Act I: Into the Woods 2017-05-06 12:48:57 UTC
    6228
  6. Act I: Hollow Shades 2017-05-07 14:42:47 UTC
    6480
  7. Act I: The Age of Heroes 2017-05-08 14:59:11 UTC
    8870
  8. Act II: The Stars in their Courses 2017-05-16 22:02:25 UTC
    7578
  9. Act II: Bridge of Dreams 2017-05-29 21:33:42 UTC
    5602
  10. Act II: Collective Unconscious 2017-05-31 21:53:35 UTC
    5743
  11. Act II: The Shadow in the Clouds 2017-07-03 14:00:14 UTC
    4801
  12. Act II: Quicklime's Dream 2017-08-15 00:55:49 UTC
    4306
  13. Act II: Rose's Dream 2017-08-21 21:53:49 UTC
    5484
  14. Act II: Maplebridge 2017-12-19 15:14:47 UTC
    7421
  15. Act II: Pawns and Symbols, part 1 2017-12-25 16:34:17 UTC
    4460
  16. Act II: Pawns and Symbols, part 2 2018-01-01 22:18:59 UTC
    3390
  17. Act II: Pawns and Symbols, part 3 2018-01-05 22:02:27 UTC
    7728
  18. Act II: To Huracan We Go 2018-02-14 16:59:49 UTC
    5924
  19. Act II: Voyage of the Pearl Diver 2018-03-21 22:01:54 UTC
    6678
  20. Act II: Winter in Hazelnight, part 1 2018-04-15 12:20:51 UTC
    4879
  21. Act II: Winter in Hazelnight, part 2 2018-04-16 12:45:28 UTC
    3614
  22. Act II: Winter in Hazelnight, part 3 2018-05-08 13:27:48 UTC
    12192
  23. Act II: Winter in Hazelnight, part 4 2018-09-30 14:44:44 UTC
    8586
  24. Act II: Desperate Measures, part 1 2019-05-15 21:59:09 UTC
    3540
  25. Act II: Desperate Measures, part 2 2019-06-13 14:08:06 UTC
    5355
  26. Act II: Everfree Night 2019-07-15 13:49:13 UTC
    6189
  27. Act II: The Master of Dreams 2019-07-29 02:25:22 UTC
    4669
  28. Act II: Light in Dark Places, part 1 2019-12-16 01:47:42 UTC
    6836
  29. Act II: Light in Dark Places, part 2 2020-02-28 21:29:31 UTC
    6711
  30. Act II: Fire in Teawater, part 1 2021-02-05 00:28:03 UTC
    8393
  31. Act II: Fire in Teawater, part 2 2021-11-07 16:46:08 UTC
  32. Act II: Fire in Teawater, part 3 2023-08-11 23:51:12 UTC
    11397