Death Rides a Pale Mare

The Blight is a mysterious disease. Those it infects crave mayhem and will go to any length to spread mindless destruction. The only cure is death, and the Pale Mare is bad medicine.

This is my wife's story.

The Blight is a mysterious disease that lurks in the darkest corners of Equestria. Those it infects crave mayhem and will go to any length to spread mindless destruction.

The only cure is death, and the Pale Mare is bad medicine.

This story closely follows the events of canon, though few canon characters will appear.

Characters not tagged for spoiler reasons.

References and influences include Skyrim, Michael Crichton, Stephen King, and Piers Anthony.

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

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57957 words: Estimated about 5 hours to read

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29 Chapters:

Chapter 1 2017-04-24 14:51:13 UTC
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Chapter 2 2017-04-26 07:56:52 UTC
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Chapter 3 2017-04-28 15:30:55 UTC
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Chapter 4 2017-05-01 13:47:33 UTC
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Chapter 5 2017-05-04 08:59:20 UTC
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Chapter 6 2017-05-06 13:13:39 UTC
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Chapter 7 2017-05-08 12:51:04 UTC
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Chapter 8 2017-05-11 11:43:23 UTC
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Chapter 9 2017-05-14 11:36:10 UTC
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Chapter 10 2017-05-16 10:12:34 UTC
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Chapter 11 2017-05-18 09:57:00 UTC
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Chapter 12 2017-05-19 17:05:57 UTC
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Chapter 13 2017-05-22 12:06:43 UTC
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Chapter 14 2017-05-23 15:01:44 UTC
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Chapter 15 2017-05-26 22:50:35 UTC
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Chapter 16 2017-05-29 19:54:21 UTC
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Chapter 17 2017-06-02 04:23:16 UTC
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Chapter 18 2017-06-04 12:21:17 UTC
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Chapter 19 2017-06-07 13:02:48 UTC
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Chapter 20 2017-06-10 04:04:50 UTC
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Chapter 21 2017-06-11 12:10:54 UTC
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Chapter 22 2017-06-13 09:59:26 UTC
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Chapter 23 2017-06-14 13:25:48 UTC
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Chapter 24 2017-06-16 14:03:14 UTC
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Chapter 25 2017-06-19 10:46:34 UTC
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Chapter 26 2017-06-20 15:02:30 UTC
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Chapter 27 2017-06-22 15:01:16 UTC
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Chapter 28 2017-06-23 15:30:52 UTC
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Author Notes 2017-06-23 15:30:55 UTC
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