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Born In Light, Forged In Darkness

by Jest
Twilight Sparkle's entrance exam has not gone well, she cannot hatch the dragon egg and in her desperation has begun to panic. Little does she know failure is going to be the least of her worries.

Twilight Sparkle is undeniably a prodigy and has the skill and knowledge of a unicorn five years her elder as well as the power of one as well. This knowledge and power has drawn Princess Celestia's attention, with the alicorn beginning to wonder if the young unicorn will be the one to fulfill an ancient prophecy that would save her sister. A prophecy that would have come to fruition, had the alicorn's own checkered past not come back to doom the filly to a life of fire and brimstone.

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Teen
Incomplete
Drama
Adventure
Gore
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
Alternate Universe
 
PTRTP

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100 Chapters:

  1. Tests Can Be Hell (R) 2017-06-25 17:58:26 UTC
    5847
  2. Trial One: Birth (R) 2017-07-16 20:11:01 UTC
    3318
  3. Trial One: The Library (R) 2017-08-15 19:54:20 UTC
    8368
  4. Trial One: Steel and Will (R) 2017-11-11 19:22:11 UTC
    7485
  5. Interlude One: What Is Lost (R) 2018-01-20 02:38:16 UTC
    4745
  6. Trial One: Growth (R) 2018-03-30 21:20:08 UTC
    6262
  7. Trial One: Face Off (R) 2018-05-28 19:34:01 UTC
    5606
  8. Interlude Two: Desperation (R) 2018-06-10 23:52:18 UTC
    5512
  9. Trial One: A New Face (R) 2018-07-14 19:46:34 UTC
    8046
  10. Trial One: Preparation (R) 2018-09-01 19:56:04 UTC
    3576
  11. Trial One: Execution (R) 2018-09-28 16:41:23 UTC
    7732
  12. Trial One: Rage (R) 2018-09-29 17:00:37 UTC
    4353
  13. Trial One: Friendship (R) 2018-10-27 17:21:26 UTC
    5203
  14. Interlude Three: Introspection (R) 2018-11-27 06:54:05 UTC
    5057
  15. Trial ?: Home, Sweet Home (R) 2018-12-15 17:56:31 UTC
    6986
  16. Interlude Five: Vindication (R) 2018-12-22 17:40:24 UTC
    7699
  17. Trial Two: Training (R) 2019-01-31 21:31:32 UTC
    5434
  18. Interlude Six: A New Home (R) 2019-01-31 21:33:11 UTC
    5853
  19. Trial Two: Gambit (R) 2019-03-01 00:53:24 UTC
    6501
  20. Trial Two: Confrontation (R) 2019-03-01 00:53:08 UTC
    5563
  21. Interlude Seven: Change [R] 2019-03-23 17:02:11 UTC
    6437
  22. Trial Three: Power [R] 2019-03-31 18:58:52 UTC
    4888
  23. Trial Three: Recon 2019-04-27 23:42:53 UTC
    7309
  24. Trial Three: Ultimatum 2019-04-30 19:24:49 UTC
    6753
  25. Trial Three: Assault 2019-05-31 23:20:36 UTC
    6133
  26. Trial Three: Defence 2019-05-31 23:24:50 UTC
    9540
  27. Trial Three: Success 2019-06-29 18:11:59 UTC
    5711
  28. Trial ???: Overwhelming Power 2019-06-29 18:13:45 UTC
    4113
  29. Trial Four: Emergence 2019-07-31 20:38:12 UTC
    6098
  30. Trial Four: Assault on the Obsidian Spire 2019-07-31 20:41:25 UTC
    4629
  31. Trial Four: Towerfall 2019-08-31 20:57:01 UTC
    5609
  32. Interlude Eight: Hybridization 2019-08-31 20:59:05 UTC
    4771
  33. Trial Five: The Dark Forest 2019-09-30 19:35:44 UTC
    5790
  34. Trial Five: Testing Mettle 2019-09-30 19:37:19 UTC
    4035
  35. Trial Five: Ponyville 2019-10-31 21:04:06 UTC
    4394
  36. Trial Five: Infiltration 2019-10-31 21:06:02 UTC
    4368
  37. Trial Five: Flight 2019-12-03 01:27:45 UTC
    3914
  38. Trial Five: Home 2019-12-03 01:34:37 UTC
    5236
  39. Trial Five: Answers Long Overdue 2019-12-31 23:43:34 UTC
    8672
  40. Trial Five: The Tale Continues 2019-12-31 23:44:42 UTC
    5354
  41. Trial Five: Wild Goose 2020-02-02 23:56:10 UTC
    4882
  42. Trial Five: An Unexpected Meeting 2020-02-02 23:57:45 UTC
    6113
  43. Trial Five: An Overdue Conversation 2020-02-29 20:48:04 UTC
    5604
  44. Trial Five: Gifts Unbidden 2020-02-29 20:49:43 UTC
    6176
  45. Trial Five: Smash- 2020-03-31 21:05:21 UTC
    4046
  46. Trial Five: -and Grab 2020-03-31 21:07:02 UTC
    5601
  47. Trial Five: Truth and Reconciliation 2020-05-01 20:07:13 UTC
    4696
  48. Trial Five: On The Run 2020-05-01 20:09:00 UTC
    5183
  49. Trial Six: The Unassailable Past 2020-05-30 00:15:45 UTC
    4908
  50. Trial Six: The Feared Future 2020-05-30 00:18:30 UTC
    3129
  51. Trial Six: Measurements and Recon 2020-07-01 21:45:09 UTC
    5954
  52. Trial Six: An Old Friend 2020-07-01 21:46:24 UTC
    4653
  53. Trial Six: Posession 2020-07-31 21:29:53 UTC
    5167
  54. Trial Six: Cruel Discovery 2020-07-31 21:31:57 UTC
    6478
  55. Trial Six: Going Loud 2020-08-31 21:59:12 UTC
    4975
  56. Trial Six: A Job Well Done 2020-08-31 21:59:53 UTC
    4594
  57. Trial Seven: Pyrrhic Victory 2020-09-30 19:22:17 UTC
    4123
  58. Trial Seven: Crossed Wires 2020-09-30 19:24:09 UTC
    4479
  59. Halloween 2020 Crossover Special 2020-10-30 22:18:34 UTC
    5090
  60. Trial Seven: Aid and Indifference 2020-10-31 20:37:03 UTC
    3921
  61. Trial Seven: Laughter 2020-10-31 20:37:57 UTC
    5896
  62. Trial Eight: Pawns 2020-12-01 00:40:53 UTC
    4466
  63. Trial Eight: Crash Site 2020-12-01 00:42:19 UTC
    5484
  64. Trial Eight: A Rare Rescue 2020-12-31 22:32:05 UTC
    3979
  65. Trial Eight: Sibling Scuffle 2020-12-31 22:33:14 UTC
    5904
  66. Trial Nine: Home Again 2021-02-01 00:08:35 UTC
    4276
  67. Trial Nine: As Below 2021-02-01 00:09:43 UTC
    4884
  68. Trial Nine: Like a Wolf 2021-02-28 21:54:10 UTC
    4735
  69. Trial Nine: Among Tigers 2021-02-28 21:54:58 UTC
    4823
  70. Trial Nine: Blood Tithe 2021-04-16 23:20:14 UTC
    4504
  71. Trial Nine: Edge Of Divinity 2021-04-16 23:23:30 UTC
    4365
  72. Trial Nine: Blood and Gold 2021-05-31 22:57:30 UTC
    5499
  73. Trial Nine: Twisted Machinations 2021-05-31 22:58:28 UTC
    4028
  74. Trial Ten: Contracts and Obligations 2021-06-30 22:34:19 UTC
    4955
  75. Trial Ten: Farm Fresh 2021-07-01 20:00:11 UTC
    3698
  76. Trial Ten: Exposé 2021-07-31 19:45:03 UTC
    3188
  77. Trial Ten: The Dead Get Deader 2021-07-31 19:46:19 UTC
    3980
  78. Trial Ten: Capitulation 2021-09-01 23:23:28 UTC
    3691
  79. Trial Ten: Rhetoric 2021-09-01 23:24:12 UTC
    4645
  80. Trial Ten: Forethought 2021-09-30 20:05:14 UTC
    4309
  81. Trial Ten: Complications 2021-09-30 20:06:15 UTC
    3804
  82. Trial Ten: The Grootslang 2021-11-10 02:27:14 UTC
    8104
  83. Trial Eleven: Contacts 2021-11-30 21:36:29 UTC
    4478
  84. Trial Eleven: Hostiles 2021-11-30 21:38:16 UTC
    4181
  85. Trial Eleven: Non Lethal 2021-12-24 22:51:32 UTC
    4223
  86. Trial Eleven: Bludgeon 2021-12-25 19:32:38 UTC
    3558
  87. Trial Eleven: Diplomacy Is- 2022-02-01 01:32:26 UTC
    3437
  88. Trial Eleven: -For The Weak 2022-02-01 01:32:28 UTC
    4166
  89. Trial Twelve: A Short Siege 2022-02-27 22:09:12 UTC
    5543
  90. Trial Twelve: An Even Shorter Meeting 2022-03-01 06:18:51 UTC
    4660
  91. Trial Thirteen: Allies 2022-03-25 23:04:19 UTC
    4332
  92. Trial Thirteen: Snowfall 2022-05-02 23:23:06 UTC
    5751
  93. Trial Fourteen: The Narrow 2022-06-01 16:22:57 UTC
    6144
  94. Trial Fourteen: The Duel 2022-06-30 20:47:49 UTC
    5174
  95. Trial Fifteen: A Secret Millennia In The Making [R] 2022-08-26 20:57:05 UTC
    5486
  96. Trial Fifteen: Push [R] 2022-08-31 23:10:26 UTC
    5407
  97. Trial Fifteen: A Very Old Friend [R] 2022-10-01 00:51:32 UTC
    5504
  98. Trial Fifteen: Rotted Saviors [R] 2022-10-31 21:10:01 UTC
    5474
  99. Trial Fifteen: Entropy Killer [R] 2022-12-03 00:27:18 UTC
    7441
  100. Trial Fifteen: Black Friday 2024-12-02 22:04:40 UTC
    5994