It Sleeps Beneath Foal Mountain
Twilight had never questioned the nature of the Tree of Harmony. To her at least, it stood as a sentinel, a silent guardian watching over Equestria and keeping disharmony at bay.
She soon starts to have questions and misgivings when she inadvertently witnesses the horrifying fate of hers and the rest of her friend's twisted doppelgängers. Did something happen to the Tree of Harmony, or was it always this way?
Twilight aims to resolve this mystery once and for all. Little does she realize that this mystery goes far deeper—the truth far more terrifying than she can imagine.
Will she be able to solve this nightmarish mystery with her sanity intact, or will she surrender and be lost to madness?
After some deliberation I chose to put a Crossover tag as the whole story uses many assets from several stories in the Cthulhu Mythos (most of them written by authors other than Lovecraft).
Fantastic cover art done by Mix-up!
36 Chapters:
- I am Twilight Sparkle no more. 2018-12-13 22:17:27 UTC434
- It was I who bore witness... 2018-12-13 22:16:23 UTC2832
- I heard the wretched song... 2018-12-14 12:59:21 UTC2883
- I chose my path... 2018-12-20 02:40:27 UTC2154
- I trotted amidst the silent trees... 2018-12-26 00:06:25 UTC2771
- I dreamt of monstrous musicians... 2018-12-28 17:41:33 UTC1719
- I set out to find my answers... 2019-01-02 19:38:14 UTC2299
- I met with a peculiar stallion... 2019-01-07 13:50:20 UTC2360
- I gazed into the blackest abyss... 2019-01-25 13:05:08 UTC2230
- Was it a blessing... or a curse? 2019-01-31 23:49:52 UTC1927
- It called to me, that vile grimoire... 2019-02-25 00:31:08 UTC3382
- I strove to conquer my fear with knowledge... 2019-04-04 23:16:00 UTC2619
- It found me, and I could not resist... 2019-05-10 15:32:39 UTC3709
- The ominous ringing of bells filled my mind... 2019-08-25 00:35:57 UTC3056
- I crossed the threshold... 2019-10-24 04:14:42 UTC2447
- I began my descent into darkness... 2019-10-28 15:28:20 UTC1901
- From out of the darkness, faith was born... 2019-11-01 00:00:48 UTC3231
- My path forward was made clear to me... 2019-11-05 14:49:13 UTC2662
- An encounter I wasn't prepared for... 2019-11-07 23:46:03 UTC2630
- Was there still a pony left beneath the surface? 2019-11-13 15:20:29 UTC2859
- I found the means to seize what I desired most... 2019-11-16 15:14:51 UTC2939
- I came to know true madness... 2019-11-21 03:02:11 UTC3251
- Was there wisdom to be found in that madness? 2019-11-22 16:38:52 UTC1728
- History once lost was revealed to me... 2019-11-27 19:26:17 UTC3512
- There was no truth to be found in salvation... 2019-12-03 15:04:50 UTC4559
- Far below, a discovery and a promise were made... 2019-12-19 00:28:56 UTC2362
- I found my way into the vault... 2019-12-26 14:35:07 UTC3904
- I looked towards the heavens and saw the beginning of the end... 2020-01-02 14:27:26 UTC3599
- All my sins were laid bare before me... 2020-01-08 18:26:57 UTC2547
- A future set in stone, a path paved by the distant past... 2020-01-31 17:12:35 UTC2627
- I gazed upon the god which existed at the beginning and the end of time... 2020-03-11 11:51:55 UTC3844
- I obtained the key I needed to open the final gate... 2020-06-07 10:58:44 UTC4211
- I met my fate at the altar... 2020-10-02 13:45:21 UTC2922
- I finally grasped the truth that lay just beyond the gate... 2020-10-10 04:50:49 UTC1793
- They all danced to the tune of her madness... 2020-10-10 04:50:52 UTC1576
- ...and thus, I am Twilight Sparkle no more. 2020-10-10 04:50:56 UTC3606