
When Darkness Falls
The nefarious Shadow King, King Sombra, has returned from beyond the realm of death...
After his violent defeat, the former tyrant King Sombra has managed to claw his way back from the land of the dead and has returned to Equestria to seek revenge on Princess Celestia and the Elements of Harmony. However, the Emperor of Darkness is no fool. He knows that he cannot simply seek retribution on the Main Six or the Princess of Day, so he waits, gathering intel on his foes, learning of their weaknesses. When the time is right, he will strike. Can our heroes overcome King Sombra's plot for vengeance?
Sequel: The Return of the King
*Note: This story takes place in my official headcanon universe, not in the one for Shattering a Heart of Darkness




34918 words: Estimated about 3 hours to read
20 Chapters:
- The Shadow King Lives 2019-01-06 04:02:21 UTC1736
- Secrets and Plots 2019-02-03 18:37:45 UTC2542
- Incognito 2019-02-18 04:18:43 UTC1108
- Special Delivery! 2019-03-15 21:38:29 UTC1162
- The Start of Something New 2019-03-16 01:49:29 UTC1767
- Stallion About Town 2019-03-17 16:09:25 UTC1477
- Apples and Rainbows 2019-03-18 22:42:27 UTC1999
- Care For a Date? 2019-03-19 01:04:56 UTC1704
- At the Golden Horseshoe 2019-03-19 03:18:01 UTC2223
- A Crazy Little Thing Called "Love" 2019-03-19 14:53:09 UTC1901
- Complications 2019-03-19 21:56:37 UTC2258
- Neither Snow Nor Rain 2019-03-20 01:06:27 UTC2130
- Love Hurts 2019-03-21 02:24:28 UTC1520
- The Truth Scars 2019-03-21 04:09:27 UTC1574
- Matters of the Heart 2019-03-30 21:44:42 UTC2038
- The King and I 2019-04-04 21:58:01 UTC1855
- Reconciliation 2019-04-05 01:03:32 UTC1554
- When Darkness Falls 2019-04-06 17:36:30 UTC1498
- Truths and Forgiveness 2019-04-09 19:49:16 UTC1780
- New Beginnings (Re-Written) 2019-04-09 21:47:51 UTC1092