This story is a prequel to Hiding the Lineage. Also, this story was being made before the Season 9 premiere, so this is obviously an Alt. Universe fic where Sombra wasn't killed by the Elements of Harmony.

Long after the Crystal Empire had been revived with Shining Armor and Princess Cadance as leaders, it seemed that the Kingdom's old ruler wasn't completely vanquished by them. After Sombra's frozen body was discovered in the Frozen North (with his horn broken off and leaving him without magic), he was revived and held in captivity in the Crystal Empire for his heinous crimes. However, due to the fact that his dark magic was destroyed alongside his horn, and his conscience was seemingly clear of any lust for power, it was decided by Twilight and the Royal Sisters to see if he had a chance for redemption.

Because of that, the former Tyrant was sentenced to a strict probation while living under house-arrest in the Crystal Castle. And since none of the Crystal Ponies wanted anything to do with him, Shining Armor obliged with overseeing his reformation.

The Ex-King's progress seemed promising from an outside perspective, since he was able to acknowledge Shining and his wife as the rightful leaders of his former Kingdom. He was even able to live in his semi-solitude without much complaint, since his private quarters were far better than any dungeon cell. Unfortunately, if any ponies were to realize just what Sombra and Shining were doing behind closed doors, they would've known that something unthinkable was happening between them.

By the time Cadance was finally able to leave the Crystal Empire for a full weekend to attend a Royal Summit, her husband had been in an adulterous relationship with their former enemy for a few months. And since the two stallions had a lot of spare time to themselves, it seemed that Sombra had some rather... unorthodox plans for what he and Shining could do. And despite knowing he was already far past the point of no return, the Prince Consort seemed apprehensive when his lover wanted him to try one of his personal spells...

Note: This story was the winning prompt from my Monthly Patreon Commission poll, and is a blatant M/M clopfic which features themes like infedelity, teasing, feminization, oral and anal sex, rimming, cock & ball shrinking, some slight dubcon, mindbreak, Straight-To-Gay, and implied Male Impregnation. Reader Discretion is advised.

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