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Rekindled Embers

by applezombi
Hundreds of years after the death of Twilight Sparkle, a brutal theocracy rules over ponies with an iron hoof. A young pegasus mare slowly learns the truth about her world, and the lies her faith is built on.

It has been nearly a thousand years since Twilight Sparkle died. Celestia and Luna are gone. The Holy Equestrian Diarchy, ruled by a bigoted and brutal theocracy, has driven ponies apart and divided them along tribal lines. Unicorns are driven from society, feared and hated.

The lessons of friendship, painstakingly written down in the journal of friendship by Princess Twilight and her friends, have been warped and twisted to fit the Diarchy's hateful ideology. But to the average pony, this is the truth and reality of the world they live in, beset on all sides by enemies monstrous and magical.

Emberglow, a young pegasus mare, aspires to join the elite Knights, magically enhanced warriors dedicated to the holy Saints worshiped by the state religion. Can she uncover the lies and deceptions that have led the world to this bitter place?

Thanks to QueenChrysalisForever for prereading Chapters 1-24. Prereader for chapters 29-31 is MrRTS.
Prereading for chapter 34-? by Horsetorian
Additional pre-readers: bananachips/CommissarVulpin, Thought Prism, Chyre
Special thanks to my amazing editor, Cyonix
Cover Art by JodTheCod

Note on timing: I began writing this long before Season 9 aired, so none of those events happened as far as the narrative of this story is concerned.

Come join us on the Rekindled Embers Discord!

Edit: Featured 8/7/20! Yay and Thanks!

Teen
Complete
Adventure
Violence
Death
Alternate Universe
Drama
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Romance
 
DOR

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93 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1 2020-05-19 02:30:26 UTC
    8448
  2. Chapter 2 2020-05-26 14:28:23 UTC
    6433
  3. Chapter 3 2020-06-02 15:23:46 UTC
    6497
  4. Chapter 4 2020-06-09 14:42:12 UTC
    10216
  5. Chapter 5 2020-06-16 13:08:14 UTC
    10560
  6. Interlude: Dark Words Fly Across the Ocean 2020-06-20 23:23:17 UTC
    2529
  7. Chapter 6 2020-06-23 13:06:46 UTC
    8281
  8. Chapter 7 2020-06-30 14:31:00 UTC
    10082
  9. Interlude: Dreams of Destiny 2020-07-07 14:26:05 UTC
    454
  10. Chapter 8 2020-07-10 14:37:37 UTC
    9428
  11. Chapter 9 2020-07-21 16:55:34 UTC
    11024
  12. Chapter 10 2020-08-08 04:05:53 UTC
    19530
  13. Chapter 11 2020-08-14 21:18:11 UTC
    10119
  14. Chapter 12 2020-08-21 14:26:29 UTC
    18192
  15. Chapter 13 2020-08-28 16:33:04 UTC
    10719
  16. Chapter 14 2020-09-04 13:42:14 UTC
    10390
  17. Interlude: Technicalities 2020-09-11 14:17:50 UTC
    2791
  18. Chapter 15 2020-09-18 16:48:18 UTC
    12245
  19. Chapter 16 2020-09-25 15:03:27 UTC
    13500
  20. Chapter 17 2020-10-02 13:44:24 UTC
    10510
  21. Chapter 18 2020-10-09 16:04:21 UTC
    10896
  22. Chapter 19 2020-10-16 17:19:38 UTC
    10937
  23. Chapter 20 2020-10-23 13:32:54 UTC
    6671
  24. Interlude: The Voice of Living Stone 2020-10-26 00:40:09 UTC
    845
  25. Chapter 21 2020-10-30 14:19:01 UTC
    7897
  26. Chapter 22 2020-11-06 15:49:57 UTC
    10059
  27. Chapter 23 2020-11-14 15:03:24 UTC
    9118
  28. Epilogue for Part One: Stealing Laughter 2020-11-20 16:48:53 UTC
    2144
  29. Chapter 24 2020-11-27 17:00:20 UTC
    9722
  30. Interlude: No Good Choices 2020-12-01 00:03:36 UTC
    820
  31. Chapter 25 2020-12-04 13:58:32 UTC
    8056
  32. Interlude: Admissions of Guilt 2020-12-11 14:10:36 UTC
    1054
  33. Chapter 26 2020-12-18 14:24:44 UTC
    6999
  34. Chapter 27 2020-12-25 15:06:16 UTC
    7384
  35. Chapter 28 2021-01-03 16:31:21 UTC
    9646
  36. Chapter 29 2021-01-15 18:32:47 UTC
    9502
  37. Chapter 30 2021-01-29 22:18:01 UTC
    10475
  38. Interlude: What Emberglow Saw 2021-02-06 14:57:40 UTC
    1287
  39. Chapter 31 2021-02-19 14:25:53 UTC
    10112
  40. Chapter 32 2021-03-05 14:47:39 UTC
    11453
  41. Chapter 33 2021-03-20 03:56:39 UTC
    8387
  42. Chapter 34 2021-04-03 04:42:14 UTC
    9817
  43. Chapter 35 2021-04-16 13:37:49 UTC
    11153
  44. Chapter 36 2021-04-30 17:31:46 UTC
    7468
  45. Chapter 37 2021-05-14 17:30:36 UTC
    13438
  46. Chapter 38 2021-05-28 17:35:42 UTC
    9896
  47. Interlude: What Terminus Saw 2021-06-04 03:04:08 UTC
    710
  48. Chapter 39 2021-06-11 17:24:48 UTC
    8410
  49. Chapter 40 2021-06-27 03:57:11 UTC
    10067
  50. Interlude: Numb 2021-07-10 04:37:06 UTC
    2238
  51. Chapter 41 2021-07-11 03:26:48 UTC
    7541
  52. Chapter 42 2021-07-18 06:17:24 UTC
    15020
  53. Chapter 43 2021-08-01 04:13:41 UTC
    8362
  54. Interlude: What Heartwing Saw 2021-08-08 03:33:11 UTC
    924
  55. Chapter 44, Part 1 2021-08-25 03:44:49 UTC
    5741
  56. Chapter 44, Part 2 2021-09-12 04:17:25 UTC
    6240
  57. Chapter 45 2021-09-26 03:23:36 UTC
    9611
  58. Interlude: ??? 2021-10-06 03:21:24 UTC
    460
  59. Chapter 46 2021-10-10 03:46:16 UTC
    12065
  60. Chapter 47 2021-10-24 04:06:55 UTC
    11568
  61. Chapter 48 2021-11-07 02:43:14 UTC
    8439
  62. Chapter 49 2021-11-21 05:09:36 UTC
    6268
  63. Epilogue for Part Two: Smothering Dreams 2021-11-28 04:07:57 UTC
    4145
  64. Chapter 50 2021-12-05 05:21:48 UTC
    17651
  65. Chapter 51 2021-12-19 04:36:30 UTC
    10748
  66. Interlude: The Litany of Injustice 2021-12-25 23:24:36 UTC
    2293
  67. Chapter 52 2022-01-08 23:38:22 UTC
    8684
  68. Chapter 53 2022-01-23 02:56:24 UTC
    16888
  69. Chapter 54 2022-02-07 01:31:03 UTC
    10602
  70. Chapter 55 2022-02-20 06:21:08 UTC
    8138
  71. Chapter 56 2022-03-06 04:06:15 UTC
    12713
  72. Chapter 57 2022-03-27 15:59:44 UTC
    11296
  73. Interlude: The Winds of War 2022-04-09 18:16:11 UTC
    6678
  74. Chapter 58 2022-04-26 04:29:08 UTC
    7033
  75. Chapter 59 2022-05-08 04:59:42 UTC
    11395
  76. Interlude: The Wings of the Mothers 2022-05-21 15:58:28 UTC
    2486
  77. Chapter 60 2022-06-04 13:02:47 UTC
    8046
  78. Chapter 61 2022-06-18 04:30:41 UTC
    15020
  79. Interlude: Like a Thief in the Night 2022-07-16 14:17:56 UTC
    3917
  80. Chapter 62 2022-08-01 00:15:20 UTC
    11349
  81. Chapter 63 2022-08-30 04:20:22 UTC
    8485
  82. Chapter 64 2022-10-03 04:54:44 UTC
    12661
  83. Chapter 65 2022-10-25 17:37:23 UTC
    14004
  84. Interlude: The Darkest Day of Your Life 2022-11-12 22:46:27 UTC
    2454
  85. Chapter 66 2022-12-12 01:42:00 UTC
    13424
  86. Chapter 67 2023-01-23 01:30:27 UTC
    9795
  87. Chapter 68 2023-02-06 03:34:25 UTC
    13906
  88. Chapter 69 2023-02-26 05:05:53 UTC
    12758
  89. Chapter 70 2023-03-13 02:45:26 UTC
    6015
  90. Chapter 71 2023-03-27 01:09:55 UTC
    6559
  91. Chapter 72 2023-04-15 17:19:26 UTC
    8143
  92. Chapter 73 2023-05-01 12:33:11 UTC
    5882
  93. Epilogue: The Garden of Memories 2023-05-15 01:28:25 UTC
    3340