A battered journal, cover marked with three purple stars. Within lies documented a mare's decent into madness.

Twilight Velvet is a struggling author, attempting to escape a bout of writer's block. In dreams of a shadowy city outside of comprehension, she finds her muse; inspiration that blossoms into obsession.

But from whence does this obsession spring? Her own mind, or somewhere more sinister? What is the truth of the city bathed in shadow, and its mysterious master?

An entry in the Ancestral Tribute contest.

Thanks to the lovely Roxy, as well as ScatteredStarlight413 and ScienceNova, for pre-reading.

Cover art generated with Craiyon, because dreamlike landscapes that don't make sense are just about the only good use for AI art.