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Cooling Embers

by Incandesca
Turning the next page in her life, Sunset realizes that in order to move forward, she must go backward. To ensure a bright future, she must face her dark past, no matter how ugly its face. Yet demons thought forgotten are not so easily buried.

For as long as she can remember, Sunset has been a mare split in two.

Powerful, but weak. Smart, but brash. Ambitious, but wild.

Human, but pony.

As she turns the next page in her young life, this duality rises to confront her yet again. Once a demon, now an angel, in order to understand who Sunset Shimmer truly is and what kind of future awaits her she must delve deep into her complicated past.

Because while her past is no longer today, it may be tomorrow, and devils thought forgotten are not so easily buried.

Written for the tenth-year anniversary of Equestria Girls, dedicated to the character and series who has meant so much to my life.

Cover art by Shaslan.

Beta-read by:
Visharo
AFanaticRabbit
& The Red Parade

If you would like to apply, shoot me a message.

Teen
Incomplete
Equestria Girls
Violence
Profanity
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Death
Narcotics
Sad
Drama
 
SSOT

83295 words: Estimated about 7 hours to read

11 Chapters:

  1. Prologue - Burning Rage 2024-06-15 17:29:35 UTC
    3880
  2. Chapter 1: How the Sun Rises 2023-06-15 21:41:59 UTC
    8523
  3. Chapter 2: How the Dawn Breaks 2023-06-15 21:42:04 UTC
    10086
  4. Chapter 3: You Are My Sunshine 2023-06-24 18:05:59 UTC
    9881
  5. Chapter 4: Seasons Change 2023-06-30 21:47:37 UTC
    6901
  6. Chapter 5: I've Missed You 2023-07-08 19:09:14 UTC
    6757
  7. Chapter 6: What We Called Friendship 2023-07-15 22:09:00 UTC
    6357
  8. Chapter 7: Can You Hear Me? 2023-07-22 16:39:36 UTC
    5247
  9. Intermission I: A New Place 2023-12-09 19:08:43 UTC
    8667
  10. Chapter 8: Never Look Back 2023-12-09 19:08:46 UTC
    8786
  11. Chapter 9: I'm So Sorry 2024-06-15 17:29:45 UTC
    8210