The Blood in the Trough

by Moonlight Tome
A series of murders shakes the quiet historic district of Canterlot

Beyond Canterlot Castle, on the other side of the Maneterhorn, lies the Canterlot Historical District. A place of gas lamps, old fashions, and archaic businesses. Some call it the Historic Section, others the Gaslamp section, others Old Town.

The elite call it The Trough.

It is a quiet place, separate from the larger city, and many know to leave the place to it's own devices, as the district's residents do for the rest of the city. Everything moves slowly, and even the local police force has taken to sloth and salt.

But this is soon to change. Bodies will drop, and very soon, the police will need to mobilize to keep the town from tearing itself apart.


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Incomplete
Profanity
Death
Narcotics
Drama
Gore
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
Alternate Universe
Mystery
 
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13020 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read

5 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1- The Quiet of Old Town 2024-12-22 05:23:07 UTC
    2281
  2. Chapter 2- The Autopsy of the Red Mare 2024-12-22 05:23:14 UTC
    2578
  3. Chapter 3- The Rippling Pond 2024-12-24 13:32:57 UTC
    4500
  4. Chapter 4- Surgical Studies 2025-01-18 02:12:06 UTC
    3661
  5. Chapter 5- Police Proud 2025-02-15 16:57:21 UTC