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The Witcher's Path: New Rays From an Ancient Sun

by SynthetaCrete
It is a time of great unrest as the Golden Age of the Witchers has come to an end, yet the need for their services is ever greater. An Abyss has erupted beneath the earth and Darkness infects the lands born of a tyrant Alicorn and her foreign Sun.

For over six-centuries the Order of Witchers watched dutifully over the populace of Terra Firma, a land once belonging to the many long-lived species known as the Eldar Races which now plays host to a foreign nation. Having fled across the World Gate from a land that was falling to ruin, Princess, now Empress, Celestia and her people the Equestrians, have laid their roots deep into their new home. However...gracious guests they proved not to be as a foreign God came through with them as well, and began to establish itself over what lands had been bequeathed by (and later taken from) the Eldar. A Darkness born of the utter depths of the earth rose up in response to challenge it, an Abyss which twisted all life caught near it and called forth monstrous beings from other worlds of its own to enact its will. The Witchers had been intentionally created in response to these beings, professional warriors highly trained in the deadly arts and mutated through Alchemy and Arcane ritual alike to be more than a fitting match for the enemies they faced. Yet...good times breeds complacency in those born with short memories, and new woes always rush in to overrule old ones which have been solved. When Celestia happens upon a Relic of the worlds' very Creation...the temptation to ensure the needs of her people were met was too much, and a Cleansing by divine fire was undertaken. In the fragmented remains of the old world, and the tentative Eldar-Equestrian peace which followed, those Witchers who remain must ask themselves: is continuing on the Witcher's Path truly the thing they wished to do the rest of their lives? Or would they rather falter along the way and abandon it in search of some easier, more profitable way?

Incomplete
Adventure
Violence
Crossover
Sex
Death
Narcotics
Gore
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Alternate Universe
Profanity
 
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249711 words: Estimated about 21 hours to read

19 Chapters:

  1. Prologue: An Age of Moonlight, An Age of Sunlight 2024-05-15 03:07:32 UTC
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  2. Chapter One: Of Ancient Shrouds & Spectral Petals 2024-05-16 02:20:18 UTC
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  3. Chapter Two: The Valley Under An Ancient Sun 2024-05-19 23:20:04 UTC
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  4. Chapter Three: Kaer Solaris, The Wolven Keep of the Sun 2024-05-25 01:34:59 UTC
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  5. Chapter Four: Friends, Family, Schoolmates & Good Food Aplenty 2024-05-31 13:46:03 UTC
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  6. Chapter Five: Young Blood in the Gauntlet 2024-06-08 16:44:58 UTC
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  7. Chapter Six: Old Blood on the Pendulums 2024-06-16 00:38:39 UTC
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  8. Chapter Seven: Concerning Baths & Venom 2024-06-23 19:29:13 UTC
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  9. Chapter Eight: Brewing Up Death... 2024-07-03 19:44:50 UTC
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  10. Chapter Nine:...All Through the Night 2024-07-14 03:50:45 UTC
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  11. Chapter Ten: Midnight Voidkissed Negotiations 2024-07-22 00:51:54 UTC
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  12. Chapter Eleven: Encounters at the Crosswinds 2024-08-03 17:02:16 UTC
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  13. Chapter Twelve: Crosswinds Feasting 2024-08-18 21:21:23 UTC
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  14. Chapter Thirteen: Within the Council Chambers 2024-09-08 20:45:47 UTC
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  15. Chapter Fourteen: Testing Friendship's Limits 2024-09-21 02:59:48 UTC
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  16. Chapter Fifteen: Seeking Relaxed Guidance 2024-10-25 20:40:09 UTC
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  17. Chapter Sixteen: Time Grows Short 2024-12-01 01:43:32 UTC
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  18. Chapter Seventeen: A Vigil By Moonlight 2025-01-01 03:20:46 UTC
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  19. Chapter Eighteen: Bargaining With a Sorceress Supreme 2025-01-30 20:02:15 UTC
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