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Cold Iron, Warm Fur

by ShouldNotExist
Turns out that Discord is much worse than most ponies ever imagined. He's back and the only thing that is stopping him from taking over is a lost dog with a penchant for barking up the wrong trees and asking the wrong questions at the right time

Something old and new stumbles into Equestria, an enemy's dark plan unfolds, and past secrets lost to the centuries are revealed. A war is upon Equestria and it's ponies, but after a thousand years of peace and prosperity they will not be ready. He was called, either to be sacrificed or shunned by superstition. And with his past purely hidden in mist, only fear surrounds him. Will the ponies be able to rise above their emerging enemies, or die under a reborn regime of fear? And will this new-found hero be able to overcome his inner demons and resist the meddling of a mad god? Only time can tell what path Equestria will be thrust down.








The human tag is only there because of a technicality, there is no classic HiE story here.

* = Rewritten

Prologue to the Inevitable*
He's a Strange One*
Bad Wings*
The Collection of a Foreigner*
Suit Up*
A Dark Past*

And hey! Is that cover art up there? It is! And who made it? Oh yeah: ME!

Teen
Cancelled
Romance
Adventure
Dark
Human
 

225257 words: Estimated about 19 hours to read
Download:textHTMLePUB

37 Chapters:

  1. Prologue to the Inevitable* 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4398
  2. He's a Strange One* 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5714
  3. Bad Wings* 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    9702
  4. The Collection of a Foreigner* 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3852
  5. The Hunt of the Furred 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5439
  6. Feathers and Teeth 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    2824
  7. The Predator's New Clothes 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5270
  8. Debts and Favors 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3990
  9. Scare Tactics 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5283
  10. Seizures and Censors 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4473
  11. Suit Up* 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    10371
  12. Surprises 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4369
  13. A Dark Past* 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6925
  14. Voices of the Soul 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4555
  15. Pack Bonds 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    7773
  16. Eyes in the Forest 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4582
  17. Stories of the Past 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3376
  18. Return to Tartarus 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5580
  19. Surgical Feelings 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4409
  20. The Calm Before the Storm 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6545
  21. The Rain 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6804
  22. A Static Feeling 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    7207
  23. The Lightning Strike 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6249
  24. That Thundering Echo 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    7062
  25. The Rocky Road, Part I 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5566
  26. The Rocky Road, Part II 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3650
  27. Another Leg to Stand On 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    7138
  28. The Wolves That Were 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6441
  29. Wolf Songs and Sleeping Giants 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4935
  30. Wake Up Call 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    10853
  31. Perspective 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5956
  32. Deafening Silence 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6936
  33. Their Legacy 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    8022
  34. The Monster Under the Bed Part I 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    9241
  35. The Monster Under the Bed Part II 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    8573
  36. War Party 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    6146
  37. Thin Ice 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    5048