Total Words: 327,518
Estimated Reading: 21 hours
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Twilight Sparkle's friends have lived long and happy lives. Now their time is coming to an end, but Rainbow Dash, at least, will not go gently. Twilight has the power to save her friend's life. Is it worth violating the natural order?
"The things that pull at your heart—the memorial in the prologue, the wedding in Chapter 1, the births and deaths and relationships to come—are not the point of the story: they are the stakes, and the story is at its heart about a decision that must be made."
—horizon
Centuries after the events of Mortal, Celestia struggles with a runaway child, a resentful Twilight Sparkle, and the looming threat of invasion.
(Commissioned by Golden Vision's generous donation to the Against Malaria Foundation)
Twilight Sparkle never was a Unicorn and she didn't even know it.
What happens when her true heritage comes to light? Will she willingly embrace it? Or will she be forced to?
Beware of spoilers in the comments!
Edited by uTTerAbsurdity, Zervziel, Stormwatch and Gwenio
Cover art by the talented Cartoonlion and colored by the equally talented Stormwatch, original can be found here
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Love is the most sacred of magics, possessed by all but commanded by few. It is the driving force behind life in Equestria, the lifeblood of pony civilization.
But when a new kind of magic arrives in Equestria, it is up to its bearer, Twilight Sparkle, to decide its fate...
or perhaps it's up to the magic to decide hers.
Featured on Equestria Confidential: 8/30/2013
Special Thanks to iOctavia for being an awesome bro and prereading for me! He also does writing of his own, so go check him out!~
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Twilight told her friends of her adventures in the Human world, but she didn't tell them everything. One dark secret haunts her still.
Hamburgers are delicious.