Antecedent 9
"we need you because the changelings are back, and celestia needs the elements of harmony to make sure that we can beat them back to the dark ages if needs be."
Smoke & Mirrors, Prologue: The Crisis
There was a renegade roman general shortly after the fall of rome, who campaigned against the saxons in britain... his name was ambrosius aurellianus, and he's believed to have become one of the most famous kings of the dark ages, if not in all history..."
Young Americans
"this isn't the bright spot of innovation in the midst of a dark age. it's like... the water's rising, and this is just the high ground where the last of the ants are gathering to run around and look busy.
Beasts of Bounty (Horse & Dog TF)
Cursed masks and cannibalism in the dark ages? sounds like fun. prequel to 'masked intentions': https://www.sofurry.com/view/1339639 **beasts of bounty** soggy hay lay strewn and stamped into sunken boot-prints amid the muddy broth.
Kiss of the Kraken
Or was it a newer problem rooted in the dark age of genetics? basilio's tentacles snapped together by instinct, propelling him up at first, then forward. he snapped them a few more times, darting off along the ocean floor.
"Daggers of Darkness" - Part 11
"that may have been as far back as the latter part of the period known as the dark ages[3], james," moira commented quietly.
Chapter 3
"flowers are the most cliché, overdone thing since the dark ages. you want to bore her, go right ahead, see what happens." "okay, no flowers. what about, uhm... a plant?
Mob Rugby 4 - The Match is On
"weren't made of wood and paper in the dark ages?" "yup. speaking of which, we are a lot kinder to trespassers nowadays, but i'll give you a map showing the public roads and friend neighborhoods you may shortcut through without being very impolite."
My Immortal
I tried to think back to the last time i'd seen a little person--probably in the dark ages--but nothing concrete came up. the two little people introduced themselves as amadeus and pip montreaux, and then introduced fango the wolf-boy.
Ebb and Flow
Went into a dark age." "and then?" he whispered. "over the past century, our leaders have grown corrupt. our society has ... as yours did ... stagnated. no outside influence, no exposure.
Life of the Party
During the dark ages it had been worn as the center piece in the crown of frankish kings as they sat in judgement over penitents brought before them.
The Seeker, Chapter 29
He was a magician of some power back in the last days of the roman empire, and later was an advisor to kings and nobles during the dark ages. he got into some kind of trouble awhile back, but since then he's kind of kept a low profile.