*~Due to a strong thunderstorm that caused some technical/internet difficulties, this story cannot be read yet; it should be available by the end of tomorrow (11/1); sorry for the delay! ~*
Cozy Glow has finally reached her lifelong goal! Becoming the endearing, ever commanding, Empress of Friendship! Unfortunately, there are a lot more travesties and setbacks to her victory than she thought. The world she claimed was not the happy takeover she once planned. The world she forged was not the joyful, toy box she had seeked out to play with. The world she tainted was not the powerful empire she once sought after.
She may need a little help to correct her mistakes - nay - the tragedy that befell the planet. Thankfully, she does not have to pay a hefty price to do so...as long as she can resurrect the peace she destroyed, and throughout the land once again. A shattered mirror just needs its pieces glued back together for its reflection to be fixed, correct?!
Seems easier said than done.
Thanks for reading! I am so glad that I was able to finish this in time, haha.
Written for the fourth annual Cozy Glow contest!
Also, the "This could be you/They said it couldn't be done" wording and the cover art itself is from that same contest blog, haha. 
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Sites I used for the archaic words I used to spice up this story:
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/09/archaic-words/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-archaic-words-definition-examples.html
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(*I know I was supposed to write a long 2.5k words, but I've been busy and I only got to write less than 1.5k. OOF.)
Prompt I used:
(Dark, Slice of Life)
*From the ruins of Canterlot, slunk Cozy Glow...
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(At first I wanted to write three stories, just like I wanted to during the previous contest; so I had to combine everything into one prompt so a little of the following prompts were used.) I hope it's not against the rules:
*Cozy was a straight-A student at the School of Friendship, on her way to becoming an Element of Harmony. Then there came a lesson set her on a different path.
*And that was when she realized it had all gone wrong.
