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(this is part 21)

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Tirek in my Exileverse MLP AU! I always thought he was kind of a nothingburger of a villain so I hope you all like my interpretation of him 🙂‍↕️

Tirek the Lich is a name long forgotten if not for cautionary tales told by parents to their children, a boogeyman to scare them into behaving or doing their chores.

But once upon a time, he was once the unicorn Royal Physician to the newly-crowned Alicorn sisters. The healer was a powerful and handsome youth no longer, and resented the toll age was taking on him. Fearing death, he began experimenting on himself with all the spells he had learned in his many years as a doctor, but none could stop his body from aging.

His fears turned to madness. His body began to twist and decay from the ceaseless experiments, and soon he could no longer be called anything close to a pony. Finally, he had a breakthrough; he could sustain himself forever on the life force of other living beings. He had achieved undeath—but at a cost.

Stricken with madness, the now-Lich tore through Equestria, sucking life from every blade of grass and every pony he crossed. With Celestia, Luna, and the Physician’s apprentice, Comet, the Lich was subdued, imprisoned deep within Tartarus. It could not be killed—only contained.

Comet collected his master’s frenzied notes, curious as to how he came to that point…