Okay, I kind of have a confession to make.

When I thought of this series, starting with Guiding Light, it originally came from another (great) story called Rites of Ascension. I wanted to do something similar in a similar lore setting, with an earth pony instead of a unicorn. (Twilight)

I wanted to create the character myself, which meant an OC. But I also knew the very reason that Rites of Ascension worked is because Twilight was a developed character that deserved such an honor.

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