Life 0: Immature Demi-Gods
Part 1
I am Princess Celestia of Equestria. For over a thousand years I have ruled over this land. I set the sun in the sky to start each new day. I've kept peace for most of my rule. Yet, sometimes I feel like a foalsitter.
“The Mayor of Salt Lick City has requested additional rain to be added to the weather schedule or their crops will dry out,” my trusted secretary says as she walks along the castle corridor beside me.
I'm feeling exhausted after a long day, so my answer is curt. “This isn't a crown matter. Tell him to put in a request with the Department of Weather.”
“That's the problem. He's already done that three times and has been denied.”
“On what grounds?”
She uses her unicorn magic to quickly leaf through the papers she's carrying in front of her. “The DOW claims that they don't have the resources, but the Mayor insists it's because Salt Lick City did poorly during their tornado duty last year and now the pegasi are out to get them.”
Rolling my eyes, I respond. “That's a serious accusation. Tell the Cloudsdale state department to launch a formal investigation. In the meantime dispatch some weather teams to Las Pegasos to get some extra rain clouds from there.”
My secretary scratches out a few notes and adjusts her glasses. “Also about the budget for Nightmare Night … “
I cut her off by holding my hoof in front of her. “Take that up with my sister Luna. Besides the time for the Day Court is over.”
“There's still five minutes till sundown.”
Closing my eyes, I fire up my horn and gently lower the sun behind the horizon. “You were saying, Swift Quill?”
She sighs. “You really shouldn't do that, your highness. You know it upsets the castle guard in their rotation.”
“For the last millennium I've pulled double duties through both day and night. I think I deserve to punch out early for once.” It's not that I hate my job. There are just the kind of days, where I get swamped with administrative details to the point that I have to wonder if my subjects have forgotten how to live without my orders. Like today.
Swift Quill gives me a weak smile. “Off the record, your highness. It's about damn time you took a vacation. Take a few days off. Have some fun.”
Although she's my subordinate, she's been working with me for so long that we've also become friends. So I appreciate her openness. I'll miss her, when she's gone. But I've gotten used to losing friends a long time ago. It's one of the realities, when you've lived as long as I have.
“I may actually do that. But for right now a hot bath will have to do.”
“See you bright and early tomorrow, your highness.”
After bidding me farewell, she hurries back to the throne room. She still has to hand over the protocol of the day's events to the secretary for the Night Court. As my mood begins to brighten in anticipation of a nice bath, a good book and the prospect of my soft bed, a guard comes running down the hall.
“Your highness!” he yells and then promptly trips over his own hooves, face-planting on the polished floor with a clatter and sliding the rest of the way until he comes to a stop in front of me. He looks up at me from under his crooked helmet with a blush. “I … um … ah.”
“Calm down, Corporal,” I say, straightening him out and lifting him back to his hooves with my magic. “What seems to be the problem?” One of the earliest lessons I've learned is to keep a cool head in a crisis. Not only is it necessary to make decisions, but it's also important to keep your subjects from panicking.
He nods and salutes. “Intruders in the palace, your highness. They appeared from some kind of magic circle.”
My eyes narrow. “Who is it?” My mind goes through a million different possibilities. But at this point what I need is information.
“They are … well, actually I'm not quite sure what they are, let alone who. They stand on two legs and they don't have front hooves. More like some kind of claw, but they aren't dragons.”
“What are they doing right now?”
“Just … waiting, I guess. They asked for you by name.”
That was unexpected. From the vague description they sound like humans. But humans normally can't enter Equestria, unless … “Take me to them.”
The guard leads me to one of the seldom used rooms in the castle. Two guards are standing in front of the door. I only give them a short nod in response to their salutes as I pass by them. Having entered, I can see three men. Several of my pegasus and unicorn guards have them surrounded, even though I can see in their eyes that they are apprehensive at the strange creatures.
“Yo, Celly! Long time no see.” The man who greets with with a bright smile and a cheerful expression has crimson hair and is wearing a white uniform with a red cape.
I let my breath out explosively. “Sirzechs, please don't scare my subjects like that or does the Underworld no longer use doors?” Yes, that man is Sirzechs Lucifer, the current Demon Lord of the Underworld.
“Please forgive us Celestia,” the tall, blonde man next to him says apologetically. “I told them we should have sent word ahead.” That's Michael, Chief Archangel of the Heavens and the successor of God from the Bible, who died during the Great War.
The third man, who has black hair with bleached tips and is wearing a Japanese yukata, laughs. “What would be the fun in that? It wouldn't be much of a surprise visit otherwise.” Azazel, Governor General of the Fallen Angels. I see his easy-going attitude hasn't changed.
“What surprises me far more than the manner of your entrance, is that the three of you are in one room together and you aren't trying to kill each other.”
Azazel shrugs. “Well, some things happened and the three great powers are now at peace.”
That's gotta be the understatement of the century. “Remarkable. And it only took you two hundred years.”
“Hahaha. I'm still waiting for the passage being added to the Bible, where it says: 'And a magical pony princess descended from the sky and told everybody to knock off the crap.'” He pokes Michael in the ribs.
The Archangel coughs in embarrassment. “Yes, well. If we ever do put that in, we'd have to word it slightly differently. But it is true that your role in the initial truce is understated, Celestia.”
Back then God and the third Lucifer had just died and the war had reduced the numbers on either side greatly. But none of the factions trusted the other enough to hold a peace meeting. Since Equestria and Earth are connected through Tartarus, I was brought in as a mediator.
Still, it's remarkable that they managed to come to some sort of agreement without calling me. Looking around, I notice that my guards are still on alert with their weapons at the ready. “Guard. Stand down. These three are our guests. Please escort them to the east tower and see to their needs. I'll be along shortly.”
They're still apprehensive about, what are to them alien creatures, but they salute and carry out the order.
“Aren't you coming with us? I have something to talk to you about,” Sirzechs asks.
“It can wait half an hour. I've had a long day and I was just on my way to the royal baths.”
“Need someone to scrub your back?” Of course it's Azazel who asks such an outrageous question with a grin on his face.
“I hear you tried that line on Gabriel once and she threw you off Mt. Megiddo for it.”
“ … It was Mt. Sinai,” he says sullenly. I can hear Sirzechs and even Michael trying to suppress their chuckles.
“Well, if you wanna add the Canterlot Mountains to that list, you're free to try and follow me.” Of course he doesn't.
Nice start. I am looking forward to reading more of it.
Will add to my read later since I'm working but dammit, I've been waiting for this cross over lol
I love this.
I don't normally read crossovers, but I'm definitely reading this! FAVE!
I have been waiting for this crossover for so long. Please do not disappoint me.
EDIT: DAMN THIS IS GOOD
just when i thought there was nothing to read you posted this
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i can't believe i hadn't thought of that one before...
EDIT: looks great so far! can't wait til' the next chapter.
Okay, I have no idea what anime this is, but I am so following this story. It's hilarious!
Love the idea about that added passage to the Bible.
I love Highschool DxD.
3433872 Watch it, it has everything.
I began to watch this on Hulu, and so far it was going pretty awesome!! THEN, THERE WAS SUBTITLES. Should I deal with it? Keep watching the show?
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Personal opinion: I've always preferred subtitles for my anime, mostly because it takes forever to get a localization and that might not be all that good.
Warning: You might get some spoilers for season 2 of the anime, if you keep reading without having watched it.
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Not religious, won't pay attention to those parts. But all in all. Good story
So I'll admit, when I first saw this, I had to do a double take. Then I proceeded to do this.
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No, not because I think your story is bad on subject alone, but because I'm a huge fan of HS DxD and it's comedy... I really can't see it being compatible with MLP:FiM.
I think this, and then immediately remember that we've had story after story of clopfics or of OOC Celestia committing genocide against humans or some other crap like that on this site.
To that I say, surprise me, make me want to continue reading this and make me want to support you. Until then I'll reserve my thumbs up.
I guess the only question I have is whether this is based on the anime (which is based on the first four volumes of the light novel) or the actual light novel?
Just wondering 'cause there's a lot you're missing out on if this is based on the anime. Not just in terms of story but also just how badass all the characters become later in the story.
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Honestly you really don't need to be religious to read this story, as it pretty much spits on everything that modern Abraham-based religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) believe in, and then in the light novel it also talks and goes to other religions/deity creatures, both modern and ancient. Greek Gods, Norse Gods, Japanese Spirits, Hinduism, even some deity-like figures from Zoroastrianism. It's also given me probably one of the best anti-religious quotes out there (that I've heard at least).
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It is based on the anime, i.e. only the first four volumes of the light novel. Which is a shame, I agree, because I have read the light novels up to volume 15 and I'd love to put that in.
But the reason I've decided to go with the anime status quo is because I think more of my readers will be familiar with that. I can't ask everyone to read those 15 volumes just to get what I'm talking about and I can't recap it all here or I'd never get around to the actual story.
Anywho, this isn't a clopfic and Celestia isn't gonna invade Earth. So maybe that alleviates some of your fears. All I ask is that you give it a chance and maybe I will surprise you.
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Let me tell you a secret: I'm not religious either. That's why I like this franchise in the first place. The different sides are recast as political powers rather than religious ones and as a result they are, to use an inappropriate word, very human.
3433872 tons of boobs, i tells ya!
so much ecchi
oh god my sides
So, how much of the anime we gonna need to have watched to follow this? I read the manga/light novels to about the what ever they were at when the first season aired. As well as watched the first season and 'most' of the extras they did before the second.
Am i gonna be able to follow this?
Rereading this after having watched the anime...it's even funnier because I know who these characters are!
Picturing that interchange between Michael and Azazel is even funnier now!
As promised, I said I'd share my thoughts:
So far I'm liking it, especially Azazel's on point characterization.
Before reading it, my first hunch that Earth and Equestria would be connected through Tartarus. Looks like I was correct.