The Scion of Harmony

by Thornwing

Prologue

“The time has come. We cannot delay any longer. Are you certain she is the one?”

“I have never been more certain of anything in my entire life, Master.”

“We cannot afford another failure. This one is much younger than the last. How will she be able to overcome the Trials?”

“As I recall, the previous candidate did not fail your test, Sire. She merely declined to complete it due to, shall we say, mitigating circumstances.”

“I remember—be that as it may, my mantle cannot pass to one so incomplete. The Scion must overcome the Trials or suffer the consequences. It is the way of things.”

“I understand completely, perhaps more than anypony could. This time will be different. She may be young, but she has proven herself worthy of making the attempt. I daresay, she has been nothing short of marvelous through all prior challenges.”

“Was the last candidate any less? Your assurances are but hollow echoes of the past.”

“In all my days, I have never seen another quite like her. She comes by her talents naturally and draws strength from those around her. I have no doubt the Trials will seem like foal’s play to her.”

“Insolent whelp! The Trials of the Master are not a game to be trifled with! The powers of the Ancient Ones hang in the balance. She must be ready for the greatest challenge she has ever faced. There is no room for failure—not this time.”

“Calm yourself, Great One. I promise she will be ready. It will be my personal task to make it so.”

“See that you do. The future of magic depends on it.”

“Of course, your Majesty. I will see to the preparations immediately—and… speaking of magic, could I borrow some for the road?”

Author's Note:

Just two pals having a good ol' conversation. What do you think it means? Take a guess in the comments below.

Comments

[Sunlight Blaze]

Is that a "complete" marker I see on this story?
(quickly goes over the previous two books to refresh the story)
Okay, in the first book, the Mane Six had to deal with a problem outside Equestria, and in the second book, they had to locate and return the embodiments of their of their Elemental Opposites to Discord. So, what will the Mane Six have to deal with this time?

Welcome back to Sunlight Blaze's FIMFiction Reviews (I've got to get a better title for this show...)! Yes, Thornwing, I've been holding off on reviewing this last story until it was finished. That's how I do my reviews. Anyway, let's get back to reviewing this trilogy!

Having already reviewed two of these stories thus far, I'd say we jump right in.
Quick reminder, my criteria is:

Story - interesting premise and overall plot.
Writing - spelling, grammar, and characters.
Humor - Quality over Quantity; make me laugh.
Moral - ......Okay, no "Slice of Life" tag. But I may be able to find a moral within these pages.
Ending - Well-rounded ending that satisfies the readers.

This is it, everypony! The Scion of Harmony! LET'S GO!!!

[Sunlight Blaze]

(WARNING: The following may contain sarcastic, serious, joking, thoughtful, or downright unnecessary commentary and/or Flutter-censored swearing. Viewer discretion is advised.)

So, we start things off with a vague prologue chapter giving us vague exposition via two vague characters talking vaguely to each other about events to come. (record number of uses of the word "vague" in a sentence)

It seems one of these two characters is getting up in their years and is looking for some kind of successor to his or her position of importance. ANd it seems somepony else has already attempted to be this successor and apparently failed.

That's all I got from this chapter. Vague, I can tell. But that's how prologues usually work. But enough of that. ONWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!

[Commander Darklight]

oh hey starswirl and I'm going to assume the creator