Twilight Sparkle gets a surprising gift from a pen pal in Saddle Arabia. A very old and rare book, the Neighcronomicon. What follows next. . . well, one must hope that it is just a bad dream.
7115054 Eyes, I was supposed to say 'his eyes fractured', darnit. Oh well, fixed now. Thanks for spotting that for me. The next few chapters are gonna be a bit of an experiment, so we'll see how it goes. Things aren't looking good yet for the Mane Six (plus Sparks), but at least ol' Dissy isn't going out of his way to jerk their collective chain. Silver linings, ya know?
7115277 Indeed. Oh, and having thought more on it, I could totally see Discord specifically as a manifestation of Nyarlathotep. Both are able to walk the mortal plane, traverse between dimensions at will, and take delight in the inflection of cruelty on mere mortal beings.
On top of the possibility of Clestia being one of the Elder Gods, opposing the machinations of the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods. Which fits, what with her usual hooves-off approach to things.
his what fractured?
Interesting so far and I can certainly see Discord as a Lovecraftian abomination.
7115054 Eyes, I was supposed to say 'his eyes fractured', darnit. Oh well, fixed now. Thanks for spotting that for me. The next few chapters are gonna be a bit of an experiment, so we'll see how it goes. Things aren't looking good yet for the Mane Six (plus Sparks), but at least ol' Dissy isn't going out of his way to jerk their collective chain. Silver linings, ya know?
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Indeed. Oh, and having thought more on it, I could totally see Discord specifically as a manifestation of Nyarlathotep. Both are able to walk the mortal plane, traverse between dimensions at will, and take delight in the inflection of cruelty on mere mortal beings.
On top of the possibility of Clestia being one of the Elder Gods, opposing the machinations of the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods. Which fits, what with her usual hooves-off approach to things.
7117215 Keep this up and I'll be forced to make you roll for San loss. Do not delve too deeply, least you uncover the ravenous abyss.
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Well, he isn't called the Crawling Chaos for nothing.