The Assembled Letters of Twilight Sparkle, Protégé of Emperor Discord

by Caligari87

Journal 4

My hooves are still shaking. Without Rainbow Dash’s help, I probably wouldn’t have made it out of there alive. My magic is strong, but timbers are elemental, some of the strongest magic there is. They can’t simply be disintegrated or transfigured or teleported. After some study, I found that even shattering them to pieces doesn’t actually kill them; they’re part of the forest, random eddies of magic and matter gaining enough cohesion to form a creature of raw animal desire. It’s incredibly frightening how such deadly Order can arise from Chaos, and why we must be ever vigilant against it.

I’m eternally grateful to Rainbow; I quite literally owe her my life. She’s brave, but it’s more than that. When I complimented her on her courage, she confided in me that she was actually scared breathless during the entire ordeal. It was thinking of me, her Friend, that gave her the strength to return and save me.

I understand loyalty in a sense. I’m loyal to Chaos as a concept and principle, at least most of the time, but it’s different. Rainbow being so loyal to another pony that she would be willing to risk her very life… The very thought gives me knots inside. I’m not sure I’d be strong enough to do that.

In fact, I’m not sure of anything anymore. I feel like I’m living a second life. Most days of the week, I spend practicing magic and trying to see what I can affect around town. My raw abilities are getting stronger, but the Chaos effects are growing inexplicably weaker. It’s not the tree; that’s still too far outside Ponyville to make a difference. It’s something else, and I think I’m starting to realize what.

When I’m not practicing Chaos, I’m spending time with my Friends. I’m not sure what they see in me; Applejack would be out of her mind if she knew how dishonest I’m being with my teacher. I don’t take opportunity to spread joy like Pinkie, or give to others like Rarity. Yet they smile when they see me, visit me when I’ve been shut up for days, invite me on outings when things aren’t too bizarre around town, or stay at the library with me when it’s not feasible to go outside. I’m not sure what I’ve done to deserve their Friendship, but I am thankful.

And yet, the closer I grow to my friends, the less my chaos magic works. I suspected before, and now I’m certain: Friendship is rooted in Harmony, and I know that Harmony is the antithesis of Chaos. I’m gradually falling away from the principles I dedicated myself to serve, and pulling closer to the ones I swore against. Is that a bad thing? If so, why do I feel happier than ever before? I don’t know.

There’s something else too; something frightening.

I wrote to Discord about visiting the castle again, but I left out a lot. When we arrived, the magical field around the tree was the same as when I’d left before, but the growth rate I measured while there is astronomical. In the past few weeks, it should have grown large enough to reach Ponyville! I can only conclude that the tree’s magic is only growing when I’m there with somepony, and that means the tree is fed by something we’re bringing. I fear to say it, but I believe our Friendship is making the Harmony magic around the tree stronger.

I’m not sure how to tell Discord about all this, but I need to soon, before things get worse.

Twilight

Comments

[Waterpicker]

Interesting. So this is an alternate universe where Discord is ruler and the tree is much younger than its canon counterpart

[shadowfalcon76]

And here's where the first shoe drops. Twilight's realized she's causing the issue, and now she's at the crossroads of what to do next. The next few entries and letters should be interesting.

[Jirodyne]

and I know that Harmony is the antithesis of Chaos.

I... what? Just... What? This. This right here kills the story. You could have had something useful and interesting, but this right here just kills it.

Pinkie Pie.... Do I need to say more? Pinkie Pie. she is 'Harmonic' Chaos. She is Chaos that works for Harmony. ORDER is the Antithesis of Chaos. Not Harmony.

This one line here, just made the story black and white. There is no more Gray Area. Chaos is bad, Harmony is Good. And that is just so very sad and will probably make the rest of the story not worth reading. But i will read it anyways, to hope you don't go down the root it looks like you are.

Twilight is perfectly fine to being Chaotic and shouldn't be effected by Harmony at all. Instead it's looking like she is going to be 'Good' and free the princesses and kill/seal away the 'Evil' Discord and be just as boring as she is in the show. Such a waste of an interesting plot.