Black Star is a rare talent in the field of black magic. After many years of study she is on the verge of something amazing, tantalizing and by many thought to be impossible. The summoning of a spirit from another realm. If she succeeds, this new spirit will be the first to grace the world since the six in the beginning of time. From the shadows her benefactor is looking on with interest. But is this really the ultimate goal of the research she's been put in charge of? Come with me into the world of Spectrum, and follow the lives and adventures from several walks of life. There are influential ponies from the military, the spirit from another realm, and even a little family from North Bay, all trying to survive what the world throws at them.
Before we begin, I have to warn sensitive readers that the story centers on a sensitive subject; the exploitation of others in some form or another. The gore in the story is mostly light, but the dark and tragedy tags are not on this story by accident. There are some pretty grim moments, but there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. I think... maybe...
PS: This is a story in the same universe as True Colors. But it is intended as a standalone story... for now… okay it will intertwine with True Colors but can still be read on its own.
PS nr2: Twilight and Nightmare Moon are background ponies in the story, but the while be popping up every now and again.
(Original image from deviantart: Fleur-de-Lisby by =Raidiance)
Hello every pony!
This will be my first attempt at a multi-chapter story. I'll be aiming for one chapter a week. But try not to hang me if that doesn't happen every time. Anyway I hope you will enjoy this as much as I will.
And anyone who wants to have some rules regarding the universe of spectrum, where this story takes place, can check out my blog.
Have a nice one!
PS : Spectrum Database
626720 Thank you!
This first chapter is mostly introductions to some of the characters. There will be more exciting things happening in chapter two which is already underway. Hopefully it will be up during the weekend.
And this goes out to everybody! If you find any errors please PM me, and I will fix them.
Have a nice one!
Chapter 2 is up!
Even ahead of schedule! Patting myself on the back...
Special thanks two Laughing Luna for all the help with the edit! Yay
Have a nice one
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pretty good i'd say that black star is going to have a horrible afterlife if she manages to even get that far.
as for knowlege from the spirit wolf well he's going to get reveng sooner or later o and particularly which time period is this story in relation to true collors?
and tracking!
641764 For the answer to your question... What he said...
642167 And on a side note Echoes, your very fast!
642167>>642190 alright thanks guys
was wondering that while reading this. o and is their any chance the two story's will cross each other?
642257 ok
sounds good now to continue reading.
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I cant even write five sentences on chapter 3 and you two are chatting away again
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Speaking of that, in chapter 1 there was the same issue with that name near the start.
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I wonder when it will get through Black Star's head that she has made a grevious error with this?
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Thank you very much for seeing that. It's been handled now.
And on the issue of black star... you will see more of her in chapter 3.
It's waiting to be edited right now, and already I have chapter 4 on the way.
i like lightning and really dark star should get schooled by twilight sparkle i mean seriousely she could really do with a beatdown and maybe a magic binding ring to show her true pain and discomfort.
I like it. But lightning and the others seem to me to be hypocrites. They were willing to do whatever it took to get that spirit here, but they washed their hands of the whole process as soon as it looked slightly bad and now shift all blame to blackstar who was just following orders. Blackstar's being very callous here, but the others are just hypcrites who need to get told just as much.
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Well there will be some explanation in chapter 4, not too much though, about the issue you have brought forth here. But I'll give you a quick rundown.
Black Star has been researching and developing the magic needed for this summoning for most of her life. She an expert in black magic and is the forefront when it comes to developing the summoning aspect of it, in other words she knows what the buck she's doing. Lightning Strike is just the leader of the company that has been assigned to keeping Black Star and her research safe when she is finally about to do the summoning. Lightning doesn't know anything about summoning magic, or magic in general for that matter. The praetorian smith just arrived at camp and gets told what to do by Black Star. She's been ordered to provide Black Star with what she needs but doesn't really have a clue what it's for. So I don't really think it's right to call the two of them hypocrites.
But then again that's just my take on it, everybody's entitled to their own opinion. eeyup...
Have a nice one!
That explains a lot actually. I had forgotten. It's been awhile since I read the first few chapters. Thanks for the quick response and keep up the good work.
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Just glad I could help ease you're worried mind.
Very nice :D I like the depth in the characters :) just one small thing. A young male horse is called a "colt" only females are called fillies. Somehow that anoyed me a lot more than it should have in this chapter xD
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Thank you for the input! The colt issue has been taking care of, and I'll look out for it in the future.
Have a nice one!
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Thank you, glad you liked it.
Chapter 4 is being edited right now so maybe I'll get that up before I leave, and chapter 5 is more or less complete. Still need to polish it a little bit though. Since I'm going on a one-week vacation right now, you won't see that until the next weekend. So all in all it's looking good I think.
Have a nice one!
Chapter 4 is out! Hope you enjoy it.
Well finally chapter 5!!!
Unfortunately there was a bit of a computer problem during the week. That's why it took so long for chapter 5 to get published. On the bright side chapter 6 is already done and undergoing editing this weekend. So hopefully that chapter will be up as well in the next couple of days.
Have a nice one!
o crap hopefully lobo doesn't try and kill the Praetorian otherwise bender wont hold back next time they meet. then again i wonder if he's preparing to go and strike down black star?
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Well you never know what Lobo will do... he's not very fond of ponies for some strange reason. Downright hates them I'd say.
Anyway thanks for the comment. It's always nice to hear what the reader thinks. Good or bad criticism is always appreciated... Feedback is the only way for us writers to get better after all.
871293 actually i'd prefer he go straight for black star rather than those that somewhat sympathies with him. and actually i think bender is about the equal of a one man army i'm surprised he's not a praetorian with all those skills.
anyway no mistakes i have seen so far so keep it up bro.
This was a hard chapter to write, now let me know what you think.
or can I push it further... 
Was it to
I'm going to call Pinkie, and I'm going to have her take me inside your story, and when I'm there, ho Celestia when I'm there! I'm going to kill every gaurd in that town, you've got no fucking idea!
On a more related note, this story is awesome.
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Why thank you
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...
and by the way
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Really... bet you just wanted it in your own story!
Oh know he didn't!
Have a nice one Echoes!!!
good job bro you actually made me cry also grat's to zig zag on his first kill.
i think he might get another soon.
885174 Yeah I've got a bit of a self broken family concept, so I get riled up over someones family being broken. Though I don't generally get this pissed. It means your doing a great job!
WHY U NO GIVE ME ZIG ZAG!
Patients my studious friend! All shall be revealed... maybe...
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Well I was pretty sure there were no contingency errors in this one, there only bit I was worried about I sent to you in a PM. But I'll try to be more patient in the future. The reason I posted it is that I have discovered I find it hard to concentrate on the next chapter without first publishing the last one. Sorry just can help it…
And when it comes to Avarice… In short he's an ass hole. And we'll just have to see what happens to Longbow. And when it comes to Bender, I think you like what I thought up for him in the future… But I'll keep the lid on it for now.
Then the thing about Lobo wants to see foals are because he was the Guardian of the eternal pups in his own realm. That includes protecting them, playing with them, and in general being there Caretaker. So in short terms his last job was taking care of kids, he certainly wants to see how the foals of this realm compare to the eternal pups. Upon finding out about the whole thing were foals turning into grown-ups, I just thought that would be one of the first thing he wanted to see.
Have a nice one!!!
Well here's chapter 8! It was emotional to write this let me tell you.
Hope you all could handle it, and as always let me know what you think.
i hope lobo arrives fast enough to save zigzag.
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It's always nice to hear you like it Echos. And the story will only speed up from here on out. I hope you'll enjoy it!
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Shsssssss… Don't spoil the surprise…
If I could break the Celestia damned 4th wall.....
I would love nothing more than to kill every rat bastard responsible for that!
You, sir, have foung my biggest emotional weakness. Breaking families.
My sparing partner will hate me in the morning because of you.
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Say hi from me!!!
Sweet Celestia it's chapter 9!!!! You all know the drill by now... let me hear it!
This was officially badass. I applaud Lobo, but personally wish I'd been there to help. I'm glad Zig Zag still has somebeast looking after him though.
HeyLeon, I got a request.
When Iron Rod dies, can you make it as slow and painful as fucking possible? Please?
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Die??? what do you mean... I thought I'd make him live happily ever after!
1105604 If you tried it, I would break the fourth wall and use you as a bludgeon while I beat him to death in full view of his troops. I would then order the reamaining troops to beat a tenth of their own to death or I would kill them all. I would then proceed to spit on Iron Rods corpse and slap you telling you to do better next time.
Because I love you ahhahaha.
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We'll see what we can cook up in the future... you might be surprised.
1105684 hmm... well black star does have magic that can rend souls and he did fail in his effort to capture the dire wolf prize she was after. so i guess you can get a little creative.
cheers
1155365 It will mean I can set up my assassination attempt for the next power hungry bastard that shows up
Lets put it this way, since my family was garbage and my friends are more of my family than my family is, I hold those with good families and good families in general very high. When I see some two faced, shit eating, son of a whore(if you'll pardon the rainbow language) it makes me want to kill them....very very painfully.
With Iron Rod dead, I can contact Pinkie and set up for round two.
1156176 Well mostly because you never had to deal with my family. I give props to Leon though. Not many stories touch on this subject, and very few make me want to physically hit something while reading it.
And so it continues……… Chapter 10… hahahahaha!!! (<-----Evil Laughter)
1198924 ok crazy pony is crazy but... I like it go zig zag.
