Domination of Equestria - T-0 days.
The Fall of The Castle of the Celestial Sisters: 13:12
“Come on you bastard! Come at me!”
“I’ve beaten you once, and I’ll do it again! You don’t even have your friends this time Miss Dash.”
He’s good. Better even than last time. He’s faster, and his sword is broader, it’s making it even easier to block my kicks.
“Stop using that tone you pile of horseapples!”
“Why? Is there a problem Miss Dash?”
“Hay yea there’s a problem! You’re trying to take over Canterlot!”
Shit, barely dodged that swipe! No, I need to stay on his other side or he’ll grab those guns of his again. There, better and-
“Ow!”
“Sorry, did I damage your hooficure?”
My leg! Damnit, I can’t feel my hoof! Not a problem, spin, buck!
“Just die you bastard!”
“Oh my, trying to kill me are you? Your Princess wouldn’t like that too much. She tried right up till the end to talk me down you know, even after you abandoned her."
"I didn't abandon her! She knew Equestria was more important!"
"Well, in the end she didn't even put up a fight. Seems years of peace have dulled her senses as a heroine. It was kind of pathetic actually.”
“Don’t you talk about Twilight like that! Don’t you dare! I’ll kill you! I'LL KILL YOU!”
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
“She wouldn’t like you talking like that Miss Dash. What would she say if she could hear you now?”
“She’s not here now! She’s not! And it’s all your fault! What you did...What you did to her, I’ll never forgive you!"
BOOM.
What was that? Owww, my head. I can’t...move, wait...yea, I’m ok. What happened?
The roof...came in...on top of me? Why am I-
“You still alive Miss Dash?”
“What? Why did you...why did you save me?”
“You’ve saved my life once. Now the debt is paid. Let it never be said I don't repay life debts.”
“You’ll regret this.”
“I told you the same thing. I might regret this in the end, maybe. But I would do it anyway.”
“I’ll stop you. I’ll- gah!”
“Hah, yea, your wings are broken. That’ll hurt for awhile. Anywho, I’m off. I’ve got a castle to capture, Princesses to marry slash murder. You know how it is.”
“Come back here yo- Urh!”
“Nope. I’ve got a country to take. Remember though, this whole saving your life thing? One time only deal. Next time, I’ll lock you up, or kill you. Either works. Still, hobble off now Miss Dash, there’s nothing more for you today.”
"No!"
Twilight...I'm sorry...I've failed...
Overlord Rule No:68 I will spare someone who saved my life sometime in the past. This is only reasonable as it encourages others to do so. However, the offer is good one time only. If they want me to spare them again, they'd better save my life again.
I'm really amused by this backwards chronology thing you've got going here, you know. This is actually funnier for having read the "future" chapter first.
Hmmm...
Yeah, no, I don't think that is a good policy perhaps in fiction, usually when you are the hero, karma is a good way to stack the odds in your favor.
But when we are talking about the real deal to stand by random arbitrary values such as this one could be considered a weakness worth exploiting.
Besides nobody would blame the hero for not sparing you twice after you clearly stated that you wouldn't do the same.
~Leonzilla
6505013
It's not about what's truly sensible, it's about being trope aware. The Evil Overlord's List is a joke.
6505044 well yea, I'm aware
Still, I don't think this one makes sense and I feel it contradicts other rules.
~Leonzilla
Um, no. You kill her the first chance you get.
Again, this seems to contradict the other rules.
And even if you put them in jail, should you be allowing them to workout? Wouldn't it make more sense to enfeeble them?
If he had killed her without repaying the favour, everyone knows that he would've died horribly as he attempted to finish the job. That's how stories work, damnit!
Only saving someone if it doesn't put me at too great a risk, eg no going into burning buildings or an area about to be hit by an explosive.
6505336 That's why it says "spare", not "save". There's a difference.
Should he have really told her that his offer was one-time only? That's gonna encourage her not to put too much effort into saving him next time.
6505397 I didn't see that. Thankyou!
"Princesses to marry slash murder". Hahahaha
6505125 that's a code of honor, it was always like that and it will remain like that
6512917 lawful evil
6650188 It was a guide of how to be an evil overlord.
Very, VERY early internet.