Mark was conflicted, he meant every word he said, He knew Discord needed to hear it, and it might even do Twilight good to know what she was like, people, at least in his experience don't really know how much of a jerk they can be. If only Celestia would see it that way, knowing her temper she wouldn't.
Quickly closing the door to the room, he quickly sat down on his bed, or rather nest. It's really a mix of obsidian and pillows that Luna enchanted to resist heat, making himself comfortable. Mark collected himself... herself, She never got used to that, or rather he could never accept that; Thinking back to the first time he met Twilight he pinned her personality to a T, Frantic, Socially Awkward and a tad insensitive, Oh, she wasn't a monster or anything just not very accepting of things she couldn't comprehend, or that didn't fit in the social norm.
Two weeks ago.
As usual, mark paced around his room, a cage would be a more apt description but apparently since there weren't bars he wasn't supposed to use that word in 'pleasant' company. Realizing that pacing was just going to slowly melt a grove in the obsidian floor, yeah surprise surprise, he was able to melt obsidian, only after a while though. He was supposed to wait in his room until the new Magic teacher could get here, He was already annoyed by the fact that he had already been fucked around by Celestia, it's like she didn't want him to control his magic, he got one failed magic lesson then poof, nothing.
Magic was odd, he knew it was connected to his emotions, Anger seems especially potent, He sure he had some kind of repressed anger but no matter what he just couldn't find out why, he had a great life, never had a particularly bad temper, He knew he didn't have good street smarts or well common sense in general.
*Rap* *Tap* *Tap*
A knocking came from his door, quickly shouting out to come in he was greeted with the face of a purple pony, she barely came up to his barrel, she let herself in, but left the door open, walking forward he could see wings on her body, as from what discord told him, that meant she was, 'special'. Before he continued his musing she stopped and decided to introduce herself.
"Hello, Flair right, My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle. I'm going to be your magic tutor, I expect your undivided attention, I'm busy so I only have enough time for around three hours a week, so I expect you to take notes, and I may give you some homework." Twilight lectured, Mark assumed Celestia had already given her a rundown of what he looked like, most would stare for a while, but Twilight seemed to take no note of that... It was nice.
"Well then, I'll be in your care miss Twilight, I'm afraid Celestia wasn't a very apt teacher, Following her instructions I literally destroyed the throne room. Not a pleasant feeling, trust me." Mark was content to ramble away, without noticing Twilight's worsening mood.
"Yes, that's very interesting Miss Flair but I'm here to teach you magic, not chat, now let's begin we have already wasted ten minutes. Now first let's make sure you can learn the basic telekinetic hold spell, foals learn this spell at a young age as it's not only used for convenience but a great way to help foal's control the flow, from what Celestia told me of your... situation, you have flow and control problems." Even though Mark paid attention, most of the terms went over his head, he was a simple man before this happened, he planned to go to university and study geology and specialize in volcanology, so while he may have had the ambition to learn, he was out of his depth in this subject.
Present Time
The lessons have helped, somewhat, Twilight seemed to consider him a friend, Mark doesn't really however, she wasn't the worst, but he just didn't like her personality. Soon he heard a rapping at his door again. It wasn't Twilight's usual pattern, must be a maid Mark assumed.
"Come on in, I swear I don't bite, hehe." Mark wasn't a narcist but sometime's, he want's to talk, just to hear his own voice, the slight echo and seductive sound are slightly addictive, almost like a magical attraction, it, however, seemed to have the opposite effect on ponies, apparently, it creeps them out.
"Celestia has requested your presence in the throne room Immediately." The maid listed off after opening the door, she didn't even step into the room, Unfortunately, this maid was a new face, all well I at least get to have some fun scaring the new maid.
It had never crossed Mark's mind that his habit of scaring maid's contributed to the rumor mill that revolved around him.
Mark got up to follow the maid to the throne room, not even bothering to control his flames, they weren't unlike a roaring campfire.
Walking behind the maid, he noticed that, unlike the other times he walked these halls, ponies other then maids were here, particularly there seemed to be a school field trip here.
The foals energetically followed the teacher, even though Mark wasn't the most emotional person, he did have to admit they were quite adorable, like kittens really.
As Mark looked back at the maid, it looked as if she had seen a ghost, she ushered him to follow her quicker, it was, however too late.
A scream, that was all it took, the palace staff and some of the magic students may have been used to Mark's presence, unfortunately, the foals hadn't seen anything like Mark before.
"A Monster, quick run." a foal, that looked similar to a giraffe shouted and ran into a wall. Mark couldn't help it, he laughed, it was comical, besides he needed a good laugh anyway.
"The monster is gonna get us run." A small pudgy foal shouted before running in a random direction, which prompted a panic in the rest.
"Why did you start laughing, that was the worst thing you could do, Flair, are you insane?" The maid scolded, huh seemed as if Mark's visage no longer scared the maids.
"Hey come on, it was kinda funny, he literally just ran into a wall. Not my fault he thought I was a monster." Mark defended himself, scuffing the carpet with his hoof in shame, he continued. "Well, I didn't mean to scare them, what should I do?"
The maid sighed, "Just ignore it, let the guards and teacher deal with it. Celestia is expecting you." The maid continued along the hall.
Mark assumed that if Celestia really wanted him that much, she must be absolutly pissed off. Gulping down his fear, he followed the maid, for better or worse.
About time
9090621
true.
The next chapter is about time.
Oh hey, you're back.
Welcome back
9090627
Thanks.
for a second there I though it was a Warframe reference.
uuuhh i like where these interactions are going, he/she can see something the other can't see and he/she is alittle or somewhat oblivious at how the world sees him/her.
Seeing new chapter out, the day after finishing the other chapters. PRIASE Author, He/she/it heard his/her/its readers plea for more.
keep up the good work here and in real life
9090635
I think it might be. That or its the man in the wall.
It's amazing Twilight didn't hook Mark to some of her science
torturingdevices by now.Hooked, now i want more
Welcome back. If you want, I can edit the chapter and PM it back.
A very short chapter, mind...
:D
Man. What is this shit... normally, I would not read stories that are dead or updated once a year. But I guess i'm on a meathook now...
P.s. Seriously.. update your stories more frequently.
9090635
Same here that was in the quest chain of harrow
I get the feeling that Mark is actually more powerful than Celestia and Luna, the thing being that the time they had him tap his magic he only tapped his first pool, not his second.
I can tell.
Keep going.
Love it
DAMN CLIFFHANGERS!!
good story by the way
9090843
She is literally Celestia power without any restrain and her anger. Plus extra power for some reason.
I mean even evil Celestia, as seen in that Dream, wasn't leaking so much heat as Mark does.
And honesty Celestia is being a complete moron.
If she thinks Mark is evil, then acting like a jerk to her won't help.
If Mark isn't evil, then acting like a Jerk to Mark will push her to be evil.
Heck Mark is acting more like a Jerk lately, so congratulations Celestia!
9091065
I'd say that the extra power is because he has the form of Celestia's corrupted half, but the mind of a human, creating two distinct parts to make up a whole. I also theorize that he is fused magically with Solar Flare, which is why he/she has two hearts.
9090770
You don't get to have a say in what others should and shouldn't do, sure, it took awhile, but really? That statement is just rude, he took what time he could just to make this chapter for those of us who stuck around as true fans would.
P.S.: Are you a fan of a show that was really popular and was about to have its final season, when suddenly it was cancelled? Did you hope and pray for there to be someone to finish the show even when it seemed there was no one to do it? Same thing.
P.S.S. (To Author): Great chapter, can't wait for more!
9091065
Don’t bitch at us bitch at Celestia you know the white version of yourself.
9091271
Well, thanks for the defend, but everyone can have there own opinion, personally in my opinion he does have a point, I should update more.
And I'm glad you like the story, I'll keep trying to upload more chapters.
9091743
Hi.
9090855
Ikr. I should go through and triple check things, but uni, and other things... ?
I'll see what I can do.
9092554
Yes please do
9091271
True, I don't say what he must do. I was giving suggestions on how to make it better. I was not meaning to offend anyone. And if I did, sorry, ok? And about dead stories? If the author says he's leaving fimfiction or will stop writing, yeah sure, I will leave the story be. But if he says he might continue in the future, I'm gonna stay rooted for the chapters right until he says he's leaving for good.
P.S. Although you have a point as well, that was a poor choice of words.
9090684
Eh, he, er, she would've melted them probably. I mean, most volcanologists use a coffee can nailed to a long stick when they do their sample collecting, heh. Not exactly high tech.
9091065
The gender swap and new body with several things that have no human analogy aren't helping any, but his sarcastic attitude sounds like a coping mechanism. Better to be snarky than a murderous demigod, right?
9092671
Well... I thank you for apologizing, and this next statement is going to be a tad hypocritical, but look at the comment before you send it, K? I forgot to do that myself on this occasion, but it seems I got lucky and only got your rather forgiving comment and a downvote.
9093005
Well, I hope this little argument is over, and once again. Sorry if my comment was a bit misleading.
9093181
Indeed, sorry if I sounded angry, I was just trying defend a fellow author.
9090684
She tried, they disintegrated.
It's alive
Though, you really need an editor.
Tore through this while sitting in the dmv... fairly enjoyable read. 6.5/10, needs a good editor... might try sending the typos I found at some point when I am less lazy.
9097609
Appreciate the feedback, and if you do find time to send the typo's I'll correct them.
9099139
I think I'm losing the heart to do a thorough point-by-point, but there were actually fewer in this one, as in "over two dozen" vs. "over three dozen". One big issue is, why is everyone calling her "Flair"? Shouldn't it be "Flare"?
9107286
Most likely from my auto correct, but I'll work on getting that fixed.
I know that most of these chapters are unedited, but the most recent ones aren't that bad if you ask me. Yeah, the auto correct issue with 'Flair' is a thing, and there are a few stray capitalisation errors, but it's hardly that bad.
Don't get me wrong, you could definitely do with a editor, or spend some more time editing it yourself, but it's still not as bad as you sometimes imply. The way it's written is simply hard to follow, that's the worst issue, but that's kinda hard to use a quick fix on.
Still, this is a good idea, and I hope to see it succeed in the end. Good luck with this story and any others, some other wellwishing, etc.
Well, this’ll be big indeed.
9195181
Meh.
if this is dead i stg ill die as well. this fic is great!!!! yeah, a few spelling errors, but that's fine! happens to the best of us. keep up the great work!!
9205151
University, exam season.
Hello?
9299697
Yes, I haven't died. Only close just studies for exams. Last one on the 20th (System engineering design fundamentals) sooo many diagrams and use cases.
9300476
Ok
9300476
Well?
9355304
I is writing.
9357353
K