The Many Destinies of Sunset Shimmer

by ratedoni

The One Dragons Fear 04: On the road

The sky was completely grey, with clouds so thick that even a pegasus back home will have problems dispersing. After spending enough time in Mundus, Sunset understood how unpredictable the weather could be, but up here in the north, things seemed to be even more extreme. Sunset Shimmer had never spend time on the tundra back on Equestria, she had been more than used to nice, warm places like Canterlot. Sure, the city was up a mountain, but being the center of the government and the place where Celestia resided, the city was one of the most pleasant places to live, it was so fair in weather that only in winter would you need an extra layer of heat beyond the natural coat of ponies.

Cold seemed to be a constant companion in the northern region of Skyrim, Sunset thought as she used her long fur coat as a blanket. Her fair skin was not made to resist the chill, plus the rain that had stopped barely ten minutes ago it left the redhead feeling like a wet dog. Shaking slightly, Sunset tried to dislodge some of the extra weight in the coat in the form of water and was rewarded with a veritable shower of drops. She knew that the coat would not get dry just by doing that and that she will have to use maybe a camp fire or a hearth to make the thing useful again.

The coat had been a blessing, but probably not for the last owner of it; thankfully the blood that had sprinkled the brown fur coat had been washed away by the unexpected rain. Sunset’s sword still had the blood stains in it, a reminder of what Sunset had been pushed to do. The redhead kept on walking behind Rainbow Dash as she remembered the way in which she had to draw blood for the first time as they escaped from the now smoldering ruins of Helgen.

Back in Equestria, Sunset was rash, egocentric, even vain, but never before had she hurt another creature, not even in self-defense. Yes, there were some dangerous creatures on the magical land at the other side of the mirror, but the chances of meeting some of them were basically none if you kept their places alone. Here in Mundus, it seemed that it was impossible to not get in contact with dangerous creatures like wolves, bears or monsters like trolls at every corner, not to mention the constant threat of bandits, necromancers and who knows what else so it was obvious how used to violence these humans were.

Looking at the steel sword in her hands, Sunset could still see the face of the woman she had stabbed. Not that the other warrior was an innocent woman, considering she had a very menacing two handed sword on her hands, which she had been intending to use on Sunset.

Even on that kind of danger, in the case of a really powerful dragon by the looks of it, the so called Stormcloaks hated anything related to the Empire to the point of trying to kill anyone wearing armor. Well, considering that they were about to be executed by the Empire, maybe they had a reason.

No matter, Sunset was still as lost as the time she had first crossed into this world, but at least she wasn’t alone. Looking at the soldier in front of her, Sunset knew that for her to be considering travelling with another person was beyond weird, even more to trust another human. All this time Sunset had spent traveling in search of power, of something to help her in her search of revenge against the Princess of Equestria, but little by little, that idea had been pushed back as she understood the strange things happening in Mundus. From magic and how the different schools worked, to the art of potion making and the ingredients permeating the world. Enchanting, smiting and so many others had become so important that Sunset spend so much time traveling in search of more. Now, the memory of Celestia didn’t brought back hate or pain, it was merely a memory of her previous life, but she had never allowed another human to get close to her. She was always travelling by herself or if she had no other option, she went with a huge group and kept to herself. This time it was different.

Now, as the Empire soldier known as Rainbow Dash and herself travelled alongside in silence, Sunset, for the first time, truly understood how calming or comfortable it could be. Sure, they both had survived a terrible ordeal, probably that’s why the two had bonded so quickly, but the idea of spending time with another human being was not challenge or a time waste. Maybe because Rainbow knew how to take care of herself or maybe because, after such a long time by herself, she was finally enjoying hearing someone else talk. Sure, Rainbow so far have only talked about the area and the strange ruins that could be seen on top of a mountain, but so far, it was fun. Who knows, maybe this whole adventure in search of magic would not be a waste.

Comments

[Marauder15]

Never really a skyrim, but very nice nonetheless.

[diablo4000]

I like this.

[Snowdrifter]

Looking at the steel sword in her hands, Sunset could still see the face of the woman she had stabbed. Not that the other warrior was an innocent woman, considering she had a very menacing two handed sword on her hands, which she had been intending to use on Sunset.

I am surprised that no one seems to mention that a recurring typo is present in nearly every chapter of this compilation. From swords on hands to Shining Armor being on college and the magic mirror being on a room in a castle, strange mental images are formed.

All of these typos were clearly meant to use 'in' rather than 'on', I believe. I used this paragraph specifically because you used 'in' correctly and then used 'on' immediately after while showing Sunset and her unnamed attacker were both armed with swords.