Thanks to Starlight's spell, Discord sends his past self a present: his future memories. This timeline will see Discord aiding the young alicorn sisters and the pony tribes. Still, they'll have to learn to live with a bit more Chaos in their lives.
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Still loving this, and the interactions between Lily and discord are hilarious! Poor clover though...
It makes quite a bit of sense actually, and by that I mean pretty much everything that happened in this chapter. For starters we have the Celestia and Luna, no longer alone, cast adrift in a world without guidance, they finally have someone they can look up to, someone they can rely on, and you can just tell what a huge relief it is to them. The talk with King Bullion was great as well, as his train of thought is perfectly rational. This whole set up is, quite frankly, too good to be true, and he's willing to risk his life to make sure his people don't get screwed over by the fine print. And last but not least... the talk with Clover, man that talk. I love how, to Discord, it isn't a matter of morality or other such handwavy-ness, but a genuine concern that he might no be able to pull it off, or that the ponies would be unable to deal with the consequences of him failing. It makes sense that since he's never had a reason to try, and rarely, if ever stretches his limits, that he honestly wouldn't know what the result would be.
I also love how he described Necromancy as being born from the desire to resurrect those long gone, and was apparently even successful in some cases, but that Discord has no idea why they were successful, and that the chance for success in the first place was pitifully low. The history lesson on the Crystal Empire was great, as well as the detail of their fall not at the claws of some great, manipulative quasi-deity, but from fear, poor management, and the countless vultures that stalked them, some of which were even the precursors to the Three Tribes themselves. Bullion learned that it was easy to blame beings such as Discord for our own failings, and that often times the truth is far harsher, and I really admire that.
So long story short? This was a really good chapter, and a great way to kick things off again. I look forward to seeing this story continue.
I don't know why, but when Clover asked about true resurrection, my mind immediately put in the Law of Equivalent Exchange speech from Fullmetal Alchemist.
Strangelands, I like it.
Better than his usual shtick.
Which is half the fun.
Or both.
Daaaw...
That's fair.
Dark.
... So there's actually a bird that big. Huh. Nice callback to Greek mythos.
I'm sure.
I can imagine.
Yep.
Which makes sense, because once you're dead, that's IT. You're dead, your soul may go on, but all that's left is a decaying body, that's order. And for a being of chaos to perform an act of order like that, nope. Besides, it's akin to breaking a toy in a sense.
He has a point.
You would.
Huh, how interesting.
Oh.
Clover the Clever inDEED.
Oh...
That makes a scary amount of sense.
I believe you.
I love Discord.
YES!!!
I must say, all of this was amazingly wonderful and I'm glad to see it tonight. I desperately needed the cheering up it gave me.
I hope to see someone draw Lily.
Discord listed off as the fun finally fell under the horizon
He would not insure this Luna became
1. Sun.
2. Ensure.
i was so happy when i saw this updated
im glad its back and i cannot wait to see what happens next :D
Jesus Christ dude! Don't scare us like that!
Loved it. I'm also pleased with the reason you gave for Discord not resurrecting the dead. It suits him far more than anything dealing with morals or the natural order would. Can't wait for his relationship with Celestia and Luna to grow some more.
Also, though I'm sure there's little point in asking, but will you ever continue your stories Discord Saves the Day and The Draconequues Who was the Savior?
Can't wait for the next update. =)
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The "Funset" really tickled me. Considering it's Discord, I'd keep it.
Love the update!
Wow, awesome unexpected chapter! I'm happy your writing still didn't disappoint me. Please stick to this story, the character interactions and stories are priceless .
8668595 I didn't even know an Enfield was a real, mythical creature (wait, what?).
sun
shuddering
your
I can see that.
For some reason, the moment I read that part this music immediately started playing in my head:
Very nice chapter, I especially liked your reasoning for why Discord is not resurrecting everypony or Clover's reaction upon learning that Celestia and Luna are his first friends. Great work.
8668792 ohai
This is one of the few stories I actually eagerly await updates on.
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Judging by "Princess Twilight, Part 2" (Season 4, Episode 2), nope.
That shows a flashback to Nightmare Moon's defeat and an even earlier flashback to Discord's first defeat. Both have Celestia already with her aurora mane.
Apparently, it's extrapolated as her "without the ethereal mane" appearance based on pink being the color used in the storybook prologue and the difference between Luna's adult appearance and how she appeared immediately after Nightmare Moon's defeat.
I'm loving this update. It was awesome to see Discord confront 2 of the 3 most powerful unicorns of the time. I also love the talk about Necromany and Resurection. Great job. I can't wait for the next chapter. Don't keep us waiting too long.
They said...they were you're first friends?
'your', not 'you're' there.;)
But, overall, another great chapter, and lol to the end jab at Starswirl. XD
Thought you could sneak that Harry Potter reference by without anyone noticing?
According to all known laws of aviation...
I am so happy to see this awesome story has been updated again. I eagerly await your next wondrous chapter.
YAY!!!!!
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=lyrics+to+never+had+a+friend+like+me+mlp&&view=detail&mid=CE16D130F503D7B09792CE16D130F503D7B09792&FORM=VRDGAR
Clearly, the problem is that everybody who tried casting resurrection was below level 7, and it's a wonder the DM let them even attempt the spell at all.
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I more see it as you need to know if the soul you are trying to bring back wants to. Its the same reason why the white lantern ring that can do resurrection has failed before. It opens a door but the dead must want to chose life and come back.
but there has to be chaos in order for Discord to live. If there's peace then Discord will lose most of his power
She's going to turn into Screwball, isn't she? I don't know how, but she will
So is Screwball even canon? Why is Discord trying to install peace in Equestria? I mean isn't he the embodiment of chaos?
I really love how Luna is very accepting and naive while Celestia is a bit more smart and unsure.
Now since Lily is a "sacrifice" does that mean Minuette will cease to exist?
I'm wondering how Discord is going to deal with the Changelings and Sombra. Sounds like a pretty interesting meeting.
Edit: Oh yeah, I almost forgot to say that this was a great update man. Hopefully this month won't be full of discord in your life.
Love seeing where this goes
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It's a famous line from an old poem
To paraphrase another famous line The question is "Does God believe in him?"
Actually there is a way to bring them back without using necromancy.
Go back physically to the past, substitute lifeless duplicates for the originals, and return to the present with the living originals.
It's not bringing back the dead since technically they never died.
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👌😂🔫
That was pretty heart-warming. And logical. And heart-warming and logical. Discord sure knows how to explain things to not give away too much but at the same time let you know exactly why yes or why not.
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That'd be a casual loop... and inconstitency.
Most likely it would create another timeline. So there would be timeline where their corpses disappeared and timeline were ponies disappeared, then came back.
8673195
Ummm.... no.
If done right when going back to do it and then coming back, nothing has changed. The dead bodies are still there because they are the lifeless replacements put into the past. The real ones are there because they were just brought back from the past.
Step 1. Make lifeless duplicates.
Step 2. Carry lifeless back to past.
Step 3. Freeze time in a local area.
Step 4. Substitute lifeless duplicates for ponies.
Step 5. Take ponies back to future before time freeze undoes.
Now the lifeless duplicates are still there. But, so are the real ponies alive and well too. So time is preserved and everything's fine.
It's just like in Chrono Trigger where they substituted the doll for Chrono. They went back and substituted the doll for Chrono. Lavos vaporized the doll and not really Chrono.
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From absolutely practical point of viewer and apparent perspective of particular universe instance (timeline), yes, nothing happened.
Yeah, I remember Chrono Trigger and its relatively naive model. Which was partially dissuaded in Chrono Cross by the way.
Discord already had mused about fact that original universe where he didn't accept ponies as friends still exists. He also mused that even he will send another informational "packet" back in time, he won't change anything for _himself_ , but he'll create another universe Cookie's parent's are alive (maybe)
Strictly speaking from quantum perspective copies will still be not identical copies, and moved characters will be characters different from those who died. No-cloning, no-deleting and no-broadcasting prohibitions would not allow those events to happen in same timeline.
The only way that Starlight's spell could work in way it did was that she and map (and by association, Twilight and Spike) was travelling across timelines by selecting point of divergence.
Really nice update, I'm still looking forward to seeing where this story goes
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What backgroundnoise said. I agree.
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Most good artist might charge you any we’re form 20-50 dollars to get a really good picture I know of a few but like I said it will cost
Did you create that explanation on Necromantic Magic and Resurrection Magic, or is it from something else?
Either way, nice bit of lore.
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That was my own idea, yeah.
This is grade a quality story. I await more.
I like how philosophical this chapter is. It is interesting to try reason out the reasons of a mad god, and I would say your take on them makes for a very good read. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.
Re-read for the third time. And I can't wait for more of this awesome fic.
And this is going directly into my Favprites list. Seriously, I freaking loved it.
Also I Googled Einfield. Looks like I have another favorite mythical beast alongside Dragons, Gryphons, Thestrals and Kitsunes.
I must admit, this is an idea I hadn’t considered before, but now that I mull it over it is somewhat of a surprise that I hadn’t encountered it until now. Discord of the present, sending Discord of the past memories of the future in order to tell him that maybe, just maybe. It might be better to play nice with the ponies, instead of being a villain to them. That just seems so... Discord.
And honestly? I love just how much of a Discord he is in this story. So chaotic and random and mad, but at the same time so intelligent, manipulative and powerful beyond compare! Seriously, his antics and just bouncing off the others really made me just laugh out loud at times, you really know how to write good, strong humour!
The twist of Starswirl actually being just as crazy and mad as Discord, is quite frankly brilliant and hilarious and I love it with all my heart! All these different OC’s seem very well made, and whilst we haven’t had time to really see more of their personalities beyond the surface elements... those surface elements are quite honestly very amusing most of the time and I’m glad to see them included in the story!
I must admit though, Discord might be a bit too strong and knowing at the moment... and honestly, I’m going to be curious to see how you might take him down a peg or two. But I guess you can still have a strong story even if a character is insanely overpowered... just look at One Punch Man! Apart from that... well, I just didn’t expect this story to become so saucy and sensual so soon. Really wasn’t expecting that!
Not sure why this is in the Dislestia group either.
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Agreed, I don't see it as confusing either.
Think about it, 500 years ago in north england, slang terms wouldn't have been the same as slang terms in the south. Remember people didn't travel farther than the next town back then, and even then it was a very rare event.
To the Author, Any idea on the next chapter? This has to be the best Discord story currently on this site.
The Monk
I have read this story already about five times because It is so awesome and I would even wait a year between each Chapter without complaining. You, sir/ madam, created one of the best fanfictions of MLP in my opinion.
This is really good. cant wait for more