This story is a sequel to The Sculptor
After Prince Blueblood disappears, Celestia sends Twilight to meet the Sculptor to help retrieve Blueblood as well as to learn more about the Sculptor herself.
However, her mission isn't simply just to find the stubborn prince and bring him back to the castle but also to interview the Sculptor. What secrets will Celestia's prodigy discover?
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I drew the cover image myself, however it was too large despite my consistent editing so if you want to see the full image you will need to visit my Deviant Art page.
Editors: Mass, Guts and ItIsASillyLittleGame.
This story is a part of my: Gorgony-Verse.
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I'm both surprised, and quite pleased, that 'gorgonies', as you lot call them, are picking up in popularity around here.
Nice work.
8062596 Thank you. I am actually kind of surprised by it too.
Before I read this, what is the Dark tag for ?
And how bad does it get ?
Well this is a nice little surprise. Glad to see you followed up on the other story.
Like before I shall voice my thoughts. First, don't worry too much about the cover art. It's obvious that you were passionate enough to put the time and effort into creating it, which equals some points in my book. On the story itself, I'm honestly not sure what I want to think of it. On one hand, it's a nice followup to The Sculptor, giving us a little more insight into Euresia's past life and the events that transpired to shape her into who she is today. However, one thing that I feel hurts this story is not the plot but the pacing. Right off the bat we are introduced to Twilight being given the exposition treatment by Celestia, which otherwise would be fine if it took place later on in the story as opposed to getting it out of the way right off the bat, and immediately afterward she meets Euresia. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I think the original was better in that you took the time to paint a picture for readers while in this one it feels more or less like the characters were reading from a script. Basically what I am trying to say is to slow down a little bit, and take the time to describe things, like the environment. One part where I felt really needed this but was lacking was when Euresia was telling Twilight about her past. It starts with Euresia walking through the woods, but not a paragraph goes by before the scene immediately cuts to the destruction of her home. I'm invested in the characters, but not the setting, if you understand what I mean by that.
Overall, I still found this enjoyable, particularly after rereading the original, and hope to see more of Euresia's future interactions with the ponies. Also, the way you described how Gorgonies are created and how they act around younger members leads me to suspect that Euresia may not be alone for much longer.
8064102 Just scenes of petrification, some implied fatal injuries and sad backstories. There is no gorey detail in this story.
8064723 A part of it was that I didn't want it to feel like I was re-describing some of the locations from the first book. However, I do see what you mean and I will try to go back and add some more details to the environment when I have the chance to do so.
8065158 That's understandable, but you have to take into account that aside from being a sequel, this is its own separate story. Someone who is new to this series may accidentally read this first (I myself have made that mistake before), and develop an unflattering opinion of it without even reading the original. As a rule of thumb, I like to pack as much detail as I can into my writing, whether it's a sequel or not, without becoming boring or repetitive.
8065254 Don't worry I did go back and add some more details in regards to the catacombs, the forest and even the village.
8065309 Nice, I'll have to read it again.
I'm not sure the Blueblood tag is warranted. He has no lines, no actions. He literally does nothing. He might as well be a corpse.
8072389 If that is how you feel then it shall be removed.
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Well... I'll admit, I'm honestly not sure. He was there, in a way, but not as a real character. Maybe it could be relevant for a later sequel. Still, my gut tells me 'no'. If him being there had been a central element yes, but it wasn't, it was merely the hook. Twilight meeting the gorgonie was the meat of the matter, so to speak.
8072554 So aside from the Prince Blueblood tag, how did you enjoy the story?
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I liked that you kept Celestia's kind and benevolent personality. You also gave the Moon Knights a reason for their actions that went beyond simple xenophobia. I would've liked to have the parts about her life prior to her self-imposed exile fleshed out more. It's difficult to make an emotional connection to her when things go by so quickly. Though, overall I'm not certain I would really wish for her to go out of said exile at all. She's not a pleasant person.
8073501 Well in similar cases most of us wouldn't be so pleasant either. She had lost her family, a loved one and is a mare who is outside of her time. As a result she has established various rules in order to protect herself.
So if she were to leave her own personal exile, while it would be possible there would have to be a lot of adapting involved. Euresia would have to learn that her rules don't apply to the outside world. This of course would cause some rather interesting comedy for those of us who are reading her journey, should she decide to take it.
Ooh, a sequel! Epic.
I enjoy this so much.
8364930 Well, thank you.
Pinkie Pie the Heritic, apparently.
Honestly. Replace the Moon Knights with something like regular xenophobic ponies, and not try to justify murder, and this would be better to me.
They don't feel like anything but an excuse for Eurasia to be where she is now. Connected to Luna or not, we should know that she would never condone this. Now or then.
Love the rest though. I said it before on the cover art's Deviantart page, but Twilight and Eurasia need to become friends. Period. Eurasia needs one.
8753194 There are reasons why it is the Night Court that are the villains. The idea is that they are an organization that sought to do good but due to misguidance have fallen terribly low. As for Luna, at the time of the events happened she would still be Nightmare Moon and would still be trapped on the moon.
Also if you read the previous story you should know that petrification isn't a death sentence. Still most likely those soldiers will suffer for their acts.
But yes, I do agree that Euresia needs some friends and hopefully it won't be too long before that happens. However, I want to make sure that it isn't forced. That it doesn't feel rushed. Often some of my favorite stories have been ruined because I rushed important moments in them and I don't want to do that for Euresia or any of the other gorgonies in my little Gorgony-verse.
This was really interesting!
So... Continuation?
9305609 Maybe. I'm kind of busy with my current story at the moment.
great story you have here, keep up the good work!
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So its basically the cliche corrupt organization.
9632562 Not exactly. There was a time that I was considering doing a "Dark Age" series showing the events that occurred prior. So basically there was a group of Gorgonies trying to usurp the Equestrian government (because having a being that could control the sun would be problematic for the species), and a house of ponies dedicated to Princess Luna that wanted to redeem their reputation.
In that series it would show that in the conflict there were heroes and villains on both sides. Good Gorgonies, bad Gorgonies, good guards and bad guards. Unfortunately pain can breed strife even after the original threat is taken care of.
Does that make sense?
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I suppose so. And although our species arent the same, I can feel for the Gorgonies.
I do hope she'll one day find love.
I like your story I hope to hear more about the sculptor.
11179196 Sadly there is much of a plan for any future stories involving her, however never say never.
9930306 Indeed.