Long ago in the land of Equestria, about one thousand years ago (the same length of time that it seems just about everything important happens) there was a goat by the name of Grogar. He was quite the fearsome fellow, what with his large curling horns, his deep red eyes, and his perfectly practiced evil laugh, not to mention that immaculately trimmed goatee.
Grogar, like so many other “Masters of Darkness” sought out more power, and more to subjugate that power with. He also wasn’t particularly fond of things that most ponies tended to enjoy, like sunsets, rainbows, or even dolphins. No, not even kittens and puppies were safe from his ire, but one thing he particularly disliked was friendship. Oh the mere word could cause his blood pressure to spike, though he did take classes for that, better to be safe and all.
Anyway, this hatred of friendship wasn’t particularly fortunate for the newly established country of Equestria, what with them not only using friendship to end the bitter fighting between the earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns but also saving their very lives from the Wendigo menace. In addition, they were a new nation, ready to be subjugated. It really was just the perfect storm of incentives for Grogar to attack.
However, the ponies were not helpless. A battalion of the newly formed Equestria’s finest, led by Commander Hurricane and Clover the Clever confronted the Dark Lord and pushed back his armies of undead and demons, the two leaders managing to cut a swath all the way to Grogar himself. And though they both suffered mortal wounds, and the rest of their army perished, the ponies did manage to deal a crippling blow to the fearsome Dark Lord. However, before reinforcements could arrive he used the last of his dark energies to seal himself and the land he had claimed, which he had named Tambelon, into another realm.
Songs were written about the brave ponies who gave their lives to defend their fledgling nation, and a few fans with unhealthy obsessions even wrote of Commander Hurricane and Clover the Clever tearfully confessing their loves to one another in their final moments, proving that shipping is not a new thing. Peace was to come to Equestria, aside from the few other threats that came that needed to be dealt with, and it remained that way for one thousand years when it was ended by… well, all of the things that have happened recently, but also by the Dark Lord’s return...
Any one else getting a Dungeons 2 narrator vibe from this chapter or is it just me?
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It was supposed to emulate the style of the narrator in the Resurrection remake, so I hope I did a decent job.
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After this
I tead the rest in narrators voice so yes it does a lot XD.
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Nice choice of music.
Glad ot see an update again even if it is a new story.
Hope it isn't just a 1 april joke. :D
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Just because I hate April Fools that much, I am going to do my best to put up another update tonight. Who know if I'll succeed.
Oh hey, you actually did it! Well, now I'm certainly looking forward to the rest of this.
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An author after my own heart.
Nice opening
Two paragraphs... It took two paragraphs....
You have my attention.
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Fancy seeing you here.
Gonna say it straight out... MY CHILDHOOD ON THE PS1 OH GOD YES! YOU SIR HAVE MADE MY DAY!
Medi-fucking-Evil. By God I still remember the demo disc for my cousin's Playstation that had this. You have earned a follow. I look forward to more.
I think the work you’re looking for is windigo, not wendigo. The wendigo is an undead bipedal wolf, whereas the windigo is a flying ice-horse that feeds off hatred.
I think it's safe to say you've tapped into a great deal of fond childhood memories with this crossover which already shows some GREAT promise. Trying to track down a copy of Medievil was my quest for the holy grail as a kid so toss in some adorable pastel colored ponies and you have my full and utmost attention
I've played through the remake relatively recently, and both originals via emulator not long prior... You've certainly got the tone of the prologue down pat, which is even more impressive since you wrote this before said remake!