Ragar the Ageless has seen many things in his non-life. He has seen fields of cotton candy, the wails of the soon-to-be-dead chanting in chorus. Once he even saw a unicorn. Well, there are a lot of those in Equestria, so maybe that one was less noteworthy. But still, he's seen a lot. Now he wants others to see him in all his glorious evil. The only issue is he's not so good at it.
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Well crap, featured with every chapter. I feel all special and stuff. So let me give you all some love. You're all wonderful people, trees or whatever internet capable folks have been reading.
Dang, look at all those likes. I'm feeling the love. Thank all of you for enjoying my wonderful trip through insane necromancy.
Many Thanks to Locke_Jaw for his wonderful artwork that is my new cover.
Soo, somewhere between Doofenshmirtz and Papyrus? With necromancy? What an odd fellow.
huzzah! Such a helpful fellow!
Two chapters and this is already one of my favourite fanfics keep it up.
This is hilarious, and I love it.
Seriously, how can this have so little views?
RAGAR THE AGELESS, UNDYING MASTER OF THE UNKNOWN DEMANDS ATTENTION!
Necromancers who are bad at being bad are always fun. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.
The success of the story overall will probably hinge on successful delivery of the mismatch. The "heroes" have to be completely convinced that he's evil, all while he's very obviously not.
Hmm, so chapter two takes a different direction than I expected. I was expecting for Ragar and Celestia to have a grand game of mock chess, while a band of heroes told only about the "evil" necromancer set off, and received story focus amidst much hilarity and failed evil.
Here though, you've made it all about just the two of them. Which is fine. And it's probably easier to write with fewer characters. But if she perceives him as an actual threat, doesn't that disrupt the premise of the story? If she'd taken his story at face value, but perceived him as simply a fellow bored immortal, then the two of them could play their game together. Here, you have Celestia not believing him...and then suddenly being shown that no, maybe this is a problem after all.
That substantially changes what this story is about. Celestia has to take him seriously now, because she's just realized that she's completely misjudged the situation. The setup you have here tends to lead to Celestia herself becoming his adversary, and Celestia herself being the "hero" who is foiled and annoyed by his antics.
That might be more difficult to write convincingly.
Also, I advise some proofreading. You have a tendency to randomly omit words from sentences.
It’s nice to find a silly book that actually has a good story. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
This is beyond entertaining! A completely non evil necromancer who has convinced himself that he is the most evil in the land has spent the last thirty years messing with her in a completely harmless fashion. I assumed it would take her longer to figure out that he is who he claims he is, and is not only a necromancer, but a very old one at that. This is easily one of the most enjoyable and humorous fics that I have read in a long time, and im greatly anticipating future chapters! Thank you so much for this beautiful work of art!
This necromancer does seem fun! I wanna go to Ragarland! I wanna go to Ragarland! I wanna go to Ragarland!
Oh no wait, I just realized, Ragar finished Starswirl's unfinished Ascension didn't he? Dangit Ragar! That wasn't helpful at all!
I can't tell if that's profound or profoundly stupid. Halfway between both I suspect.
Chapter one had me interested... but chapter two basically had me rolling on the floor laughing so hard it somehow pushed the like and favorite buttons at the same time.....
i NEED more of this hilarious story xD at the moment it's just such a perfect blend of over the top silliness and seriousness XD
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I'm sorry for the errors, I'll reread and edit this before I head to th in laws. I wrote this in an excited frenzy between 3 and 6 am, I don't know why I didn't wait to post until I was awake.
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With Ragar it probably is.
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I imagined him more as a mix between Skeletor and Santa Claus. And yes, that will mean he is going to shout the phrase I am not nice later in the story.
I am thoroughly hooked. Ragar is my favorite villain to date and I can't wait to see how he annoys/amuses Celestia next.
I eagerly await the next chapters.
Oh my God, I love Ragar to bits already.
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Me too!
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Huh, now I can't unsee. I was imagining a silly skeltor...though that kinda just sounds like papyrus anyway.
How on EARTH, have you made me love something this fast, with only 2 chapters so far? its simply inconceivable.
Please do not abandon this. I am loving it. LOVING IT
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I can't help but think of him as this guy:
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That seems spot-on!
Ragar is too dumb and relatively innocent to be evil. He could have conquered Equestria by now and from there pretty much the world.
I like this guy.
I bet he was going to just kill a tree, then a parasprite came out, distracting him for a few seconds. Then, it multiplied into two, prompting him to freak out and kill both. Afterwards, he finished killing the tree for the spell. That would probably be why he mentioned the tree before the creature with eyes and mouth
i love this already..instant fav on two chapeters lol please dont stop writing this
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... well, that’s just great. Now, I want him to have an incompetent assistant. Maybe an old G1 antagonist.
“Buzz, you bungling, busybody of a honeybee!”
Maybe that’s a bit too on point....
whelp...... I'm sold. where can I get a season pass to Ragarland?
You got a like, fave, and follow.
I can't wait to see if the main six end up meeting ragar if it even goes that far
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Reminds me a bit of Sparkle from Split Second. That is to say, Sparkle was excellent at killing and all that, but she was never really more than an antihero. I'd certainly not describe her as evil
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The main six will probably be the heroes that Celestia send to ''defeat'' Ragar
8985169 Pop culture is not knowledge.
You're actually among the LEAST knowledgeable groups in history. You tend not to know the basic structure of government... or even basic arithmetic and grammar. And don't get me started on the absolute absence of scientific information.
You believe yourselves brilliant solely because you are outrageously ignorant of the plethora of topics you aren't even aware exist. Also, simply because you get a degree in liberal arts, you are not brilliant. Today's liberal arts degrees would be worth the equivalent of toilet paper a century ago.
Forget Camelot, for it seems Ragarland is truly “a silly place”!
I really do enjoy silly stories that are about just being fun for the heck of it. I shall be keeping an eye on this.
Though I suggest you get an editor/proofreader or two, for I have seen instances of missing words, wrong punctuation, and other grammatical errors here and there.
If you desire an editor, let me know. I’ve helped with a few stories—and still do—her on FiMfiction.
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Already got somebody on it. I'll edit it when I get home.
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Alrighty then. If you ever do want another editor, my offer stands.
Anyways, looking forward to future chapters!
This is like all those stories about how the villain is so all powerful he toys with heroes to entertain himself, except this time the "villain" is a total bro who wants to play what is basically a life size Dungeons and Dragons game where none of the PCs can die.
Somepony give that guard a promotion.
I never knew I needed this in my life but now that I have it I want more.
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This sounds like the necromancer I would be. :)
Jesus thismis genius
This story is pure gold. I'm loving every sentence of it, and I hope to read more from you.
Faved, trackin', and thumbed-up for its premise and execution.
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I'm working on the next chapter now. However, I give fair warning. Don't expect new characters to stay a long time. Most characters besides Celestia, Ragar, and a few characters that will show up later will be recurring for more than two or three chapters.
This is not the villain Evil needed, but what it deserved.
I for one, welcome our new necromancer overlord.
Noice
Centuries? Wouldn't it have to have been closer to millennia (or at least one) if he witnessed anything before Luna's banishment?
....thumbs up. You’ll be on the featured with this work alone.
I have a feeling Celestia and Ragar will become an unlikely acquaintance. And I suspect Pinkie and Rainbow will become his Park's regular visitors.
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The first chapter takes place 100 years after Luna's banishment.
This chapter takes place 30 years after the first chapter, so 130 years after Luna's banishment.
He has to be at least 150 then, but it's definitely possible for him to be close to a millennia old, since we don't really know the amount of time passed from Grogar up to Nightmare Moon.
Alicorn Princess Ragnar, anyone?
Ragar feels like what would happen if you fuse Papyrus and Dr. Eggman. And he is hilarious!