"It's getting late, my love. I hope you enjoyed your dinner. I knew that you'd appreciate a quiet evening at home after such a long, hard day at work. Now that the dishes are washed and the little ones are asleep, let's enjoy a little alone time before bed. What's that? Of course they're asleep already; they went down like a dream. I just told them a story and off they went.
What story? Oh, just an old folktale my mother told me. A little story about love and loss, about a beautiful lady, a passionate love... and a broken heart.
You'd like to hear it? Well... if you insist.
Once upon a time..."
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Day 3 of the Seventh Anniversary Story Bomb.
Chapters (1)
I liked this. It was interesting.
*internal horrified screaming intensifies*
Creepy. But the good kind. I liked it.
When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be a weird ship between Chrysalis and Sweetie Belle, but this is much better. At first it reminded me of that Vocaloid song, "Daughter of Evil," but then it went a different direction.
And dannng man. That ending.
5/5.
Ah, that creeping feeling of "this is going to end badly...."
I've seen a few semi-tragic origin stories for Chryssy, so it's interesting to have this one be inspired by her instead. Heck of a soundtrack, too.
The story that ended... in a life of hell.
Was the poor pony who's named Chrystabelle