New Story Soon · 4:00am May 7th, 2016
Today, I finished writing a new story. Revision and formatting comes next, but it should be out in a few days.
Ever since writing A Glimmer of Hope, I have felt the need to explore Radiant Hope further. As one of the most fundamentally tragic characters this franchise has produced, Hope continues to fascinate me. Over the past few months, I have struggled with coming up with another story that allows for the same level of introspection. Now, I finally think I've come up with one.
Whereas A Glimmer of Hope focused on Hope's struggles to overcome the legacy of the events of Siege of the Crystal Empire., this new story will show Hope's transformation from the sweet, innocent pony of Fiendship is Magic #1into the pony that could orchestrate the terrible events of the Siege. It occurred to me that there was perhaps more room for exploration there beyond the comics' short explanation of "Radiant Hope found the umbrum and would do anything to help Sombra." So, I explored.
The story is not directly related to A Glimmer of Hope, so reading that is not necessary for reading this one. That being said, I do view the new story as something of a companion piece, so those who have read my previous story will recognize a number of parallels throughout.
In short, stay tuned. The Light of Despair releases soon.
