Halfling Update · 7:22pm Aug 30th, 2017
I've got a snippet for you guys. I apologize it's taken so long and I imagine I've lost a lot of readers due to my long break. Still, life happens and we move on. As it moves, I give you this:
As it was night, the outline of the Windigo was shrouded in darkness. Scattered clouds concealed its form. Moonlight bathed it as breaks in the clouds passed over. Arcs of magic soaring through the air, striking dotted impacts along the beast’s glacial hide. Seconds passed before the dull sounds of impact reached their ears. About it raged a storm of cold air, created by the mere presence of the Windigo. What light there was rippled over the monster and Luna’s moon gave everything a silvery sheen. Already several city blocks were in ruins. Fires had started and the streets were filled with panicked ponies.
They had landed just outside the temple grounds where an impromptu command center had been established. A shattered crescent moon lay behind it as the spire of the Temple of the Moon had been toppled by the rampaging Windigo. Father Sun Cloud and Perceptor Starcaller had joined them on the ground. The militant pegasus wore a grave expression hiding the glee she felt at the prospect of fighting the Windigo. The unicorn priest was aghast at the sight of the thing. Runners came in and out of the command center and orders were being shouted down the ranks. Part of the din was the sound of the aforementioned fleeing civilians being escorted from the Windigo.
Cadence was wondering how long that…thing had been in her son. How was Zeala able to do such a horrible monster? Was it a newborn Windigo? The princess found she was grateful to the queen for saving her—their—son. A moment longer, had Chrysanthemum been a few seconds longer, or had hesitated in any way, Reign Cloud would have been…
Mi Amore Cadenza was grateful, and far more so than she would like to admit.
How had she known? Was she still connected to Reign Cloud? Had she reconnected when she had touched him just a few hours before?
She was distracted and this was not a good time to lose focus on the danger. The Crystal Empire was under attack. The Windigo was tearing her city apart.
It's unedited and unfinished (of course), but I wanted to let you all know work has been progressing.
Thanks for this, you won't lose me. Unfortunately you're stuck with me.
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I'm scared!
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Good, I'm scared too.
You won't lose me either! I know how it can sometimes be hard to continue a story. But your Halfling story is awesome enough that even if you took a year to write the next chapter (please don't!
) I would still be around to read it. Excited to see how this little snippit goes with the whole chapter!
we will stand with like the Spartans at Thermopylae!
What? they lost ? no survivors. mmmh let me find a more appropriate phrasing
The Alamo! no
The 7th cav at little big horn nope
let me get back with you.