Nightmare Night Progress Report · 4:24pm Feb 7th, 2020
As of this morning, I've written another 17k words of NN content, 11k of which are contained in two completed chapters. They have already been received very well by my first prereader, though admittedly I wrote what he liked the most as a bit of a gift and thank-you to him. Which is not to say I didn't enjoy it myself!
I expect to have three completed chapters or more by the end of this weekend, still pending some prereads, and I wish to have at least four ready to go before I release them at the rate of one per day. As promised, and as a reward to readers (and prereaders!), they are heavy clop, with each individual chapter focusing on a different character and theme, generally consisting of a single non-clop prelude section (like a check-in with Sunset and Sci-Twi) followed by 2-3 light to intense adult sections, one of a main scene and one of a side scene that usually sets the stage for things to come.
There should be something for everyone, and the challenge for me writing all this is keeping everything fresh and not repetitive, both in terms of plot and prose--which is not always easy in erotic writing; Cyber Belle's thesaurus app often gets a heavy workout with regards to the latter in these! But I'm happy to report I believe I've succeeded thus far. And as often seems to be the case in my writing, an entirely unexpected sequence and character has appeared out of what was originally intended to be a single piece of throwaway description, and it's been turning out great if I do say so myself.
The new chapters have been very enjoyable to write so far, which is definitely a good sign for both me and the readers. The story is finally at the point where I can really cut loose in it, and believe me, I am!
Since you folks have been so patient and indulged me to this point, I'll grant you a teaser of at least one scene I already said was coming:
Alone in his opulent bedroom, curled up in a fetal position on his bed, Prince Blueblood was beside himself.
Every sense and every urge he now had was geared not towards sleep, or to thoughts of revenge for the treatment visited on him. Not even to curing the corruptive curse which continued to torment him, but to completing it. And worse, bringing himself to orgasm only made things worse, not better, as it quickly became clear the curse required that somepony else bring him to climax in order to trigger its transformation…
In order to spread itself further.
He gave a choked sob at what his fevered thoughts and half-altered body was increasingly demanding he do; Rarity’s final mocking words about how long he would last before offering his princely plot to a passing Guardspony out of desperation still echoing enticingly in his mind.
NO! he shouted at himself, the idea increasingly irresistible despite his best efforts, not at all helped by the memory of Nightmarity's abuse of him, who took particular and rather malicious delight in seeing him enjoy it. She had addicted him to her, leaving him dependent on pleasuring her altered body for a fix. And worse, she had left him fully aware of it as punishment for how he had once treated her host, taking away both his voice and the ability to transform in the process.
It’s all HER fault! he wanted to scream as he was deprived of her presence, wanting to blame Rarity, Discord, or anypony but himself for what was happening to him.
His alcohol stash ruined, he tried everything he could think of to not give in to the urges that were consuming him, from cold showers to sleep potions. When all else failed, he prayed to the Sun and Moon goddesses themselves--deities he didn’t even believe in--for relief. But nothing worked, and he found himself wishing he could just find some exotic magic that would rewind time and redo the entire wretched day as many times as possible to avoid everything that had happened to him…
To avoid everything that he sensed was still going to happen to him.
He stifled another sob as the urges got more and more powerful, heedless of his own wants or desires. This is the worst… night… EVER! was all he could think of as the memories all that had happened to him replayed endlessly in his mind, arousing him even further. His body had been defiled, even the sanctity of his mind invaded by the Nightmare-possessed Rarity, who’d been scarcely less cruel or evil even after she’d expelled the demon, sending him away from her while leaving his addiction to her intact. He loved and hated her for it, and wished desperately for her presence again even as he loathed the thought of her.
Despite that, how he vowed anew to not give in, if only to spite her and The Nightmare that preceded her. I’ll stay right here in this room! I won’t leave! I’ll magically seal the doors and have food brought to me! I’ll have to sleep eventually and maybe if the curse is not completed in a certain amount of time, it will fade and then--
Abruptly, there was a knock at the door. “My Prince?” A thestral stallion’s voice called from outside--it was the Night Guard thestrals on duty at that hour, and the thought of being mounted and mated by one of them only redoubled his excitement again.
His heart froze in his chest. “Wh-What is it?”
“My apologies for waking you, my lord, but an urgent message has come in from Lady Requiem and Princess Luna. Your presence is required at Canterlot Castle at once.” A second thestral stallion called out from the other side of the still-shut entrance.
TWO thestrals…? At that moment, Blueblood became certain the Sun and Moon Goddesses were both real and mocking him. “B-but why?” he managed weakly.
There was a pause before the voice spoke again, leaving Blueblood the distinct impression that its owner was exchanging a confused glance with his partner. “There is a magical emergency in Ponyville, My Prince--some kind of corruptive curse, and the Lunar Princess orders you through Lady Requiem to take command and lock down Canterlot against it. To that end, our orders are to attend you and escort you to the castle command room.”
Blueblood’s mouth became very dry and he could all but smell a fresh wave of magical pheromones radiating off his curse-infected body, already wafting across the room and reaching for his thestral stallion sentries. “I-I s-see…” he barely croaked out. He fought one final, desperate battle within himself, but in the end, even he knew the outcome was preordained.
“Th-then by all means, attend me…” he invited with a gulp and spasmodic lick of his muzzle, overcoming the final vestiges of his own fading resistance to reach out with his aura and unlock the entrance. “Enter at once!” he ordered them.
“Yes, My Prince.” They chorused in a tone of resignation as the door opened to admit the pair of armored thestral stallions, who barely made it inside the room before the same aura slammed the door shut and locked it behind them.
That's actually an abbreviated version of the section, with several large paragraphs and pieces of description removed due to adult content or juiciness. Needless to say, in many ways, The Nightmare was only the beginning, and not the end, of Bluebloods encounter with the curse. I've tried to make what happens next fitting for the Prince, including the terms of his eventual transformation, which I admit I struggled with a bit before finally settling on what form it would take.
At least one more update will follow before the chapters begin to release, hopefully within a week. Once they do, you'll get them at the rate of one per day until they're exhausted. Be looking for them and enjoy!
I am certainly looking forward to the coming chapters and I am wondering what the throwaway description that resulted in more is. I guess it will be reavealed when the chapters get published.
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Thanks! It might not be obvious, so I'll explain in the author's notes what it was when the time comes.
I was that prereader and goddamn was it amazing. I'm stunned by the effort that went into it and the places it ended up going. I'm surprised the Winged Hussars didn't arrive by the end!
I'll say this: Yeah, the third section was kinda angled towards me but that first section was pretty amazing too.
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I'm glad you liked it!
I'm pretty sure there'll be a few more sections angled towards you before all is said and done.