Hello, everyone! (Or should I say "everypony"? ahh well, doesn't matter) First and foremost, I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to you for reading my story! I really appreciate just the simple act of reading it, since I put a fair amount of effort into it and, y'know, everybody likes to feel appreciated every now and then, as if their work meant something. If my work supplied you with at least some entertainment and/or thought, then I guess it's done part of its job, now hasn't it?
I say "part" because this was meant as an experiment. A "test run", so to speak, to see if I "still got it" as a writer (Not that I ever had it to begin with, I was a god-awful terrible writer at first, and I still may be, for all I know.) I apologize if some of the sad/heartwarming scenes felt forced, because they kind of were. I'm used to writing dark and violent stories with relatively little focus on the drama aspects of it, which is why I was more comfortable in writing the last chapter of this story.
Now, you may have been surprised when you found that Eternal Sleep wasn't portrayed as an evil character, and here's my reason: I thought it would have been cliche to portray death itself as evil, because you always see that. I wanted her to seem more like an innocent child who was being forced into something she did not want to do. Did I get that across well enough?
Please supply me in the comments your feedback. I would very much like to hear what I did right, what I did wrong, where I need improvement, etc. etc. so please, comment away!
Now, I think, for my next story, I'll write something I'm more comfortable with: something dark and/or violent, possibly with a lot of action scenes. How's that sound? If it strikes your fancy, then please stay tuned :D
Special thanks go to xRezurrected, aka George Schupp, who helped me get settled into this fine site, and got me my story picture in place. He also took the time to exchange ideas with me in regards to storytelling, which I definitely enjoy doing. Thanks, George! :D
Anyway, enough of my rambling. Goodbye for now ^_^
-Nicholas