A human is dying. His mind grasps for a realm to survive in and finds help from the pony Roseluck. Together, they must find a way to the House of Dust where the keepers of the dead roam amongst the fallen. He must plead his case in hopes of regaining life in the face of those who only see death.
The writing style and themes of this story were inspired by The Epic of Gilgamesh, but with a modern twist.
Other pony characters will be introduced later in the story and I will add their tags as they appear in later chapters. The cover art for this already hints at one of them...
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You might like this story if you also like:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Classic Literature
Humans and Ponies traveling together on a quest
Stories about Death
Dramatic Character Entrances
Roseluck having a major part in a story
What's with the paragraph counters?
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It's a style of organization that I've picked up from older styles of writing. I wanted to try it out and see how it affected the story. If it doesn't seem to add anything or add in the organization of the style over the long term, then I'll remove them in future chapters of this story. But it is also psychologically like a road marker, telling you how far you've gone into the story (and how much I've written when in the process of creating it).
In all, it's just a style choice.