In Ponyville, Sunset Shimmer appeared in the library and glanced at the faces of the worried Princesses. She looked out the window and sighed, that human was indeed…different. Her eyes suddenly widened as a bright flash appeared in the town square, a large magical screen depicting Lillyhoof, the girls, and Jasper who merely smiled. All across Equestria, the same screens appeared in the capital cities as well as the surrounding villages. Big or small, everypony now had their eyes on the screens in both curiosity and slight fear.
Jasper cleared his throat, “Citizens of Equestria, heed my words. All that you are about to see is not false, fabricated, or an illusion. It is most real, now sit and enjoy the show.”
*
Jasper turned from the small hole levitating before him, acting as a projector and walked to the front of the mares. He gazed out across the expanse of water toward the Lillyhoof and nodded. His gaze still locked onto the distance.
“You know something, I’ve been thinking,” the mares looked at the human as he continued to speak in a distant voice, “Was all of this worth it? I mean, in some instances, I could have won the affections of my subjects with showmanship and gifts. But then I realized something.”
He looked over his shoulder at them with eyes shrouded in darkness, “Why should I? One doesn’t fully respect another out of kindness,” he glanced at his fist, “Only through fear and displays of power can one achieve supreme conquest, and it is this path that will deliver Equestria to me.”
“Supreme conquest,” Twilight spoke the words as if they were foreign, “Jasper, you have to see just by what is occurring now that what you have suggested isn’t enough. The species of Equestria only see you as a monster-“
Jasper rolled his neck, “Getting real tired of that word.”
Rainbow Dash snorted, “Well get used to it, because all of Equestria is saying it.”
Jasper rolled his eyes, “Oh. Is that all?”
Pinkie Pie shook her head, “Maybe if you weren’t so mean all the time ponies would stop.”
Jasper shook his head, “They’ll all be singing a different tune soon enough.”
Jasper gestured to the town, “Now as I said before, I am here today to give you the sadistic choice. Your lesson,” he started walking, “Lillyhoof, population, three-hundred ponies’ strong including tourists and visitors. This however is not the choice,” he gestured to town, “I have placed inferno runes at key vocal points around the town. Courtesy of my wife and her swarm who swung by the previous night. With a mere thought, I will level this entire town and all who reside within. They, unlike the rest of Equestria, cannot see or hear this broadcast.”
The mares all gasped in horror, “Now here’s the choice, either you give your lives in exchange for the lives of Lillyhoof. Or they are destroyed in a flash of fire, wood, and stone. But now here is your other option,” he smiled like a predator, “you take up arms, and kill me, here and now.”
*
Celestia shook her head, “No Twilight, don’t.”
“Why shouldn’t she,” Celestia glanced at an angered Sunset, “he’s an animal, he deserves nothing less.”
Luna stared at Sunset with an even look, “No, if she were to do that. True, Equestria would be saved,” Luna became steeled, “But would Twilight or Equestria for that matter ever look upon her as the same again?”
Celestia was filled with rising sorrow, “She would have stooped to Jasper’s level. In her eyes, she would be just as bad as he is.”
*
Twilight was in utter shock, “No…don’t do this.”
“I’m done playing,” Jasper glared at the mares, “the time for hesitation has past.”
Twilight fidgeted slightly, “There has to be another way,” she stared at Jasper in sadness, “Please.”
Jasper advanced on her, “This is the harsh reality Twilight, and sometimes there is no other way. It’s either black or white, there is no grey area.”
“There is always a grey area, there is always another way,” Twilight stepped forward, “the world isn’t as black and white as you think.”
Jasper laughed, “Tell me then, how is it you know this?”
Twilight flattened her ears, “It’s…”
Jasper got down to her level, “What? It’s always been like this? Well sorry to burst your bubble, but where I’m from, it’s never been as such. There are no happy endings. There is no peace, happiness, magic of friendship, there is nothing but the harsh life you’re born into and eventually leave.”
Twilight looked at Jasper with pity, “What happened to you? Why are you like this?”
Jasper snorted as he stood, “Why is none of your concern. The concern is that how long you intend to stall. The Princesses won’t come here, they to now fear me. What will it be?”
Twilight glanced at the hole that was projecting themselves and everything around them. She then glanced to her friends who all wore sad smiles, they all nodded in unison. Twilight lowered her head.
“Alright.”
Jasper raised an eyebrow, “Hm?”
Twilight glared defiantly at Jasper, “We willingly give ourselves to you as sacrifices for the ponies of Lillyhoof. But know this Jasper, even though we will die here on this day, six more ponies will be chosen by the elements. Your dynasty, even your descendants, will eventually know defeat. For as long as the ponies of Equestria live and breathe, there will be hope. We ponies are strong, dedicated, and will not be pushed over so easily!”
All over Equestria, ponies felt a swell of pride toward the princess. Applause erupted across the land as Jasper slowly nodded.
“Celestia chose a worthy student,” he then looked at the town, “unfortunately your choice, though honorable and of a light heart, was the wrong move.”
He raised his hand as the gem blazed bright like an inferno, Lillyhoof trembled for a moment. Then the entire town went up in a mass of flames and smoke. No screams were heard, but Twilight and her friends stared on in complete horror and despair. Tears flowed freely from their eyes as Jasper stared on in indifference. He then turned to the projector.
“Remember this day well ponies. If ANY ever dare to cross me again, you shall receive no mercy from me. So be compliant, content, and GRATEFUL that I still allow you to live and breathe.”
Twilight gazed up at Jasper he stared into her tear filled eyes, no pony or human spoke a word. He walked past them, intent on returning to Canterlot.
He paused for a brief second, “Two days,” he glanced over his shoulder, “in two days’ time, you will report for an audience at the castle.”
He vanished in a flash.
Applejack looked to Twilight, “Twilight?”
The alicorn didn’t respond, her spirit, having finally been broken.
yes, ultimatums for the win! finally, a little horror in the pony world. consequences have finally arrived.
Pretty good.
THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME HOLY SHIT I HAVE THE BIGGEST FUCKING SMILE ON MY FACE RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY!!
Oh my GOD THIS GUY IS BRUTAL!!
Love the chapter xD
dem evil feels
Once he has crushed the souls of the equestrians, then.... Then
They will have his permission to die..
MWAHAHAHAHAHA
Hmn...that's an interesting turn of events, though I can't say it was unexpected. I wonder how he'll deal with the potential backlash of the rest of his subjects.
Reznov: He must be killed! You must do it!
Jasper... Ignatious... Chrysalis... They all have to die...
Reznov: Good... Good! Go now, my friend. Go and kill them all!
~~~~~~
Seriously though, I did not see that coming. Jasper is starting to turn into a mixture of Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedung and Micheal Corleone. Not entirely sure I'm for that, but whatever. I await the next chapter expectantly.
NUKE THE ASSHOLE AND BURNN HIMM
FOR FUCK SAKE JUST KILL HIM AND MAKE EVERYTHING OKAY
I had a hunch he was building up to something like that. It's a 'Welcome to the real world' kind of sentiment.
Let's not kill rebels, just threaten them and look incompetent doing it, then leave them alive to plot tings
3664655 That and Shao Khan......I mean really,He won his kingdom through a fight,and also has magic.....probably could add more things to tie this,but yeah.........also catch *Tosses Galil*.....just,bring chrysalis to me,alive.....i have plans for her
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No Promises.
3664733 You cant kill her,She'd just come back via another changeling......But there are worse fates than death
And the twist, the town was empty at the time or the destruction was a pocket illusion!
Hmm, I wonder if Jasper just demonstrated the Futility of Existence to the ponies.
Forget Cao Cao! He's like Nobunaga Oda!
A villain winning in an MLP fic? I love you.
You know, i'm still rooting for Jasper. Don't know why but I like him.
3664646 No Bane, not only then. Once he has crushed the souls of Equestrians and all known life on Equis (assuming that's the name of the planet). THEN they will have his permission to die.
mmmm Oh! Sweet sustenance! So tasty!
Uhh
oh don't be surprised, you know who I am.
My sadistic side?
yes.
Well I'm glad your now fed.
it took you long enough.
Oh I'm sorry that I could not find anything In some time!
sure, anyway, just give your opinion and move on.
Okay. Umm...
I needed this. Thank you.especially form me!
I agree with Jasper, Twilight made the wrong move.
ALWAYS take out the enemy if you have an opportunity. Saying that killing your enemy "isn't the right way" or to spare yourself shame and pain is purely selfish. You're essentially saying that your beliefs are worth more than the lives of all future victims of your enemy.
You can die for your beliefs, if you so choose, but your beliefs are not worth more than other people's lives.
There is no such thing as right or wrong. "Morality is an illusion created by the weak to keep the superior people in line."-Friedrich Nietzsche
3664804 nah, he'd break them all, give them hope and send them crashing back down.
Over
And
Over
Like in the last chapter of Pony POV series season ZERO (except that scenario only applies to Twilight)
I want Jasper to win.
I can't stop laughing over how badass that was. The right decision morally was the wrong one overall. Were all those lives Twilight let die worth it for letting Jasper live? He gave them the chance to kill him and end it right there, but Twilight lacked the conviction to do so.
Twilight failed to learn a very important lesson: Sometimes violence is the only answer.
3664826 That's debatable. By that system of thought, nothing is wrong with genocide; its just a superior group of people subjugating weaker group of people.
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It depends on the situation as a whole, and it's affect on the rest of the world.
I believe that any act is justified as long as the benefits outweigh the costs. If someone told me that there was a button that, if pressed, will bring about an everlasting peace and progress to humanity with the cost of killing 1 million people I would press the button.
People have this self delusion that we actually matter. We don't. Nothing we do will ever have any lasting effect. If I killed myself right now, no one will no my name 100 years from now. My life is meaningless. So is everyone else's.
If a comet hit earth tomorrow and obliterated the planet, the universe would go on like nothing happened. Because nothing did happen. That's how insignificant we are.
I was grinning like a fucking loon when i read this chapter, I absolutely love Jasper (No homo)! If anything, I would join him in the fray that's how much I root for him
I can't explain how GOOD~ it feels to read this. It's like I'm reading drugs! Please man you gotta do moar! I NEED MY FIX!!!
Where's the fun in killing them, when you can break them?
3665000 I agree with you completely and I'm glad to finally see someone who thinks about our race the same way I do.
They should have killed Jasper there and that would have been the right choice, because even if they died and the new elements of harmony would defeat him or his descendants. Equestria would have to endure his tyranny anyway and there could have been 10 times more casualties than just this small town.
Fuck Jasper. Fuck him with a rusty, blazing lightpole right through his urethra. God I want to kill that fucking bastard so hard!
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I think he already has.
3665144 Actually he lost, in the beginning this was to teach a lesson, as stated by jasper himself to himself, but the power of the amulet has finally gotten to him and before he could complete the lesson.
You my sir, has given me hope in villians. My soul is now yours to keep.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
Pray to Jasper my soul to keep,
If I die before I wake,
Pray to Jasper my soul to take.
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I think the lesson is how to deal with a villain that will actually stop at nothing. That has been somewhat taught and the lesson can still be finished.
3665216 He used a false sadistic chioice, that was a mortons fork, no matter the choice the town is blown up.
3665119 Right, killing him there and then would have been morally justified in my eyes.
You know what this needs? A Lillyhoof P.O.V. chapter of their final minutes to flesh out the tragedy.
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Hmm. True.
The lesson can still be taught, however. The lesson is all that drives Jasper, and he isn't going to stop until someone is deceased, even if it's him.
No words can describe how good it feels to read this...
I know some people say Jasper should die, but I feel that this story in itself is a lesson. One that Twilight failed to learn. Abandon your old ideologies and adapt when faced by a foe that has an entirely different perspective or be crushed under their boot. Humans are where we are today because when we were put into a position that warranted action that went against are beliefs. We still followed are instincts to live and broke what we once followed. Eventually Equestria and the Main Six will enact the very same tactics as Jasper, and defeat him. However, the entirety of the world will have changed by then, and if that is Jasper's final motive then he will have succeeded. There is no such thing has good or evil but only perspective.
Please continue.
3665000
Wait a second! Humanity as a whole can change the universe a lot in my eyes. Sure most of us won't matter much in it, but I believe that the greatest thing in the universe isn't the stars or beauty of space, I think it's life. And there are plenty of people who have been immortalized to the rest of us. The guy who invented fire will be a guy we will never know the name of but our lives are still change because of his existence. From your perspective if we all died right now for whatever reason, the universe wouldn't change much. I can see that. But what would happen if humanity didn't die out? We'd continue to grow. We would go out into the stars eventually bad maybe humans would live at every corner of the universe, if that theroy about it always expanding is wrong, but you get my point!
Oh and great chapter by the way, I just don't understand what lesson Twilight learned yet. I see what she could have learned but not what she actually did in all that.
-Clay the Draconequus
Honestly, I didn't really expect Jasper to go with what Twilight said anyway. I like this guy
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That's where you're wrong my friend, change is change regardless of the nature and/or consequences, true if all of humanity died all of a sudden the universe wouldn't change much.
But this planet will be completely different now, with no humans on the planet all of nature will run wild, doing whatever it pleases when, how and to who it pleases.
But according to nature, evolution and many other things there will be a new race of "superior" beings that will take our place as the "superior" beings that have no natural predator in this planet.
After all why should a beach care for a grain of sand?
welp, that was unexpected.
It finally happened. Jasper broke Twilight.
Like a Kit-Kat bar.
3665000
That stance in morality would eventually create a dystopic society if people that believe that are in charge because by that logic if you are presented enough choices where a small group of people suffer in exchange,for an example,infinite tomatoes,you create an oppressed minority and those choices would pile up until you have so many oppressed minorities that it would turn into a dystopia.So I would say that that morality is a bad idea for the world and would over time only benefit a small community of people.
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but on the part where we ultimately don't matter,I agree.
3665000 While it's true that our actions ultimately have no effect on the universe as a whole, we still affect the present. And just because you brought about everlasting peace, that doesn't change that fact that killing a million people is wrong.