This is getting gooood.

For some reason this chapter made me think of the phrase, "I'M JAVERT!"

No but seriously, is it a well known prophecy or something about Luna's return? Well I say Luna, but she's really an entirely different pony isn't she? Otherwise, did they just figure Celestia might be interested in such a unique foal?

the archduke is a dick

Max, what is your fetish with giving me characters I love to hate? Golden Ingot, Darkflare, Archduke Asshole XXVII...

Can't I be unconditionally happy for once? Can't I have a sweet, heartwarming story about (reincarnated) Luna growing up blind without juggling my wrath borne of politicians? Do you enjoy making people suffer, you sick, magnificent bastard?

If you weren't such a damn good writer I would hate you. But it's precisely because I hate you that I love you.

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*Sigh*. It's that reason precisely that makes you a good writer. You play with me emotionally. You break down my jaded walls and play me like a harp. Good works make me feel something.

And everything you write is good.

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Also, update the completion percentages on your user page, Dickhole.

I'm going to read this later, but not without saying one thing...

Why aren't you updating YHaY faster?!

4115772 I update them when I feel like it...

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Oh, as part of your audience, it's abundantly clear to me that you do whatever the fuck you want whenever you feel like it.

4115784 M-hmm... Damn right I do! In fact, I think I'll take a 2 month break from YHaY, just cause...

I sincerely hate this antagonist. In fact, I think death is too good a punishment for him. Thus...

Mass Break!

... I'll display him and his lackeys in my statue garden!

Well, you horrible, feel-inducing author, what is up with Celestia, is she just ignoring the world of late?

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If it wasn't for that Trollestia tag, I'd start looking up your IP address.

Especially after the hell you raised with last chapter's ending.

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There is one problem, blind people don't blink.

4115945 ...shoot. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll go fix it later...

Edit: actually no. Now that I think about it, I won't. Blind people do blink, because their eyes, though useless, still need to be moisturized.

Nurse Blue Cross

Holy shit, that is one original name.

4115988 Not sure if sarcastic or not, but don't really care either way...

4116009 I forgot sarcasm doesn't work on the internet. Anyway, Selena is adorable. I'm guessing she looks like any other foal, but with pale eyes?

4116134 Yeah. I can see if I can whip up a picture of her...

Hmm, that asshole makes me look like an angel...
Theia, imprisoned? Selena, lost? Me likes premise!
... And I thought the general wrote harsh stories... This is... heart-wrenching...
Hmm, time for an analysis...

Even though the archduke been made out as an obvious antagonist, I would rather like to really see his motives. Age-old beliefs of black magic and improbable deals with an imprisoned demi-god do not constitute as a proper justification of evil. You would think after over one-thousand years that these would fall out after being disproven time and time again, but apparently Celestia isn't smart enough to think of instituting advanced educational systems to keep situatuions like this from even happening. Also, seems to be a bad idea to let the mail flow through the nobels who are not only corrupt, but would be glad to keep their wealth covered for themselves... So far... I can see all of this to be properly blamed upon a certain princess... but the archduke should be smarter than this. You would think the nobels would only use this belief to keep themselves at the top of the wealth ladder, but it seems that he had... nobel intentions... I guess... Though there is this, he doesn't need to imprison them, rather it might be better for the princess to see if it is true dark magic and possibly expel it as a form of rehabilitation... Also to disprove the borderline full-out analogy to a deal with the devil. It seems the archduke isn't truly using any rationale in these decisions, rather he is relying on a practical religion in order to pull out an insignificant task of imprisoning two "gypsys" He better have a truly good reason for going through this process of stealing royal mail (capital offence, mind you) imprisoning the innocent, and some pretty shitty living conditions that violate basic pony/human rights.

Fuck, I said that and I try to justify evil...

The real question is... WHAT IS CELESTIA EVEN DOING?! An archduke is literally the heirarchical position below KING. I'm going to type that out again to reinforce that statement. An archduke is literally the heirarchical position below KING. By his title... he's MORE poweful than a princess...

Just sayin' it's shown here...

Either that or its not based upon the Europeon system and I just wasted my time...

It's only the second chapter and he's already going nuts with an analysis... For fuck's sake...
When the general is on a role he's like a wind up toy! You wind him up on one subject and he just goes on forever! So FUN!
...We can't just feel, can we?
Nope, we just read to find good shit on this site that isn't one of the hundreds of thousands of clopfics, right?
...Right, I think we should end this, since we're clogging up the entire comment section at this rate...

I liking this so far... Though, I would like to have that archduke ideal adressed.

4116196 ...I like you. Keep commenting.

And don't worry; the Archduke's motives will be properly addressed when the time comes. I'm not just making him evil because, and it has nothing to do with religion... I think.

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Don't worry, when I find a story with best pony, written amazingly, fresh idea, AND its not clop, I fucking rejoice and do a dance...

I do this dance everytime I find a fic that fits this formula...

4116256 Ooooh.... I was right: I am going to enjoy your comments...

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Fuck yeah you are, now go and write the next chapter before I find you and force you to.

There's your inspiration, now get to work.

I would seriously like to know why Celestia tolerates someone like Black Spark within Equestria....

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I was about to comment on that myself. Do we get a freaky gypsy song and dance routine?

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its called the mask of politics. he never shows the face of the bastard that he is around celestia.

Did you base this archduke on Judge Frollo?

4120034 Yes and No.

4115851 Sorry for randomly starting to talk to you but can we just say WILD FANG?! *highfives because RWBY is awesome*

"Ship: Recall. Target: Archduke Black Spark. Purpose: Exterminatus. Proceed..."

References so far:
Hunchback of Norte Dame
The Moon Rises
Lullaby for a Princess

“I am the law.”

I now voice the archduke with that voice.

Even then, there is usually an underlying reason, like a detached retina or moon blindness, and even the later is pushing it.

latter

5154137 Thank you.

Blue Cross said, running a hoof through her blue mare.

her blue mane, no?

4769679 I certainly saw heavy Hunchback influence in the story. Didn't see much from The Moon Rises, did see a bit in the first chapter that pulled from Lullaby for a Princess: Luna's Reply. Almost has me wondering if Selena won't end up living in a bell-tower and told by the Archduke to stay there with her calling him father.

1,111st view!

I'll keep on reading now.

THOSE EYES! THEY STARE INTO YOUR SOUL AND SEE ONLY THE DARKNESS WITHIN US ALL! SHE IS HOLLOWED! UNDEAD! RUN!

Too much Dark Souls 2 in one day.

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Too much Dark Souls 2 in one day.

That is not possible...
One can never over-praise the sun!

That douchbag better get killed y'here? He better or else!

*reaches through monitor and strangles the Archduke*
Oh, your death is going to be so cathartic~

God damn it, now it' 4 stories with characters i want to watch die in horrible ways. I can only hope his death is gory and painful.

Tears flow...

I now really want to banish that darn duke to the moon!

I wish to punish the Archduke like Zeus punished the Titan Prometheus. The titan was strapped to a large rock and a vulture ate his liver. Prometheus being immortal, the pain and suffering was never ending.

5904450 Death is too good for him. We need to make him suffer.

The Archduke's behavior made me think of this song, but this just is my opinion.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ZdrbEwqkk