Twilight is now 200 years old. the other elements have been given immortality and they have been sent on a grand journey to see that Celestia's great visions for Equestria come true. Supervising the building of many new and amazing creations such as massive wind turbines reaching 300 feet into the air, Twilight struggles to deal with immortality as she and her friends attempt to bring their princess's dreams to life.
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Story production has been stopped. I didn't like the way I was taking it, don't think it will be coming back in one way or another like CE did. That being said CE has been on and off production for months now so. Never know.
I think I'll definitely be sticking around to read this. Besides the horrible, blaring, awful, disgusting grammar errors(I'm joking. They aren't that bad), the story is quite interesting! I've noticed that more often than not, what seems to separate a front-page story from one with fifty views is simply grammar. Many people/ponies are picky about that.
This is a great story :D I will definitely be reading the rest of this when it's released.
A story dealing with immortality... and this time, with all six. Quite interesting!
I'm actually not surprised at all that Fluttershy is among those who took it the best ; when you deal with animals for an extended amount of time, one of the first lessons you learn is that the vast majority of animals have lower lifespans than humans and I bet that in the setting, ponies likewise enjoy human-like lifespans.
In short, even as a mortal, Fluttershy was already prepared for the shock of outliving others. Of course, losing a fellow sapient hit a *lot* harder than losing an animal friend but fact is, Fluttershy is actually the one who was most prepared to tank the surge of sorrow and grief born of outliving somebody.
I'm likewise suspecting that Pinkie's illness is from her having the most difficulty dealing with the grief ; she become friends very easily but most probably was even less prepared for the shock of losing friends. It's likely that her tendency to get close to people meant she was exposed to massive amounts of grief much quicker than the others, probably enough to hinder her ability to cope.
As for Rarity, I picture she's still in the early stages of dealing with immortality but hold on better than Pinkie, hence why she became depressed but the spell held strong anyway.
Regarding Rainbow Dash and Twilight, mixed results ; Rainbow Dash got her loyalty to her immortal friends and Twilight has her relationship with Celestia & Luna to keep them grounded but they're probably not as prepared as Fliuttershy was for the grief (especially blatant with Rainbow Dash and Scootalo). However, their relationships allowed them to avoid the breakdown Rarity went through. They'll have to deal with their feelings eventually, though.
Oh and of course, I'm curious as to how Scootalo is holding up too (though she'll probably be a minor character). Varying on how old she was and what philosophy she took, the ranges of how she's taking it can vary greatly ; she could be taking it just as well as Fluttershy or she could be on the verge of breaking down. It all vary.
Ultimately, immortality is all about accepting grief and letting go of permanence being a factor to judge relationships. Grief is part of life ; even as a mortal, you face it too. Immortality just remove the "I won't outlive X person" rationalization but practically everyone go through grief at least once and one of the necessary steps to enjoy immortal life is to realize that it's a normal part of existence. Relationships are already finite when one is mortal and they're no less worth it. Why would they be less worth it when immortal?
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I like you, You're fun.
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I'm glad you think so! I hope you'll enjoy me commenting over future chapters ; I tend to go off theorizing and analyzing like that. Just think it's nice to share thoughts and ideas.
Sorry I know another update on this hasn't come out in a few days, things are busy over here.
I'm almost done the next chapter should only be a day or 2 if things go as planned.
Which they never do.
Excellent
New update coming tonight! (26/07/2014)
If my editor gets his
online that is.
Sorry for further chapter delays, things are hectic as they always are. I havn't even gotten around to finishing a request yet for a drawing and another chapter for something else.
Sorry everyone.
Why does this have 4 dislikes?!?!??
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I would like to know as well.
Unfortunately, no one who dislikes it has also commented on why. I would like them to, as it gives me an idea what pleases and displeases the general community here. But no one seems to want to voice their opinion. (At least when it's negative)
I would like to know, but they don't say anything about it.
I would like to clear this up ahead of time. This comment is taking place roughly 8-9 hours before the next update will be out. (Some time 2-5pm my time)
I have been doing a lot of time jumps in the last few posts. That will all stop once the factories come into play in the -next next- chapter. (Chapter 8 to clarify)
This current update for those confused. (Chapter 7 to be released in a few hours) comes out roughly a year after the last one where the group is now headed toward the great factories. Time jumps will no longer be a major factor when chapter 8 comes into play so don't worry I won't be skipping around like crazy.
I know it's been a whole 10+ days since I updated, and really I'm sorry for the wait.
But when I planned to write/update another chapter, I started having to deal with a lot of bullshit on this site. So until this is all resolved, I cannot promise a chapter any time soon.
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Next chapter done, it will be uploaded as soon as my editor gets on.
(Probably this weekend)