This story is a sequel to Dusk Shine's Saga
It is the height of summer, with the last days before the harvest season dawning. And a duty Big Mac dreads has come upon him. Today is the day he must walk the Orchard alone, and bring death to the old, the weak and the sick.
Credit to Ric-M on DA for permission to use the cover art!
This is a oneshot spinoff of Dusk Shine's Saga. No knowledge of the main series is required.
It's surprisingly emotional and one of the few spin-off fics on this site that don't actually require knowledge of its main series.
I really like this one.
Keep up the good work.
5144371 Thank you very much! This was the opening of my next chapter but as I went on I realized that it really could stand on it's own. And Mac needs the love.
5144378 He really does.
*peers into chasm* ...man that's deep!
only issue i spotted was this tiny hiccup
Should be utmost.
5144399 thanks! And thanks! Haha.
I didn't feel a thing, it's a tree
5144554 it's all good! Thanks for reading it!
What the... How was that related?
5145006 How was what related?
5145577 How was that murder?
5145869 I would like to defend it as Mac feels like it's murder but clearly from some conversations I've had with others I didn't fully and properly characterize the issues at hand. Maybe after another rewrite in the morning after work I will be able to say I've better stated the tale.
5145869 To the Apples all their trees are as part of the family. They care for the trees and when one is dying, I guess it must be removed so it doesn't hurt the other trees around it. It's almost like killing a family member. At least, that's how I see it.
5146087 Also. A good story. Well writ.
5148154 well thank you Blaz that was definitely the goal of my story and my intention. Hopefully after i get so.e more feedback from editors i will be able to improve it and make that more obvious.
5148154 Ohhh.
Thank you, kind sir or madam, for your wondrous reply to my statements and inquiries.
maybee next tiem, u kan maek me look smartir then u?
5148759 Man, could you please just let it go.
5150120 Let what go?
Forgive me, but...I don't quite understand exactly what's happening here.
5293701 Big mac is doing his annual duty, removing the dead or dieing trees. But he is feeling a lot of guilt since the trees are the Apple's legacy so to speak. So he is feeling remorse and guilt for the 'act' of murder.
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Yeah...next time get a bit more original with the title...
5588597 Huh. Guess that's what I get for not reading comic books. I knew about Jason Todds death, but I'd never read batman. Meh. Oh well, thanks for stopping by and looking in!