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Jed R


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Converted: one of over three billion still alive. . .

She would serve her penance through sweat and toil, and fix the Converted if she spent the rest of her life doing it.

I hope she somehow gets help for this or I don't think she'll make a significant dent in that number before their deaths, let alone Sparkle's.

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She'll teach the spell to others in due course. The point is that it's the impossible penance: no less than she thinks she deserves.

Talk about Bittersweet...kinda dark. I Love it:pinkiecrazy:

Now the real fun begins: hunting down those still loyal to Solamina.

Hmm. I can see that the Dazzlings are still a headache......

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Not yet. They will be...

I really liked this short. Very emotional yet powerful judgment.

I've a question regarding the setting, what happened to the lands that were under the barrier? Do the landmasses still exist unaltered, just removed of any formerly human constructions? Have any of them been terraformed by the ponies (as in, deserts revived, wild forests tamed, etc)? Do they all constitute 'Equestria' now, or provinces of 'Equestria' in the same way the Roman Empire had provinces like the Crystal Empire? And where is the original 'Equestria' landmass, in the pacific?

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Landmasses exist, most human stuff is gone with some exceptions (to be explored). The Barrier is gone, leaving them open to human recolonisation, but Converted and Native Equestrians were in the process of colonising the land during the war. Ramifications of land ownership to be explored. Equestria landmass is technically on the other side of a portal, but "Portal Island" was generated and still exists in the Pacific.

I bet I know who one of the leading voices of the Neo-Solaminan forces is: Sweetie Belle....because she is STOOpid and STOOpid and do not forget she is STOOpid.

The idea of Cheerilee as one of three rulers of the free world is amazing.

I was wondering about what would happen to the Dead Men now that the war was over and they had nothing to throw themselves at.

Interesting that there is no mention of Twilight Sparkle in regards to the converts. Is the knowledge that she can 'repair' the converts not well known?

5638480 she's a little... hermit-y

...Oh, alright. So they've decided to do exactly the same fucking thing he did.

That's fucking stupid.

I eagerly await the next update!

We hear so much about how there are steadfast, ignorant rebels fighting even though Solamina is dead and gone, but we've never actually seen them. It's just a bunch of people in stuffy offices talking about how the peasants are revolting, you never actually SEE anyone doing anything. We just have to take their word for it. :V

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Well yeah. It's a chapter called "politics". It's basically all about the stuffy folks talking stuff through. We get to actually see the ignorant peasants later :-p

Oh, my. I hope we don't live to regret someone's sacrifice being accepted.....

I wonder if Twilight has that conversation with herself every single day, only for the Avatar's final words to reinforce her duty.

Krabar's section moved me the most I think. Being who he is and remaining the odd one out or changing to a pony to join his family. What can he do?

5965253 Unspecified. Decided it wouldn't really be necessary.

That IS some sweet closure. :)

I like it but I'm also worried that we just gave ourselves another series to do.

Oh, shit. This very much not good is.

5976436 Between the war, Scootaloo's issues and the ending reveal... well, I dare say "not good" is an understatement. :-)

Let's hope that the solution isn't "Tell everypony about a crazy alternate universe where atrocities were a daily occurrence."

5703776 Talk about poetic justice rather than outright dismissing the whole thing. He asked for no mercy and i doubt they have the death penalty so they do something else that fits.

Drinking scene without Hell Blazer....I have mixed feelings

Something tells me they won't be able to keep themselves away from checking in on the world of Albion from time to time. It'll eat at them, otherwise.

Shit. The dog is dead but the tail still wags..........

5995399 unfortunately, the tail does more than wag...

Is there any treatment for people with 'ravaged souls' from the potion, besides Twilight Sparkle's spell that she is keeping to herself?

Darn, insurgencies are the worst kinda of warfare to fight against.

That being said. I'm quite surprised that while some converted still follow Solamina's doctrine because it's all they know what to do anymore, some of the freed converted still present in Equestria haven't taken to commit lynches against the native ponies for what happened. Unless that happens to be what will be covered in a future chapter.

5997809 There's so much that could be happening in this postwar period that honestly, I could spend a hundred of these shorter vignettes exploring it and still not quite cover everything. Having said that - lynch mobs will definitely be covered at some point.

Ah. A weapon....but in whose hand?

Damn, Jed. You work _fast_

6004547 This is slow for me. You should look at how fast AOA updated.

I am really enjoying this sequel! Just a question though what happened to the other species in this equestria? Did solemina (I think I spelled that right) kill them all or are they just banished?

6187793 The other races of Equus are denied access by the Iron Wall, which surrounds Equestria. Individual members/groups of non-ponies in Equestria are probably allowed to live under much the same conditions as the ponies themselves.

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REST IN PINAPPLES

Shit. It's back with a vengeance.

Well it looks like commander sparkles woes are far from over. By the way could a false alicorn be turned like the converted? Or are they just gone mindlessly serving what's left of the solminia empire?

6676425 They're sort of programmed with ideals, but it's all dependant on the individual. That'll be explored in later chapters.

IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Missing a word at the end there

Are we are going to have a physical description of the moles? They do seem interesting.

6710597 Eventually, the moles are going to figure more prominently. :-)

I always wondered about life day. It's kind of cool seeing the dead man act different from the usual grim stoic facade they always put on.

........I know this is late but anyone else thinking about a different Life Day from the thing that shall not be mentioned?

6788964 I believe that's what it was named for. :-)

6788964 As the one who came up with it, I like to think the guy who named the holiday hadn't heard of the Star Wars Holiday Special and no-one really cared to make him aware of it until it was too late.

"Reports have reached the capital that there are secessionist cities still flying the Solaminan flag," he repeated. "I have reports that Las Pegasus and Manehatten have both declared themselves independent capitals of the New Solaminan Empire, with Princess Cadence declared their unofficial rallying flag."

that's why we invented these:

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