I knew I was right in never having doubted this story's outcome. Anyone who did, time to feel the burn of shame.

Now justice and revenge have been rightfully served, there is one less snake in the grass in the world, and we have reached "Reiner Braun" levels of emotional breakage. And all that after a single chapter more gripping than a titanium claw.

This would have only been "better" if Twilight had indeed been hit. Then Discord could just be left alive after having the death of one innocent put on his account, along with everything else. And I'd be left clapping in grim appreciation.

Anyway, onwards and upwards. Let's see if you can reach the "Martin Walker" tier.

Figured it was something like this. Discord knew him by name when they met each other.
Damn.... Feeling a bit empty after reading this though.

Well, this was interesting indeed. Hope to see more chapters soon.

Fucking love it, holy damn. Every word I read, I began to think... When would he 'break'. He was already broken in a way, but there are cases in the world were trauma like this affect a person physically. There are some examples like hollowed eyes, the monotonous voice when speaking. Heck, there are some fucking rare ones that I have read to see if they were actually real. The hair changing from a vivid color to white's actually something that supposedly happens to people who broke after a few months of intense torture. Heck, every paragraph I couldn't stop thinking about the Joker. Like, suddenly stopping in a wall and laughing like everything was a joke and start rambling shit. While the ponies look at him asking what was wrong making him laugh harder. So many possibilities man.

P.S. This story's fucking incredible. Man, can't stop but thinking the epilogue's near. Maybe there would be a sequel? Don't answer those question please, after all. The suspense's one of the best key parts about this story.

I am honestly very glad you pulled the trigger. I am a little disappointed there had to be so much fanfare about it and in the end it was just an accident, but it's better than some contrived happy days bullshit ending where they all get along in the end. Definitely would have preferred if Jason just took revenge, but apparently that's some kind of taboo, so w/e accidental kill while still being wracked with guilt despite it being an accident it is.

For some reason, despite seeing this story....there's still more to tell in a sense....yet at the same time, I feel the epilogue will come.

Good, I was getting tired of stories where Discord tortures some poor sap and gets away with it without repercussions.

This may just be me, and I'm not sure if the author would agree or not, but I feel the next best step for Jason to take, is to round his changelings up, have them leave Equestria, and one night as he sits alone in his bed, the grief and anger and self loathing that he no doubt feels, from learning that he hurt the ones he loved the most for no reason. Isn't it possible the thought of putting that musket in his mouth and pulling the trigger.

Now he feels guilty?
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? I wpuld have killed all of them and be done with it, at the end he is a pussy. No, not even a pussy, he is less than human, he is a disgrace to our species and he deserved those years of suffering

you earned back your thumbs up from me don't fuck it up please.

7477719 ahh that would be interesting but would the ponies really care? the mane 6 and celesta might feel some guilt but the rest would celebrate for sure rather he stay alive and keep the fear of him returning alive in their minds

So after all of the shit he has been through, he kills Discord who took the bullet for Twilight, and he feels bad about it. What a fucking loser oh my god, he kills the one responsible for not only ruining his life and destroyed any semblance of normality but it also forced Equestria to acknowledge that is a land of bigotry and lies as its idols are nothing but liars, but as soon as Discord dies he falls apart like a house of cards and just abandons an entire kingdom that he just brought to its knees. Seriously man, this guy has done some pretty evil shit and did it with a sadistic smile on his face but killing one person fucking breaks him like a glass window. He should have looked at Discord's body and spat on it, hell he should have locked them all back up and left them down there to think about what they have done before removing Discord's corpse to burn it and resume his rule over Equestria. Such a rookie mistake.

That was incredible. Can't wait to see where this is going.

I don't understand why people are saying Jason should continue to rule Equestria. Why? There's no point in continuing and if he did, he would be the bad guy. Hell, after this, it's more than reasonable for him to feel guilt.

Look at the edge in these comments! Hoo boy.

You know, I'm a bit disappointed that he killed Discord.

The dead no longer suffer.

If only he could have locked down his powers permanently. He could have thrown him n a cell across from his 'friends' and watch them pine away over the years as he erases them from history. And leave him to know that his friend's suffering is all his fault.

I'm reminded of a line from Dragonheart: "Death should not be a punishment, but a release."

As for torturing the 'innocent' mane 6, the very fact that they were perfectly willing to forgive Discord after revealing this, his most recent atrocity would be enough to declare them either criminally insane/stupid, or monsters themselves.

7477833 Careful, you might cut yourself just by looking at them.

7477719 Why would he doom all the changelings though? I mean, sure, he can kill himself all he wants, if you want to be all pro-suicide and all that jazz, but the changelings did nothing wrong...

7477844 frankly, I agree. I wasn't sure what I wanted coming into this, but it wasn't this.

Oh well, let's see where this takes itself. It may become better, it may not - only time will tell.

Yes, I too am glad to see Discord get his just desserts. It bugs me though that the ponies do such a disgusting 180 on Jason. They wanted Jason to forgive Discord for 5 years of brutal torture and were shocked when he didn't?! The 2 things I didn't like about this chapter were the ponies' reactions and Jason's guilt for Discord's death. Guilt for what he did to the ponies sure, but not for Discord. I can't help but feel upset about that, but at least Celestia's put in her place quite thoroughly though.

7477844 Considering the alternative was to kill Fluttershy in front of him, I can understand the author's reluctance.

Kildeez, I notice you took wlam's advice alongside my own for a small section of dialogue. It's not enough, not yet, but a nice monologue from Twilight next chapter fleshing out the concept should be sufficient.

7477865 First I'm not pro suicide, I'm merely pointing out that he's had a history of suicidal tendencies, and that it wouldn't be to hard to believe that after all the things that he did only to learn that he was doing them in vain, if it was me, I'd feel like shit, I wouldn't know how to live with myself.

As for the changelings, I mean they followed him, they did his bidding, was that their fault, maybe not, but it doesn't matter anymore, because they helped him, no matter what the race does as a whole to make up for what they've done, no pony would ever trust them, and their appearance would incite fear, hate and in extreme cases, Violence.

7477908 Perhaps the guilt is not from the actual death of Discord, but that the realization that Discord was ready to die to protect his friend. Perhaps Jason, some small part of him, realized just how much Discord had really changed. Was he perfect? hell no, but he was trying to make amends.

That being said, I don't feel one way or another about the death of Discord, up until now he hasn't really made a big impact on the story, we saw him only twice, while the rest was mostly Jason and the mane 6.

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Just take them all.

Ok, I must say this chapter is amazing.

I really like that Discord died. He deserved it. what would the princesses do if Jason left him live, since they don't kill I suppose some kind of temporal punishment like exile or comunitary service and then.. . . EVERYTHING IS FORGIVEN!!

I'm so glad how things turned in the end. well done my friend.

I still support discord dying and think it ISN'T right of the ponies to forgive discord that easily and still judge jason for what he did...

I'm now confused.
Is Jason feeling guilt because Discord got his comeuppance?
Is Jason feeling guild because he wrongfully imprisoned the ponies and essentially ruined their lives?
I feel like I missed something.

I feel like this is slightly the Princesses fault.
They rule (presumably) the most powerful country on the planet and they don't protect their minds from manipulation? I would assume that they would have something to detect and protect themselves from the most minor mind manipulations.

I have no clue how I missed this updating for so long. The last chapterm I read was chapter 4. And it was a wild ride catching up.

I really hope everything goes well for Jason from now on, He deserves it especially after all he's been thru.
I still think he's justified in all his actions so far, you don't forgive 5 years of constant pain, torment and hatred.

Just because someone says please and begs, doesn't mean you should be forgiving. It's like someone set fire to a your house ,belongings and your dog then proceeds to blame you for it and then at the end, he says sorry and your suppose to move on and forgive.

You do something to someone, expect a reaction. In Jasons case a really deadly and well justified reaction.

I want to know who has the time and energy to go through the comments and give everyone a big ol thumbs down. I mean seriously how bored must you be to go and do that?

honestly ponyvilla and equestrian is still in the wronge discord is not a bandaid excuse.

Auf Wiedersehen, arrivederci

7477941 Make up for what they've done? Like... Make up for surviving? You DO know they need to feed on ponies, right? And Chrysalis did have those cocoon-like things and Changelings can evidently mind-control, so if they want ponies to love them, they can just mindrape them into doing so. Since that isn't even morally wrong by pony-standards (if Cadance is any indication), I doubt there would be any sort of problem. And while the Changelings may be at fault, so are the ponies that followed the Main Six in screwing him over (if I interpreted it right and Discord only controlled Twilight and the rest).

It just seems weird to me to betray the race that actually helped you in favor of the one that treated you like shit. Sure, both did what they did out of blind obediance to the higher class (Changelings following Chrysalis and ponies following Twilight), but a pony has no more right to live than a Changeling, so... Screw the ponies, 'cause if you save them, they will turn on you instantly.

7478372 I believe we may have come to a misunderstanding, I never meant to imply that Jason should betray them.

7478379 Oh, ok, sorry I got that wrong then^^°

Hmmmm....I'll be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about this.

7477800 Speaking from experience?

God damn. Just...god fucking damn. I can't even imagine just how empty Jason must feel inside right now. All those years of feeling utter anger and hatred for the people who wronged him and finally enacting the justice and revenge he deserved...and it was all for nothing. All of it aimed at the wrong people. After what just happened, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he tried to commit suicide again. I mean, considering what a black joke the last five years of his life have been, what reason does he have to go on?

7478480 When you play games like Civilization or Stellaris or even Armello where you can kick people while they are done, you do it cause I know that I do it all the damn time and it feels good to kick em while they are down.

Fucking fantastic, absolutely amazing; these chapters really get to you...

I save my final thoughts until the story is complete because, it's not over, but am really hoping for a ending that will bring peace to Equestria and everyone in it because there is already enough bitter ending stories like this.

Good luck author.

Personally, the only thing I'm angry about is the mane 6. They can go fuck themselves, especially Twilight, because Miss Holier than Thou gets vindicated when it turns out to be mostly Discord's fault...and then she goes right back to looking down her nose at Jason.

Really, their whole attitude about the revelation disgusts me. He's been torturing an innocent being for three years until he finally snapped...and not only did he use THEM as his instruments to deliver the torture, but his actions just led to this invasion and Ponyville being totally destroyed...AND THEY WANT TO FORGIVE HIM!?

He's been playing them on this before AND after Tirek, and they want to let him off the hook...
Fluttershy I get, that's just who she is, but the rest?

Rarity, AJ, Pinkie, did you forget that Discord's actions just got your homes, your families' homes (honorary in Pinkie's case, but still), your neighbors homes, and all your livelyhoods destroyed? Dash, did you forget that you were going to be kept in a cage til your wings atrophied because he used you to torture someone til they broke?

Even Celestia seemed ready to forgive him so long as he got her kingdom back for her....

And Twilight...you can just go choke on a bag of dicks. At least the others had the decency to feel shame at what they did even before it was shown it wasn't really their fault. But you've been a class A bitch this whole time even before the reveal, and now you get to be justified in your bitchiness and get to continue looking down at Jason after cheating him out of his justified revenge because Discord had to save your uptight ass from getting accidentally blown away.

If someone wants to re-read this chapter, I suggest doing it with this tune playing. A true game changer.

7477738 What do you do when you find out a titanic effort is for nothing, absolutely nothing but grief and suffering? You tend to abandon it, that's what.

Jason was lucky he was not too far in to have his choice robbed.

7478576 Marry me Senpai

“He was doing…better…”

Obviously Fucking Not.
I mean come on. We had spent chapter 14 with Discord admitting that he's to blame here. He further digs his own grave, by proving he fucked with Jason's head as well (As far as I understand it, he just made Jason unwilling to leave.)

He claims ignorance to Jason's physical damage, even though It is stated just before that Discord was fully aware of his state, having visited his dreams, and watching/listening to the actual abuse.
Discord knew exactly what Jason had to live with. Only now that he is quite literally powerless to stop Jason, comes the "Crocodile Tears" as it were.

Personally, the whole "Oh god I just killed my tormentor, oh woe is me, here have your princessdom back." Was a cop-out three ways to Sunday. Seriously, It would've been a lot better if Jason were to find a way to permanently revoke Discord's magic. Force him to face the consequences of his actions and the ire of the populace as a vanilla mortal. Because, as it has been mentioned several times already, death would be: a mercy/too easy/unworthy/unsuffering/whatever. Take your pick.

I mean, for the act of treating Jason this way, originally the Mane6 got a trial. As well as everything they held dear destroyed, and any positive image they had utterly erased. But Discord just gets a free "go straight to hell, do not pass go, do not collect 200$". What the hell.

Even AFTER everything! The continuing Lies, Mind-Control, Breaking Jason's Will/Spirit, and bringing down everything they hold dear, the Mane6 are STILL completely willing to "Forgive and forget" Discord? Then I am seriously of the thinking that if that is truly what they believe; "I'm sorry, but you are Unfit For Duty." "A nice group of Gentleling's will be here shortly, to take you all to the Funny-farm."

Finally, I Really REALLY wanted to see what would happen when Jason became ruler. Ruling over Equestria, fixing the bigotry against the Changelings -if nothing else. It would've been immensely satisfying to see them becoming integrated. You had it all set up with the liaison in the Crystal Empire, the internment camp in the forest near Ponyville, and them already actively in Canterlot.

And now? "Welp, you're free now I guess, not like I had any ongoing plans here. Don't follow me as the door hits me in the ass as I leave." Boo. Hiss.

The ponies continues to disgust me immensely,especially Discord with his apology act

"So like I used the ones you love to torture you mentally and physically for years,i realized what a dick I was.Can I please just walk away?"
He really had a bullet or two coming for him

Reading the comments right now all like

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I find it quite strange that Discord didn't notice that Jason was completly and utterly magic free, i mean he did watch most of the things that happend to him all this time, and considering how experienced he is with magic wouldn't it have been really easy for him to notice that something was a bit off?
Oh well, i guess that since Jason apparently is the only human Discord has ever met i guess it can be hard for him to know what a human can and cannot take, but misstake or not, Discord REALLY bucked up bad....something he in the end did pay for...dearly.

Looks like this trains still a rollin'. Every Chapter is an adventure, and I've never been so excited to read people comments after each chapter of any other story.