Presenting one of the oldest and most well-known tales in Equestrian lore: the story of the mysterious origins of the royal sisters and of the time the sun refused to rise.
Based on the Japanese myth of Amaterasu.
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Wuut.. I will reaad!
This is so good, it deserves my custom stamp of aproval.
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But no matter how good this is. You have to let more ponies that just you have the featured box. There needs to be a rule that you can't have all the spaces on the little bar of fun at the top of the screen.
Good God, how quickly can you turn these out?
Goddammit AA, do you want anyone else to get featured!
I'm waiting for the day that you have all five slots on the feature box to yourself. Is that what you want?
You evil mastermind!
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I know you mean this as a compliment, but speaking for myself, it's deeply insulting. It suggests I, as a popular author, am actually trying to crowd other people out, which is far from the case.
Just sayin', man, you know.
I think AA should write 5 stories, and then upload them all at the same time, and see if all 5 get featured.
596565 What with the new updated feature box, all she has to do is save up 3 stories, release them all at once and update "The Games We Play" and "Pinkie Watches Paint Dry".
Pony sisters save us all...
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I am just saying, that at the rate you two are going, The featured box is going to be held up for quite a while.
But, i see where you are getting at, so I apologize
An AA story, and about Amaterasu? *sigh* Looks like I'm going to have another unproductive day. *gets to reading*
596537
You do realize that she has no control over whether or not her stories get featured, right?
This was certainly worth reading, a nice background story for Celestia and Luna.
596547 heh heh you don't read journals do you?
596848
I unsubbed a while ago for various reasons.
I see you adapted this from the old Japanese myth of Amaterasu-Omikami going into hiding before being drawn out again by Ame-no-Uzume. I like how well you did in repurposing the myth to work into the backstory of the series.
596870 aww c'mon now, that's not the way we do things around here. This is a right friendly place, makes me happy to be here. We're all a family, I'm sure whatever your grievence with AA it can be worked out.
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Hey I tried, she ain't havin none of it.
But, she is right in her respect to do so, and that is fine by me.
And that's how Equestria was saved!
The only thing I know of the Amaterasu (how does spellchecker know this word already but not teleport) myth is a really cool videogame. You know the one. The one that was cool. Anyway, gonna read this.
Wow, it was really good, it gives an amazing background to the show that is much more in depth that what is given to us, great job
I've never really liked the Hearth's Warming Eve story, but this fits very nicely into a canon version of events. I can see why you chose this particular legend.
A most enjoyable and heartwarming read. I love fantastic mythology (that is, the mythology of an already fictional universe,) and this was a great take on the classic Japanese story.
Also, Commander Hurricane being a foul-mouthed ass is several kinds of fantastic.
Well done!
If I had a child into ponies, I would read this to them.
love the rate a which you release stories AA but I think I'll save my thumbs and favs for the truly spectacular ones
Another one? Really?
*sigh*
It's alright, I'll give you that. But do you have to write so many new stories so often?
I don't know what to say.
Interpret that how you like.
597561 to keep us busy from finding where he lives.
597638
*she
Canada, apparently.
The fable like structure works very well for this story. It reads like hearing a storyteller passing on oral history.
596736 Well lets put it this way. She knows, if she uploads a story. It will get featured.
What? This story is not rated higher nor in the feature box? what blasphemy is this??
I will definitely make sure to read this 
.......it'll just have to be later, I'm afraid 
We are still waiting for the idiots guide.
Real comment later, but for now let me say I love this and your work continues to amaze me.
now i want to read the Japanese myth of Amaterasu.
Right: A real comment, as promised.
First, I love the way the first chapter of this is written. You captured the language and rhythms of old myths and fairy tales perfectly - I love these kinds of stories, and always have. That made me smile, a lot - and not only that, but even using the simplistic style you managed to make it beautiful. The characters have a lot of individuality and personality, but the flow of the words and story never breaks. I can't say i've read the myth of Amaterasu - not this one, at least. But I can say that this is a story I would read to my niece or nephew in a heartbeat, and one I love myself. And I like the idea of Puddinghead and company being the original Elements of Harmony - it's not something I ever really considered, but it fits really well - if only from what we've seen of them in the show.
The whole mythology you've created here is brilliant because it has so many layers. Even if you never say it outright the way the world changes is evident, and huge chunks of its (potential) history are revealed - it world builds more than almost any other story out there, and yet the focus is never away from the relationships between the ponies. I'm not sure how you managed it, but i'm impressed. A lot.
And the epilogue is amazing too. I love how you write Celestia - i've said that before - and her interactions with Luna here feel perfect to me.
It's an awesome story, boss. You should be proud - i've seen a lot of people try to capture the style, but only two who succeeded.
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In the original story, Amaterasu, the sun goddess, got into a fight with her brother and went to sulk in a cave - but since she was a sun goddess, this meant that the sun didn't rise while she was in hiding. So the other gods got together to scheme a way to make her come out, and they ended up throwing a kickass party hosted by Ama-no-Uzume outside her cave to get her attention. That's pretty much it, but it seemed like it'd work perfectly with MLP; just make Amaterasu be Celestia and Uzume be an old-timey Pinkie Pie, and there ya go.
You should make a series of adapted myths and make an actual anthology for Equestria
I think some might even be picked up and kept by the show...
Yes, I think they're that good.
601036 Given that that's all you had to work with, what you ended up with is pretty amazing. And yes, the adaption fits extremely well.
One thing I didn't mention originally is that it's a powerful story, too - somehow, even as simply as it's told, the story of Celestia struggling to keep things working properly in her grief is a heartbreaking one.
I was looking forward to a story of how the elements wound up in the temple and how they became stone spheres.
As someone who studied Japanese language and culture for four years, rock on! That was awesome.
Yeesh I can't believe it took me this long to read this. That was a very well done story, Anon, and As much as I usually avoid origin stories for Equestria I'm happy I read this. A couple things though: the cycle of elements to convince Celestia to come out was a bit too predictable but it was executed well despite that. The passive narrative made it hard to follow at times but that might just be on me.
The Coda does help considering it's supposed to be a fairy tale for foals. Overall I enjoyed this.
"nor can we feel joy in the shadows of the night. The night is a time for peace and contemplation. We need the day for joy."
Ouch, just... Ouch. Well, good job making Luna going mad sympathetic. I'm not sure that's what you were trying to do with that part, but still...
Just... So good. This is just amazing.
Same as the pony above, this is an excellent story.
This story...
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Japanese myth or not, the way you ponified and presented it deserves framing the story in platinum frames and hanging it on the Royal Canterlot Wall of Fame. I have next to no words on how amazingly accurate you captured the style of a fairy tale in the first chapter. This:
sounds a little like you wanted to justify the use of this style, but without it, the story would lose much (if not all) of its charm.
I feel I have to share something with you. During that half of a year time of hanging here, among such prominent writers like yourself, I've grown to appreciate the art of writing much more. I have been an avid reader since childhood, but never before the ponies have I actually stopped and thought much on any story I had read before, admiring its style, characterization, and what-not. And I feel I have to say it clearly: this very fic is one of the most beautiful stories (if not the most beautifulone ), pony or not, I read in a very, very long time. It certainly deserves its place in my list of top 5 favorites.
Thank you so much for sharing it. I have said it a couple of times now, but let me repeat: it's such a loss to see you go.
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You can has review!
posted 2012 damn this is an old story