This story is a sequel to Quoth the Raven
The Raven's name is now one that makes many criminals think twice about committing any kind of heinous act in the city of Manehattan. Behind her shadowy mask, however, is a simple mare named Swirling Line (and a very cranky spirit called Nevermore) trying to live a double life.
Having taken down the leadership of Manehattan's mafia, Swirling Line now contends with a sinister cult, professional thieves, a ruthless scientist, monsters, and all manner of other cutthroats, crooks, and psychopaths.
But as each villain rears their head, so too shall the Raven.
Co-written by Zodiacspear
Cover art by Swirling Line
Edited by Thought Prism
Chapters (8)
F*** these assholes. I say for once drop the no kill rule Raven and start hurting them... REAL BAD.
Oh shooot. well this is goooood. And can someone explain to me why i can't like this?
6395688 are you looking at the thumbs-up or the voting bar? This is a new story and it will not show opinions for the story right away. If the bar is gray, but the thumbs-up icon is green, you liked it.
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6396135 You'll get more next Saturday. Be patient.
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As the arson beetle would say, "good, good."
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I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY!?
HOW WILL I COPE?
6396988 Like we all do with the actual show...
But at least we're not in a mid-season hiatus, right?
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Please don't remind me...
At least the mid-season awesome episode was about Luna. That was pretty cool.
Dammit, can't find an appropriate image to convey the emotion I am feeling, so I will just say it:
FUCKING INCREDIMAZING!
I laughed at the Frog's theme (my favorite battle music in XD, BTW).
Luna is right. these Disciples will be lucky if they are exiled by the end of this. I fully expect their bodies to be banished to the moon and their souls banished to the sun, with their minds being scattered to the cosmos.
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As much as I'd like to agree with you, I think it be more poetic if she just dropped them on Celestia's doorstep and let her deal with them.
Hell hath no fury like a pissed off big sister.
6400105 Either way.
I really enjoy the back-and-forth commentary between Swirling and Nevermore. Keep at it!
Worth the wait.
6418110 I approve of your name.
Please tell me White Star will end up orbiting the planet at some point.
.....Goddangit Swirling have you not read enough comic books to realize you've walked into a clicheXD
It's so obvious.
6441635 We're not exactly hiding it.
That's a good point. What magic can Summer Streams do?
Also, Chrysalis the art thief? Interesting...
6463918 It's a changeling, but it's not Chrysalis. That's as much as I can say on the matter.
You know, as a relative to Edgar and a fan of mlp.... its strange to see these types of stories that pop up every now and then.
Stranger to see that those same stories get sequels.... but then they must be good enough to warrant the need for a continuation.
Good luck with.... this.... again it's very strange to see any sort of adaptation or crossover involving anything to do with my family's pride.
6487660 To be honest, not much was actually taken from Poe's original work aside from the title and the name of one of the main characters. That, and the excerpt in the first chapter of the first story.
6487799 I mean, as long as the tone of the story(s) don't slam Poe's work or just completely destroys the original ideas from the poems, then by all means use what you want to make an interesting story for everyone to enjoy.
My enjoyment of a story usually is not dependent on the source material, but when it's something that literally hits close to home, that's when I get concerned on what's being used.
I do intend to read this and the first story in time so PLEASE don't stop updating until the story is completed.
6487875 Don't worry. I respect Poe's works. If we ever reference anything else by him, we'll be sure to keep it respectable. Hope you enjoy the stories.
I read the prequel to this and loved it, couldnt wait for the sequel. Now i have to wait for the next update... F**K!!!
6488264 With many more two part arcs like these to come! We hope you enjoy every ride Swirling goes through. Both her high points and her low points. Her life as the Raven will be one experience after the other.
6488607 When you say Swirling's alter ego name, I think of the Movie "The Crow"; Starring Brandon Lee (Son of Bruce Lee)
6488825 Contrary to popular believe, the Raven has literally nothing to do with the Crow. Any similarities are purely coincidental. I have never seen the Crow, and had never heard about it until after someone pointed it out after the original Quoth the Raven was uploaded.
6488879 Ah... Fun Fact (Kinda): Bruce Lee's Son, Brandon, was the main actor for the film and ironically died while shooting it.
I like imagining Savant's voice is Dr. Gero from DBZA.
6514959 You mean this guy?
6515065 yes. I don't know why, besides the whole Robot thing, but it fits.
6515104 It's not a bad fit, actually.
I can't believe I missed hhis when it was released. I loved the first book and I've been waiting for this one since you said there was going to be a sequel. I think the only thing I'm waiting for now is for someone else to doscover Swirling lines secret. Once that happens things will get really interesting
6525318 Well, at least two characters already know that Swirling is the Raven: Princess Luna and the as of yet unnamed stallion who's watching her.
6525522 I was thinking more of someone like summer or her boyfriend
Are you planning to continue the story? I had finish reading the original story and sequel but the sequel is not complete yet though
6774245 We do plan to finish it. It's just taking us a while to do so.
6774245 I'm mostly to blame for the delay. RL has kept me from getting to a lot of my writing, including this one. Not to worry though, the next arc is coming soon!
I wonder if the Raven will get a sidekick at one point.... other than Nevermore of course. It would be funny if Mare Do Well showed up.
if I recall correctly, it was actually two; Mafioso's thug and Mafioso himself.
6848719 Mafioso technically killed himself by jumping out of the building.
6851115 But you can see why Swirling might see it as her fault.
6851132 yea and I seem to remember her doing so. But didn't Nevermore convince her otherwise afterwards?
6851378 He did manage to tell her that Mafioso's death wasn't her fault.
so....he is able to control lightning eh?
...wonder what happens if he is overloaded?
can he ride lightning?
I'm still waiting for Summer, Bright and Sunny to reveled that Swerling IS Raven
So, you made this universe's version of Shocker, eh? Not bad.
6908213 At first, yeah, that's more or less how Jolt started. Now he's more like Electro.