"A god?" Twilight repeated, not sure that she had heard Celestia right the first time. "Like, a literal god, one that can move the planet and tear asunder the heavens? That kind of god?"
"Yes Twilight, that is how Thor introduced himself," Celestia said to Twilight once more. "He called himself the god of thunder."
The Ambassadors had returned to Canterlot after Ponyville had been saved by a being with a massive hammer had dealt with the titans that had been attacking the city. The titan's had been dispatched so quickly that none of the six had any idea what to make of the being before he had flown off to a different part of the nation. They had returned to Canterlot to tell Celestia what they had witnessed, only to find out that the same being had single handedly ended a war with a being they weren't sure they could beat.
None of them knew if that was a good thing.
"But...but there has never been a god in Equestria. Not unless we count Discord and I'm not sure about him," Twilight stammered out, trying to wrap her mind around what divine being had landed in their world. "Say this Thor is a god. Say he's what he claims to be. Why is he here? What would bring somepony like him to our world?"
"According to Lord Thor himself, he heard the desperate prayer of one of the foals in our land, one that was desperate enough to reach him all the way in Asgard," Luna informed the six, who all shared uncertain looks with each other. "He then proceeded to wipe out every known titan across the land. My sister and I have been communicating with our forces and they all say the same thing happened. The sky was filled with thunder and lightning, Thor descended upon them and then easily wiped the titans off the face of Equis."
"That makes him a god in my book," Shining Armor said from beside Cadence, both of who had joined up with Celestia and Luna when they had gone back to Canterlot. "Nothing we threw at the titans could even dent them. Thor wiped them off the face of the planet in a single day. If he's not a god, he's the closest thing to one that I've ever met."
"But is that a good thing?" Cadence asked, turning all heads to her. "We couldn't fend off the titans. Thor decimated them. What do we do if he turns that power on us?"
"Why would he do that? Didn't you hear the princesses? He came here to help," Pinkie stated, but all her words did was get Cadence to shake her head.
"Gods, at least what little I know of them, are fickle creatures. Look at Discord. He's on our side and we still have issues with him. Or how about the other gods of the other nations? We've seen how they've treated us and even their own people over the years. How are we to know that Thor won't turn that hammer on us?"
The group silently drunk in the possibility of having to fight a being like Thor, before Luna shook her head and regained control of the conversation. "We will cross that bridge if we come to it. Right now we should be thanking Thor for aiding us in our hour of need. Without him many lives would have been lost, but now it seems that the war is finally over."
"That's good to hear. Unfortunately, that means we must now fully deal with the casualties and the rebuilding of our nation," Celestia added on with a look of weariness. "And then I will find the foal whose prayer was strong enough to summon Thor to our world and bury them in gold and praise. It is the least we can do for them."
"Hey princesses, I've got a question," Rainbow Dash said from where she was leaning against a pillar, getting the sisters to look at her. "Why don't we have a god or goddess to help us in times like these? I mean, is it just our nation that doesn't have a deity or is it all of the other nations as well?"
Celestia and Luna shared a long look with each other, one that made the faces of every other pony in the room be filled with confusion. Before either of them could answer Dash's question, a loud rumbling was heard overhead and the throne room began to shake. A moment later the mighty Thor descended through one of the windows, landing hammer first into the center of the room.
His arrival nearly knocked every pony in the room off of their hooves, while the impact of the hammer striking the stone floor created a massive, hammer shaped dent in the center of the room that the princesses knew would be there for a long time. Celestia and Luna watched with uncertain eyes as Thor rose up to his full height, while the Ambassadors and the rulers of the Crystal Empire backed away from the god with disbelief in their eyes.
"W-what in the world?" Twilight asked with fear in her eyes as her whole body began to shake with fear. "This power. This overwhelming power. I've never felt anything like it. It's...it's beyond anything I could..."
Shining Armor had placed himself between his wife and Thor, a look of both terror and disbelief upon his features. Cadence had a look that was more angry than afraid, but even she couldn't keep out the fear she felt for the divine power that she felt. None of the ponies could believe the raw power that they could feel coming from the being before them.
"Aye, princesses. I have the same question," Thor agreed with Dash as he walked into the center of the room, intrigued to see that all of the ponies aside from the princesses of the sun and moon backed away from him. He chuckled to himself slightly before his face set like stone and he turned his godly gaze upon Celestia and Luna. "Why is it that Equestria is a land without gods? From my experiences with the worlds, there is at least a god for dead world, let alone a world filled with life like this. Why is Equestria different?"
"Ambassadors. Cadence. Shining Armor. Please leave," Celestia asked the others, who all stared at her with disbelief as they heard her words. "I know that what I am asking may confuse you, but for the time being I ask that you listen to me. I will explain everything when I am able to at a later time."
Begrudgingly, everypony in the room that wasn't Luna left the throne room, eventually leaving the two alicorns alone with Thor. Celestia nodded to her sister, who nodded in reply before she used her magic to seal off the walls and doors, along with the windows. Thor raised an eyebrow at their magic, but it was quickly forgotten when Celestia let out a sigh and used her magic to create an image that floated in the center of the room.
The image was of a white alicorn, one with a red mane that flowed down to her shoulders. Upon her flank was an image of a quill and pot of ink, while a look at her eyes showed a kindness and creativity that Thor hadn't seen in a long time. But even though it was just an image, he could still feel the divine energy that was coming off of her. And he instantly knew.
"This was your goddess, wasn't she?" Thor asked.
"Yes. This is Faust. She is...was the goddess of Equestria," Celestia whispered in a voice that would have been hard to pick up if not for Thor's godly hearing. "She is credited with creating our world, creating all of us, and then helping to shape our future for the longest of times."
"But then one day, she vanished," Luna added on, though her tone was more reverent than her sisters. "Nopony knows why. Some say that her power ran out and she vanished. Other's say the other gods of our world forced her from her position. Nopony knows. But ever since that day we have been without a divine being we can rely on to aid us. We...have hidden all records of her existence from the ponies of our nation. If they knew that we had been abandoned by our own deity..."
"I see. I am sorry to hear of this," Thor said with a nod of his head, before he swung Mjolnir at the image and changed it to an image of Discord. The princesses eyes went wide at how easily he manipulated their magic, but Thor never noticed. "I heard mention of this being called Discord and how he is a deity as well. Why does he not take up her role?"
"Because he is a god of chaos and hates to be bound by anything," Celestia replied, getting Thor to sigh with a shake of his head. He had dealt with enough gods of chaos to understand. "Not to mention that he really doesn't act like the other divinity in this world. If anything, he is more like a child than a god."
"Tis a shame. Yet you have just said that there are other divines in this world. Why not ask for their aid in your hour of plight? Why was a filly forced to call upon the aid of one beyond the stars of her own world?" Thor put forward. The look that Celestia and Luna gave each other after he spoke told him that he would not like the answer.
"Each race or nation in this world has their own deity, one that is there to protect them and only them," Luna eventually replied, wincing slightly as Thor's face became thunderous. "They care not what happens to those outside of their own jurisdiction and have been known to let entire species been wiped out. As long as it is not theirs, they hardly bat an eye."
A flash of lightning cracked across the sky above the castle, followed by a massive boom of thunder. Celestia and Luna took a step back from Thor as they felt their castle rumble slightly, shaking from the anger that Thor felt within him. But his restraint took hold a moment later and he mastered himself. "Celestia, ruler of the sun, and Luna, ruler of the moon, why do the two of you not take the place of your missing goddess?"
"Because we're not gods," Luna replied with a sarcastic smirk, getting Thor to raise an eyebrow at her. "We aren't anywhere near powerful enough to take on the role left by Faust. The titans made that clear when they trampled over our land."
"Pity. Are there any within Equestria that could take up the role?" Thor asked, but to his disappointment both princesses shook their heads at him. Thor crossed his arms and lowered his head onto his chest, losing himself in a thought that neither of the princesses dared to interrupt. Then his eyes seemed to thunder and he raised his head once more, his expression telling Celestia and Luna that he had come to a decision.
"Then here is an idea. Until I am able to find one that is capable of replacing your lost goddess, there is only one course of action for the time being," Thor told the two princesses, who both looked at him with some confusion. "Thor, the god of thunder, shall become Equestria's god."
The princesses eyes went as wide as they could go at Thor's words and both of them opened their mouths to speak, yet nothing came out of either. "Do not try to change my mind. Thor has spoken," Thor told the two, neither of whom had yet recovered from his words. "And do not believe that I shall take away your power or position. I have no desire to do either. My task shall be to aid your land and aid those within it until either another god is chosen to take my place or your land no longer needs my aid. Only then, when all of the nations prayers have been answered, shall I leave."
"B-but what about your world, Thor?" Celestia managed to stammer out. "Will your world not be needing your power to protect it?"
"The champions of my world are more than capable of defending the world. And I am not the only god on Midgard," Thor replied with a smile, one that was as flashy and strong as the lightning he could conjure. "And from the prayers I have heard in the short time that I have been here, it is clear that your world is in dire need of divine intervention. Unless of course, you both believe that you are up to the tasks of a god?"
Celestia and Luna both averted their gaze from Thor, knowing that recent events prevented them from answering. Thor smiled as he turned towards the window that he had entered from and he began to spin his hammer, yet before he was able to leave the throne room Celestia stepped forward.
"Thor. God you may be but...I will only allow you to take the role of god of Equestria if the ponies of my nation accept you first," Celestia said with all the courage and strength she could muster into her voice, masking the unfathomable amounts of terror she felt within. Thor turned back to look at her, surprise written clearly upon his features. "I may rule over them, but I am not a dictator. What they wish is what I do. And I will not allow anypony to force their will on them. Even a god."
Celestia stared Thor in the eyes as she said this, using every last ounce of her willpower to keep from breaking down under his thunderous gaze. Luna glanced at her sister like she was crazy, before glancing up the sky to make sure no lightning came down to smite her sister. For a moment Thor considered Celestia before a thin smile crossed his face.
"You have courage in you Celestia, a courage akin to those that I call my allies," Thor told her with a small nod. "Very well. Thor shall heed your request and allow those you protect to determine whether or not they wish for Thor to take the place as their god. Yet even if they do not, I will remain in Equestria until a new god is chosen."
"That...I have no objection to," Celestia agreed, knowing better than to push her luck. "Three days. Give me three days to find out what my nation wishes, if you would not mind."
"Excellent. Then during my stay I shall require the aid of those that know of this land, so that they may explain its customs and culture to me," Thor said aloud as he began to spin his hammer once more.
"We have plenty of ponies that we assign to ambassadors of other nations when they come to our land," Luna informed Thor. "We can assign one of them to you if you like?"
"Nay. Thor already knows which two ponies he will ask to aid him during his time here," Thor replied before he hurled his hammer towards the horizon and flew out of the castle, leaving the princesses to watch him sail away.
"Sister...are you alright?" Luna asked.
"No, sister. My life is still flashing before my eyes. I can't believe that I actually did that."
"Did what?"
"I argued with a god and didn't die. I'm...terrified."
"...yeah, that kinda terrified me too. Think he's upset?"
"If he is, we will find out very soon."
My face
It won't stop smiling.
And there goes Thor
Off to kick the asses of other gods
And I'm here sitting on a toilet
An excellent chapter! Really loved the nod to Faust. Ever more curious to see where this goes.
(The last few lines between the sisters seem a little muddled though. Might want to give those a second glance.)
Yush.
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Nah don't worry. From what I've seen in movies and the like, Thor is a total bro.
I'd just love to see a "God" in one of these types of stories that just acts like "Some Guy".
It's why I think you should do a One-Punch Man story one of these days.
Wow, some of these ponies are kind of cunts. Like yes, I get it, super power being from another world just shows up and demonstrates he could crush you all in an afternoon? Pretty scary thought. But seriously, he literally just saved all of you from the apocalypse and you all just immediately go to fearing him? I might be just a petty person, but ylid expect the barest amount of gratitude.
So I wonder who will become the God of Equestria? I get the feeling that the little filly will be chosen as I cannot see the mane 6, Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Shining Armor being worthy.
8140340 it's like a nuke. It might win you the war, but you still fear it. Not to mention the fact that the other gods seem to be dicks.
8140340 In their and the writer's defences, there is the saying that all humans typically know. Man fears the unknown. If the writer knew this phrase, then I can understand his reasoning for leaving the conflict in there. He either had the choice to leave that motto in there and create a future conflict for his characters like a good writer should, or he could leave it out and let the ponies truly live apart from a subtle human influence, but at the cost of appearing like sheep. In this case, I stand with the writer's decision to have Cadence and Shining question Thor's resolve.
8140340 fear is a natural thing, it is not by choice you fear something or someone.
Fearing someone does not make a person 'a cunt'
That would be like saying having a phobia makes one a retard.
Celestia is terrified? I like it.
GOD OF THUNNDAHHHH!!!
All the other "gods" of Equus.... they should be afraid... very afraid
For the are about to get a well earned beating
"Lady Faust... She has been ousted by a great and Evil god by the name of... Hasbro. He has a fanatical love of money. In addition to a massive fascination with board and tabletop games of many varities he only blesses those who have nothing to gain from having more money..."
For those who don't know this is a joke and not my actual belief about Hasbro...
Why do I get the feeling that the other nation deities are going to get a piece of Thor's mind with a side of HAMMERTIME...
Had to be don-*anvil*
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Not necessarily. It depends on how old they are and how settled they are in their power.
Thor would be fighting them on their own turf, they'd have the advantage in that.
8140409 I'm not trying to say it's bad writing. It's a perfectly human response, I just find it ungrateful in any story where the first reaction of any character to salvation is automatic suspicion.
8140439 If I had super powers and the first thing someone thought after I saved people's lives was "maybe fuck that guy", I'm gonna feel some type of way. I'm not saying it isn't human to be afraid, but being afraid and suspicious is different than being immediately antagonistic, which I believe we're gonna see from Cadence.
8140340 It's not like it's out of character really, the ponies have been shown to panic at anything even slightly different, ie: Zecora. And made her out to be an evil witch because she came out of the Everfree and looks slightly different.
Now Thor falls from the sky, he's uber-powerful and totally alien. Of course they're gonna be suspicious.
It'd be like if Celestia appeared on out planet and started fixing everything that was wrong with the world, there'd be sizeable portion of people who would see her power and think she's dangerous, even as she cures world hunger or dethrones Kim Jong Un.
fucking damnit!!!
i knew i shouldnt had read this........... im craving for MOAR!!!!!!!!
8140340 It's pretty much the same way they reacted to superman all over again.
Well, Thor certainly has his priorities straight. And his acceptance of Celestia's request should allay their fears of him being malevolent.
And no wonder that Celestia was so terrified - you never know how someone with that much power can react. Thankfully for her, he's a good guy.
laughs like Tzeentch This is gonna be guuuuuuuuuud
I'm actully getting goosebumps reading this, it's so good!
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You have literally no idea what you are talking about. Thot fist fights people who shatter planets with punches and comes out victorious over beings who can fold reality and blast away solar systems as easily as you'd crush an ant with your thumb. Thor has traversed deep space at FTL speeds with no efforts and has proven faster on as fast as characters such as Quicksilver and Silver Surfer.
Thor failing to defeat a few people sometimes is irrelevant to his consistent showings. I'm not even going to really argue with you on this, I'll just go find one of the many Thor Respect Threads out there.
Thor Wiki Entry
OutskirtsBattleDome Character Profile for Thor
KMC Thor Respect Thread
Factpile Thor Respect Thread
Do at least basic research on the character. Even if Thor was like other asgardians and was weakened outside of his home, he'd still be the most powerful being in Equestria by an extremely large margin.
I also like how you throw the Hulk in there like the Hulk isn't that strong. You do realize that the Hulk has almost destroyed the world by walking, right? You do realize that the Hulk has pulled apart matter and antimatter when they were statedoing to have the mass and gravity of a star, then threw one into orbit, right? You are aware that the Hulk has damaged space time and reality several times with feats of strength, right? You do know that the Hulk destroyed a universe with a clap, right?
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I don't recall Thor ever being murderous, but was was a super Jerk back before a bunch of shirt humbled him. But Celestia doesn't know that.
8142698 Exactly - considering that Celestia never heard of him before, she had exactly no information about his plans.
HAHAHA!!!! Thou hast pleased us!! Write more when possible!!
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I like how he didn't reply to your reasoning, it means he lost, but doesn't want to admit it.
you did it! im hooked on another of your stories! xD
this story is quite popular, im almost always seeing it on front page
8142103 thankfully for her, he's a good guy and she and luna were respectful from the start. xD i can't imagine how he'd act if they weren't mindful of his stature the whole time.
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To be fair, his post was at like 4am my time. They could reply in a bit. Doesn't matter too much to me because between the primary canon (the show) and secondary canon (comics, books, etc) Celestia and Luna have been shown, consistently, to not be powerful outside of the realms of what a gifted unicorn can accomplish.
Considering the fact that other than defeating Nightmare Moon with the Elements, Celestia has lost every encounter she's been in, and that both her and Luna were neutralized and captured, and that Rarity mopped the floor with Luna in a 1v1 in issue 44, it seems their ability to move the sun and moon are tied more to their special talent than raw magical power.
Not saying that they aren't talented and powerful, but really Cadence and Shining Armor have better feats than they do. Shining was able to protect Canterlot while mind controlled and fatigued and Cadence (with Shining help) did the same, over a larger area, that was actively being attacked AND her shield acted as aneeded environment stabilizing field.
I just don't see how anyone who knows anything about Thor look at Celestia and Luna and say "Yep. They are as strong as Thor Odinson."
Let this be it on the subject, though. I don't want to clog up his comments with this. There are a hundred forums made for these sorts of verse debates.
8143891 They'd probably get pimp-slapped... with a hammer. Repeatedly
8144070 no.
8144444 YES >:I
I...can't stop picturing THIS Thor pm1.narvii.com/6170/37de6ab89ac00c961312c51d7c64aec89fb67df0_hq.jpg
For the love of god, don't fight him
Well, does that mean Faust officially left the mlp universe?
YES
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You are my fucking hero
hOLY SHIT XD
Pretty good so far my dude! I’ll keep reading and see how it goes.
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Ah yes Stargate a family favorite franchise among my siblings.