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For centuries, the grove where the Tree of Harmony had grown stood in peace, rarely disturbed. Nopony remembers how the ancient tree came to be. Its existence predates any sentient being currently alive.
Almost every sentient being that is. The spirit of chaos Discord might well be as ancient. One could say Discord and the Tree of Harmony are old friends, or at least acquaintances.
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Well that was a sweet little fic. Discord was in character, the emotion was there even with very few things said between them.
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Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I actually had a very similar idea regarding the elements and discord, the fact they are siblings and such. It's almost eery how similar my thoughts are aligned with this fic... It was a good read and here's a like and favorite.
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Thanks. With Discord and Harmony being polar opposites, I think it just makes sense that they somehow be related. It's an easy way to make sense of the mythology surrounding the show.
6352125 Order is the opposite of Chaos. Harmony is what happens when the two are brought to balance. Would Harmony be the older sibling and Order/Chaos the young twins she keeps in line, or would they be the elder siblings with Harmony as their younger, wiser sibling
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I mostly meant in the context of the show, where Celestia and Luna found the elements of harmony specifically to defeat Discord. They also had to return them once Discord was reformed. As far as having a character representing order, I suppose it could happen one day. I will admit that I wrote this fic with the idea that I would leave things open to interpretation.
6352396 Uh have you guys read Immortal Game? o.o you don't want Order involved.
Lol I'm just kidding. Maybe Order is a parent? >.>
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I don't think I have, sorry.
I enjoyed reading this its, kinda sweet.
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Thanks.
Enchanting.
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Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
This was quite touching. Have a like.
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Thank you, likes are always appreciated.
6354160 You are most welcome.
A nice little story. Liked it.
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Thanks!
6353927 ^_^
Awesome! Great story! It's the simple stories that, somehow, make the most sence
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
This is a beautiful personification of the tree (well not really personification but enough to be acting as one).
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Thanks. I tried to hint at a personality through the droplets, gusts of wind, and other little tells. I have a bit of a better mental image of what their interactions would be like if Harmony wasn't a tree, but I think it works better when a lot is left to the imagination.
Good story, I liked how you can sense some of Discord's sadness that Harmony is now a tree, for whatever reason. There's another story behind that I'm sure.
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Thanks. I do have a few ideas of why Harmony is a tree, but mostly this scene just flashed in my head and I wrote it the same day. Mostly, what you read is what you get with this one.
This is a story I can only describe as "calm", "passive" and "casually fuzzy". Thanks for shamelessly self-promoting it when I was in the area, Roranicus.
The entire line of communication between Discord and the tree is something I've rarely seen, if ever. At first, I thought the events of the atmosphere were simply just that - events. But as I read and saw some events repeating themselves, I realized that they were Harmony's way of communicating with Discord - at least, that's how I'm interpreting it. Judging from Discord's reactions, this does bear resemblance to two siblings talking with one another. All of it brings up the questions of "What happened to Harmony?" and what was her original form like before this moment?" On another hand, I personally find it kind of sad because it's a bit reminiscent of a conversation between a comatose/vegetable person and their loved one. Once again, that's just my interpretation of it, though.
Great work, roran. Loved it, giving it a thumbs up!
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Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I indeed meant for the atmospheric details to be Harmony's way of communicating. As to why Harmony is a tree, I do have a few ideas, but I prefer to leave it up to the reader's imagination. I also want to keep my options open should I ever decide to revisit this and explain stuff. More than likely, her choice to become a tree had something to do with Discord abusing his power and taking over Equestria.
Awwwww,Discords sister!!!!!!!! THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!!!!!
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Thanks. I thought it was fun little "what if".
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I'm glad you enjoyed. I aim to please.
Seriously though, Discord definitely is one of the trickiest character to get right. I will agree that a lot of writers just make him random for the sake of random, or just turn him super evil. Fun fact, I actually first wrote this story as a writing exercise to get a better grasp of his character.
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I agree, this is a common issue with these characters. I actually wrote a blog about it once, if you're interested. https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/584161/writing-discord
The problem is often that these characters are not treated like normal characters. They still need to be consistent. Just because they don't necessarily follow the same rules as "normal" characters doesn't mean there are no rules.
I like this.
I’ve always loved the idea of the tree of harmony (who has been called the spirit of harmony once that twi-cloak appeared in season 8, I believe) being a harmonic draconequus. After all, if there’s one, surely there should be another on the other end of the scale to keep it even.
It looks like the tree of Harmony has its own name tag you can use
That's actually a pretty nice story having Discord conversation with the tree of Harmony and somehow related to each other just like opposites and I really like how Discord is on par from the show and how much he changed for the better I really like it keep up the good work