In the Pale Moon Light
“Well, no...” A fat stallion stood by the Riverstem docks under a spread of glittery starlight. “I didn't get a good look at her mane. But that's probably because it was shaved.” He tapped his chin, smirking. “Yeah. You know what? It was shaved! I was too busy watching Steve get ruined at the time to pay much attention! But now that I think about it... totally shaved! Ha!”
Keris strolled past Seraphimus as they stood along the southern edge of the town. “Shaved... you say?” He raised an eyecrest while pacing around the citizen. “Did it look like a professional job?”
“Well, sure. Pffft.” He shrugged. “Lots of ponies in town will lop off your mane for a few bits. Or preen your feathers.” He smirked. “Come to think of it... she didn't have much in the way of tail-hairs either.”
“Did she say anything about where she was going?” Keris squinted. “Or give any indication whatsoever as to her purpose while in town?”
“I'm afraid not.” The stallion shook his head. “She just... strolled in on the game and cleaned house. Heh... whooped Steve's flank too, I'll tell ya what.”
Seraphimus asked, “Who is Steve?”
“Pfffft... only the most pathetic waste of spit ever to share oxygen here in Riverstem,” the pony grumbled. “It's just that... grnnghh... we had no clue that was the case until your elusive pegasus showed up to make him eat his own words.”
“What did she do?”
“Played him at his usual game of chance. Only—she caught him cheating. Turns out the bastard had been pulling a fast one on all of us in every game he played. Pffft... 'Lucky' Steve owed me hundreds of bits. And I'm not the only one. This... 'rainbow rogue' character exposed his scam to all of us, and she milked him for bits because of it.”
“Well...” Seraphimus exhaled. “Gambling is certainly its own terrible reward.”
The stallion raised a hoof. “Only—there are rules, ma'am, and Lucky Steve was robbing us the entire time! Totally dishonorable.” He leaned back, his nostrils flaring. “I dunno who this 'Rainbow Rogue' is... but bless Verlaxion that she showed up! Or else a whole bunch of us guys would be selling the mane hair off our necks just to get by!”
“Hmmmm...” Keris smiled calmly. “How quaint.” He narrowed his magenta hawkeyes. “And just how—may I ask—did she accomplish this?”
“You mean how did she catch Lucky Steve in the act?”
“Precisely.”
“Pffft... Hell if I know!” The fat stallion belched. “The mare just... magically knew that he was hiding the red pebble from his game inside his hat! She kicked the table, knocking over all the cups and revealing that they were empty! Whew! Never seen something so slick... so badflank.”
“'Magically knew,' you say?”
“That's right.” The stallion nodded. “Like... like she had a seventh sense or something!” He blinked. “Wait... she was no unicorn.” His plump muzzle scrunched. “So... uh... sixth sense? I dunno. It was a damn miracle, I tell you... but a lucky one. Hah! The best luck to get rid of the bad luck! 'Lucky Steve' is gone for good, and we're all better off for it! Maybe you griffons should be hunting him down instead!”
Keris turned to glance at Seraphimus.
Seraphimus sighed, then strolled forward. “Back to the Rainbow Rogue, dear sir.” She cocked her head aside. “Are you certain you don't know where she headed off to?”
“Well... me and the other boys overheard her say that she was from out of town. I mean... heck... odds are she came from the seven seas. Most strangers do. And—for that matter—most strangers who arrive in Riverstem are here for only one thing, and that's to make the long trek down the Silt Path.”
“So you think she headed east?” Seraphimus asked.
“It's the best way to go about doing it!” the stallion said. “The Silt Path, I mean. OH!” He jumped in place, smiling. “She totally took Lucky Steve's duds!”
“Duds...?” Seraphimus blinked.
“His wardrobe, Commander.” Keris cleared his throat, then faced the pony again. “Might you, perhaps, describe these 'duds?'”
“Eheh... what's to describe?” The stallion shrugged. “Lucky Steve dressed like your average Osmanthus nopony. Green robes. Straw hat.” He squinted into the starlight, gesturing. “Come to think of it... she did have a very rich-looking satchel on her flank.”
“Midnight purple, I'm guessing,” Keris said.
“Why... yes!” The pony pointed. “A-a-and the most shiny looking pendant around her neck! Looked like... almost like a jagged red tooth or something.”
“A lightning bolt,” Keris said. “I'm aware.”
“Pffft! Then what are you guardians asking me for?”
“Trust me, sir,” Keris remarked. “You've been most helpful.”
“Heh... if you say so.” The pony smirked. “You ask me, that mare's fit to blend in with damn near anyone in Seed Prefecture. That's farming country! And she looks more like a rice farmer than Lucky Steve ever did! Although... the hat and robe were a bit big on her.”
“We'll be sure to make note of that,” Seraphimus said, gesturing aside at Keris. “Let's regroup.”
“Aye.”
As the two griffons lifted up, the stallion called up after them. “Say! Uh... since there's such a huge bounty on this 'Rainbow Rogue's' head, I don't suppose you guys can give me a slice of the pie once you catch her?!”
“I assure you, good sir,” Seraphimus droned. “The ponies who have created such a bounty have no affiliation with us.”
“Awwwwwwwwwwwww...” The fat stallion kicked at the ground. “Well shit.” He pouted, his forelimbs folded. “Then just who is responsible for it?!”
“Skiff!” A uniformed pony shouted from the deck of a steamship. He pointed at the ocean waves reflecting with moonlight. “Due west! Incoming!”
Every crew member on board broke into anxious commotion. They ran to their stations, pivoting the steamship in the harbor of a tiny island so that its broadside faced west.
A line of hired hooves stood cautiously along the port side, armed with cannons and crossbows. They squinted at the waves—more specifically at the motorized craft that was swiftly splitting the glittery waters. At last, the tiny vessel slowed down, arriving gracefully at the metal hull of the steamship in waiting.
“Who goes there?!” Shouted one mercenary. The sea air rattled from the sound of him and several other stallions cocking and aiming their crossbows at the lone figure on board. “We demand that you tell us where the Executive is located!”
“Calm down, boys,” droned a calm voice from down below. The ship's pilot lowered her hood, revealing a tight bun of blonde mane hair. “I've brought Mr. Chandler. Safe and sound.”
“Ms. Longaze...!” The mercenaries lowered their weapons, blinking. “But... b-but I don't understand! We were told that you'd both be escorted by a contingent of South Barge's dredgers!”
“And we were,” grumbled a voice from below deck. Longaze reached over and helped a jittery stallion as he limped out of hiding. Shivering from the cold, Chandler snarled past his chattering teeth. “And those damn double-crossers thought they could stall for time! Force bits out of my own work force!”
“Uhm...” Another crew member looked over. “Just where are they?”
“Longaze tossed them all into the drink—which is precisely where she'll toss you imbeciles if you don't get me some warm food and clothing!” Chandler stomped his hoof. “Now lower the damn platform already!”
The crew members nodded. They hollered commands to one another. In swift order, a wooden plank was lowered, suspended by metal chains. Longaze helped Chandler onto it, then joined him as the two were raised up onto the main deck of the steamship. Once on board, several servants rushed up and supplied Chandler with a thick cloak and a mug of steamy coffee to drink from.
“Mrmmmfff... for Goddess' sake...” Chandler took several sips while limping towards the cabin doors at the rear of the steamship. “Can anyone in the Seven Seas be trusted anymore?”
“If I may interject, sir,” Longaze droned.
“You may not.”
She spoke anyways: “The South Bargers who rode with us made no indication of a double-cross. If I recall, they simply requested that you try and get some sleep.”
“Yeah... so they could slit my throat while I was unconscious.” Chandler shuddered. “Better to be safe than sorry. You did the right thing as soon as I asked you to, my dear. Rest assured that you will be paid handsomely for it.”
Longaze exhaled. “Of that, I have no doubt...”
Chandler snapped at the crew gawking at him. “Will you stop staring at me like I'm some sort of goddess-damn freak show?! Get this ship on the move already! Head towards HQ! On the double!”
“Aye, Mr. Chandler, sir!” A pony saluted, then turned to shout at the others. “You heard the Executive! Fire up the engines! Steer us northeast! We're headed for the Shoreline!”
“Aye, sir!”
“Clear the steam pipes!”
“Move out!”
As the ship veered about, Chandler stepped into the luxurious cabin, shutting out the noise behind him. Two servants stood at the ready, bowing as soon as they saw the stallion.
“We have a warm bath and clean beddings prepared for you, sir.”
“Would you like to have a meal now or later?”
“Later. For Goddess' sake—I have to catch up!” He sat himself in a desk, slapping the wood with his hoof. “Where're the profits and loss files from the last two days?”
“We have it here, s-sir.”
“Well bring it to me! Dammit... everything is sinking into the muck and I'm the only one who can salvage it anymore!”
The servants obediently rushed to provide the stallion with his request.
Longaze stood against a wall, sighing as she rested her muscles. “I could use a copy of the latest report as well.” She easily lifted a sheet from their hooves with telekinesis. “Much appreciated.”
Once the servants had slapped the material down on Chandler's desk, he took a lasting sip of his coffee and waved his hoof. “Mmmm... leave us. I'll call for more service when it's required.”
The two ponies nervously bowed, then galloped briskly out of the cabin, shutting the doors behind them.
Chandler rubbed his forehead, struggling to read in the dim candle-light while the whole ship teetered in its swift bend north. “Mrmmmfff...” He closed his eyes briefly. “Longaze, you're a faster reader than I am. Tell me... how bad does it look?”
“That depends, sir,” Longaze droned. “Are you a faster or slower fainter than myself?”
“Rrrrgghh-gaaaah!” Chandler slapped the sheets onto the desktop and leaned back in his chair, forelimbs folded. “The chaos of this world baffles me at times. Like... how could something turn so completely to shit in the blink of an eye?!”
“It... does have the tendency to float in these waters, sir.”
“Yes, well, my ass floats too.” Chandler's nostrils flared. “That damn mare. If she thinks—even for a second—she can get away with humiliating me... with humiliating the Consortium.”
“She... h-has gotten quite a bit of a lead on us, sir,” Longaze said.
“Like Hell, she has!” Chandler stood up with a frown. “So long as the company still has a fresh supply of dredge coal to dish out during the Month of Thawing, we run the western Prefectures! I'll be damned if there isn't a single province between the Shoreline and Frostknife that hasn't seen the wanted posters by now!”
“Even still.” Longaze cleared her throat. “A griffon guardian survived the battle of Red Barge to witness most everything. We might find ourselves in close competition with government defense when it comes to apprehending the Rainbow Rogue.”
“You honestly think a flock of buzzards can beat out an entire continent full of desperate ponies who have been drooling over an enormous bounty for days?!”
Longaze squinted. “They're the Talon, sir.”
Chandler rolled his eyes, then face-hoofed. “Unnnghhhh...”
Longaze exhaled. “Perhaps—instead of heading to HQ—we can order this boat to stop by one of our trade lines. There, we might catch word of whether or not the Rogue has been caught. Because you do have a point, sir. With a bounty that high, odds are the entire continent will be looking for her. It just might give the Talon a run for the money.”
“Mrmmfff... no. You're the one with a clear head over this, my dear,” Chandler muttered. “The Talon shall always... always have an edge over a kingdom of idiots.”
“All the more reason, perhaps, for us to bring this ship further inland.”
“Darling, I have to go to HQ,” Chandler said with a frown. “The company's suffered so much loss that I have to make an appearance to maintain solidarity. Even if it's only a temporary gesture, it's the one thing keeping investors in line—what remains of them, that is. The Consortium's entire financial future relies on my becoming the Grand Magistrate. And that will only be possible with the capture of the Rainbow Rogue.”
“Then we are still headed north?”
“I will be heading north.” Chandler cleared across the cabin. “You, on the other hoof, will take a skiff and reach the mainland via the trade lines.”
Longaze raised an eyebrow. “Me, sir?”
“You're my one and only ace, Longaze,” Chandler said, pacing. “If there's any pony who can beat the Talon to the Rainbow Rogue, it's you.”
“I don't exactly have wings, sir.”
“No, but you will have every resource that's in the company's arsenal.” Chandler pointed. “And the home court advantage. Something is drawing that rainbow freak east, and you're going to cut her off.”
“Then... you have no intention of paying the bounty price to anyone?”
“Of course not,” Chandler grumbled. “The bounty is simply to stir the pot. To make the hunt harder for everypony but us.” His brow furrowed. “Which is why I'm going to double it as of tomorrow morning.”
Longaze did a double-take. “D-double it... sir?”
“You heard me.” Fuming, he spun to look out at the rippling waters beyond the window. “If there's anything the seven seas have taught me from this recent debacle... it's to never underestimate the power of greed. I swear on my life, it's more powerful than any love or any devotion to Verlaxion. And that is why we're going to beat the Talon to this bitch. They'll have to fight through the very morons they protect to get to their target. Meanwhile, you'll be there in the right place and time to catch her as soon as the Talon foolishly flushes the Rogue into our nets.”
“You make it sound so easy, sir.”
“Simple, madame. If it was easy, I wouldn't be paying you so much.” He pivoted to glare at her. “Get some rest. Tomorrow... you become the sword of my company.”
Longaze exhaled. “I do suppose that is some upgrade from 'dagger.'”
“Call it what you want. Find the mare. Grab the mare. Spear the mare.” Chandler snorted, marching fitfully across the cabin. “I swear—I will not quit until she hangs from the highest rockface in Frostknife.”
“I... don't quite understand.” Longaze squinted. “Do you want her dead or alive?”
“Whichever's easier.” Chandler flung a lazy hoof at the moonlight. “Thrill me.”
“Okay...” Rainbow Dash took another deep breath, her hooves squirming in loose soil. “...do you see the Silt Path from here?”
Rarity floated high above, squinting south. “Yes. But barely!”
“Any ponies trotting east or west?”
“I... I can scarcely make them out!” Rarity looked down. “Fluttershy, darling?”
“There are a few, Rainbow Dash,” Fluttershy said above the sound of whipping winds. “But—honestly—they're too far away to see you... much less hear you.”
Rainbow took a deep breath. “Pinkie, keep your senses... erm... pink. The first moment you notice anything out of the ordinary—”
“Aye, Cap'n Dashie!” Pinkie saluted with a grin from where she floated. “You can count on me!”
Rainbow smirked, then turned towards Twilight. “I guess we're ready.”
“Yes.” Twilight nodded, ears twitching. “I guess we are.”
“Okay...” Rainbow took a deep breath, clenching her eyes shut. “Okay... okay okay okay...”
“She's our Princess, Rainbow,” Fluttershy said calmly. “There's nothing you should be afraid of.”
Rainbow gulped. “This isn't fear.” Sniffling, she nevertheless lowered the collar of her robe, then raised a hoof to her exposed pendant. Giving the thing a few circular strokes, she tilted it until it caught the full moonlight.
The tall grass around her swayed with the wind—so that the fields pulsated with rivulets of silver bands.
At last, a bright glow emanated from the ruby lightning bolt.
Within seconds, the air rumbled—resonating with a regal voice.
“Rainbow? Rainbow Dash?” Princess Luna spoke loud and clear. “Is that you?”
Rainbow sucked in her breath. “Yes... yes, Your Highness. We're here.”
“Woohoo!” Pinkie cheered.
“Yes!” Twilight pumped a hoof.
Rarity giggle. Misty-eyed, she leaned in and hugged a smiling Fluttershy.
“It fills me with great joy to hear you yet again. How might you be faring, child?”
“Oh... you know m-me, Luna.” Rainbow sniffled again. She opened her eyes, tears trickling down towards a soft smile. “Whatever it t-takes to be awesome.”
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Oh Luna, I missed you.
Whatever it takes.
Anyways, LUNA TIME!
Oh look. A wet rat.
I'm predicting that this is going to seriously bite Chandler in the ass later.
P.S. Keris is still very awesome.
Just start slow, Luna has already heard and done far worse than you have, and she will more than likely understand. Just don't try to hide it, she won't be fooled.
If Fluttershy's family has been brought in this time, I wonder what they are like in this fic.
Whatever it takes to be awesome, indeed.
Well, I suppose if it's Longaze who's going to be doing that, Rainbow wouldn't mind all too much. I think she'd be more than happy for the opportunity.
All right, new chapter!
And a long chapter awaits next. Hopefully a long one. 5,000+ words? That'd be nice. Plenty of Moonbutt.
Who else thought that on the words, something approaching from the West, it was one of the long range trade boats out past the Blight, about to have a Very Bad Day?
Company is collapsing in only two days of non immediate micromanagement, when he doesnt have access to a high speed high bandwith near instant comms system, but unicorn teleport and dragon messaging at best? Something tells me that when he puts Dash on the gallows he is building, when Keris pulls the lever, it wont be Dash taking the fall.
Verlaxion dont have an ego. Silt Path etc? Shes gone and manipulated the whole land of Rhobedron to be a cutaway diagram of her body. Of couse, the Heart, is where it should be.
Now its the Midnight Chat Show, with Host. and Celestia gets the occasional call in as well.
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!
Sorry, I'm just happy to see Luna again.
Longaze would probably catch RD really easily once she starts flirting with her.
I always enjoy these Moonchats. I wonder if we'll be seeing more ghost-relatives this time around. Perhaps Maud?
... Angel Bunny? (Seriously, it's not like Fluttershy has any canon relatives)
Also, it's kind of a bummer that Chandler and Longaze will be splitting up. I was really starting to get Zuko/Iroh vibes from them.
I didn't think the Talon was so close to catching up to Dash. That worries me a bit.
Huzzah! We're talking with Luna again! Been ages since we've done that.
I always get super excited when there is a new Luna time.
Also, Talon is closing in very fast. They might even catch up with Rainbow by the time she finishes her talk with Luna.
Scanning the word count through your 6 previous series in this saga, I have seen that they all have 200 chapters.
Each chapter in Rainbow Dash's adventure so far has had an average of 1500 words -- between 300 and 10,000 words, but most between 1000 and 2000. I still think I'm low-balling, but bear with me here.
What's 200*6?
1200.
What's 1200*1500?
1,800,000. 2000 words seems a bit high for a chapter average, but 1700 seems reasonable to me. That's 2,040,000 words.
Between 1,800,000 and 2,040,000 words in the series NOT COUNTING Utaan.
What is the word count of the entire Lord of the Rings series, from the Silmarillon through The Return of the King -- just story, not the (admittedly sizable amount of) extra stuff?
481,103. Double it for everything else Tolkien wrote about the series and you get 962,206.
Granted: LOTR is a completely original work, not a fanfiction. However, the following point still has merit:
What. The FUCK, bro.
You. Are a GODDAMN GENIUS.
6740315 "and how did you manage to apprehend the Rainbow Rogue, Longaze?"
"I managed to trick her into coming with me to where I was lodging her then left her hoofcuffed to my bed this morning."
"This...morning? Why not last night when... oh... oh, my"
...nuff said.
I do like Longaze though
Could this be the last time we hear from Princess Luna?
6740370 You must be new here. The size isn't as impressive as the fact that this has been updated almost every single day for about 3.5 YEARS, and they are mostly good quality chapters too.
Keris is enjoying himself it seems. Every report of her mystical abilities is like another unspoken 'I told you so.' to Seraphimus.
Just remember what you told Twilight right after the Quade, Dash. The Elements have been used for far worse things before. Luna will not damn you for your actions.
-Companions have returned, inner darkness spurned. Utaan.
I am pleased the Talon is catching up so fast. They are portrayed as being incredibly competent and precise, and if they were fooling around taking half the book to find her, it would do them much disgrace.
6740370 On one hand, word count does not indicate quality. On the other, Austraeoh is seeping with both. I'd recommend giving it a read -- definitely one of the best stories on the site. Also, only recently have chapters been getting this long: for more comprehensive charts refer here: http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/556542/word-count-is-the-only-true-unbiased-measure-of-story-quality-content-is-irrelevant
Oh boy time for Luna!
Chandler better hope that no one catches Rainbow Dash, or he is going to be so screwed. Actually Rainbow could use this to her advantage in a way, If she does get caught or if say she has someone like Theanim Mane or the Desperados help turn herself in she could use the fact he won't pay the bounty to discredit him and expose his plans.
6740303 Don't forget the occasional Morse code from Princess Love Machine... as soon as Spike decodes them.
6740393 It's possible, but I've got a different idea. RD's last stop for a moontalk is going to be at the sarosian colonies at The Edge. RD will potentially try to redeem "the Mother of Nightmares" in the eyes of her disconnected thestrals.
Longaze on the pursuit is gonna make things interesting. The talon is like half a day away from rainbow here they move fast.
Loco. In The. Coco.
It's fun watching Chandler go slowly insane, as per the norm for most of Rainbow's antagonists (Except for those who either end up helping her, as per Axan, or are already crazy, as per Verlax, because she is definitely not rational).
Also, I am still a proud sailor on the SS Longbow. Hey, maybe Longaze, Rainbow, and Roarke could all get together. Hell if I know what you would call that, but eh, not important.
Well, that didn't take long at all. Looks like the only saving grace for Rainbow now is that she's mostly indistinguishable from most other ponies. Still, the Talon are a short flight away and know her heading. Won't be long before they catch up, especially if Luna chat mode is engaged.
6740531
Longaze is Roaorke 0.5, just as Skagra was Shell 0.5, and everyone is waiting for Antsan to show up for a villain rating.
Verlax is sane and intelligently irrational, which makes Verlax essentially Bane or Moriarty.
Keep digging Chandler, if you keep going at this rate you'll reach the dark side of the plane before long.
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Well, true. Recently the beacons have served to help her recover friends, but before she reached Verlax's domain there were many entrances to the Machine World that she was led to. I'm suspecting that she will find more on the Dark side of the world to keep her going. This whole Yaerfaerda thing has only been for this current continent.
Well, that didn't take long for the net to begin closing around Rainbow again. Now with her attempts at disguise thwarted by the Talons knowing what she's wearing, things don't look good for her.
That's never good, with Longaze given free reign like this she's a definite threat to Rainbow.
Rainbow's only real advantage is the girls and the chance that she can pit the Talons against Longaze.
Hopefully Luna can give Rainbow some advice on staying undetected and what to do. After all, she is the Princess of the Night.
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It should, after all, those who would go for that kind of money and actually have the skills to succeed are the ones who won't be too pleased when they don't receive payment.
Hm... Methinks Seraphimus and her catbirds will catch up with East Pony sooner than later. They have a full night to catch up, and RD's just sitting around, talking to her Moon Princess. I can think of three scenarios that might happen: (1) If ghost friends fail to detect catbirds, they'll either (1a) hide and eavesdrop on RD's moon conversation or (1b) arrest her, or (2) the moon call will be cut short when ghost friends detect catbirds.
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Y'know, I could see her hoofcuffing Dash during the night, too.
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Hopefully Luna has some good news back home.
Cast not your spit before boomers.
~Pink Floyd
Ah yes. Nothing quite like the long suffering Manservant trope. She'll be leading the Consortium by the end of the book, you can count on that.
I'm wondering if there's something else besides money that's keeping Longaze loyal. She's smart enough that she has to know the Consortium is a sinking ship at this point, why not cut and run?
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well chandler kinda answered that "never underestimate the power of greed"
The consortium might be almost gone but she can still drain some bits out of it, with the chance to give it a second wind and gain even more bits.
She seems to be about Money and Power, we will see how her loyalties shift when she realizes that she probably won't get any out of this with Chandler in the lead.
Luna has already told Dash about the atrocities she herself had to commit on various earlier occasions. I'd be little surprised if her reaction was rather along the lines of 'Sweet Dashie's all grown up!
' now.
Keris doesn't even have to emote anymore for Sera to give him a "don't say I Told You" look. It's Verlaxion's most sacred holiday, and the ponies around her country are actually considering the heretic from beyond the blight to be a blessing.
Um, Chandler?
The seven seas are filled with muck for a reason. You shouldn't trust anybody.
The Catbirds are going to catch Dash moon-talking aren't they. That should be interesting.
The situation looks like Dash can go completely Liarjack at any time if she gets enough shame over her awesomeness. If that happens, she gets very close to chaos because deception is similar to betrayal.
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Well, Revan was Shell 0.85, and Chandler is already at a Shell rating of 0.67. Seraphimus is Roarke 0.78, and Keris is-
....
What the hay is Keris? Or is he a completely unprecedented development? In which case, he'd be Keris 1.0.
6740408 "You must be new here" -- Ha! 5 years a regular, man. I just never felt like making an account. xD
This is still the longest story I've ever seen. The Upheaval series is the only other one that comes close, if I recall...Maybe CRISIS: Equestria as well, but it's only about half as long as of now.
No sleep for me for the next week, I got some catching up to do...Merry Christmas, I guess.
6741589 I would say the closest to Keris is Josho. Only he is optimistic as opposed to Josho, who was Jaded (and for very good reason).
That's quite a lot of dredgers, Mr. Chandler.
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Yeeeeeeeeeep.
Tough talks ahead.