“You see, though ages come and go, the world, our world, does not change. Despite everypony’s best efforts, the lands sometimes flow with grief and sometimes beings commit wicked deed upon wicked deed.”
“But sompony must bear the sins. You see, it’s in the nature of some, like you, to commit sin. And no matter how they struggle, they seemingly can not escape that fate. Therefore, it is my duty to soil my hoofs for the sake of those who are able to listen to the better angels of their nature.”
“What...what are you going to?”
“Sin.”
Teen for darker themes
Vector by BeastyxLightning.
Story inspired by "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
Chapters (1)
True Noblese Oblige.
For Celestia - I agree, this is a sin, an unspeakable act that she still performs as a sacrifice to keep her little ponies and her little utopia safe.
What I don't understand is why everybody assumes that Tirek is horrified by these actions - the Gehenna is certainly a very harsh place. So if he won, ponies' fate without magic is not his problem, but if he lost - vae victis.
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Agreed. Tirek suddenly turned into a wimp and I don't get why. He doesn't seem the type. It's probably to make Celestia seem more badass, but it would've been more fitting to have him react in a cold, defiant fury. I don't really see Tirek at the end there anymore and Celestia's part loses a lot of impact.
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It probably should be mentioned that Tirek lost a large part of himself after Celestia cut off his horns. I intended that to be a bit of a "do unto others" part. I probably could have clarified that a bit more. Given that, i can see your and Xzrea's points. Thank you for that. :)
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I should note I gave this an upvote despite the critical post. It was written very well, only that part threw me off before the end. It's still pretty good.
To me this isn't...really, I suppose, a particularly dark action. She gives him the chance to repent, he's tried to destroy her home twice - and she still leaves him with his life, utilizing minimum force necessary to ensure he can't harm them again, and in fact lets him go free when she could have kept him permanently imprisoned.
One could argue Celestia did a kindness here.
8095804 Compared to some of the stuff on FIMFiction, true. But compared to the comic and show, you'd never even sniff Celestia doing anything like this. Hence the Dark tag rather than Slice of Life. heh Thank you for reading.