Every place she walked upon only reinforced the same feeling. How fast life can change to everyone. The outskirts of the houses they walked in front of seemed to have absorbed the same feeling of sadness and emptiness that the rest of the place had. It was dark and foreboding, but after spending more than a week on Lordran, Sunset was a little bit used to the heaviness of the cursed kingdom.
The grey sky never changed, maybe with just small patches of clouds floating up in the sky, never raining down a single drop of water, but Sunset knew that if something like that ever happens, the place would only become more morose and melancholic. Although, she was sure that if it rained, the constant fires burning on the lowest section of the city will go out. That probably will be a good thing, but this was Lordran, and apparently nothing good ever happened, or at least anything that could make the life of an undead any easier.
Sunset Shimmer sighed, knowing well that she had been lucky for finding a companion in this place. She would have been constantly killed if she had tried to venture alone. She knew that the learning curve for being capable of surviving the hell that was Lordran had been lowered exponentially by having Madeleine on her side, but she still felt that something was going on with the older woman. It was nothing specific, just a feeling she had after spending time with the white armored woman.
Madeleine was strong, there was no doubt about it, but the reasons she gave her at the start of their adventure, it was a little weird; too simple. To travel in search of some important weapons? To go to such extent of going into Lordran of all places in search of that seemed too extreme, no matter how strong one was, especially considering Madeleine was a normal human being without the advantage of simply awakening on the closest bonfire if something bad happened. That one was still shaking Sunset to the core. To think that no matter what would happen she would not be able to die. After all, she was already dead. She tried not to think too hard on that part because if she did she will start thinking about the humans back at Canterlot High and that was a can of worms that scared Sunset.
She had been defeated, there was no way she could look at it any other way, but beyond that, she had been killed by the Elements of Harmony, the strongest artifacts ever found on Equestria. That was the power that beat Discord and turned him into a statue. It put Nightmare Moon on Equestria’s satellite and beat many other horrors, but she had never read about somepony being killed by them. Maybe the power of the elements judged Sunset and found her devoid of any kind of redemption and simply offed her, throwing her corpse into another world so Twilight Sparkle would not have to worry about the cleanup. It was a very dark line of thinking.
“Wonder how everything is back at the school. Maybe they’re wondering where I ended up? Oh, who am I kidding, they’re probably still celebrating that I’m gone, maybe while they sing ‘the witch is dead.’ It would be fitting I suppose,” Sunset said aloud as she eyed one of the houses among many that had been abandoned a long time ago.
Unbeknown by Sunset Shimmer, she hadn’t been forgotten. It was a little hard when at every instance, any electronic device with a monitor became a scrying device, one that seemed to be focused on the Canterlot area.
Around the school, days have gone by, but the usual chatter and running around of the student body had changed. It had become so quiet and slow that all the teachers were surprised about it. They soon understood the reason for something like that.
The appearance of Princess Twilight Sparkle was surprising, but not as surprising as the pools looking into the world of Lordran and the battles of Sunset Shimmer.
Twilight Sparkle and the rest were not aware at first that the second death of the redhead had been broadcasted around the school. Soon the six girls had to explain what was happening to the other students and some of them watched almost daily the magical broadcast.
At first it had been just for curiosity, a little morbid desire to see what happened to their previous tormentor, but soon it became clear that whatever sins Sunset had committed, it did not merit the curse that she had been afflicted with.
Looking at the way Sunset behaved, moved, talked, it struck something inside most students. It made them look at Sunset Shimmer not as the demon she had been the last moments of her life, but as a slightly morose fighter that had been cursed with the worst kind of immortality.
Hearing her words as she searched inside houses for anything useful made most students look anywhere else but their screens. It had struck too close home to feel comfortable. Many even got up or turned off their devices, wondering how else Sunset Shimmer will suffer inside Lordran.
Yes, new chapter(and in perfect moment I was start to worry about lack of update)
A little shorter than usual but it's still a good chapter,keep it up
I'm curious how relations between Sunset and the students will go after her win/return/whatever awaits her (I hope for possibility of free travel between all of three worlds, reunion will be really interesting[maybe included Celestie here too])
The one guy who is like "PRAISE THE SUN" all the time.
I didn't know it would be THAT infamous. There's a massive difference between Lordran and Equestria.
8083143 I can imagine a post-game scenario: The Dazzlings trying to do their thing when- BAM! Sunset comes in, decked with end-game armor and weapons and traumatizes everyone by killing 'em. Here's hoping Rainbow and Rarity don't choose to be stupid (if the Anon-A-Miss incident happens) and try to hurt a pyromancer? who can cleave 'em in two with her axe (or whatever end-game weapon she has on hand) or be burned to ashes.
8083167 Oh my sweet, innocent boy.
Characters that are happy in Dark souls, I'd say are Orbeck of Vinheim (DS3), Siegward of Catarina (DS3), Patches in whatever game is always happy to screw you (All games), Andre the smith is always happy to help (DS1 & DS3), along with the Giant smith in Anor londo (DS1), Domhnall of Zena is always happy to sell you his wares (DS1), Marvelous Chester ever smiling prick (DS1), and Hawkeye Gough despite being blinded is happily making wood carvings in his tower (DS1)
The player. Dark Souls is a very fun game to play.
Giantdad is very happy in dark souls.
Around the school, days have gone bye
1. By.
I know someone whose always happy!
SIEGMIER OF CATERINA!
Managed to get Dark Souls myself, its a damn good game! And hehe, if I had to guess who's happiest... maybe Onion Bro
good show
Sunset's inner thoughts as she rest on a bonfire? anyway hoping for some action soon and sunset finally having more pyromancy spells.
Is it weird that I can 3 hit taurus demons and 2 hit capra demons but still can't dish out much damage on the stray demon??
Zweihander +10 (Pyro-Knight)
Elite knight set all +4
8083257 depends on your definition of happy, but lets not forget "trusty" patches, he's more than happy to make you anything but
Be interestting if this was being broadcasted back at canterlot, celestia watching her former student going through her trials worried what will happen to her. Trying to get to sunset but some outside force preventing her. My knowledge of dark souls franchise is limited but i am enjoying this fic. Good job, though i still got few chapters ahead of me and see what best unicorn is going to go through.