Debriefing
While the Equestrians discussed their next course of action regarding their artifacts, the Elements, and Discord, Discord himself had his own matters he had to attend to. Shifting a good distance away from the discussing visitors - ostensibly to give them privacy - he placed himself inside his throne room before donning the King's Crown. As he did so, it sent an echo throughout the realms of Oblivion, summoning the Princes to him. That was of course the specific purpose of the King's Crown, to gather the Princes for matters that concerned all Daedra.
It wasn't long before the various Princes arrived. Jyggorath, Malacath, Sanguine, Clavicus Vile, and Peryite were the first to arrive. Meridia, Azura, and Nocturnal arrived in a group after that, with Namira arriving shortly after, glaring at Meridia. Boethiah arrived next, followed closely by Hircine. Hermaeus Mora and Molag Bal arrived together. Much later, Vaermina arrived and settled into her seat beside Discord's throne, her late arrival - especially when she was normally first to heed Discord's summons - raising nearly as many eyebrows as Mehrunus Dagon's continued absence.
Once Vaermina was settled - Discord animating her chair to pull itself out for her - Discord cleared his throat. "I call this meeting of the Daedric Coucil to order," he stated calmly, causing a huge stir around the table.
"The rules you laid down clearly dictate you don't do that until we're all here," Hermaeus Mora pointed out grumpily. "Mehrunus Dagon has not arrived."
"Yes," Discord confirmed. "When all Daedric Princes who can heed the call arrive, I call the meeting to order and explain the purpose of it. Now, given that I have done so with Dagon not present, would any of you care to guess why it is that he cannot heed the call?"
Startled murmurs raced around the table. Finally, it was Boethiah who spoke up plainly. "He's dead, isn't he?" he asked calmly.
Dead silence greeted that statement. Discord steepled his mismatched digits. "How do you come to that conclusion?" he asked softly.
"I felt a major shift in the balance of Daedric power," Boethiah explained. "Given my Sphere, I'm especially attuned to such things. Since the rainbow maned equine has Mehrunus' Razor - though altered - I believe that explains readily how. And I can take a stab - if you'll pardon the expression - as to why."
"Go ahead," Discord responded with an impish grin. "I love seeing your mind at work."
Boethiah sat back in his chair. "Given the rules laid down for the trials, the changes in the Razor, and how tightly she's clutching the filly, I would assume Dagon gave her a 'no-win' choice scenario, making her choose between the artifact she needed to collect - the Razor - and that filly...or at least a semblance of her. Either she failed to choose, chose the artifact, or he arranged it so she was unable to save the filly even when she chose to do so. However, anything that traumatized the challengers went against your rules, Discord, which meant Dagon's Realm would cease feeding power to him and instead feed it to the challenger to even the playing field." He tapped the index fingers of his hands together. "Mehrunus' Razor was an artifact none of us ever liked, since its ability to devour souls could be turned on us as easily as on mortals...especially since it drew that power from Dagon's Realm rather than Dagon himself. And because it was an artifact that the challenger had to get, Dagon couldn't destroy it. Between the rage at losing someone she obviously cares deeply about, the energy of the Realm pouring into her, and whatever magic not native to Aurbis she has, the Razor was supercharged when she turned it on Dagon..." He shrugged his shoulders. "The outcome is inevitable, considering that."
Silence reigned around the table for a time. Vaermina was the first to speak up. "Good riddance."
Hermaeus Mora rounded on her. "Really? Are you that blase about the death of one of our number?"
"With that Razor, did you think for a minute he didn't intend to thin our numbers his way at some point?" Clavicus countered. "While I can't say I'm happy about the death of a Prince, I'm glad it was him. Did any of us here actually like him?" He glanced around, daring anyone to nay say him. When no one did, he shrugged. "So I'd say Vaermina summed it up nicely. We're all glad he's dead-"
"I'm not!" Molag Bal snarled angrily. "I wanted to kill that &$*?@ myself!" The curse word he used didn't accurately translate, but was quite vile. "But now that rainbow pony stole the kill, and I didn't even get to play a part in these games!" He crossed his arms irritably as he sat back, snorting fiercely.
Discord lifted his talon to gather attention. "Beothiah's conclusions are accurate, and the result is as we understand. The question is, what do we do about it?"
"What do you mean?" Hermaeus Mora demanded crossly. "The laws of Aurbis are plain. The mantle of a Daedric Prince passes with the power to the one who bests them, whether through ritual combat or - however unlikely it may be - slaying them. That mare slew Dagon - with his own weapon, no less - so she is now the Prince of Destruction-"
"Except she's currently engaged in a territorial dispute with me, over the territory of Equestria," Discord interrupted. "That takes precedence over the passing of the mantle, which is where the complication arises. If they determine which artifacts possess the Element energies and use them properly against me, they'll claim that victory...and be sent back to their own realm. Which means either there will be none to carry the mantle of Prince of Destruction, the one who bears the mantle will be unable to return to her own Realm of Oblivion...or this outcome will also qualify as a Crown Challenge for a new Prince, and the new Daedric King will be unable to access Aurbis." He leaned back as that dead silence reigned, bringing his lion paw over to pat Vaermina comfortingly on the arms since she'd seized his talon desperately the moment he'd mentioned the possibility of his defeat. "And that's something you all need to know about."
The gathered Princes sat back in silence, thinking about all this in their own way. Before anyone could speak, however, a voice echoed over the Isles. "Equestria Wins! Friendship! Friendship?"
"What's that?" Jyggorath demanded.
Discord blinked owlishly. "...I have no idea. Since this was a battle for territory across Realms, I 'borrowed' a system for such things from elsewhere in reality. I probably should have investigated it a bit further..." Turning, he flowed towards the ponies and dragon, the other Princes following him.
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Ironic.
As a doornail.
Smart.
You make an excellent point.
I'm very confused right now.
Might have been considered a smart move, yes.
And the paths split, merge and become one HECK of a train wreck. I LOVE IT!
Well.... now to wait for the next chapter
or at list a semblance of her
Between the rage at loosing someone she obviously
1. Least.
2. Losing
Dagon really was dancing by the Razor's edge with the other princes.
I'd say this showcases Discord's crowning glory.
I wonder if Dash considers the position she gets to be a royal pain?
That was fun, may I have another? Looking forward to more.
Keep up the great work. Deus tecum.
So the Ponies' victory was gained through a loophole Discord didn't intend?
7988609 It's Quite easy to understand actually:
Rainbow, Current Candidate to the Throne of Daedric Prince of the D-Struction is in the competition for Equestria with Discord, the current Daedric King, which Also now qualifies as a challenge for said Title, thanks to the fact first stated [Rainbow, Current Candidate to the Throne of Daedric Prince of the D-Struction ] so there are possibilities to be had:
1. The ponies win, Discord gets back to the statue, the ponies get back to Equestria, unable to return to the Elder Scrolls Universe. Rainbow Dash gets Cut off of her own Daedric Realm as she can't travel Between Equestria and it at will... the challenge for the mantle of Daedric King doesn't enact but Discord can't get back to the ESU either.
2. same as number 1, but the King's challenge count,in the end ends up removing the Daedric King (Queen) Rainbow Dash
7988717
I see.
Meanwhile, in a reality not far away...
It's always good to see how things go from the other side of the fence.
Now I REALLY want to see how all that goes, since they don't want to get rid of Discord anymore.
I'm going to take a stab in the dark, since all we have to go on is that Vaermina was late and Discord is doting on her, but Vaermina's pregnant, isn't she?
Why wasn't Twilight taking over Apocrypha mentioned
Hmmm... Interesting development.
I have a feeling that "Spartan Pie" might be making an appearance in the near future...
Wait, I'm confused. I get that Rainbow taking the Mantle of Destruction is throwing wrenches in the cosmic goings on of the Daedric Princes, but why isn't Twilight? I mean she forcefully took a title as well and took that domain of knowledge for her own didn't she? And on purpose too, right? Shouldn't that also be causing similar isdues to spring up?
Chocolate Cheese for Everyone!
The mantle is going to Discord's child, isn't it?
7988916
True, that should be adressed. Although Twilight's claim on Mora's realm is really only out of selfishness. She took over control of someone else's archive because they weren't doing as she wanted.
7988797 this was stated in Luna's chapter.
7989009 not only that, but Humongous Moron is still alive, and therefore still tied to his realm, as opposed to Dragon who's deader than dead thanks to being hoisted by his own petard.
Well, this took a turn for the dark real quick... So, let's see if I got this.
Rainbow Dash killed Dagon in one on one combat, ensuring that the power of his Realm transferred to her and making her the Prince of Destruction. Or, at least, what basically amounts to an heir apparent that's about half a step from succeeding the throne.
Due this unforeseen act of idiocy on Dagon's part, (Shame on you, Discord. You know full well idiots don't do what you expect them to.) that places Rainbow in a sort of limbo between Equestria and Aurbis. If she chooses Equestria, that leaving Dagon's Realm empty and free-floating with no actual Prince to command it. I don't know what the consequences of such would be, but I imagine they're not good.
If Rainbow chooses Aurbis, she becomes the Prince of Destruction, and this game between Discord and the Ponies suddenly becomes a Throne Challenge. You could probably say that due to Rainbow choosing Aurbis she no longer qualifies to be on Equestria's side, but one of Discord's rules was that they all play, or they all lose, and I get the feeling Discord's wants to lose this one. I don't know why, but there you go.
Of course, that leaves the question of Twilight and her temporary (*Insert maniac giggling here*) stewardship of the Realm of Knowledge. The challenge she issued to Hermaeus Mora was one of control of the knowledge in his Realm, not of control over the Realm itself. The knowledge is hers, but not the power. At least, I think that's what happened.
So... did I sum it up nicely?
ROTFLMAO! Oh man, so many things make sense now. I can't wait to see how this resolves, though I can just see Rainbow dash changing her new realm into something that combines every racing track in the multiverse with Sonic style loops and obstacles for Scootaloo and her to race through. I can also see her going to the various princes and trying to find a way for Scootaloo to fly.
Is it wrong I can just imagine the Crusaders visiting Dash's realm and then inadvertently getting into other planes of Oblivion????
7989156 Sorry, I don't do subtle very well and I missed the cues. I have Asperger's syndrome, so things like subtlety are easily missed.
Congratulations, Rainbow Dash! You're the new Mehrunes Dagon!
7989250 Don't worry. I'm autistic so I know what it's like.
7989288 "Me? Bu-bu-but, what if he finds out I've been impersonating him? Uh, that won't end well."
"Too bad. You're Mehrunes Dagon."
7989214
Pretty much. Though I wonder if Discord will point out to the ponies how Twilight pretty much stole all of Mora's stuff. I doubt that will go over well, considering their opinion of Discord has changed.
And then we find out Ditzy Doo is the Avatar of Destruction.
7988797 she admitted she thinks she is
7989234 god help us all that sounds as bad and hilarious as if KP was discord
7989214
Other than the bit about choosing, that's pretty much dead on.
She is in the process of inheriting the mantle. If she inherits before the end of the game, it becomes a Crown Challenge. If she inherits after, it doesn't. Either way, if Discord is stoned, Rainbow has no way to return to Aurbis to oversee her duties, whatever those duties end up being.
Having no Prince of Destruction would cause a major imbalance in Daedric power in Aurbis. Having no King? That could completely destabilize Oblivion itself.
7989718 Is it weird that I want KP to kill RD for title of "Princess of Destruction" just so she could be near Discord?
Hang on... Does that means there was also a chance of a Babality?
7990876 it would be bad to kill rd...
7961041
Still sickening to me... Also, HOW is sex supposed to be funny?
7992768 the fact that you actually hunted down my single comment to you, after this long, shows how much of a vindictive and spiteful troll you are.
Fucks I have to give: 0
Edit: blocked you.
7992787
Some people find it funny depending how it's used. Some don't.
I do. Plainly you don't.
7992810
Thank you for answering. BTW, could you PLEASE refrain, if you can, from using sex for humor? PLEASE?
7992814
I'm afraid that's not something I can do. It's part of my style of humor to both use and enjoy lighthearted sexual comedy. I hope you can maturely decide from this whether you can tolerate and ignore it to continue to enjoy the rest of my writing, or that this means my writing isn't for you and stop reading and following my writing.
If you can make this decision maturely, I will respect whatever decision you make.
7992003 Yep. You are correct, sir.
7992819
Okay, I'll ask this, instead: could you at least have romantic buildup towards the sex? That's what my main issue is with your style. The sex is random, and seems emotionless. Sex is something that is shared between two sapient creatures who care for each other deeply, not something to be thrown around like money.
7992814 Excuse my statement if I sound rude, crude, or have an attitude.
WHY are you even reading this stuff. The later his stories, the more his humor slightly changes. Read Batmare Beyond or some other early story. They're not as structured but it's readable.*
It's obvious that he works harder on his stories than I do with mine and disrespecting the work- Can you ignore the sex jokes like I have? Read My Little Killing Machine; it doesn't have those jokes so far.
EDIT: *Changed "by" to "but" because I sometimes don't let my errors pass.
7992855
Also, Gilda a shit.
7992831
If the story calls for it, I do include romantic buildup. But the stories you specifically complained about it being in before, it would have been out of character for the characters involved to do so.
In "Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter", it is actually a game mechanic that Kratos hops into bed with any willing female he comes across, which is a behavior that would influence Pinkie's development.
In "Merc With the Moth", it's Deadpool. Nuff said.
Here, it was Sanguine, Daedric Prince of Debauchery (among other things), so it was pretty much required that sex happen.
That's...basically it.
7992881
K
7992884
You're going in circles. Also,
That's a crutch.
7992889
Your response amuses me, and I don't know why...
7992898 I just respected your opinion with one letter.
7992897
No, it's not a crutch. It's the character.
You complain about stories that specifically called for that kind of humor because of how they were written for using that kind of humor.
You're the one going in circles at this point, coming back to the point that's already been explained and delineated completely.
7992897 I have your "crutch" right here. Let's just say, you will enjoy this more than I will. I feel sick.
Troll: Okay, I'll ask this, instead: could you at least have romantic buildup towards the sex? That's what my main issue is with your style. The sex is random, and seems emotionless. Sex is something that is shared between two sapient creatures who care for each other deeply, not something to be thrown around like money.
My response:....sorry, but sex CAN be random. It's called a hookup. People do it. Simple as that. And seeing as that Pinkie is the only character I'm aware of that Tatsurou has done this with more than once, I think it's safe to say that he sees her as being a character that enjoys the occasional hookup.
7993200 Is a "one-night stand" and a "hookup" the same thing? Asking for a friend.