Over 100,000 words and no comments or ratings? Odd. Well, I think I'll take a look despite the lack of *any* indicator of quality.

Before I read this, what is the Dark tag for ?
And how bad does it get ?

8005043 Wanted to finish reading before saying anything else. The initial bit is quite jarring, and combined with a generally poorly viewed POV, doesn't help all that much.

Having read it now, it's definitely a total mind fuck. That's about the best way I can summarize it. The first chapter I suppose serves as a heavy contrast to what occurs as the mare that he's changed into takes root. After that, though... it's written well enough, and you do a good job choosing the type of language to add more emphasis to the changes and such, especially the mental ones, but then... the twist of sorts. Thus my description of it as a mind fuck. It's... definitely something else. Not bad, but perhaps... strange or weird would be an apt term.

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It is...well...I did write this in terms of wanting to mess with the mind so to speak. And if I managed to accomplish that, then I'm proud. Still though, I do appreciate you and anyone else here for reading through the entire thing. It is definitely long, and yes, the start might either attract or steer readers away. The start more or less gave some background intro into who the protagonist was and used to be, which is used to showcase how they change throughout the story. In second person, it might be odd since not every reader is like how the protagonist used to be, but at the same token, this is not a story for everyone.

At any rate though, thank you for reading and for your feedback. Positive or negative, I do appreciate it as it helps me to work on my writing. Thank you.

I liked this. it even almost made me cry at some points. though I am weirdly emotional at the moment. so... meh

Amazing story I love it!

8002904 Very great read. I highly recommend it

8006631 How bad is the Dark ?

Definitely worth the read, what kind of update schedule do you have?

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Thank you for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I do not have an update schedule and am not sure when the next chapter will be up. I tend to be a bit of a slow writer and I also write a lot, and dealing with multiple things in life at the same time can make it a little hard to quickly write another chapter. That said though, this story is only half-way done, and there's still the second-half to be told. There is much more that I have planned. And while I'm not sure when the next chapter will be out, just know that it is being worked on.

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I'd say dark and eerie mixed with cute and loving. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but dark is definitely a reoccurring theme throughout the story.

Hey,I remember reading this at ptfg. Nice to see you here on fimfiction.

Wow this has been one wild ride, i am so looking forward to more.

I have to say, this story is very well thought out and written. Never before have I ever thought so deeply about people using technology to make themselves happy, by any means necessary.

I've read all that in 3 days, I've felt weird reading it, it unsettled me, played with my nerves, and this eighth chapter had me totally on the edge. You did greatly, and now I am eagerly waiting to read what will happens to Radiance next.

I have been utterly mind fucked. Now i can't help but want more.

I wasn't expecting a tie in to Zephyr’s Tale here, reminds me that I have to finish reading through that too at some point...

Also, on a completley unrelated to this story and any related stories.
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i agree first we went all matrix. then we went inception. then we went to saw. then we went to paranormal activity. and then looped back to matrix. i am thoroughly unbalanced i thought i was reading a mlp fanfic not a sci-fy psychological thriller. great story very uncanny valley.

This needs a tag a bit more dark than ‘mystery.’ Thriller, maybe? Parts of it definitely have been horror movie-esque, not to mention the literal mind-fuck that just droned on for thousands of words.

So by doing the impossible, does that mean I am not real?”

No, doing the impossible is how you prove that you're real.

It’s clear to me this darkness you have been experiencing has prevented you from completely living the life of your dreams and has, in effect, prevented my Virtual Dream Machine from operating as efficiently as it might have been able to.

Oh, he is not seriously blaming her for his shitty, broken machine. Hey doc, you want it to operate efficiently, how about don't have it make screaming cadavers hanging in the bathroom!

everything you just experienced there, all of that was fake. None of that was real.”

It might not have been realized by the random interaction between atoms, but the person who thought up that experience is right here in front of her, all those assholes are right there in his mind, and he chose to nurture, support and unleash them.

That field, quite simply, was nanotechnology.”

Sweet Celestia, does this guy ever shut up...

“It appears that I have been mistaken in assuming those demons were completely responsible in making my Virtual Dream Machine falter.”

Well at least he admits it...

He’s been successful in tracking down people of interest to him, kidnapping them, and turning them into one of his beloved pet ponies

You bastard. This is a Zephyr's Tale sidefic, isn't it.

This fic is so exhausting. Like, there's an interesting story going on, but it's buried under the immense weight of just words. Endless descriptions, dialogue, every little thought and movement, often repeated over and over again. It's in dire need of thorough pruning. Entire long paragraphs are completely unnecessary. The story feels like it's at least ten times longer than it could to be without losing anything whatsoever.