Broken Bindings

by anonpencil

Page 6

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See, that one was probably a little harder, wasn't it? But you didn't do too bad, getting on to this page so quickly. It was at least faster than I did, when I first heard it. Anyway, did you get the answer, or did you give up?

The answer was loneliness.

If you tell someone you're lonely, it means you're not alone. You can't touch loneliness, but everyone feels loneliness sometimes. The only way to get rid of loneliness is to find someone else to be with, thereby getting rid of both of your loneliness. And when you're alone... it feels like you have nothing. Believe me, I should know. I've been alone for a long while.

But now you're here! And that makes me so happy. The way you answered that last one had me giddy with anticipation, it made me feel really alive for a moment there. I hope you're amused by all this as well, after all, that's what I'm here for! So how about one more riddle, okay? This one might be pretty hard, so think about it carefully before you answer. Remember, appearances can be deceiving. Here we go...

It cannot look up, it can only look down

It is all over everything, but we can never touch it

No matter where we hide, it will look for us

It is both darkness and light, sometimes both at once

It can blush, it can cry, and it can roar if it so chooses

It gave life, and it also gave death

What is it?

Comments

[Alex_]

Loneliness makes more sense ... and it's what the other guy commented on the last chapter. But I had to be different

Hmm... this one's really hard. Should I say time? I think that's what you're meant to guess if you have no idea about the answer to a riddle.

EDIT: Wait, no, I got it. It's the sky. It can blush = sunrise/set; cry = rain; and roar = thunder. And the Genesis-esque story from a few chapters back told about the sky creating life and death.

[Zaten the Changeling]

I assume....
the sky?
i swear i'm not cheating

[6-D Pegasus]

It's princess celestia

[AlexTFish]

Based on a couple of chapters ago it has to be the sky.

[Scytherind]

I gonna go with sky. It can't Look up because its above everything here, and we can obviously never Touch it. The sky is always above, so it will always Look for us, and darkness and light are night and Day. Blushes are clouds, cries is the Wind and roars are a storm.

[sere]

The answer was loneliness.

Oh! Well, one of my guesses was right. That one was harder, though.

As for this one, considering the story a few chapters ago, it's probably the sky.

[ShutterflyYay]

My guesses were (in order of coming to mind): a crush on someone, secret, free time, loneliness

You can only have me If you tell no one you have me
(secret, maybe secret crush, could be free time)
I cannot be touched but everyone has felt me
(anything)
One way to lose me Is to find someone else who has me
(main reason I thought of a crush, could be free time 'cuz they would get together)
When you have me It feels like you have nothing
(a crush is still viable, could also be free time because if it's free, you're not doing anything)

I decided free time even if it felt weird to feel free time.
I didn't go with loneliness because I thought you could be on a phone with someone, still alone. Then I remembered ponies don't have phones, so a letter would do, same thing. Forgot that that's not really telling, but writing

[Annemarie]

loneliness I got it right nice okay last one me because I’m the sky

[Pondalek_9]

The sky

[Hyper Star]

Yes! I was right

Hmm... perhaps the sky based off of her/his/its previous story