Fun fact: Navarone's original magic weapons were a set of cursed daggers from the naga tribe. They had a dark history that was purposefully struck from the records. Whenever they were unsheathed, they constantly dripped blood from an unknown source. This was used to freak the fuck out of opponents. I changed it when I realized how weaboo it sounded.

Also, I'm expecting a lot of hate from the end of this chapter. Just remember, your tears sustain me I take all feedback very seriously.

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What if it's all in his head?

also, the spoilers in these comments make it interesting, but uhhh....

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I suppose I'll have to put a warning up that there are spoilers in the comments... I figured with having over 900 of them it would be obvious that some of them were talking about the story.

God damn, this fucking story...

I cannot think of a way to show my appreciation to you for writing such a beautiful story so far. I've felt much anger from this story, as if I was Navarone myself. I've never really felt what the character was feeling from a story, which is great.

This story has kept me up at night, making me say to myself "Just another chapter...". However, I do not see why this story isn't more popular, seeing that it is really amazing but hey, one can dream about such things.

I'm not going to write a shit load of text in order to praise you. I think both of us would like to keep this short and sweet, so, keep up the amazing work, loving the story (Not to mention I love 10K+ words per chapter). I can can't wait for you to write and upload the next one!

Wow it is really surprising end, and had a great answer to question what could piss of princesses but don't kill Nav, and you finally given him a good house i really can't imagine what a great party will be there, unless he will kick out everybody who come to visit him. But the most important is one thing: Where the hell is more of that story and why it isn't on internet and second one Bride Gilda?

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If you mean hate because you just pulled a cliffhanger on us...

Yeah there will be hate.

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This is gonna end well for both the griffin and Nav. As always your chapters are keeping me on the edge of my seat and with a stupid grin on my face. As well as a lot weird looks from my peers. Also, I wasn't talkin' bout the story, so points for me.

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MOAR! Loving this progression though! Good job! :)

Ahahahahahaa!

Oh lord, it seems our Nav has gone and gotten himself hitched to a griffin. Anyone care to wager how long it takes until he tries to escape out a window? Would be funny if it ended up being Gilda that he gets hitched to.

And I must say, loving how he just went and got himself a freaking fortress.

For some reason, I get this funny feeling that he is going to end up having a full out battle inside the keep, with explosions going off right and left. Would be awesome if that happened.

Also, happy to see that he is finally getting a naga trainer, and starting to workout. Will this mean that at the end of the month, he is going to be all buff and such?

Anyway, this chapter was hilarious to read through, and I just love it more and more as it progresses. Keep up the good work, you magnificent bastard!

Oh man the way that you ended this chapter had me laughing can't wait for the next chapter to come out I'm voting that the bride is Gilda.

This is great! I can't wait for more. Also, as much as Nav won't like it, he should hire some guards ore find some friends that can help defend his homestead if needed. Just a suggestion.

My dear, sweet Whatmustido, why do you torment me? I have tests to study for. Very hard tests. Organic Chemistry is not going to do itself.
But at the same time, I like the pain.

Okay, thoughts:
- I love the interactions between him and Chrysalis. Shes one of the few people who haven't screwed him over. And you show it so well with how Nav acts around her.
- Nav doing something just to piss everyone off. Yes. I like it. Very... Navvy.
- Nav is now Naga. Interesting. I like all the political connections hes making. When this story starts to wrap up, I have no doubt they will come in handy.
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“That’s a shame. Now, let me go get your fiancé.”

“I’m sorry, my what?”

Cliffhangers! GAH! YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD YOU!

Also, I've sent out a few messages to some other authors to see if they would give your story a shot. Heres hoping buddy!

navs life is like the hangover wake up one morning to your life flipped and with a fianca ...how ever you spell it and comicly funny adventures YEP this story is still my fav on the website

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That picture is grammatically incorrect. It's, not its. Also, your hate amuses me.

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I regret nothing. Also, more readers is always good. Especially readers that are authors and can give feedback beyond "Moar" and "'Twas good, my dear chap."

So damn awesome this is.

This is by far the best story i have read on this site.

Divorce the lion-bird fast! Luna is going to be soooo mad.
Cain is fast little bugger. Ticked off his landlord, bought a house, went to court, join a fraternity, and instigated a technology race. He doesn't slow down.
I'm a little surprised he try out his ability to breath underwater at the nagi caves.

Awesome chapter as always. I am rather interested in the dragon that joined the Naga. The different style of weapons that the Naga posses supports the the idea of humans once living in that world. I like your plan for the French maid outfit, good call. So, political marriage with a griffon. I kinda saw it coming and I haver a guess as to who the mystery fiancé is, however I am most likely wrong. Because this is Cain, will the mark of Cain make an appearance?

You Cliffy mother bucker.....

I'm betting Gilda is his new fiance. any counter bets?

Also Why does Celestia seem so pissed about Nav becoming a member of the Naga clan?

Oh goddamn clif hangers...

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People hate long stories. I actually love them because if they're interesting; I read 150-200k words a day. I guess it's because people are busy but this stories is over the top good. If a publisher read this im sure they'd print it if Hasbro didn't copy right shit.

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Cause he's a knight of Equestria so it's like 'legal treason' if theres such a thing. Also if Gilda is his wife he probably won't be pissed off as much considering he thinks she's pretty chill.

A fiancee?

I don't care how but Nav needs to pimp slap somebody in the next chapter.

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Yeah, same here. 2k words is fine but I'm a fast reader so it is too quick for my taste. I'd rather wait for a long, high quality chapter than frequent not-so-good chapters.

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You know how no animal ever tries to hurt him anymore? Also, pointless history lesson... Do you remember how Reginald asked about the naga clan, and mentioned the sapphire room?

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She wasn't so much pissed as she was surprised. She also isn't overly pleased about it, but there isn't much she can do since shit like that is 'to the death.'

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Better idea than what I had planned. I might be able to fit it in.

Moar ASAP!!

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You mean they don't drip blood anymore? Fuck, I must be losing my obsessive touch for counting revisions. I'll have to check my notes again to see which version contained the bleeding daggers. I'll have to expand my nitpicking for things beyond inexplicable changeling blood/blush colors, name changes of the ambassadors and Pinkie's Parents, changing Taya's coloration, renaming the water elemental, gender change of the chosen one from the statues, removing Cain reference from the intro only to re-insert it again in the latest chapter.

Following comments mostly apply to previous chapter, but whatever:

Still trying to find the laughable occasion of Smiles self-reporting to Navarone that the Guard doesn't do that much or very illegal things. You removed Luna's Guards from actively indulging in controlled substances. They still observe and ostensibly limit those allowed to engage in said activities. I really can't think of them having a strangle-hold like they claim to on Vinyl Scratch's operation without some enterprising member of the Guard trying to extort some money from them. And I imagine some of them have, unless you're saying that enforcing drug operations is the demesne of the Night Guard. And in-story it would have to be because the Day Guard is Shiny's operation, and he's stated to be against the activities that the Night Guard engages in, or would be if he knew about them.

So several situations exist: (1) The Night Guard is keeping the operation and distribution of controlled substances a secret. They claim to have a strangle-hold on the operation with the ability to monitor ALL distribution to prevent any undesirables (race- or class-based?) from indulging in said activities. They are also large enough, despite being created out of the Day Guard, to monitor the activities that occur in a single, arbitrarily distant city, as well as monitor the activities of Navarone. (1a) They are all such ethical ponies that they are not extorting monies from the operation despite the fact that they are in a unique position in relation to do so. (1b) They are extorting monies. (1c) And indulging in partaking of illegal substances, that was a lie too. (1d) They are lying about how much control of the situation they have, or are ignorant of their own incompetence. (2) The Day Guard knows about the illegal manufacture and distribution of controlled substances and is keeping it a secret from their commander, signalling systemic corruption in both branches of civil police and military forces, Day and Night. (3) Shiny knows and DGAF, the Night Guard is lying to Navarone about his would-be disapproval for whatever reasons.

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The big thing about Vinyl's operation is that she's keeping it small by herself. They don't have to do much to keep her in line because she isn't doing that much herself. I'd say she probably have enough for less than fifty ponies on a night-to-night basis. She hand/hoofpicks those she allowed to partake, hoping to lessen any damage so less attention is drawn to herself. Now that she has the marginally safer marijuana to work with, I imagine she'll make less booze and stick to that which she knows isn't illegal.

And the night and day guard are all over the Equestrian world. Before Luna came back, there was no distinction of night/day, there was just the guard. When she came back, she took some of the guards and made them night guards. It was mostly volunteers. And I can't imagine that most of the night guards even know about Vinyl. Probably just a few of the higher ups and those that discovered it. Ponies are different from humans, and I doubt that the idea of extortion even came up to some of them. It might have to a few, but I imagine it wouldn't get much farther than thoughts before they were squashed under the fear that they'd get caught and thrown in jail themselves.

And if you are correct in that there is corruption in the guard, it honestly doesn't matter for Navarone and for the story. It isn't his or our problems. It's just another sign that all ain't right in paradise, which is something we've known ever since chapters seven and eight.

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Whens the next chapter coming out?

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When it's finished. Same as it has been since I ran out of pre-written material.

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How long is the next chapter gonna be? You seem to average 3000 words a day so i'll get a rough estimate on how long to expect.

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Little crimes lead to big crimes. And systemic corruption of the civil police and military, their authority stemming from two individuals who apparently can't be arsed to know the individuals of importance outside of political connection (Blue Blood over Midnight Blossom), doesn't inspire confidence. Admittedly Midnight Blossom may very well *be* mediocre and her complaints are just the loser verbally tearing down the better qualified individual. And none of the interaction between Navarone and the Night Guard has shown her to be better qualified other than characters of dubious judgment telling us so, like Sunshine Smiles.

It's hard to think of his personal assurance that the guard doesn't do very many or especially illegal things as anything other than gross naivete or a lie, but both reflect a very dangerous attitude for the rank-and-file of the Guard to have. This evaluation reflects an attitude of personal justification for the laws broken by the Guard. Brings to mind another fic from Anon in Equestria, Law Abiding Anon.

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It feels as though the latest chapter was a result of some criticism of Navarone operating in cultures where raping members of different species is tolerated socially. Dragon God-King tried to co-erce Nav to join the Herd, Naga successfully integrated Navarone into their clan but without getting him to snag a Naga wife. Since Princess Celestia didn't mention any kind of back and forth, "original demands" suggests that Griffin King's demand that Navarone marry someone (for whatever reason) predated the incident. Griffin King wants some Hot Monkey Dick.

Anyways, since Navarone is already prepared (mentally) to flee Pony Lands, I see know reason for him to acquiesce to this demand. At all. Not even to argue about it, just leave. Maybe burn every bridge on his way out since Princess Celestia and Princess Luna increasingly care not for the welfare and well-being of Navarone.

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Right, the old fashion definition of the mark. But I thought that only happened because of the magical augmentations to his body. And yes I recall about the room.

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No clue. Honestly, I don't know. Sometimes my fingers just take off and move on their own. That's why this story is so damn long.

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Rape isn't socially tolerated anywhere. The reason it was allowed among the cats is because Jocasta straight up didn't care and the king can't be assed to punished someone useful to him. The naga didn't know about it. Most of the ponies don't know about what happened with Pinkie and Rarity, or they would probably be ostracized if nothing else.

The intent for the mention of the king's original demands were so Nav would feel grateful for Celestia and Luna stepping in on his behalf. Whether that was true or not doesn't really matter. The way I see it, it implies that when the king came by he was dead set on Nav marrying a griffin. Here's one of the first blocks of dialogue in the next chapter: “Yes, Navarone. Your fiancée. The king was very adamant that you get married right away, but as I said we talked him down. He does not want an incident like this to happen again, and he believes that a tie between our ponies—and his griffins, of course—would help prevent it. He demanded that since you were the one to commit the deed, that you be the one that get married.”

I mentioned already in this chapter why a clan leader or a head of state would be interested in Navarone marrying into their culture. That's how things worked back in those times. You give someone a wife/husband and they slowly assimilate into your culture, or you put a tie on them at the very least. It's a political thing. The king doesn't realize that it wouldn't work on Nav.

And yes, normally Nav's first response would be to hightail it the fuck out of there. Celestia knew that. It might be interesting to see how she got around it.

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It did. But one of the legends about Cain was that the curse on him allowed him to live forever. Sounds like a magical augmentation to me.

..His fiancé?

Uh, that's a male, fiancé.
Fiancée is female.
..Unless that's exactly what your going for...

And Celly is pitying him? Just how bad can it trully be? interesting.

I find it funny how everything is slowly going from "bunch of problems" to a "self-perpetuating maelstrom of chaos" (how fitting) for everyone around Nav. All the layers of manipulation he works with. Fun.

AAAnyway, that chapter had me grinning pretty much from start to finish. Love it and good work!

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>fiancé
wat

You're right. Dammit Navarone, why do you things like this? Argh! And it's even worse because Bloodbeak is the one walking in confirming it like in every other scene when a character is introduced to their surprise fiancé. Bloodbeak *is* after Hot Monkey Dick after all!

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An original take on a legend. I guess it would work for Nav seeing as how his life coincides with some parts of the legend. Not that many people named Cain nowadays as far as I know.

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Or I buggered up and ain't no one pointed it out until now.

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Fixed. And Celestia isn't pitying him. Remember, she likes fucking him. She can't keep fucking him if he gets married. Or at least, if she does continue doing so, that would make for some bad press.

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So long with so little mistakes. This story deserves more attention.

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Celestia and Naverone; the joining of nations lol.

I miss when you updated every day, it sustained my thirst for a good HiE story.

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I miss those days as well. It was much simpler to post when I had everything I was going to post pre-written. I also got a lot more viewers, usually. Still, it's nice to let the slower readers catch up and get pissed off just as much by the cliff-hangers that I keep throwing out.

I was kind of hoping that you were writing like a madman (lol) and had a couple dozen stories written already. Also screw the griffon wench, Nav needs to hook up with Chrysalis and be good with it (That's who I would pick anyway).

ohhh, Sneaky...
but is discord just manipulating him? is he using him as a living disguise? or he is just discord acting? that I couldn´t understand

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That's the question, ain't it? It wouldn't hardly be fair if I told you.

1634068 that it is still a question is a valid answer for me ^^

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You know, the more i think about that sword the more Frostmourne from Warcraft comes to mind

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No, these were entirely different weapons. The naga daggers and the frost sword were two different ideas.

I'm callin it. It was ready mentioned that Bloodbeak's daughter was named Gilda.
Willing to bet he found out Nav fooled around with his daughter and is forcing a shotgun wedding, which will double as a political alliance. It's already popular fanon that Gilda is royalty, which explains her getting into a foreign flight school, and being an uncommon race in Equestria. Not to mention she has that rebellious rich kid attitude.

Btw, props for writing the only hie story I ever really enjoyed, my own included. This shit is like literary crack, and I just can't stop reading. Of course, the fact that Nav is so damn close to my own real personality is the main reason. Even had the friend that suggested I read it tell me that.

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I think that you are mistaken my dear friend from what i remember Gilda was a nobleman daughter and becouse of her fight in ponyville war almost started. It was writen wehen Nav meet Bloodbeak and king asked him where he was few years ago. it was said " We avoided war with the ponies a few years ago by a feather’s width. A firebrand noble’s daughter was insulted and snubbed in a small town in Equestria. He used that as a kickoff point for massive political turmoil, all aimed at a war against Equestria. And all because one rich snob got her feathers tweaked." so Gilda can't be a daughter of king or am i mistaken?

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Nope you're correct. I might re-read this though during downtime.