For his hard work to the Crown, the Royal Engineer of Equestria has been honored with a retinue of VIP bodyguards who protect him everywhere he goes. Their ordinary, everyday adventures together wind up being anything but ordinary.
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Welp, conquistadors is not a word, the plural of conquistador is "conquistadores" for males, and "Conquistadora" "Conquistadoras" for females, , though if in a group there is at least one male, the male form is used.
...and jou keeled my brother. Prepare to die."
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Fixed!
Second time using homeworld music? Instant win.
Oh the memories...
Zebras would also defy the magic without horn.
Batponys are no mutants... Magicaly changed
Experiences over beauty
Great chapter
Some pony has a x-files soundtrack playing in her mind
Oh wow, an Eclipse is totally what the nightmare moon would name her inner circle XD
I was expecting the Bloodmoon, but the Eclipse is just as ominous
Ebonshield will have to spill a lot of blood it seems...
Better yet if this Crusaders are out for blood use em against the enemys of Equestria like the Yeti
(Storm King etc).
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All of the sudden I just got the mental image of Zecora in the Rookery. Something tells me she's wise enough, attentive enough, and adaptive enough that she'd do quite well there. Assuming she was given a chance, of course.
Ok, I move Ignacio to be the Designated Smiling Old Man Among the Soldiers.
Terry Pratchet, would be proud.
I really, really like this Ignacio character you have presented. He is entertaining. Just mysterious enough to pique interest, but clearly willing to dispel said mystery given time and opportunity.
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When you wrote that this is all I could think of: "Cutie Mark Crusaders phlebotomists! Yay!"
Getting the impression that the balladeer is the most dangerous individual they have come across who isn’t an Alicorn.
Crusaders, hm. Okay, while the term is obviously centuries older than that particular setting, I am now legitimately starting to have some BattleTech Clan invasion flashbacks after all -- especially since the style of politicking depicted among Clan warriors in particular there is one I could easily see transplanted wholesale. (The division between the bat ponies in the Rookery and those still on the moon could even end up mirroring that between Invading and Homeworld Clans easily enough.)
Ooh, intriguing...
That's cool
Ahhh, Reconquista. There's a word with some meaning to it.
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I did not know that and now i do.
Thank you
Eclipse. So cool. But, hmmm... why would mothers-to-be fear it?
My guess is that it is a symbol of war?
Happy new Year ♡
I hope he finds either a way to make or someone else that knows how to forge steel.
I want to see him give his guards an upgrade that Sergeant Ebenshield will use agsinst her brother.
Possibly as a means of avoiding killing him.
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Should we expect an inquisition in the story?
Well, the contact has been issued. Kill Marcos!
Optional: In a public setting.
Before he rallies more followers to kill her, or worst, ANON!!!
Or ask Luna to do it!
P.S. I think Ignacio uses, conjuring magic, that uses the thoughts and/or emotions of the "target" against them! Fun!
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Not like we can expect Mithril, Titanium, or Malachite to show up.
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Well... that WE know of.
For all we know there might be an MLP equivalent to Beskar that just hasn't been introduced to the story yet.
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From what I understand, in Spain the distinction is no longer critical and it is acceptable & polite to refer to any woman as Senora.
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glamer
The second I read "hidden sixth phase" my brain went: "... the eclipse?"
Yup!
10608200 It was a mistake, actually. That comment was intended to go to Orrm, who seems to really take offense to the Royal Engineer not really understanding Equestrian customs, which somehow makes him a pussy over it. I'm not entirely sure what his entire thought process is there. The only thing I could really get out of him is that the Royal Engineer lacks balls for not willing to be confrontational towards a completely alien species that he is still wholly unfamiliar with.
Apologies, Bobbles! Tagged the wrong person, didn't mean to tag you. I, for one, am greatly enjoying the story so far.
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Thanks for that nightmare image in my head
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That was 600-700 years after the Reconquista. Of course, nopony expects the inquisition.
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PRICELESS
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Context?
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You, sir, need to see The Princess Bride at once!
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Bobbles is a scholar and a gentleponi.
Hmm, since the order was given... will Ebonshields 3 partners join her... could be something like this
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My initial guess is that maybe those born during an eclipse are required to undergo training to become dancers. Like Shadowscales from The Elder Scrolls, maybe they are conscripted at birth and trained just because eclipses have special meaning to their society. It could definitely be that eclipses are seen as the best symbol of Nightmare Moon's superiority to Celestia, although I don't know which type the batponies see as more special: Lunar or Solar eclipses (especially since they have been living on the moon).
Again, nice development of characters here: we get to know a little bit more of the old coot and the bat's culture. He even offered aprenticeship to our "AA unicorn" . The brother marked as a "moon nazi" seems like the gossipy cunt type of guy, I personaly hate tjose type of people so the author made him an effective villian material for the future. I mean imagine the conflict that would play out in Ebs mind and her personal moral code. Eb already showing she gets intimetly invested in her job to the point that she was visibly bothered to take down the golem resembling her VIP. Taking family out would proof most troubling regardless of their intentions.
Now on to the bats language heh, I honestly almost had a tear of joy trickle out of my manly rugged eye when I read "ingeniero real" bit, all making perfect smooth sense for a spanish talker ;3
One light correction would be the word "bodyguard" in spanish its "guarda espaldas" or "guarura" because "guardia de cuerpos" means "the guard of dead bodies"... so you would find this person in the mourge keeping the bodies cold and preserved for forensics to study XD. I did a doubletake on that bit but the rest is neat regarding spanish
Again neat chapter and in the last day of the year no less so I thank the author for his/her unwavering continuation on story chapters. Comendable.
Given the design of the mask he must be referring to a solar eclipse... But what of the Lunar eclipse? Is there an even more secretive seventh phase being the Lunar eclipse, or is the Eclipse phase, the 'Hidden Sixth' comprised of both eclipses? Then again the lunar eclipse looks like a blood moon. So many questions.
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No one expects the BATPONY INQUISITION
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That'll be uncovered in the mines...
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A dark moon bathed in red is a lunar eclipse... a solar eclipse would be a black moom with a yellow halo.
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The sun is actually the source of all mana in this Equestria. Childbirth on the moon during a Lunar eclipse apparently leads to serious birth defects due to the child being starved of it at that moment.
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Isnt.... Isnt that what I said though?
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His mask represents the Lunar eclipse. You said solar.
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This does in fact look like a solar eclipse to my minds eye, A black mask with red tassels around it. I think it'd be Lunar if its the other way around...
Bobbles! Am I dumb and or blind?
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When the moon falls into the earth's shadow, its a Total Lunar Eclipse. From the perspective of someone on the moon, it'd be like a Solar Eclipse on earth, except the planet's umbra is large enough to cover the moon's surface entirely.
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I'm tired lol, I'm just gonna assume i'm wrong and patiently wait for the next chapter. Which will most likely also be well written.
Happy new year everyone, I remembered I forgot to say that I cant for the life of me detach Ebonshield's voice from a younger version of Salma Hayek's voice and accent. XD I have a voice for Ignacio as well, I know I have heard a spanish accented old guy before that fits this character seamlessly. Some voice like Lord Commander in Final Pace cartoon, trade the demon voice for the spanish accent and presto, perfect fragil blind old guy of shadows voice. XD
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The black sleeping mask is the moon and the red tassels represent the halo of red...