All that I touch seems to break in my hands, then it just bursts into flames.
Diamond Tiara has battled to the top of the Strawweight division in Canterlot’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion but does she deserve the title? The former champion, Farnese ‘Queen of the Gods’ feels that Filthy Rich may have had a hand in the upset of their first encounter.
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Hopefully she pulls herself together.
Good work, J.
Waiting to see what happens next.
Thanks man. Started work on chapter 2. We'll just have to see, sir.
Well, she hasn't gotten ko'd yet, so that's good news - for now.
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10-9, maybe 10-8, Hera.
Tough round for Diamond.
I think you meant to put a comma there.
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I was wondering how this was gonna play out given how mostly one sided the match had been so far.
Guess that answers that.
Patiently waiting for the next update.
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Yeah, I've been taking my ipad to work and the bluetooth keyboard transmits weird data. I have to fix a lot of it later. I guess I missed this.
Diamond is definitely in trouble. That was a shot after the bell, though. If the ref or Diamond thinks she's too damaged by the illegal strike, Hera will lose via disqualification.
Hopefully she's okay. We'll find out soon I hope.
Thanks for reading, sir. Hope you've been okay.
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I've been doing pretty good so far.
I hope you've been doing okay too.
This one's a pretty deep character study. If it wasn't obvious already, let it be known you're not just a horror writer
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I'm getting into the rhythm of this story a lot easier but it's not as descriptive. Part of it is it's a competition and I'm trying to use less flowery phrasings in favor of shorter, more direct ones to accentuate the pace of the fight.
But it's hard to break some descriptions I really like. Thanks though, sir.
Why isn't there a violence tag?
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Good question. So while it is a fight, it is also a sport. It's not a gunfight or a horror story where someone's head may get sliced off like a roll of bologna. I wouldn't put a violence tag on football, hockey, or rugby and they are more dangerous than MMA. In other words, there's a difference between an mma event and two people trying to kill each other.
Another chapter down.
Keep it up J!
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Thanks, sir.
I meant to write round 3 in it as well but so much happened that I didn't want to overload the word count in a single chapter.
At least she hurt her this time
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For an idea of what the broken nose looks like, look up mike perry broken nose.
Worst one I've seen.
Another one down. I really enjoyed this chapter, J.
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Hey man, thanks. I'm really into this story as well. I think it's been fun to write and tells a good story about the strained relationship with Diamond and her Dad.
It's also been educational for me. I love the UFC but I've had to do research to write a few parts correctly.
Wonderful.
I thought the last chapter was good, but I think I liked this one even more.
A little sad that it looks like it's about to start wrapping up.
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Thanks, sir. 2 chapters left. Decision and epilogue. Decision is written and should be up soon.
Yep, I had a feeling that's what the decision was going to be.
I still enjoyed it.
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One chapter left, sir. This story has been a lot of fun to write. I love Diamond when she's been reformed.
You need to get published, bossman, like right now.
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I really appreciate it, sir. I've greatly enjoyed writing this story. I think it's went well. I'm pretty proud of it.
Are you going to write more stories with fighting tournaments in them?
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I've written what could be viewed as chapter 1 of a Fluttershy MMA story. I actually started on it first but it would be a very long series. Shows her reasons for getting into MMA, beginning to go to a gym, impressing a few people, joining an amateur tournament. After that, I don't know where it would go but we are talking a minimum of 3 fights and lots of stuff in between. Hard As Diamond was 30k words and it was only a brief background, 5 rounds, and an epilogue.
Fluttershy would be a series. I wanted to see if there was an audience for MMA themed stories. HaD didn't do as well as I hoped but I really enjoyed writing it, so... maybe. We'll see.
Is that something you would want to see? I'm not giving up on horror, I've got a collab and like 4 stories started but I wanted to knock out HaD before I continued any of them.
Once again, readers and writers, take note: this is how you close a character arc.
It's kinda saddening now that we're at the last chapter.
But I remember you saying that you had possible plans for continuing.
If you follow through, I'll be happy to read.
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A spiritual successor more than anything. I don’t think I’ll actually continue with Diamond Tiara. This told the story I wanted to tell about her. It was fun ad leaves off on a crossroads for Filthy and her relationship. From there, it’s open to interpretation.
We may see Farnese again if I decide to continue the other MMA story. I figure Hera was 30-31 in this match which is the typical prime of an MMA martial artist. We’d see her earlier in her career.
Thanks for being there each chapter, sir. I appreciate it. It is kind of sad to end a story. When I finished MFC:R after spending a year thinking about it, I didn’t know what to do for like a week. Hell, I still think about it.
Filthy Rich the chauvinist.
Although ballet isn't a bad idea.
Diamond Tiara has come of age.
She will not turn into her father.
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Thanks for reading and commenting. I loved writing this story as it was a combination of two big interests of mine. I tried to explain the MMA portions in ways casual fans would understand but also showed the techniques and skill involved in the sport.
It was fun putting Diamond, the spoiled brat now grown into a bitter young mare, growing and becoming a more complete character. It's a bit of a stretch for her, but I like to think that Filthy is old fashioned and Diamond, as she grew into her own and realized Filthy was controlling her life based on sexist principles, would resent him and rebel in some way. It just happened to be MMA in this story.
I've got a sequel in the works but it will be very long. I may write a prequel in the mean time but there will be little of a character arc in it.
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Just as long as (1) it offers dimension to Filthy and (2) you're seriously careful about involving Spoiled or Silver Spoon.
Solid fight descriptions, good characterisation.
DT is a cunt in the show, but she has a wanker for a mum and a spoiled dandy for a dad.
It's not a far stretch at all to see her become bitter with the slight-friendship she struck up in later seasons leading her into a different kind of dislike, realising that her daddy's money was all just because of outdated notions against her, and using it for personal gain netted her nothing of her own value.
It works well. Good story.
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Spoiled and Silver Spoon will have basically nothing to do with the story. Silver Spoon took karate like a lot of kids, meaning she progressed through a couple belts and quit. Silver Spoon also embodies the rich, pampered snob archetype where Diamond had begun to foster a dislike for her father because he pushed her away when she wanted to be near him. She had become emotionally calloused and had the first sparks of rebellion by the time Silver Spoon quit. I would imagine they never regained the friendship they once had.
I just started a prequel. Revolves around the same themes because Diamond doesn;t overcome her issues until this story, but the central theme is becoming an adult and putting an end on hiding who she is just to please Filthy.
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I went into the story wanting to explain what was happening so someone who didn't understand mma would be able to follow. IE: a kimura means nothing unless you know what it is but bending one's arm back beneath them at an awkward angle and putting pressure on the shoulder and forearm bones is relatable. That being said, I think I may have went overboard with descriptions instead of charging the fight with easily understandable phrases.
Diamond charged forward, her hands lashed out angrily, seeking and finding Hera's body and head while slipping counter hooks with deft, precise head movement.
or
Diamond charged forward, letting her left jab piston forward. Her right hand crossed the midpoint of her body for a straight that fell below the blocking hand to connect solidly into Hera's ribs. Hera countered with a wide looping set of hooks but Diamond had already pivoted her weight off of her lead leg and pulled with her back and neck to retract her head as the first, lead hook narrowly skirted her nose. Diamond shifted forward again, recognizing the right hook that followed Hera's left, and reached in with powerful left jab, the straight punch finding Hera's cheek before the wild, arcing blow could land.
I prefer the second and that's what I did but I think the verbiage may confuse people and they may not find the reasoning behind why certain strikes were thrown as interesting as those who actively watch the sport. And, in general it slows down the pace where a fight should be frenetic and quick. I don't know. Any thoughts?
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Oh no, if I read an MMA fic I'm going to expect a level of involvement when it comes to MMA or boxing terms.
There were a few terms I didn't get as I don't watch MMA, but I enjoyed that there were details of it. Even if I don't fully understand the moves, I can see down to the basics of 'A punch happened against X part' or some such, same for grapping and going to the mat, whatever BJJ is a fighting style for grapples or judo of some kind, and I could infer that from how it was well described and such.
I want the Queen of the Gods to win, but Diamond will most likely pull an anime MC
This was absolutely beautiful, I loved this, you should consider more serious writing work man.
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Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I figured most people wouldn't care about the mma but it was a nice method to tell the real story.
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Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm a fan of the Queen too.