When Aster fell asleep, he expected to wake up in the forest he fell asleep in, and have to face the music for his actions yesterday.
He didn't expect to wake up in a bizarre pocket dimension. Nor did he expect to suddenly become A spirit of Mayhem and Havoc. And he's pretty sure he isn't dreaming by the time Discord basically adopts him.
But hey! He's in a new world with crazy Chaos Magic at his disposal! What could possibly go wrong!
...A lot of things actually, especially considering the type of stuff his now-adoptive guardian pulls on a regular basis. Oh, and there's a filly out take all the magic for herself. He should probably figure out a solution to that problem. And maybe take care of the magic draining centaur and mean bug lady while he was at it.
But, causing ripples in fate isn't without consequences. Because while he doesn't realize it, at least not yet, a butterfly effect in the river's of fate can end up switching the course of the river entirely.
Also, he can't help but miss his old home...
i got that reference :D
Love this , continue :)
Yep. Because the worst thing in the world isn't the fact that pony students were almost crushed by falling ruble.
Or that the Grogar stunt endangered everyone Discord 'cared about' while proving he was still the same manipulative disaster area he used to be.
No, the worst thing about this situation is that Neighsay is a boring jerk.
Keep that in mind Discord.
Maybe we'll avoid a encore for "A Matter of Principals" this time.
And would you know something? He was nearly right! Irony!
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I mean, don't get me wrong, the students getting almost crushed thing was certainly not good. But the audacity to claim to every nation's leaders faces that this an orchestrated attack by them is something I don't think Neighsay has the right to say. I mean, he had a right to be mad, and even demand punishment be handed to the Student Six, but his decisions were being made by irrational Xenophobia, not his brain.
Funny thing is, a lot of the nonsense Discord pulls in in season 7 or 9 isn't gonna happen here. Simply because Aster wouldn't let him get away with it. That doesn't mean he won't be pulling nonsense at all, but he's gonna be reduced to a spectator most of the time. (Though I do have to admit, Discord's character was balancing an idiot ball the size of the sun during the later seasons.)
Yeah, funnily enough, Neighsay did turn out to be right. But, to be fair, a Pegasus Filly in cahoots with Tirek and a plan to drain all the magic in Equestria isn't the first thing that comes to one's mind when thinking about threats a school poses to society. (Wonder if they had to edit the books because of Cozy Glow-)
Anyway, thanks for commenting! I'll admit, you certainly raise quite a few interesting points!
KO!
That could not have happened to a better pony can't wait for next chapter
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Technically, he only claims that they might attack them in the future. He seems to accept that the original event was a accident fairly quickly.
And it is worth noting that while some of his lines are painfully one dimensional, the other leaders in the second part aren't much better.
They threaten to declare war, not because they are afraid their children are missing, but because they think someone is sheltering them after they ran away. 'Our child doesn't trust us and it's all your fault!'
That may or may not be true, but attacking a entire nation over it, when you don't even have a clue who has them, is proberbly not a good way to go about solving that problem.
Xenophobia perhaps. But let's look at the track record of most of these creatures.
Changelings already invaded Canterlot once before and (judging by the smoke) bombed at least part of it. Yaks smash stuff for fun, and threaten to declare war over the littlest thing.
Dragons were a largely force based society up until Ember's rule, and we know from Garble that some would like nothing more than to loot and burn Equestria to the ground.
Griffions are basically mercenaries, and Equestria not only stole from the Hypogriffs, but endangered their crown princess.
The idea that all of these species have completely turned around and overcome their animosity or apathy towards Equestira, over the span of a few years, is a bit of a tough nut to swallow.
Especially when we are given the impression that it's been this way for centuries.
Xenophobia? Possibly. But hardly irrational, even if his delivery leaves much to be desired.
That alone is something of a relief, considering most of my biggest issues stem from how him and the main cast act.
Of course if Twilight's irrationalities were addressed, we wouldn't have much of a conflict, but I can live with that.
No, but had they taken any of Neighsay's criticism to heart, it's unlikely Cozy Glow could've pulled off her plan regardless.
Even if they had gone full xenophobe (which is the worst case scenario), it would have left Cozy five artifacts short of the full set she needed to pull off her plan.
Not to mention he calls out pretty much ever major issue of the school throughout season 8 before it happens, and is completely ignored.
Would stuff like Non-Compete Clause, Matter Of Principals, and School Raze, have happened if his practical concerns were addressed from the start, regardless of Twilight's issues with him?
Highly unlikely.
You too! I enjoyed chatting.
This will be worth following if it actually calls the protagonists out on their behavior for a change.
Or changes it, so they aren't as bad as they were in cannon.
Wait, wait, wait. Then why was using chaos magic to warp around and control the bubbles imprisoning the main six?
Celestia's uselessness is among the most consistent themes of MLP.
If Twilight's magic was at all useful, she could have beat Tempest.
The real ace wasn't Tempest or the Storm King, it was the magic blocking items which gave them a edge.
And going up against a guy who could theoretically drain her magic, is agurably more difficult and dangerous, then going up against a equine taser.
But did he know how? He's not exactly a magic expert, even if I'd agree the Storm King didn't really have much of a fleshed out role throughout most of the movie.
Coming from the guy who had a element bearer obsessed with him, and yet chose to be a plot hole on multiple occasions, this feels very ironic.
Ehh, they either learn it or they don't. That shouldn't prevent you from doing what's right. Offloading moral responsibility never ends well.
So I take it "the big one" has knocked him down quite a few times before?
Twilight is Equestria's favorite princess? Discord, what season of MLP have you been watching?
Would "Spirit of Mayhem" really be a appropriate title for someone intent on fixing other people's mistakes anyway?
After it absorbes The Main Six's clones in "The Mean Six". Try wrapping your head around the moral implications of that!
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Yeah, the big one knocked him down quite a bit.
Aster doesn't really want to fix mistakes, because he doesn't want to seem like an anon coming to Equestria and purging all evil or anything. (Also, he lives in constant fear of the Tree Of Harmony being upset he ruined the Student Six's character development), He's going to let certain, more harmless stuff play out as it's supposed to, but the moment things actually get serious, I.E Discord gets a dumb idea, new villain shows up, he'll try his best to take care of it as soon as possible.
Also, the Tree Of Harmony is arguably the most vicious character throughout the series. Its punishments are literally 'imprisonment in stone', 'banishment to the moon', and freaking murder. (Or tempted murder, but it probably 100% planned on killing Sombra.). And all of these for a thousand plus years.
Sure you could argue that most of the people on the receiving end of the laser of friendship had it coming, and you'd have a point. But just let it sink in how cruel these punishments can be. Luna legit was stuck on a rock in space for dozens of years, completely isolated from all contact. Discord, The Spirit Of Chaos, was trapped in stone, as a static object, something that would be anathema to Chaos. (It also makes his choice to turn the Legion of Doom even dumber because he of all people would know how utterly horrible that can be). And it attempted to KILL and has KILLED (Mane Six clones), something only the villains mostly do/threaten to do.
So in conclusion, The Tree Of Harmony is probably the scariest thing in all of Equestria. (Especially given how its magic is basically a trump card-)
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That could have been someone else's magic, given how Tirek later says no one but Discord can control his magic. I wouldn't be surprised if he knew a few more spells than just, "Big Laser". Also, if he knew how to use Discord's magic, the battle itself would have been over very fast, since Discord's true strength lies in versatility, not actual strength. He could've easily just taken Twilight's horn and wings away, and left her completely powerless before him if he actually knew how to use it.
Since the Storm King needed all 4 for the princesses completely stationary to drain their magic, I doubt he had an actual way of restraining them like Tirek did (I.E telekinesis), and as powerful as Tempest is, I don't think it would take an Alicorn much effort to simply break free of her telekinetic hold. Especially if said Alicorn was a magical prodigy. Also, Tempest's skill as a fighter was a key factor in the Storm King's success. She's basically trained her whole life for this moment. Had the king actually gone himself, I don't think it would have been as successful, given his only source of magic was his staff, and not being as physically capable as Tempest.
As for the Storm King knowing...eh, most likely not, given the first thing he does with Alicorn magic is toy with the sun and the moon. But he could've at the very least say "eh, I'll have a special ceremony for it later", or something. That at least could've bought him Tempest's loyalty for a bit longer.
That's the funny thing, isn't it? On one hand, offloading moral responsibility will at worst leave you seeming like a jerk, and at best feeling like a jerk. The main reason Aster refrains from actively interfering with things that build a friendship is that friendship is magic. Literally, it seems. Hey, you never know when a magical rainbow beam will come in handy.
However, while Aster isn't going to interfere with problems that end building friendship, anything that doesn't build friendship and instead tries to conquer Equestria seems like a reasonable Godzilla Threshold to him.
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It was mostly likely a unintentional retcon on the writer's part. Tirek controls the bubbles the exact same way Discord does (via snapping his fingers).
Plus the same flash of light appears between Tirek's fingers when he is snapping, that usually covers the screen when Discord is using his magic.
More then likely, the writers either didn't see the episode, or failed to pick up on these (admittedly subtle) details.
He probably knew how to utilize some aspects and not others. Discord's magic isn't really well explained or defined in terms of it's limitations. Plus Tirek only obtained it pretty recently.
Not completely. Twilight had a bit of room to move around, and he drains magic from a distance (on accident no less).
The real problem is that we don't know what the staff is actually capable of, had it been wielded by someone who knew how to use it.
Maybe it did have telekinesis, and the Storm King just didn't know about it, or how to use it.
I mean, Alicorns strike me as being no more powerful magically then they were originally, just able to access different forms of magic. Else Twilight should have faired better in her fight against Starlight.
And I can't remember seeing anyone break out of telekinesis before, so who knows if it's possible? Regardless I can't even remember if Temepst could use telekinesis with her broken horn, so it's kind of a moot point for me anyways.
Dude moves pretty fast for a guy his size, plus he is massive. There's one scene where he pick up Twilight and Tempest and pins them to his side with almost no effort. It really shows the difference in size, and how they are basically children, compared to him.
If the writers hadn't stopped using physical fights with direct contact after the whole Angle Bunny slapping Fluttershy controversy, then they could have made the Storm King terrifying (magic or not). It's only the writing and action direction that keeps him from being truly scary.
Yeah, I don't disagree he could've been smatter about the whole thing. Then again, not many villains come even close to that kind of consistent intelligence throughout their run, so it kind feels weird to single out the Storm King for making the same mistakes that most MLP villains made.
I mean the Student Six were in constant danger for a lot of Season Eight (largely due to their teachers incompetence), so it does make me question what qualifies as harmless.
Although it does make sense he'd be scared of the thing that turned Discord into stone twice. Plus he doesn't strike me as being confident in his ability to outlast and outmaneuver it, given all the others who've failed to overcome it.
My point was more the fact that Mayhem (in general) usually strives to make things worse. As a given name it could be seen as Ironic, but as a chosen one, it feels a little bit misleading.
In fairness, unless you count all the times they were put in mortal peril by the goings on at the school, the only real character development the Student Six have, comes about through their interactions with the Tree. They don't have a whole lot in the way of explained character development.
And if you do count the whole being in mortal peril thing, then pretty much everything that happens in the show could be considered fair game.
Sure Discord's plan to improve Twilight's confidence was a bust, but it ultimately brought everyone together in a way that might not have happened had the Trio not been unleashed to run wild.
I'd argue there were better ways to pull it off (there usually are) but it still technically counts as character growth, just not the type that everyone thinks about when watching that scene.
Also it makes it all the more glaring that the tree didn't actually go that far when it came to the Trio. It was some seriously horrible writing on the part of the writers to do that to them in that way.
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Aster's title has a lot to do with the Spirit ranking system in this AU. I might create a post on it later, but the fundamental idea of the Dracenquii species is that they are supposed manifestations of chaos. Sure some like Cosmos (who arguably is more of Chimera than a Draconequus, but still), are pure evil with no redeeming qualities, due to the element they are born of, in her case it was malice.
Others are on the more good side of the spectrum, embodying elements like fun. The chaos that society actively accepts.
But the most powerful spirits are the ones who are neither good nor bad by nature. Mayhem certainly has a negative use, but ultimately it's not evil. Someone could describe a birthday party as pure and utter Mayhem, but that doesn't mean anything bad happened at the party itself. (I know this has a plothole on how Cosmos is stronger than Discord, trust me, I have plans for that.)
So the mayhem I'm thinking of is more or less another word for chaos sure, but more focused on the social aspects of chaos.
The reason he is the Spirit Of Mayhem and not Chaos, is because of the general limits of Will Magic. The Will magic can't create something on par with Discord, who by multiverse standards is one of the strongest beings to ever exist, surpassed only by the Spirit Of Harmony. So, it tries to get as close as it could. Thus, the title of Spirit Of Mayhem and Havoc were bestowed.
Like where this story is going
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Really fun story especially loved how he played meeting elwith young six. It will be fun to see what he does to gain Cozy trust
Great story keep it up!!!
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That was my first thought too!
great chapter!! been awhile though....
keep it up and post more god dang it!!!
Teleports the room with twilight and answers soon as possible XD
keep it up!!~
Personally I wonder about her claims of friendship with discord. She just doesn't really seem to make friends outside her best friends and considering that outside starlight her student she was never seen with anyone else in a friendship situation that would have gotten a friendship report
eh hehe but now he is troublemaker inkarnate
About possible jokes:
1) Pony memes(Twilightlicious, GlimGlam approved)
2) Songs instremtals
3) Songs lyrics(especially extended version of The Heart Carol)
He's the Spirit of Mayhem and Havoc... Doesn't that kinda put the lie to that middle sentence? I mean being a troublemaker is something of job description now
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It's spelled incarnate.
Only 2 reality warpers?; Shouldn't that be 3? Or do Pink Eldritch Horrors not count
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I'm quite liking the premise so far, and the way you write the characters is quite fun. You have me hooked, mate!