Horrifying, and yet Starlight is perhaps more so. Comparing her to the rest of equinity, I have to wonder what more she's done to herself and others to preserve herself as she has.
One particular cloud of carbon began to drift, but then suddenly recoiled back upon itself with a thump, reforming itself instantaneously into Starlight Glimmer. The temporary death did not bother her and was not really her concern; it was not the first time she had been Milked, nor would it be the last. The draining of her entire vital force was barely an inconvenience; she had long-since transcended the need for life-force to continue her perpetual survival.
Horrifying, and yet Starlight is perhaps more so. Comparing her to the rest of equinity, I have to wonder what more she's done to herself and others to preserve herself as she has.
I love your stories on K3 civilization Glimmer.