Discord was once a pony, tracked down in a moment of insecurity by a serpent offering an apple. The consequences ended up being beyond measure.
Alternative take on Discord's origin story where Celestia is ruler of Equestria before he becomes a draconequus.
Contest Entry for the Thousand Word Contest!
Contains heavy symbolism with themes of spirituality, self-deprecation, manifestation, an intense scene of a stallion yelling at a filly, intrusive thoughts including mentions of rape and death, and an ominous ending.
Chapters (1)
Had he met her before? There's also the small matter of Discord getting petrified before Luna succumbed to the Nightmare, but time travel is definitely an option here.
That said, this story feels incredibly rushed. The malignant whispers about things we never see, the temptation, the torment, the completely unseen reaction by Tornado's peers... and what does the serpent get out of this, anyway? In all, this one needed more room to breathe. Introducing this degree of character history in a scant thousand words isn't easily done by any means.
Still, best of luck in the judging.
that is an interesting arrangement! just what are they doing leaving all their foals for him to watch over?
well, that is certainly worrying
very worrying! augh, Tornado seemed a little unbalanced before, but now he is leaving a dozen foals without a minder?
hehe, i mean the Forbidden Fruit was very unlikely to have been an apple, but it is very fitting in the oddly apple-centric world of MLP!
aww, two mares falling in love! that is definitely a vision of powerful warmth for me, if my brain melting constantly at adorable shipfics and shippics is anything to go by
and oof, i would collapse to the ground and scream too. i mean i kind of want to when just thinking about the analogue for humans living on this earth, and usually only just scratching the surface of it! augh, i just want to not be here and be in Equestria instead
interesting, at first i thought that this was a reveal that Tornado was going to "become" Discord, but now i'm not sure if it's meant to be an address like that. or is it?
ah, it is! very nice
there is something really cool about imagining the incomprehensible mythical beings of the present as having been ordinary creatures just like you and i, just living far back in the past. it kinda feels Mormon or something! and the idea of Discord having just been some guy a thousand years ago that had his brain broken by a magical apple just feels really full-circle in a neat way!
i'm guessing that the twelve foals in the beginning were meant to be an allegory for the twelve Apostles? idk, what else comes in twelves? that number does seem a bit too specific for it to not mean something! but if so, what do their mothers leaving them with Tornado/Discord represent? and the abandonment is repeated when Tornado begins hearing the voice of his deity/ruler before snapping on a foal and running off, what does that represent? so many questions!