Three young ponies take it upon themselves to quest onto the artificial continent of the undead: Arkom. Raised hundreds of years ago by a dreaded vile lich that terrorized the world for two millennia, it is the staging grounds for him to raise his armies, prepare new horrific spells, and return to the mortal realm to spread death and decay around.
He was last seen two hundred years ago after almost wiping out the griffins, minotaurs, and turning most of Saddle Arabia into a burnt ruin. The silence from his realm terrorizes the countries around who only have legends and festering scars to remember. The three ponies intend to do what previous heroes have failed to do: Slay an undead necromancer of untold power.
But...something feels off when they arrive on the shores made from bone dust and dried flesh. The continent feels like it's...loafing around.
The cover was generated by Craiyon (formerly Dall-E) and then upscaled. A nice little experiment that could be helpful in the future.
Pretty fun little story! Thanks!
Honestly this be fantastic if expanded upon.
Such as the Lich could be introduced to the world at large since it sounds like he has been in seclusion for centuries. there could also some kind of big threat where he is needed to solve the crisis.
In either case loved this short story. I always found the idea of a villain who has basically just given up being evil a very fun concept.
Who is the guy in the cover art, and where is he from?
Wait a minute. Didn't you say their is supposed to be three ponies? Who's the extra one!?
Unless, that is a typo mistake from you?
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honestly, he looks like an ai generated image
What did you type in to generate the cover?
I hope this story gets a sequel and the light and hopefully these 3 "heroes" gets fleshed out more
I’m not sure what I expected.
The story was very interesting to read. The Lich and the others were very interesting characters too.
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Oh no. I missed that. I wanted four ponies at first but downgraded it to three. That's embarassing.
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I don't remember. I think it was 'Ancient Lich purple' or something like that.
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You're welcome.
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True. I did think of that.
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In the description; Autogenerated by the free program CrAIyon. You can find it online.
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Ha ha. I get it. 'Fleshed out'.
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Words? Sentences, perhaps. Maybe even...paragraphs?
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Interesting.
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Some semicolons?
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A dash or two.
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XD
Aww! He-sh- you know what, never mind, seem very… oblivious.
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That would be "Sir Not Appearing in this Story".
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Ha!
Clever.