Holy Mother of God this chapter got intense. I can tell that this installment of the 'Who Rules' saga will keep us on the edges of our seats for a bit and I for one can't wait to see what else you have in store. Keep up the amazing work!
P.S. Selene eh? I see what you did there Nom, and I like it.
My guess is that Tisiphone is actually Luna and the Luna in the cell an illusion or something.
Would be a pitty if Celestia ended up hurting her sister-lover huh.
But then again probably not since in greek mythology she is a "character" for herself so maybe the story Selene said was true (my guess is now that Selene was the one bound to the moon before Luna, making Celestia really older then Luna heh)
And funny thing considering Lauren or someone else on the team wanted to name Luna Selene, but you probably knew that so used it now.
I gotta say, I'm liking Selene. Also, Twilight doesn't get any attention from Fleur? She just gets left hanging without any relief? That doesn't seem fair.
1609998 Hey, I like to do a little cliffhangerish stuff now and then. And thank you for the kind comment. I love creating this stuff. I'm just glad that somebody likes to read it.
1610648 Heh. In my mind, it doesn't get intense until the next chapter...
1610873 I almost didn't use the name Selene just for that reason--because I did know that the original name for Luna was Selene. In fact, in the first draft she had a different name, but I liked Selene better so I went with it.
1610953 Hey, who said Twilight didn't get anything out of that? I have portrayed her as a bit of a voyeur in the past.
1523688 And I meant to respond to this two weeks ago when you posted it, but something shiny must have flashed in front of me or something. BUT...no. Not consciously, anyway. I am a big Friends fan, though, and I do remember that episode, so it might have influenced me without me realizing it.
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone! I'm glad people are enjoying reading my strange little pony tales. (You are enjoying them, right? This isn't some odd joke that you guys are playing on me, is it?... )
Sooo...I'm guessing Selene was the former goddess of the moon, who apparently did something to kill herself or sentence her to eternity ruling over Tartarus? Then wouldn't Celestia say "It was too late, the MOON had already risen?" Unless you have something else in mind, you devious writer, you. Oh man, I can't wait for the next chapter! It's gonna be so intense! And hopefully we get to find out more about Selene! annnddd I just figured out that Selene is the Greek goddess of the Moon, while Luna is the roman version. So that part from Celestia about the sun rising is even more confusing...blaaah.
1791750 Actually, to clarify my own fanon on this, when one of the celestial alicorns dies, they are replaced when their duty would come into effect. For example: Luna's replacement would come about when the moon was supposed to rise--not after, but at that moment. The moon would rise, and the new Goddess of the Moon would come into being at that same time. It would not need to be brought up, but would do so without magical help, but would bring the new goddess into being. So, Celestia was commenting that the sun was already up, so the time that it was supposed to go down and the moon arise was already on the clock. That's why she didn't set the moon and raise the sun when Luna died, she didn't want the moon to have to come back up after the sun. That help clarify? I mean, it sounds clear as mud when I read back over it.
And just about all the questions about Selene are answered in the next chapter--which I swear I'm working on! Tonight, even! Hopefully to be posted next week. (Sorry...lots going on in my life...)
Murphy's law is in full effect here with Twilight and Cadence.
You had my mind running in circles last night, thinking of ways the story might progress. As sad as i can see it, Celestia's journey in Tartarus can end primarily one of six ways, two of which are 'bad' endings, with three more being 'bittersweet' or 'partial bad' endings. Spoiler'd just in case.
Those four endings for this scenario as i see it, would be: 1: Good End: Rescues Luna, escapes in time. 2: Partial Bad End: Rescues Luna, doesn't escape in time. Luna stuck in Tartarus forevermore. 3: Partial Bad End: Trades places with Luna in Tartarus. 4: Bad End: Trapped in Tartarus, new Sun/Moon Avatars. Nonviolent end, alternate to #5. 5: Bad End: 'Killed' in Tartarus, forcing new Sun/Moon Avatars. Similar to, but is a violent end to #4. 6: Bittersweet Ending: Gives up immortality to join Luna in Tartarus.
aaaah good old classical style description of the underworld , desolate charred earth , hellfire and blood river , undead guard to ferry traveling souls , a stronghold of a city , makes me wanna play dark souls.....
"It amazed Cadance how large Twilight’s eyes could get." fucking lol.....
fucking danmit you always make so much interesting and well written stuff happen in these chapters i can't skip and of it which sucks because each one is always like 10k words long ::::lllllll ........
Huh, Celestia is really selfish here. Abs so Luna's not the first sister she's lost. I imagine Selene feels write bitter seeing her dear sister coming there to save her replacement.
I wonder, what about the other races? Do they get their own versions of afterlife, or is every single aspect of the universe pony-centric?
Oooooooo it updated
NOOOO cliffhanger ;W; you are evil ;W; I was all: YAY and at the end: NOO ;W;
I'm gonna cry now In a corner okay?
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ps: I love your work
Holy Mother of God this chapter got intense.
I can tell that this installment of the 'Who Rules' saga will keep us on the edges of our seats for a bit and I for one can't wait to see what else you have in store. Keep up the amazing work!
P.S. Selene eh? I see what you did there Nom, and I like it.
Heek. Politics. Politics and punishment.
My guess is that Tisiphone is actually Luna and the Luna in the cell an illusion or something.
Would be a pitty if Celestia ended up hurting her sister-lover huh.
But then again probably not since in greek mythology she is a "character" for herself so maybe the story Selene said was true (my guess is now that Selene was the one bound to the moon before Luna, making Celestia really older then Luna heh)
And funny thing considering Lauren or someone else on the team wanted to name Luna Selene, but you probably knew that so used it now.
I gotta say, I'm liking Selene. Also, Twilight doesn't get any attention from Fleur? She just gets left hanging without any relief? That doesn't seem fair.
1609998 Hey, I like to do a little cliffhangerish stuff now and then. And thank you for the kind comment. I love creating this stuff. I'm just glad that somebody likes to read it.
1610648 Heh. In my mind, it doesn't get intense until the next chapter...
1610873 I almost didn't use the name Selene just for that reason--because I did know that the original name for Luna was Selene. In fact, in the first draft she had a different name, but I liked Selene better so I went with it.
1610953 Hey, who said Twilight didn't get anything out of that? I have portrayed her as a bit of a voyeur in the past.
1523688 And I meant to respond to this two weeks ago when you posted it, but something shiny must have flashed in front of me or something. BUT...no. Not consciously, anyway. I am a big Friends fan, though, and I do remember that episode, so it might have influenced me without me realizing it.
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone! I'm glad people are enjoying reading my strange little pony tales. (You are enjoying them, right? This isn't some odd joke that you guys are playing on me, is it?... )
I don't like clop, but once again I find myself reading a magnificent story that lies under the category.
really good story. i really want to see the next part keep up the good work!
1700777. I very much appreciate that. I strive to tell a story, the clop is just a part of it. I'm really glad you're enjoying it.
Why did I giggle like mad with Cadance and Twilight in the beginning? And yeah, this is clop, but so much more.
Sooo...I'm guessing Selene was the former goddess of the moon, who apparently did something to kill herself or sentence her to eternity ruling over Tartarus? Then wouldn't Celestia say "It was too late, the MOON had already risen?" Unless you have something else in mind, you devious writer, you. Oh man, I can't wait for the next chapter! It's gonna be so intense! And hopefully we get to find out more about Selene!
annnddd I just figured out that Selene is the Greek goddess of the Moon, while Luna is the roman version. So that part from Celestia about the sun rising is even more confusing...blaaah.
1791750 Actually, to clarify my own fanon on this, when one of the celestial alicorns dies, they are replaced when their duty would come into effect. For example: Luna's replacement would come about when the moon was supposed to rise--not after, but at that moment. The moon would rise, and the new Goddess of the Moon would come into being at that same time. It would not need to be brought up, but would do so without magical help, but would bring the new goddess into being. So, Celestia was commenting that the sun was already up, so the time that it was supposed to go down and the moon arise was already on the clock. That's why she didn't set the moon and raise the sun when Luna died, she didn't want the moon to have to come back up after the sun. That help clarify? I mean, it sounds clear as mud when I read back over it.
And just about all the questions about Selene are answered in the next chapter--which I swear I'm working on! Tonight, even! Hopefully to be posted next week. (Sorry...lots going on in my life...)
Aaaahh, I get it now lol. ^^ I shall eagerly await the next chapter~
Murphy's law is in full effect here with Twilight and Cadence.
You had my mind running in circles last night, thinking of ways the story might progress. As sad as i can see it, Celestia's journey in Tartarus can end primarily one of six ways, two of which are 'bad' endings, with three more being 'bittersweet' or 'partial bad' endings. Spoiler'd just in case.
Those four endings for this scenario as i see it, would be:
1: Good End: Rescues Luna, escapes in time.
2: Partial Bad End: Rescues Luna, doesn't escape in time. Luna stuck in Tartarus forevermore.
3: Partial Bad End: Trades places with Luna in Tartarus.
4: Bad End: Trapped in Tartarus, new Sun/Moon Avatars. Nonviolent end, alternate to #5.
5: Bad End: 'Killed' in Tartarus, forcing new Sun/Moon Avatars. Similar to, but is a violent end to #4.
6: Bittersweet Ending: Gives up immortality to join Luna in Tartarus.
Percy Jackson much? Also, "why.so.serious?"
fucking , reading that beginning line about a literal hell made me have to watch these again....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI-EjRiGck&t=2m22s
aaaah good old classical style description of the underworld , desolate charred earth , hellfire and blood river , undead guard to ferry traveling souls , a stronghold of a city , makes me wanna play dark souls.....
"It amazed Cadance how large Twilight’s eyes could get."
fucking lol.....
fucking danmit you always make so much interesting and well written stuff happen in these chapters i can't skip and of it which sucks because each one is always like 10k words long ::::lllllll ........
Was wondering where Hades was
Huh, Celestia is really selfish here. Abs so Luna's not the first sister she's lost. I imagine Selene feels write bitter seeing her dear sister coming there to save her replacement.
I wonder, what about the other races? Do they get their own versions of afterlife, or is every single aspect of the universe pony-centric?
Cya
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