Chapter XIII: Right Round.
As soon as my bath was over, and my mother let me go, I rushed into my room, I quickly hid the books from anyone that could come into my room. I didn't have any more time to read today, I had to go to school tomorrow, and it was starting to get late anyway.
The excitement of my new cutie mark made me focus my attention entirely on the meaning of the eclipse. I have not been a good astronomy or astrology student, but I guess I have to pick up my pace from now on. Celestial objects and events such as an eclipse can mean different things depending on the context and culture.
What I usually found about Eclipse in my Equestrian books was that it practically never happens naturally. The reason, of course, is Princess Celestia controlling the movement of the sun and moon. Apart from 'normal' star movement, there's no chance of it happening here. As far as I know, Princess Celestia primarily takes the same route for celestial body movements each year, with only a slight degree of change to accommodate for planet rotation, distance, and other things.
With the knowledge I have right now in my hoof reach, I could most likely find a book about Celestial events. But that will have to wait until tomorrow or next week, depending if I will or not read the books I have now 'borrowed' from the secret library.
It would be stupid to come back there every single day and make my coat dirty, instead taking a few home is a better idea. Not to mention the instance of nearly drowning in the sewers made me a little bit scared to go there more than I had to.
Anyhow. Eclipse...
Mysterious, and grand I would say. Something rare, if that's not naturally possible in this world. And it could mean I have some dark thing ahead of me. Or I can predict the end of the world. That too.
Speculations, speculations...
Why couldn't it be straightforward? Like a magic arrow or something? Like Twilight cutie Mark or Princess Cele- Wait.
An eclipse is just a sun that's blocked by the moon.
The moon and the sun... Two opposite objects...
No, that can't be possible, I can't control the moon, right?
Right?
...
I looked out of the window, the crystal clear sky with sparkling stars greeted my vision. And the moon high, made me realize, possibly for the first time, how big it really is. I could never control something like that. I'm not even an alicorn, and I can only lift as much as a big rock...
The coloration of me and Princess Celestia clash, but I'm guessing that it's just a coincidence...
But then again... Nothing is a coincidence as they say...
'The moon. Is... So big...' I commented in my head as I tried to wrap my hoof around its sheer size. It was massive, beautiful and spectacular. The night sky in this world was nothing like on Earth, I know that by fact. Stars are bigger and shinier. While the moon is closer and more detailed, with all those deformations on the surface and...
'And the... What is that?' I squinted my eyes and looked closer. The moon had a carving on it.
I blinked, once and twice. But the image didn't change. The moon had a mare literally 'drawn' on it. I remembered that it had been there since my first day here. Definitely, as long as I've been here, it's been there too... But to this day... I did not question it. Only accepted that it's just there.
'Why...?' I began to wonder.
Maybe it was the fact that I had still been trying to understand how this world works or operates... Well, I still do, but the fact that I missed that for nine whole years was... Well... A bit off...
'A mare... on the moon...' I said, making my head do a double take on that sentence.
'A mare... And the moon...' Where did I hear about that... I stepped out of the window frame and went to my bookshelf. I knew somewhere that sentence was written down, and as always, if it's written, there's some story behind it.
I started to pile out my books, including those which I borrowed from the library. I started to search through them, but couldn't find what I was looking for. It was definitely something about that in pony legends and myths... But where...?
Then I remembered that my dad had a full section dedicated to old pony legends and myths. Which was more like fantasy to most ponies, but to me, it definitely had some real value to how the ponies operated in olden times.
It was very late, and I should have already been sleeping, but the rabbit hole made my skin tingle so much, that I had to go now. I quietly slipped out of my room, careful to not wake Sunset or Shine, and slowly opened the door to my father's study. There I navigated to his bookshelf and picked five books from the top shelf. After quickly glancing at their contents I found one that had some of the oldest pony legends.
I brought it back to my room and checked the contents, and there it was...
The Mare in the Moon.
"Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land.
To do this, the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn. The younger brought out the moon to begin the night.
Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects: all the different types of ponies. But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shunned and slept in her beautiful night.
One fateful day, the younger alicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had transformed her into the wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon.
She vowed she would shroud the land in eternal night. Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to Ponydom... The Elements Of Harmony.
Using the magic of the elements of harmony, she defeated her younger sister and banished her permanently to the moon. The elder sister took on responsibility for both sun and moon and harmony has been maintained in Equestria for generations since."
I closed the book and stared at it for several seconds.
"Now... That's... Interesting..." I smirked.
Two weeks later.
So... My board with strings and notes to understand Princess Celestia grew a bit larger. A lot actually.
In all directions, unfortunately.
But, as I started to add things, I started to connect them too. There were things that led to others and made me understand more than a couple of weeks ago.
To summarise, my current concept of Princess Celestia is as follows:
'Princess Celestia is a sun and moon goddess who became an alicorn after defeating her evil sister thousands of years ago. She isn't evil but wounded for life because of her 'killing?' her own sister and she is paranoid inside. She has the power of some kind of stones called Elements Of Harmony, which is the ultimate pony power. So I'm guessing they can even kill alicorns. The mare on the moon is obviously her sister. There's nothing more telling me about their fight. Or why was she 'banished' to the moon itself. It might be that it's just a reminder of who won the battle.' But that's also just my speculation.
I tried to find anything on Nightmare Moon, but there's nothing past some old tales that are supposed to scare foals on Nightmare Night. What I could definitely assume is that she would look like the opposite of Princess Celestia, add evil to that and you have an alicorn that has a dark palette of colors in her mane and fur, maybe some red eyes, and sharp teeth.
It's not much, but a good start. A demon of a mare...
Huh, who does she remind me of... Maybe that's the reason everyone fears me? Book perfect villain in the making, I have the look, the only missing thing is some kind of dark magic power or something...
Elements of Harmony isn't even mentioned in anything besides this text. However, there is an illustration of some kind of stone pedestal with crystals on it. If I can find where that is, I would technically know where to find Elements Of Harmony.
Which brings me to my next question...
If Celestia is so powerful that nothing no one can destroy her, having an ultimate source of power of some kind. Why does she not want ponies to learn and grow?
Well, that could be her sister's memory giving her PTSD or some shit, and she sees everyone as a threat. But... It doesn't make any sense... She seems... Genuinely kind when I talked to her, given her enormous amount of pure power of will, and the fact that she emits absurd levels of wisdom and control, she seems... Caring...
No one bad could rule a country for generations and have such a good public standing. If I was really brainwashed, I would seen it from a mile away, so maybe Grandpa is really just paranoid after all...
And... I guess me too...
Back to the board.
I don't even know if Nightmare Moon can be linked to Princess Celestia really, it's an old pony tale after all... And there are countless layers of bullshit fanfiction about Celestia in books and myths.
"She does not defecate." "Her horn is made of Diamonds!" "Her regalia is made out of sun." And so on...
I visited the secret library twice now, and so far I have not found anything about Celestia particularly, but I assume after I check the records of historians it will change. As long it's not censored at least...
The biggest problem is... I have to take everything with a grain of salt, because of the constant information gaps and how much time has passed since those events.
If... They really happened.
Focusing more on my studies in the magical department, I like to announce that I'm making steady progress. Elemental magic, especially fire is really growing on me. I feel like an Avatar! Whatever that... Means?
I swear there was this guy on earth... Or it was some legend...? I know he is definitely bald... Yeah...
Um... Yes! Fire, and elemental magic.
Simple set of spells that can be used in any kind of situation, which is the best thing I can learn now. The spells themselves are really simple, it's just that the movement and my concentration on things I need to focus in not mentioned anywhere in standard textbooks, only in the old tomes I find in the secret library.
What am I talking about?! There's not even a single page on how to conjure a fire spear or water slash! I really like to learn new things... And if the school won't teach me it, I will do it myself.
There are of course things I won't touch, like any spell from "Blood Magic Study" or "Dark Magic Secrets" books. Some of them are really dangerous for those who are not willing to pay the price.
A good example is a spell named "Twisted Path" Which is a blood magic spell that makes you able to pass through doors and walls, but the cost of using that spell is making your eyes bleed. So... Permanent damage to your eyes for the ability to go inside a room that is not open. Or passing through some secret passage.
The other spell I found was "Soul incineration" Which surprisingly doesn't do anything to your soul, but makes the target set on black fire, which won't go out until the enemy dies. It can't be put out with water and can't be extinguished by lack of oxygen. Brutal, and edgy. The price of using this dark spell is corruption and accelerated aging. But to what extent... I don't know.
Having no intention to either bleed from my eyes or lose several years of life, I decided to learn spells that suit my style of living. Spells that can hide and support me at night.
And some defensive spells.
That's why I made a run-through of the library, made a plan of studies, and built a training area there. The good thing is that the library itself is spacious, and hidden. I don't have to worry about blowing something up because in one corner I can practice spells, and in the other, I can read.
I also made sure to find anything I could on my cutie mark meaning. And to my surprise, there are instances of solar eclipses happening naturally, but the problem is, they are thousands of years old. So that's not going to help me.
Either way, going down the rabbit hole of Nightmare Moon and Elements Of Harmony led me to some interesting reads. Places such as Castle of the Twin sisters or Everfree Forest were mentioned a couple of times, which led me to believe that's one of the possible places where I could find more answers to where to find Elements Of Harmony.
Truth be told, I have no intentions of finding them really, but to understand Princess Celestia and this world, I have to go down every route I can.
It's just... So interesting! I wonder how they work! Maybe they give you immortality? Turn you into an alicorn? The possibilities are endless!
Knowledge is power, and I intent on making that power my own. Trought effort and pain...
That brings me to my final conclusion of the month... I really want to go on adventures.
I mean... Canterlot is nice and all... But the world is so vast and interesting! I could find so many artifacts and creatures mentioned in those books, so many adventures, in the desert, jungle, or even snowy mountains!
I'm guessing that my Mom would not approve of that. Not to mention I'm still a nine-year-old who barely started school...
Speaking of school...
Earlier...
"Twilight! Twilight! I got my cutie mark! Look!" I motioned to my flank, looking expectantly at the young purple mare deep in the 'Flora Of Equestria'.
"Oh, great Cloud Skip... I'm busy right now sorry." She said, taking her book and moving to a different part of the library.
"I'm... I'm Aurora..." I said, to the shadow she left in the chair.
I stood there, not sure why Twilight reacted like that... She seemed... Distant... Her attitude changed in the last few weeks... Did... Did I miss something?
Another time...
"Hey, Twilight!" I said, making her stop on the door frame of the classroom.
"Oh, umm... yes?" She replied, moving her notes from one bag to another.
"Want to study together?" I smiled, trying to sound casual, but also interested in her.
"Oh, no. Sorry I have to go now, Princess Celestia gives me private lessons now." She said moving past me and into the hallway.
Once again I stood there. Blinking, unsure why this was happening. I remember being so happy she became friends with me. And now... This? Like. She doesn't even remember my name anymore! She only comes to class, goes into the library to study, and off she goes home or to lessons with Princess Cele-
"W-Wait... Did you say you are having private lessons with Princess Celestia?!" I started, but she was already gone. I frowned and looked at the ceiling.
"I have to write that down..." I said, already making space for that note on my board in my mind.
A lot is happening right now. I found myself in a situation where I once again did not have any friends, and I was beginning to lose myself in my studies and training. I have to find someone to either share this knowledge with or make friends I can count on.
I will not make the same mistakes. Not again, one time, shame on you, twice... Shame on me.
...
Speaking of mistakes... Where the fuck is Tender Seed? I haven't seen him since... Like forever. Did he finally decide he was going to quit? I hope so.
"Can you move your flank out of the doorframe dork?" I heard the puny voice say behind me.
I turned around, and there he was. As stupid as always. I hate that when I only think of something it happens. I frowned and opened my mouth.
"Why? Are you scared of touching me?" I moved a bit to the right, even though I said what I said, I wasn't going to pick a fight. Not physically at least...
"As if. I'm just trying to not catch anything." he said, moving to the doorframe and stopping just beside me. "And how many friends do you have now huh? Twilight doesn't want to be friends with you Umbra. I mean, not that I blame her..." He smirked.
I rolled my eyes and tapped him on the shoulder. "Nice try, not today Tender. I have places to be. However, your impudence makes me think you are interested in me. After all, you still keep talking to me, even though you said you didn't want to waste your time on me." I smirked back.
To my astonishment... He actually blushed. Growing a new shade of pink on his purple fur.
"Wha-No! I'm just... Ugh... Reminding you of your place! Umbra! Don't be ridiculous!" He almost shouted, moving past me and disappearing into a corner in a hurry.
Making me flabbergasted as I stood still in the doorframe.
"Okay...? Now it's getting weird..." I said moving to the classroom to grab my bag.
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Amazing!!
Thanks for the chapterοΌ
This definitely feels like a supervillain origin story.
Here's what I'm imagining;
Aurora, years in the future, crashes Twilight's coronation as princess of friendship and uses forbidden magic to hold everyone hostage. Aurora's only demand is that Twilight explain, in front of all ponies present, why she stopped talking to her years ago.
Twilight could respond "who are you?" and Aurora would then explain, for the audience's benefit, that she's Twilight's old friend from before CSGU, and that Twilight suddenly seemed to forget Aurora's name when she started getting private lessons from Celestia. This would throw doubt onto both Celestia and Twilight, since Twilight is being touted as "Princess of Friendship" yet cast aside her first friend, and even forgot her entirely.
If Twilight does remember Aurora, she would either not remember why they stopped talking - resulting in the same outcome as above - or she would have to explain it herself, which would have a similar effect on public opinion of her, but she herself would have to question whether she can call herself "Princess of Friendship."
Aurora then segues into how Celestia's teaching methods are harming Equestria, revealing her actual intention; get the education system out of Celestia's hooves.
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That conclusion makes your spin on it sound less like a supervillain origin story and more like a revolutionary, or depending on the outcome and how deep or dark you're willing to take that, perhaps even a martyr.
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It's a fine line. In the context of the setting, Aurora would be cast as a villain, because she uses magic Celestia outlawed and openly speaks out against her, as well as her methods of taking hostages to make herself heard.
I think if it were done in the style of the show, Aurora would accidentally start a riot with her public criticism, when she intended to just teleport away once she'd said her piece. She'd wind up having to stop the riot herself, because the magic Celestia teaches isn't meant to be used against violent crowds of ponies. She then surrenders, everypony trades apologies, and Aurora is sentenced to community service, helping CSGU revise their curriculum. Twilight promises to visit whenever she's in Canterlot. Episode ends.
Enjoying the build up~ Looking forward to more
A very monochromatic filly.
Aurora could take Tender aside where there is NOBODY around and call a truce. She needs allies, and she has the life experience of a 20 year old young adult so itβs not like she CARES what he thinks. (although at 20 he did t have that much life experience).
Had Celestia got some kind of glamour or geas running on Twilight? Because thatβs unusual. And mind control magic is well into moral gray area.
Enjoying the story!
speaking of mind control, is she going to realize that she should not have burst into tears like that just from sitting there in front of the big C? I feel like she was manipulated there with some sort of mind control.
Troublemaker. Adventure will find you instead at this rate.
Celestia might be trying to be subtle, but she's also inadvertently crippling her own student's social life on the process. On the other hand, it's accurate to Twilight's canon personality, so it could just be her prioritizing studies over friendship due to pressure, demand, and natural inclination.
Kids don't really know what they're feeling half the time and don't know how to handle it. Tender having a crush on her checks out.
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That definitely sounds like an episode of the show.
Great chapter! That bit with the teasing about having a crush, I wonder if it'll lead into anything.
Wrong kind of palette.
He absolutely had that coming. Well played, Aurora.
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Thanks!
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No problem.
I smell something fishy going on with Twilight Spankle
And for the love of
please don't wed her off with Tender guy. Korean romances are garbage and should be burnt with fire, not replicate them.
Hello author 1) eye techniques and Amaterasu? Am I reading Naruto?XD 2) twilight plunged into her studies with her head and forgot about her friends, will this last until the moment when the bookshelf is sent to ponyville? 3) does the tender seed have romantic feelings for Aurora? 4) Happy New Year to all (once again) I am pleasantly surprised, I thought the last chapter was the last one this year 5) the chapter is good luck to the author and all the best to everyone next year
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No, she banished her to the moon and not sealed it (you can read about it in the mlp comics), if in this story she sealed it, then our luna will be Kagura from the pony world :D
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Thanks! Happy new year to you too!
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Who?
I made a mistake in the name not Kagura but Kaguya Ootsutsuki
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That's a... Naruto character, if i remember correctly.
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(Watches episode 1's prologue...)
Okay. I was wrong. Shutting up, now.
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You know, you could write the story yourself with all these hypotheses, thanks for your kind words, I really appreciate it!
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You know what, im deleting that post. I wanna see how the story progresses β€οΈ β¦
And the plot thickens, Specially adding a possible romance segment maybe.
Goodluck with exams, and π₯³ Happy Early New Year π₯³
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Hehehe now nobody will know what i said π
Poor Twilight. Succumbed to her neurosis despite making a friend, and Celestia didnβt care about her student enough to notice any of her relationships going to pot.
Would the grandpa have any ideas about her eclipse? I wonder who she might be able to befriend nowβ¦ maybe sheβll discover where some thestrals are?
What would happen if Aurora tried to lower the moon herself? Probably get into lots of trouble, but it would be neat to see if she could make the connection.
Seed. Really? You ruined that fillyβs foalhood social development and now youβre going to start the tsundere-colt act?
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It's hard to tell how should I respond when you deleted your comments. I'm going to assume you expected something completely different, and that's fair, I'm only trying to make something in the same universe, not create MLP 2. And definitely not capture the same style of the My Little Pony series.
If you could, please let me know what exactly you seem to not like. I always like to improve, but I'm not familiar with any of the games/movies you provided, so it's a bit hard to tell. If that's only your preference, not technical things, please ignore this.
Thanks for checking the story out.
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Alright, it's actually rather simple.
lets see...
Equestria is a magical realm of fluffy little creatures that know no real hardships. Simplest violent act would be something quite rare.
Same is true for this fic, as stated by the MC: "There are no kidnappings or murders. Foals running everywhere unsupervised." Or something among those lines.
I mean do I really need to point it out? In what universe do MLP foals fight each other until their bones break multiple times, or until they are knocked unconscious.
In an AU Equestria (Alternate Universe), would be the answer.
It would have to be a much more gritty Equestria. With violence death and blood being a part of it's everyday life.
Something similar to Ender's Game, in which humanity is ending and little kids need to be trained in a dog eat dog military\prison style.
Or, Emperor forgive me, something like 40k. Where 'too much violence' is simply not a thing.
Yet the only hint here is, if I'm not mistaken - 'Foals grow up much faster then children back home.' As stated by the MC previously. Or something similar.
But it does not matter how old the inhabitants of the Horseland are.
Two poners fight each other on the street half to death in Vanilla Equestria. With blood and open fractures. Cracked skulls etc. etc. What would happen?
If we talking Vanilla - mass panic, screams to shatter the sky.
Why? Because violence is largely unknow to the world of multicolored fluffy little equines. So certain things would be expected by the reader.
If there really is a need for your seven-year-old characters to (somehow) kick the snot out of each other half-to-death an Alternate Universe trope would be a solution, otherwise, it makes little sense.
Keeping everything light and innocent would be a much better way tho. Until MC (main character) goes to 'collage' he is bullied verbally for his fur color.
Also.
).
Because its an intrusion fanfic, since it has HiE (Human in Equestria) archetype, and therefore two colliding worlds or 'frames of mind' and cultures.
Because of that it is the MC that is supposed to be the violent one. Not the poners and certainly not the pony children. In return The Little Ponies might as well be prejudice untrusting very judgmental and even racist (colorist?
What can I say, MLP Setting may have gotten rather bloated over the years, but the highpoints are precise. And since it is a fanfic and not a fully original work, reader would have certain expectations going in. And if it is indeed an AU, it really should be pointed out early, if not in the synopsis.
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I think you missed the point I was writing. But I won't blame you for that, I did write 5 characters as a base for the story until I decided to make more, so that's my fault for not polishing them up.
Let me break it this way.
Yes, ponies are still kind and caring in my fic. But that doesn't mean they will be/there are no ponies who are not. That's just the perspective of the protagonist, from what she sees/hears others say/do. I would like to add to that, the fact that 'she' is the reason the fight begun in the first place. Slowly escalating the conflict between herself and Tender Seed made her use violence as her first reaction to getting bullied. A 'normal pony' would most likely go straight to the teacher at that age/begin to cry and as you said, become a victim of verbal abuse until the grew up.
Having mixed emotions from Aurora and her early age confusion made her violent, which is a bit better described in the story later if you wish to read. Spoiler : She regretted it and thought it was stupid to engage in physical fights. To not disappoint her mother, she chooses to abandon that path. She instead takes an intellectual path to win arguments.
I still had mentioned in the description of the fic that it's "[Gore/Violence/Profanity in small adventure-like doses.]" Which is my current plan for future chapters too. So a bit of blood should not determine the entire fic as a whole.
It's never meant to be a fic about constant pain and suffering with endless fighting, but rather self-discovery, the emotions and confusion of Aurora as she grows. She is a character who will cry, fight and learn. As we all do.
As for:
I personally like the mystery of discovering interesting literature as I read. Having all the high points of the book/fic pointed straight at me at first glance makes me lose interest very quickly. Especially if I know that the more I read the more predictable action will become. I love it when the action shifts from mystery to romance and to drama for a few chapters. However, I do agree that I should point out some more key factors in the synopsis. [It's old once again]
I hope I gave you a better insight into what I meant. Sorry if that's still not enough for you. But remaking those five first chapters is too time-consuming for me right now. Maybe in the future.
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Guess ignoring my points is an answer as well.
But the fact is -
The protagonist fights a bunch of mlp foals... and they fight back. They fight through fear they fight through pain they fight through blood they fight through their own broken bones.
And they aren't some Avatar The way of Super Saiyan kids... they are mlp foals.
It is ridiculous and that is a fact.
I remember hitting a kid when I was eight or so. Smacked him in the face with my forehead. There even was a trickle of blood.
You know what happened? Nothing happened. I got scared he cried and that was that.
Lets hope sHe never ends up in jail. Or the army. Or 'Ponice'. Or security. Or as a monster hunter. Or horse-god knows what else.
Wait wait wait, it just hit me...
...
The only question is: How in the whole of the wide round world do you not know what Mortal Kombat is?
Are you a spy?
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Okay. That's fair. You are right. That's valid.
And another one hundred points to you.
Does everything need to make sense and be realistic or 100% accurate to the show or the already written fanfiction? Yes, the foals don't act like my little pony foals. Beat me for it. I decided to create that scene not for realism because there's no realism in that fic. But for showing emotions. I tried to tell you this, but it seems the fact that it's just not realistic enough doesn't suit you.
And that's fine. I just wanted to know what I could improve on. But I don't think I will make it any other way, because I like it that specific way.
If you have anything else except realism, let me know so I can look into that. Oh, and don't say I ignored your points because I didn't, I specifically said that the ponies in my fic are not all 'kind and wholesome' and some might be violent if mixed with Aurora's attitude. Tender Seed originally didn't do anything physically to Aurora, but after she hit him several times he fought back aggressively as she did. He basically copied her example.
I'm not trying to fight you by the way, just trying to figure out what made you think the fic is bad so I can improve later, but so far I'm only hearing preference points of view.
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Are there courses they teach passive-aggressive somewhere? Asking for a friend.
Lemme get you in on a secret about the internets. Before you pop a vessel.
Whenever you get 'hate' or 'offense' or 'beating' from someone online, the secret is in how to perceive it. Or rather imagining how the speaker presents it, because its text. I am text on the internet and 99% of people can't really express their actual meaning even in verbal converse. Are they shaking their head? Are they wondering out loud? Are they picking their nose whilst speaking?
if someone is being overly defensive and confrontative which later slips into aggression. Me? I simply imagine them saying their piece as if they are on a stage in front of a crowd, but they forgot to wear their clothes.
And hence - I am no longer butthurt.
Pretty much anything is better then imagining mockery or an affront of some kind and get yourself in a twist. You just might miss something, or see things that aren't there.
As an example - I never said the fic was bad now did I? Its actually rather well written. Considering some of the things I've seen on this website its wery wery well written. Yeah a couple of things about it are really frustrating to me.
Morphing Sunbutt into something psychotic is an instant nope for me even if there was a reason for it, but that is a personal preference.
A part of the mlp setting being OOC'ed without a reason (gladiator foals) is not a personal preference.
And you'll need a way to keep your blood vessels intact, if you actually want feedback, instead of generic praises. Because half of feedback is always written in frustration, and yet you can do nothing about it. You cant explain yourself and you definitely cant argue with them. For then you contaminated the source and whoever reads your response about the problem that might or might not have been there.
Yeah you did.π
Oh and don't think I missed the fact that you didn't answer my question. Are. You. A. Spy?
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Okay. Let's just say we agree to disagree because this will get nowhere. I'm done.
Yes. I know what Moral Kombat is, never played, and never watched, just know it's some kind of fighting game.
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Straw Man Fallacy is no base for an argument.
But I agree with you, disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing indeed leads nowhere, and boring to argue with.
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Finally! A hwhite knight appears! Were you kids asleep or something?
20 bits say you can not argue a single point presented or even make it past "no-one owes you a reply".
Why thank you.
Honesty over snide every day of the week.
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Nah honey, I donβt have argue your points due the fact that your points are your opinion. Im under the assumption you are an adult correct? If so, then act like it. Your acting as if your opinion is automatically correct, this is incorrect. Its an opinion not facts that has been proven. Also props to the writer on the story, the story conveys real emotions and makes ponies seem real in how they act and or change. Also love the story cannot wait for the next chapter next year β€οΈπβ€οΈ This is my opinion on the story I have my right to just like you π (ps. The writer has viewers who enjoy the book and nearly 400 people who agree with me, so my opinion is recognised by others as fact due to me have numbers over you) π₯³
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Please continue this conversation privately to not spam under my fic please.
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Will do, sorry π ππΌ
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Only one more reply to the puppy in the front row, If I may. I do not argue quadrupeds more than that as a rule.
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Now. Those 'opinions' you've mentioned would be almost direct quotes from Sanderson's lectures I've seen a few years back, relayed upon you to the best of my ability and memory. And therefore, my little poochy, would stand against your emotionally driven biases as basalt carved facts.
How could I possibly know that you type with paws, you might ask? Well it appears you actually believe that demagogy somehow determines correctness, and a million flies cant be wrong. Is this what happens when iPad replaces a parent?
The rest of the comment is that generic praise goop I've mentioned below somewhere, so I'll skip it, as it does a good job of wearing its intellectual value on its sleeve all by itself.
Go fetch, boy!
Oh, and @ZaDrEx. That suspense after the CSFGU exam was spot on, imo. Heavy, yet not too long and not too short, but delivered from a different POV, as well as coming after a twist with the Quill character. Seemed like good planning, if it was planned, but spot on none the less. GJ.
Mannnn just when I was getting into the flow BAM nonkore chapter. This is truly sad, hope you can pump out some more cause this is some really good stuff
Spelling mistake. Should be "Through"
Okay, I take it back. This is starting to get interesting. The characters are generally canonical. And Aurora (Umbra) has potential. It will be cool if she really turns out to be a daughter or just a creation of Sombra. They are very similar. It will be great to see the alliance of the dark father and daughter, to look at the story from the perspective of the villains. And according to the laws of the cartoon, appearance should characterize the character of the character, and this would be very ironic, given that the main character did not take this alarm bell seriously.
It would also be cool if Aurora took her villainous name Umbra, she kind of likes it.
But it surprises me why Celestia did not react in any way to the fact that Aurora's mark is literally an eclipse of the Sun, and it is also strange that no one seems to care about this insignia except for the years.
Aw I hope she and Twilight make up.
I assume they will once Twilight gets out of her "shut in" phase.