Every four years, Princess Celestia celebrates the kindness of Debutante; a kind mare who--with her artful dancing--pulled the regal pony out of her saddened state a thousand years ago after having to banish the corrupted Princess Luna to the moon. During the Debutante’s Masquerade Dance, ponies go before the mystical mirror of Façade, the burgeoning thief. Though the true secrets of the mirror remain lost, this powerful artifact, made by a unicorn that intertwined four years of his life energy into his magic, turns others into whom they desire, care for, or inspire them. The party delights those who attend it, becoming huge success while lightening the mood of everypony.
Four years have passed since the last ball, and the time has come. Twilight and her friends are invited to this year’s masquerade. With her development in magic progressing steadily, the studious unicorn believes her own time has come, deciding to test her skills with a single spell.
Author Notes:
The story was originally finished about a week or two ago with the intention of submitting it a little earlier on, however, the whole Twilight turning into a Princess/Alicorn emerged and made the idea rather ill-advised.
As for the idea/basis for the story, the concept comes from the anime Familiar of Zero, episode The Sleipnir Ball. If there's anything amiss in the story, please feel free to chime in the notes section. Also, a final note, I may or may not extended this story with encounters for the others. I will currently mark this as complete since the story revolves around Twilight as the name suggests.
I hope everyone enjoys the story.
Reminds me about Zero no Tsukaima.
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