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I have not done a lot of sorting the non-ponies by Chaos God but I'd have to say Khorne, yeah.
The transformation and magic flames seem a little Tzeentch-y but I'm not really feeling it.

So, what about the Kirin? Which Chaos God would take an interest in them? Given they become all fiery when they get mad, is it wrong to think that Khorne might be a little interested? Then again, they use magic (I think), so maybe not.

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Nah, the "I'm a bad guy - well, girl" twist doesn't work here.

"Matriarch" is a gender-flip of "Patriarch", not "Primarch".
Unlike "Matriarch" ("Supreme Mother", feminine), and Patriarch ("Supreme Father", masculine), "Primarch" means simply "The Base One", which translates to just ungendered "The Supreme One", or could be translated as "The First One", "The Old One", or "The Progenitor" depending on context, I suppose.
Gender-flip of the "Primarch" would be the "Primarch".
...At least in High Gothic - Low Gothic linguistic corruption would be "Primarchess". Not unlike "Prince"/"Princess", I suppose - though that is a historical fortel steeped in proud tradition of nonsence more that anything other. After all, "Doctor" is always a "Doctor" (though largely for the same reason) - we just don't use "Doctoress"; and the word "Mistress", while still being in rotation, now bears connotations of different - and rather... peculiar - nature. Or, to wit, the "Steward"/"Stewardess" pair, and how they shifted and fell apart in modern parlay, splintering and being replaced by substitutes; or how the word "computer" changed not only default to-go meaning, but implied gender as a result... 'Tis quite a topic to pick and ponder, if only out of sheer curiosity - but I digress.

Of course, given monosexual nature of Astartes, the "Father" part is unquestionably implied right between "Supreme" and "One" while talking about "Supreme Ones" - but that's it. It is only implied. Unless High Gothic, of course, absorbed much more from its primal roots, and we simply can not perceive it - with us using now a Low Gothic patois, and so, and such...

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Well, Matriarch, actually.

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gender-flip Perturabo

“Are you a boy or a girl?”
“I’m a Primarch.”
“No, I mean what gender are you?”
“Iron.”
“Yeah, but what’s in your pants?”
“Doom.”

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Tell them Friendship has come to their world,
Joy, peace, and new hope...
Tell them their squabbles, intrigues, and pride have come to nothing;
Tell them their empty whispers fall upon deaf ears -
Their gods are with us,
Pony Harmony has brought them in;
Tell them the Elements of Harmony have come,
Tell them nothing can stop their salvation now.

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I mean, you never explicitly said that Chaos marks erase Cutie Marks or prevent ponies from getting them. They could simply merge with one another. Kind of like how the World Eaters' symbol has the symbol of Khorne placed at the top. Plus, it's Chaos; there's not really supposed to be a set way on how something works. I could even see Discord pointing that out if you go with this idea and someone in-story tries and fails to make sense of it.

And now I'm imagining Apple Bloom accidentally summoning Ku'gath and enlisting Pinkie's help in getting to get the dour Greater Daemon to cheer up while his Nurglings play with her wasps.

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I could go for a CMC side story, but I never thought about their Chaos marks evolving. I'm inclined to say that's not how it works, but the idea intrigues me.

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I keep wondering if this whole series is going to end with some kind of reset button, except Twilight ensures that no one from 40K will ever find Centaur III. But you're too good a writer for a cop-out like that, I think.

On another note, will the CMC get a sidestory at some point? Maybe get actual Cutie Marks that merge with their Chaos marks?

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I'm inclined to say no, but I rarely have future plotlines thought out ahead of time. Cozy is a non-starter, but I have thought about how Starlight might enter the story and where she would settle in.

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Makes sense. Anything to say regarding Starlight, Tirek, Cozy Glow, etc.? Or is that spoiler talk?

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I don't think there's going to be any contact with Primarchs in the story. Kind of beyond Twily's pay grade, you know? The Daemon Primarch spends most of his time hanging with the Gods and Greaters these days.

You're not gonna gender-flip Perturabo, are you? On the subject of the Primarch, I don't want to think about how he'd interact with the Equestrians... and yet another part of me imagines him befriending the CMC, despite their Chaos taint, because they think he's "cool", which tickles his ego. Silly, I know, but a guy can dream. If nothing else, I can actually see Twilight leading the charge against one of the 38th Company's targets, and she could channel the Primarch's famous "Tell them..." monologue. Or is that too ruthless for her--for now?
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Primarch Ranma Saotome would be utterly terrifying.

...As a bit of a meaningless tangent, each time I stumble upon "Home is Where Your Curse is" I read it as "Home is Where Your Curze is".
Which would be quite, quite a different kind of story, I presume...

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Thanks!

Fascinating stories.

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Not at present, no.

Hey man, was rereading your works and was wondering if you were writing stuff on some other site?

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If you are open to PMs, I will tell you there so as to not give any spoilers out in the open that others may stumble across.