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While the Princesses try to stave off the unknown ailment that has been afflicting ponies everywhere. They keep Twilight out of the loop so she can finish her research into who might be trying to come through from the human world by force. However, conflict abroad has caused Celestia to act if only to stop a problem from surmounting Equestria’s own.
The ambassadors of Cinia and Neighpon have both given word that the Cinia-Neighpon War has been underway. Threatening the peace of their region as well as the ponies who live in their countries. As one of the few nations that haven’t bowed before the Princesses or pledged allegiances. Princess Celestia has to send an envoy to stabilize the countries before the conflict grows out of proportion. With the threat from the human world and the illness that has steadily gotten worse, the crown cannot afford the inevitable refugee influx or battle flooding over the borders.
Twilight Sparkle, Spike, and a trusted few are sent to make peace, but can they do so in Dracony country? A race who live by the Way, not friendship and harmony that ponies are so accustomed to. A strange philosophy even Twilight has nothing on, no book or manuscript about the Way that leads the lives of many. Who do not view the sun goddess as their benevolent ruler, and have lived under a political agenda which has risen towards ultra-nationalism. Surely her book smarts, vast references, and her experience in evils attacking Equestria can aid her now? Many lives hang in the balance from both the darkness from another universe as well as War near home.
Can the Magic of Friendship pierce the veil of darkness that envelops the region? Or will Mustok be forced to intervene and send the forces of Stalliongrad to war as well to secure their holdings north of the theater?
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This is the sequel to Siren’s Remorse, a little arc before our glorious Dazzlings return for book two. Seeing as Book One: The Siren’s Remorse is almost complete, figured I’d get the linkage going to set the stage for book two. Get ready for some culture and creatures, maybe even sirens at some point?
The ambassadors of Cinia and Neighpon have both given word that the Cinia-Neighpon War has been underway. Threatening the peace of their region as well as the ponies who live in their countries. As one of the few nations that haven’t bowed before the Princesses or pledged allegiances. Princess Celestia has to send an envoy to stabilize the countries before the conflict grows out of proportion. With the threat from the human world and the illness that has steadily gotten worse, the crown cannot afford the inevitable refugee influx or battle flooding over the borders.
Twilight Sparkle, Spike, and a trusted few are sent to make peace, but can they do so in Dracony country? A race who live by the Way, not friendship and harmony that ponies are so accustomed to. A strange philosophy even Twilight has nothing on, no book or manuscript about the Way that leads the lives of many. Who do not view the sun goddess as their benevolent ruler, and have lived under a political agenda which has risen towards ultra-nationalism. Surely her book smarts, vast references, and her experience in evils attacking Equestria can aid her now? Many lives hang in the balance from both the darkness from another universe as well as War near home.
Can the Magic of Friendship pierce the veil of darkness that envelops the region? Or will Mustok be forced to intervene and send the forces of Stalliongrad to war as well to secure their holdings north of the theater?
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This is the sequel to Siren’s Remorse, a little arc before our glorious Dazzlings return for book two. Seeing as Book One: The Siren’s Remorse is almost complete, figured I’d get the linkage going to set the stage for book two. Get ready for some culture and creatures, maybe even sirens at some point?
I don’t want to spoil the future chapters, but I’m making the story true to the Sino-Japanese war as possible. The Arcana will receive details of who they are in book 2, but they are maybe five thousand years old since their founding.
Hypercompetent ancient organizations then, gotcha.
The Arcana ensures nothing but tales are spoken, no books published, merchants only ones who ever meet with the neighponese. They tend to be out for money than knowledge anyways. Never really stepping off their own ships either, guard dracony don’t permit them. No descent in the empire as well, all hail the Emperor and the Dragon Lords who protect them.
That… Actually makes sense. Still, you’d think something would have slipped by.
It is written in the fanfic already… or I have yet to submit the chapter. Just like the human world version, the draconies are isolationists and keep outsiders out except the crown. They also live well a ways across a vast ocean full of monsters and predators which would make Cthulhu proud. So getting much information out of anything past Equestria’s shores is far too dangerous and worth so little to the ponies. That and the Arcana has something to do with it as well.
Also, how the Hell does she not have books on the Wa— Oh right, for the same reason she thought Griffonstone was still a thriving empire and not a Third World shithole.