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- > awaken from yet another night of slumber
- > the night sky still sleeps at my side
- > a knock at the door
- > a mail carrier
- > I have received a letter
- > "Dear Anon,
- > I have heard of your victory over the giant snake, and wish to congratulate you in person. Please come to my palace.
- > Eternally yours, Princess Celestia"
- The pharaoh has summoned me!
- > the night sky awakens
- > "huh? what?"
- > she takes the letter
- > "I knew she would"
- > I blink
- > I am now with the night sky, at the pharaoh's palace
- > "Ah! Anon, there you are."
- > I take a knee
- yes pharaoh, it is I
- > "Anon, what you did was astounding"
- I was only serving you, pharaoh
- > "with magic such as yours, you should be a royal guard"
- Am I deserving of such an honor?
- > "Indeed, Anon, you are"
- Many blessings upon you pharaoh
- > "You shall remain in Ponyville, acting as guard against whatever threat may make itself know"
- It shall be done
- > I am returned to my house
- > the night sky and I have a small celebration
- > Soon enough, all of Ponyville knows of my new ranking
- > the pink one holds another festival
- > I speak with various ponies
- > "um..h-hey anon"
- ah yes, fluttershy is it?
- > "y-yes..that's me"
- it's nice to see you again
- > "Congratulations on your new rank"
- many thanks fluttershy
- > "I feel so much safer with you guarding us"
- I'll try my hardest
- > the pink one speaks out
- > "A toast, to our new guardian, Anon!"
- > I drink my mead, as do all the others
- > I hear a whispering
- > "They don't trust you Anon, see how they are always watching"
- who speaks?
- > silence
- > shake it off
- > continue the party, speak with the fruit farmer
- > "Anon, do they have apples where your from?"
- apples are rare delicacies, imported from across the great north desert
- > "A life without apples, sounds awful"
- > a whisper follows
- > "see how they mock your life"
- My life is well enough!
- > "calm down there anon, I didn't mean to insult you or nothing"
- Forgive me, I don't know what controlled me
- > move on, talk to a pair, one with blue and pink hair, the other, a light green
- > the green one speaks
- > "I bet it's pretty great being a human. All the attention, you can walk on two legs, and those hands"
- > the whisper speaks again
- > "the will not allow you to assimilate, look how they point out every difference between you and them"
- No! They are my companions!
- > the whisper now roars
- > "If they are, then why do you doubt their intentions!?"
- > I feel something consuming me
- > My vision fades
- > I see darkness
- > I feel nothing
- > I awake, bound, on the floor, the pharaoh looking over me
- > the pharaoh looks upset
- > "what did you do!?"
- what did I do?
- > I am imprisoned
- > I was possessed by darkness
- > it was the work of Set
- Set! How dare you drive me to betrayal!
- > I see the typhonic beast in my cell
- > "I only released your doubt"
- What did I do?
- > "you did nothing, I unleashed my power upon Ponyville"
- Did you harm my companions?
- > "oh yes, deliciously so"
- > I shudder at his tone of voice
- Who?
- > "The pink one"
- what....what did you do to her?
- > "just a little slash, threw her across the room"
- > I'm straining against the chains, wishing nothing more than to destroy the beast before me
- > "oh, and that quiet one too"
- no
- > "oh yes, I almost couldn't bring myself to do it. She was so timid and wouldn't harm a fly. Almost"
- > I break into a fit of rage
- > the guards immediately rush to my cell
- > Set is gone
- > "hey, quiet down in there!"
- > I stop on their request
- Forgive me guards, I...I was facing an inner demon
- > "whatever, weirdo"
- > weirdo
- > could Set be right?
- no, no he can't be right
- > the beast returns
- > "mmm, all this wonderful destruction, and no Ma'at to take it away from me"
- why?
- > "because, my child, I can"
- I am not your child!
- > my ankh flashes blindingly
- > the beast hisses, as if burned
- > the guards rush to my cell
- > they catch sight of Set, just as he vanishes again
- > "wha-what was that thing"
- that was what attacked ponyville, using me as a host
- > the guards, startled by this development, take me to the pharaoh
- > "what is it?"
- oh wise pharaoh, heed my warning, a terrible god is loose
- > "what do you mean"
- It was not I who attacked, but Set, the god of despair, and embodiment of all that is evil in man.
- > "you did not attack?"
- no, when I defeated Apep, darkness oozed from his wounds and entered me. This must be how he found me as host
- > "how do we defeat him?"
- I.....I don't know, it would take another god. I fear even the power of the pharaoh would not be enough
- > "We must leave for Ponyville immediately"
- why?
- > "for the Elements of Harmony"
- > Harmony
- > Set is god of Chaos
- That would work, by establishing a source for Ma'at to draw power, we could defeat him
- > We are now in the tree of the Twilight
- > "Twilight, we need the elements of harmony, immediately"
- > "Why princess"
- > the Twilight sees me, and makes as if to jump away
- > "Fear not, for he is not the attacker"
- > "Who is?"
- Set, god of chaos, misery, and evil
- > "Chaos? As in Discord?"
- Yes
- > "oh no"
- You are right to be worried, Set's power is very large
- > "I'll collect the girls, you find Set"
- > the Twilight runs out of the house, full sprint
- > "Where might Set be?"
- Anywhere, but he prefers to remain away from society
- > "Then we shall check the Everfree forest"
- > I ride the pharaoh into the forest
- What is to be done when we find him?
- > "Stall for time, until the Elements can be assembled"
- > A flit of something to the left
- There!
- > We head to the left
- > now a flit to the right
- > we run right
- > the flits take us in every direction
- > we meet a hut
- > we go inside
- > inside is a nubian horse
- > "hello there human and princess, what kind of troubles can we assess?"
- > "We're looking for a monster"
- > "Many monsters I have seen, but I don't know which it could have been"
- He is an evil god, he bears a snout, and resembles a dog
- > "I have not seen such a beast, but if I do, I can tell you at least"
- > "Thank you Zecora"
- > We leave the hut
- > A creature leaps from the brush
- > A blue winged horse
- > "Guys! I found them!"
- > all the other horses find us
- Now, we must find Set
- > "No need to find me, I've already found you"
- > the beast
- > the Twilight shoots a bolt of magic
- > the bolt dissipates
- > "nice try, but you can't defeat me"
- > the beasts eyes glow red
- > a monstrous scorpion manifests itself
- Selket
- > Rarity responds
- > "oh no"
- pharaoh, you fight Selket, I and the others will handle Set
- > The pharaoh takes flight, summoning several of her guard to fight
- > Set begins to levitate
- > blasts of heka fly toward us
- > a shield appears in my hand
- > the crest suggests Isis
- > I take the heka
- > the Twilight and the others seem to be producing heka themselves
- > the Twilight's eyes glow
- > the pharaoh is evading Selket's tail, blasting her with fire
- > the pharaoh's guard rolls away from the claws, and lances at Selket's head
- > One pierces her mouth
- > another in the arm
- > Selket stabs her tail downward
- > the guard narrowly avoid the tail
- > the pharaoh, seeing the opportunity, brings a tree down on the tail
- > Selket screams, as the weight of the tree snaps her tail
- > She reaches into the sky and clasps the pharaoh
- > Selket squeezes as the pharaoh cries out
- > The guard spear her in the head
- > the spear, penetrating the exoskeleton with a satisfying crack
- > Selket goes limp
- > The pharaoh escapes
- > Selket's body vanishes, presumably to the land of the gods
- > the Twilight has cast a spell
- > the other ponies form a ring of heka
- > The ring forms a vortex
- > Set has gained the upper hand on me
- > My shield is destroyed
- > I am left to the mercy of the gods
- > Set lunges, content to rip my heart out himself
- > As he nears me, a blast hits him
- > Ma'at has arrived
- > Embodying the Twilight, Ma'at duels with Set
- > Set swipes with animal fury
- > Ma'at dexterously rolls away, and stomps on the back of Set
- > Set bellows, but does not surrender
- > Set lashes with his teeth
- > Ma'at is bitten by the neck
- > Set does not let go
- > I tackle Set
- You are so content to fill me with doubt, but I can see in your eyes, you doubt yourself
- > Ma'at recovers, and lands another stomp on Set's head
- > Set's snout snaps as he is crushed under Ma'at
- > Ma'at delivers the final blow, a blast which condemns Set to the realm he once lived.
- > the Twilight faints, as do the other ponies
- > the pharaoh summons her chariot, and we carry the ponies back to the Twilight's house
- They must recover from the overflow of power received from the gods
- > "You did well, anon"
- you as well, pharaoh
- > "We shall see that they get their much needed rest"
- > It is evening
- > I yawn
- > "you need rest as well"
- I must ensure that the pharaoh is taken care of before I may rest
- > "I am very well taken care of, thank you"
- > The night sky joins me now
- > "Come anon, let us return home"
- Yes, that would be best
- > the night sky carries me home, seeing how exhausted I am
- I am sorry that we may not fornicate tonight...Luna
- > "I understand, you must rest. I would not expect any more from you"
- > she kisses me on the forehead
- > We enter bed, content that with Ma'at restored, the world will be safe
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