Unforeseen Consequences - About gods and devils (pt.3)

>Aww crap, you are never going to get used to this kind of thing. One moment you were in Discord’s office and the other you were in, whatever this room was…ugh…
>Under any other circumstance, you would start exploring and inspecting your surroundings but now… now you just wanted to rest for a little bit…
>God this felt worse than any hangover that you have had before, worse part was that you didn0t have anything to tone it down so… egh, the only thing you could do was to lie your belly and close your eyes
>Okay… Okay… you rubbed your temples and after a few minutes of rest… you felt good enough to at least analyze how did you got from one place to the other in the blink of an eye…
>And it wasn’t that hard to figure out, really. What Discord just performed could only be described as teleportation… what wasn’t easy to deduce was how in the world it was possible in the first place.
>Teleportation applied in living organisms is just a hypothetical concept, an idea born in science fiction stories that somehow made its way to real science, the thing was that in the real world, teleportation could only be performedon an atomic level…
>But Discord could do it… effortlessly… Not only that but he could also perform another classic concept of science fiction: opening rifts that lead to other dimensions…
>Just what kind of creature Discord is? What allows him to have such power? And more importantly…
“What is this place?”
>You opened your eyes… oh thank goodness, the horrible sensation has stopped! You finally had the strength to inspect your surroundings.
>And the first thing that you noticed was that you were sitting on a big golden chair that rested on top of a fountain of the same color…
>Was this golden seat a… throne? Well, you couldn’t find a more proper description to it… so if you were right, then that meant that you were inside a throne room…
> Goddamn Discord, what is going on? You got down from the throne and climbed down the set of stairs that the fountain had… hmmmm… where do you even begin?
>The room itself was gigantic, the silver fool was polished to a mirror sheen while the walls were painted in a really peculiar way: they started as a dark purple on the upper areas but gradually transformed into pink in the lower parts of the walls.
>This throne room though… it felt…kinda girly to be honest, almost like it was part of a toy set and you honestly didn’t know if you were in right in believing that in this world this is the style that is considered worthy of royalty or these benefactors that Discord kept talking about were actually two flamboyant faglords.
>And on the far side of the room you could see a pair of really big doors, hmmm… there was nothing that prevented you to go through them but… you don’t think that it would be a good idea to start exploring beyond this room, at least not yet.
>Especially since it was clear for any person with an ounce of intelligence that those stained glasses that were placed along the walls could give you vital information about this world.
>Some were simple in their theme since they limited themselves to depict the inhabitants of this world going on their daily routines.
>Huh… so there ARE more variations of ponies than just unicorns. You had winged ponies who soared the skies and… ponies that lacked both wings and horns working on the farm fields… even in this world you couldn’t escape from Marx’s bullshit… goddamn
>Luckily for you, there were other types of stained glasses, these were a bit more… fantasy oriented, like this one that depicted… man this had to be a sick joke, it had to be
“You have to be fucking kidding me”
>Three of those stained glasses depicted that Frankenstein abomination with god-like powers who goes by the name of Discord
>And from what you could tell, it was clear that Discord didn’t exactly use his powers for  the greater good… especially since one had an evil looking Discord giving a miserable time to the ponies.
>But in another one of Discord’s stained glasses, a band of ponies were shooting something at him, and in another one two larger ponies did the exact same thing… was Discord vanquished by these mysterious horses? Why?
>And what was up with the two larger ponies? Why did they have both wings and horns? Who were they? Why were they portrayed with so much frequency?
>The only ponies that appeared more than the larger ones were the ones that “defeated” Discord. Six ponies in total, two unicorns, two winged ones and two… ponies-ponies.
>They appeared in the stained glasses more frequently than any other of these characters… and they were depicted defeating an adversary.
>Were these ponies some kind of heroes? If that’s the case, then how comes that the purple unicorn was the only one who grew up wings? Was she the leader of these heroes?
>You were never big on anthropology, but you had some vague idea on how religious symbolism worked. And you were pretty sure that these stained glasses had a similar meaning to the stained glasses of a church, like say the Vatican or Notre-Dame
“hmmm yes, this hypothesis sounds like it holds water… the two large ponies must be the gods of the creatures of this world, while all of the other characters, including the six heroes are the saints, and the creatures that they vanquished are the demons”
>But… what about the purple unicorn who got wings? Did she become a god or her story was similar to Heracles?
>And there was a fourth pony with wings and horn, but it didn’t appear with the same frequency as the others…what was the reason for that?
>But then it hit you, Discord was depicted three times; the first one clearly showed in a position of power where he brought misery to the creatures of this world.
>Then he was vanquished by the saints, and then defeated by the gods themselves. So that means that for this religion… Discord must be the devil.
>So… you made a deal with the devil then? Oh god… and what about his benefactors? If Discord was the devil then what were they?
>You better get out of here, now you MUST learn as much as you can about this world, and you weren’t going to find your answers if you stayed in this throne room
>But as you came closer to the doors you started hearing voices coming from the other side. And while some of them were unknown to you, the third voice was a completely familiar one…
“…Discord…”
>Huh… based on their tone, they were arguing…. Hmmmm… maybe you could stay in here a little longer
>”Nay, it’s just that we are simply being cautious. We know who you are, spirit of chaos. We know that your word is not something that we can trust blindly. You can’t blame us from doubting that you would actually fulfill your end of the deal.”
>”I have to agree with my sister, so I’ll ask again. Discord, is this another one of your little tricks? You know that I enjoy having a few jokes here and there, but you are well aware of how long me and my sister have been dreaming about this moment. Using something like this to have fun at our expense is something that I shall not tolerate.”
>Those two voices, they were female for sure… WAIT did they say his end of the deal? So these two… whatever they are the “benefactors” that Discord kept mentioning?
 >”Hmmm? So you don’t trust the word of a friend? I must say, that really hurts my feelings princess, Oh! And here I thought that you two would be jumping with joy after hearing the news that your lifelong dream would finally come true. Oh! How naive I was for believing that I could bring some joy to the dear rulers of Equestria!”
>”That is enough, spirit of chaos! I shall not tolerate this mockery towards one of our most treasured dreams!”
>”Luna, calm down please… as for you Discord, if what you say it’s actually true, can we go and meet him? Please?”
>”Of course it’s true, I’m a draconequus of my word after all, but first, let me check on him, nothing serious, I just want to make sure that our little guest won’t get too overwhelmed. Don’t worry my dear princesses, this won’t take long”
>Here he comes; you took a few steps back and stared at the doors, waiting for Discord to burst in, but… nothing…huh
>Boy he surely was taking his sweet time, wasn’t he? You walked towards the door and leaned forward to listen if they were having another argument
>”Did your mom ever tell you that eavesdropping is rude?” You turned around and saw Discord comfortably resting on the throne.
“Discord, how did you get there? The doors never ope- Egh…Whatever magic bullshit, but where are we? What is going on? Who were the two women that you were talking to?”
>Discord didn’t reply this time; instead he rolled his eyes and snapped his talons, making him to appear in a stained glass.
>”All of those are good questions, and believe it or not I’m actually going to answer them, that is of course, if you’re willing to listen to a little history class…”
>Hopefully this time he would give you the full picture, you were tired of half assed explanations.
“Go on”
>”Good” Discord clears his throat “The location we are in right is known as Canterlot castle, home of the rulers of the magical land of Equestria” wow, he is shifting through the stained glasses and using each one to help his presentation…man that was cool as fuck.
>”Ahem, anon, pay attention, this is important. The failure or success of our little detail depends entirely on you understanding everything that I tell you” Discord says annoyed
“Oh right right, sorry, but what you are doing is honestly pretty cool”
>”Of course it is! Chaos is always amazing! but as I was saying, you are now in the kingdom of Equestria, home of the ponies and many other magical and wonderful beings, not as wonderful as yours truly, but still pretty great” You cock an eyebrow at that last statement, this guy was really full of himself.
>”Now as for our lovely sponsors, they are behind those doors, ready to meet their son”
>Their son? But the only ones here are you and Discord… wait
“Discord, you never told me that you were a prince”
>Discord slapped his face but replied very calmly and slowly “Come on, Anon. Use your brains. Why do you think that I made you into a little kid?”
“Oooooooh! Wait… WHAT?!”
>Discord chuckled and rolled his eyes “Oh ho ho ho, Priceless! But yes, your new life will consist on being the son of the rulers of Equestria.”
“YOU DIDN’T-“
>”You didn’t ask” Discord cuts you off, clearly anticipating what you were going to say
>You give Discord an angry glare, that son of a bitch, he always has something up his sleeve, and is always something that fucks you over!
“Oh don’t be such a drama queen, you basically get to live a new life from scratch but you get to keep all that experience knowledge of your previous one. Not only that but you are young again, and you know… you’re royalty now!
>Fuck, you have to admit, it did sound enticing… But a thought echoed in the back of your head… That’s sort of what the devil does, he gives people what it seems like wonderful gifts at first, but in the end, they become their personal path to hell… You really hope you were wrong on this one
>”Uh, anon, I still have some other things to tell you before I let your new “parents” come in, so if you could stop spazzing out for juust a second, it would be wonderful”
“Wha- Uh, sure go ahead”
>”Very well, you see, for obvious reasons you can’t just tell them that you were an adult human that was transformed into a little, adorable colt. But at the same time, we can’t go with something as dull as you being an orphan that I just happened to come by, so luckily for us, I came up with a story for you”
>The stained glasses start to transform and form a picture on what it seemed a medieval city, the sky was red and fire was raining on it, ponies running and screaming were displayed everywhere.
>”Now, you did come from another dimension, a parallel equestrian universe where there was nothing to stop the evil creatures that threatened the land” A big and evil looking shadow appears and starts enveloping the city “After many centuries of misery, a war broke out, one that ended the whole world” And so, the evil shadow grows, and grows until it swallows everything.
>”But, before everything was destroyed, I Discord, spirit of chaos, great hero of Equestria, idol of-“
“To the point Discord” You cut him off, goddamn, this guy must fuck a statue of himself every night
>Discord gave you a glare but nevertheless, he continued with his story “As I was saying, before everything was destroyed, I managed to rescue one single survivor, a poor little orphan who was waiting for everything to end”
“And that orphan is me I suppose”
>”Indeed, any question?”
“Well, yeah, why do we need the backstory, what do you have to win from all of this, why do your bosses want a son? Why-“
>”All of them excellent questions, with answers that you will find out eventually, but as they say time is chaos! You can come in my dears!”
 “WAIT!”
>With a snap of his talons, Discord disappears from the room… and then the doors opened revealing the two most beautiful beings that your eyes ever glanced upon.