Step into the oppressive world faced by the lower classes of the Holy Equestrian Diarchy—not under the shielded protection of nobility or wealth in New Canterlot City, and exposed to injustices faced by everypony else.
The imposing system had thrown many a youth away, but Indium Indigo had a cause.
A cause he would die for.
The candle flickered.
Although set in the universe of Rekindled Embers authored by applezombi, no knowledge of that universe is required to enjoy the story. Besides, this story occurs decades before Rekindled Embers. Thanks to Celestilune, iAmSiNnEr, TerribleSpeller, et al. for pre-reading and editing.
Thanks to T-5000 for the cover art.
Chapters (2)
This truly is a Bitter Symphony /s
Great to see it finally out! : )
I would still like to know what happens in the universe of Rekindled Embers. What happens in it?
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I think this story would provide a glimpse of that universe, but you are free to read Rekindled Embers. Summarising it in a comment would be an injustice, especially since it is 800k words long.
Nice story, but I dunno I can feel some silliness coming from it, must be the author or something
Wonderfully written. It's like the other side of the coin.
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Thank you for the support!
Poor Horst.
Being someone who's experienced Indium Indigo before, this is an interesting insight into a part of who he was that I only got glimpses into before. Will read on, of course.
(Powerful Filly is Best Filly.) }:)
Poverty and tyranny often go hoof-in-hoof; even when others speak of the best examples of an order... the worst ones exist somewhere, too. I also like how you drew out each description; it helped convey the reality of being weighed down with the situation - I felt that despair.
Good Copy.
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The surprising thing is that I don’t control Horst as a character! But Indium will do all he can to nurture her into a machine.
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Good copy? Yeah, it’s hoped to have a different perspective, away from the sheltered life in the NCC.
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Agreed, couldn't help but make comparisons to Emberglow's early life and the depiction of NCC.
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Thanks Smoky!
Unfortunately, I don't really vibe with your style of prose. Your dialogue is good, but I can't picture the scene in my head since you describe so little of the setting or characters' actions.