19th E-Book: Truth Removes the Chains and Slaps on the Cuffs [Visual]

[magicalrealist]

I was in on Zetta's plan the whole time. I let myself be captured to play the role needed of me...and while I'm not proud of it, I still lied to all of you. I made you worry and I deceived you. I couldn't tell anyone, but that doesn't excuse what I did.

My word might not mean much, if anything, anymore, but...I'm sorry.

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[noxequus]

You restrain yourself.

Were you to fight for the sake of your friends, you would do no such thing.

[magicalrealist]

I don't think he'd restrain himself, either. He knows what I can do and wouldn't hold back.

[noxequus]

We stand by what we said. Even if you lost, he would be in no shape to gloat of his victory afterward.

[magicalrealist]

Maybe. I hope it doesn't come down to that, though.

(Their familiarity with attack animations will at least keep collateral damage to a minimum, but damn if she can see that ending well anyway.)

Zetta told me he went to meet with you, during the havoc. How did that go?

[noxequus]

Like a wet candle in a summer monsoon.

[She's still way out of her league, but at least she acknowledges it, now.]

We did learn that we may have more than incidental skill as a player of billiards, however.

Also we may have in fact become part Pinkie Pie. We are uncertain as to what precisely occurred during our training.

[magicalrealist]

...

Let me guess: the words "I can see forever" popped into your head at least once during your Pinkie training.

[noxequus]

No, though "just who the hell do you think I am" did in at least one occurrance.






...I have learned that I can summon up improbably-sized human weaponry with nearly no trouble.

[magicalrealist]

Sounds like that's your Pinkie talent. Welcome to--

(Twilight's voice is completely blocked off by the sound of static as a black censor bar appears over Twilight's mouth. Given the subject matter, Luna should be able to understand her.)

--ants on a log.

[noxequus]

[Heh. Heheheh. AAAAAAAHAHAHAHA.

...pardon Luna there, she had a brief overlord laugh moment.]

This is a bit rich. What happened to "some things are not meant to be comprehended", Twilight Sparkle? And yet now you are giving me the brochure?

It sounds like even faith can be adequately explained by science.

[magicalrealist]

Not exactly. I did learn how Pinkie Pies work, but it wasn't by choice. Remember when everyone had their cutie marks switched around? I'll give you two guesses as to who I traded with.

[noxequus]

Black Snooty.

[magicalrealist]

Close enough.

So how improbably-sized is your weapon?

[noxequus]

For your next act, ask how flashy Zetta's special attacks are.

[What she's saying is that these new powers work entirely on dramatic tension and badassitude; she can't just whip it out outside of a fight.]

[magicalrealist]

Oh, it's one of those...

(Twilight has seen the Baal Sword, Luna. She has seen it)

At least it means your attack animation practice is going well!

[noxequus]

[Well, it's not the Baal Sword. It's maybe... half a Baal.]

Truly, I have settled easily into the essence of a Netherworld. However, I still need to further train this mana power. Zetta has endurance I could not even begin to match at my most desperate.

[magicalrealist]

To be fair, he has several millennia on his side.

(And a girlfriend funneling her own power into him)

If there's any way I can help you train, I'd do so.

(As long as it doesn't mean becoming a girlfriend who'll transfer her power into you)

[noxequus]

[You know, Twilight, all that obsessing over Salome and Luna might think you're jealous. Did you want to date an overlord too?]

...I believe what I need is endurance training, outside of battle.

In other words, I need more experience in... fun.

[magicalrealist]

(No. Yes. Maybe.

SHUT UP

Sorry Luna, but now Twilight is the one laughing. She forces it down before too long.)

I'm sorry, Luna; that just brought back a very particular memory from a long time ago.

(You should know it, too. It's how you and Twilight first really met, wasn't it?)

[noxequus]

[The grin the princess is bearing is at least a sign that it was an intentional reference. Though technically she first met Twilight when Nightmare Moon got a face full of friendship]

Well, it seems I have forgotten those initial lessons... or at least, I am out of practice. I was too busy trying to keep a country running despite the wishes of my sister, and so too much fun - or too much expenditure of my mana power - leaves me drained far too quickly.

[magicalrealist]

Then the first step is a recap of those lessons. It shouldn't take too long. After that come practice with regular implementation of those lessons. Once you have a regulated schedule of fun, then you can work on extended channeling of mana power.

(In other words, work on those fun muscles! Thankfully, Luna can understand Twilight's more verbose sentences without clarification.)