Years even before I knew of its existence, I was doing a performance right here in Ponyville... It went well. It was after that where it all started. Those two kids, nips and Snails, had bought an Ursa Minor into town for me to defeat. But I couldn't. I wasn't strong enough. My image didn't matter at this point. If I kept it up right then, people probably would have gotten hurt.
I was forced to admit I couldn't defeat an Ursa Minor. And with that confession, my career as a storytelling magician was over. After Twilight Sparkle sent the Ursa Minor back to where it lived, everyone laughed and belittled me. I couldn't make any money; I couldn't even afford the basic necessities of food and water...
I was forced to work on a rock farm. It's the only place where I could get money. But I hate it. I wanted my old life back, entertaining and inspiring others with my stories. I was... eventually fed up enough that I left the rock farm. Especially when I heard of a powerful amulet that would increase my magical strength.
So I went and bought The Alicorn Amulet. I wanted so desperately to get my life back... I just wanted to show up the strongest unicorn I knew. Twilight Sparkle. I was going to challenge her to a Magic Duel, win, and then go on my way, back to telling stories.
But something went wrong. I banished her instead. I took over Ponyville. I mistreated everyone. It was only with the help of her friends that they tricked me into taking it off. It... it was a good thing, too. Who knows what I would've done if I wasn't tricked...? I... I believe I had the power to overthrow both of the princesses...
And you make it sound like forgiving myself is supposed to be easy... Why is it so hard for me, then?
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I... I suppose you need a further explanation. One that goes further in the past than The Alicorn Amulet...
Years even before I knew of its existence, I was doing a performance right here in Ponyville... It went well. It was after that where it all started. Those two kids, nips and Snails, had bought an Ursa Minor into town for me to defeat. But I couldn't. I wasn't strong enough. My image didn't matter at this point. If I kept it up right then, people probably would have gotten hurt.
I was forced to admit I couldn't defeat an Ursa Minor. And with that confession, my career as a storytelling magician was over. After Twilight Sparkle sent the Ursa Minor back to where it lived, everyone laughed and belittled me. I couldn't make any money; I couldn't even afford the basic necessities of food and water...
I was forced to work on a rock farm. It's the only place where I could get money. But I hate it. I wanted my old life back, entertaining and inspiring others with my stories. I was... eventually fed up enough that I left the rock farm. Especially when I heard of a powerful amulet that would increase my magical strength.
So I went and bought The Alicorn Amulet. I wanted so desperately to get my life back... I just wanted to show up the strongest unicorn I knew. Twilight Sparkle. I was going to challenge her to a Magic Duel, win, and then go on my way, back to telling stories.
But something went wrong. I banished her instead. I took over Ponyville. I mistreated everyone. It was only with the help of her friends that they tricked me into taking it off. It... it was a good thing, too. Who knows what I would've done if I wasn't tricked...? I... I believe I had the power to overthrow both of the princesses...
And you make it sound like forgiving myself is supposed to be easy... Why is it so hard for me, then?