Stories set in the Oversaturated World, some silly, some less so.
"I really have to thank you for this," Ahuizotl grunted. "I would never have been able to handle this on my own."
"Well, the Wholesome is all about completing the self with others," Chrysalis acknowledged. "Although I'm afraid I will have to discuss compensation at some later point. So many of my children..." She trailed off.
Sunset rubbed the gem in her forehead. "I'm kind of amazed that there was an entire lost pantheon. If it weren't for the Power Patriots and Discord coming in at the last minute... is there any other ancient magic I should be made aware of?"
Twilight coughed. "Um. There are... lots of legends. And myths." She rubbed the back of her head. "Across the entire world."
"Great." Sunset groaned. "Is there any possibility of another Quetzalcoatl incident?"
"...there's the concept of Ragnarok," Twilight allowed. "And... well, there are many old stories about magical beings retreating to other worlds, but I thought that might be explained by the portal... there's also Neighponese mythology, which is flat out weird--"
"You know, once upon a time I thought it would be awesome to ascend," Sunset deadpanned. "Now I realize how much work it really is." She let her head drop to the table. "Twi, just... do me a favor and compile a list of dangerous creatures in order of most to least, so I can figure out how to handle this."
Before anyone asks, no, the usual myth for the origin of the islands of Neighpon is not canon to the Oversaturated World. And no, I'm not going into further detail. I'd have to raise the story rating if I did.
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If Fenrir is real I quit
My dear Sunset, even a flower can be 'dangerous', given the right circumstances!
You're no fun.
As someone familiar with that aspect of Japanese mythology, I fully understand your hesitation to include or explain it.
Trouble with scenarios like this is that they always fail to explain the absence of the Monotheist deities...
7298286
He almost certainly isn't.
7298302
True, but I doubt anyone's going to sprinkle the dust of a dead, ensouled monster on any buttercups in the near future.
7298638
Sunset and Mr. Discord are filling those roles.
7298638 I'm pretty sure those monotheistic entities can explain their own absences....
7298286 I can see that. For me, it is if that Lovecraft tripe is even hinted to be real, I'm burning this bridge with napalm.
7304486
Not quite sure what you mean there.
Dissy can be kinda Lovecraftian at times (see, Nyarlathotep [1]), while in this setting the Sirens are sort of Deep Ones-ish. But I'd agree Cthulhu would be a bit much.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyarlathotep#Summary
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One could draw a few parallels between full-power, torso-emerging-from-the-universe Sunset and Azathoth, but she's a lot nicer, smarter, and more sane. The same could be said her musician attendants.
Oh dear. I'm now imagining Mr. Discord and Grandfather Raven getting into a massive prank war. One of Raven's might even be responsible for those "superheroes".
Well if you want to tell the Amareterasu story at an appropriate rating, turn it from... the original flavor into also being about the invention of Heartsongs.
ETA: In that they lured her out of a cave with the first Heartsong.
Nothing to see here, move along…
(I'd delete this outright, but it refuses to go on grounds of "signature is missing".)
7300073 Buttercups aren't dangerous unless you put them in your mouth.
7311908
Nothing goes over your head. Your reflexes are too fast. You would catch it.
7308885
A white wolf with funny red markings shows up at the animal shelter, gets belly rubs from Fluttershy, takes nap.
The Greek pantheons better not be real...
That'd be too ridiculous, even for a world where everone is at least 1/3 pony.
Eh.
I'd start off with the dragon that rises from the sea regularly to try and eat the sun because the light bothers it, and it has to be scared away by banging pans together. Yes, I am serious.
7668930
That definitely sounds ridiculous enough to be an extant myth. Source?
I now want a full story of Sunset dealing with ancient myths.
7668938 The pots and pans banging is Chinese, but the Inca did something similar. But here's something worrying. Not Windigoes, but Wendigoes, creatures of cold, cannibalism, and endless hunger. Part of, I believe, Algonquin myth.
Really? I hadn't noticed.
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So Sci-Twi is going to write Goddess Sunset a copy of Deities and Demigods?
8585648
Funny you should ask that...
7668938
Sounds sort of like the Bakunawa, a Philippino serpent that ate the moons (caused lunar eclipses), which had to be banished by banging pots and pans.
7298286
Just send Fluttershy to deal with him