The Sun Horse found me at the verge of death, and through rudimentary communication offered to save me. I should have read the fine print. Now I'm bitter, small, and possess an underdeveloped frontal lobe. Why does she want me to learn 'friendship'?
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I don't get all these concepts like hunger and what are they about. I thought discord was the one in charge of shaking things up for good or bad. And harmony was in in charge of making sure that the pendulum didn't swing too far.
Making a deal with the devil. What could possibly go wrong?
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Basically, my reasoning was that if Chaos and Harmony are 'Embodied Concepts', what's to say that other concepts aren't also personified in the world. It's actually an idea I borrowed from Shinto.
Kami are often deified and personified. While the Concepts don't typically present themselves as deities, they're still core driving parts of the world. If changelings are Hunger's children, then it would make sense that dragons might belong to its sibling Greed.
God damn cliff hangers.
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I think you are going to have elaborate more because I'm still lost.
i like this outcome for the two filly's
but what makes anon think making a deal with the devil is a good idea
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You're familiar with the idea of anthropomorphism, yes? The application of human qualities and or motivations to animals or inanimate objects? Something similar happens in animistic faiths like Shinto. With animistic faiths, faiths where plants, animals, rocks, rivers, or even mountains—sometimes even qualities such as growth, fertility, or porductivity—are said to have souls, things are typically taken a step further. These spirits are often enshrined and deified.
For example, a fisherman or sailor might pray to the wind kami, Fujin, for a steady wind at their back, or to the sea kami, Suijin, for calm waters.
The idea behind Embodied Concepts is that the driving or guiding forces in the world are all living metaphysical beings. Some, like Harmony and Chaos, may choose to physically manifest and interact with the world, while others are content to let their children play their roles. Maybe not quite gods in a typical sense, but similar. There's always been a heavily implied rivalry between Harmony and Chaos, but other concepts probably have their own beefs with their siblings. For example, Greed and Charity would likely butt heads, or Hunger and Gluttony.
Some concepts have themselves a chosen race, like Harmony and ponies, Hunger and changelings, or Greed and dragons. Some might simply 'infect' the children of the others, such as Lust or Gluttony. They might not be deified, or even recognised as being a being capable of thought and desire, but they're usually core ideals in one species or another. And yeah, there's definitely crossover with the Cardinal Sins.
Oh this can only end badly...
Great chapter
Yeah... I'm worried now, concepts should have extremely different views from mortals Anon could really be damming herself just by talking to Hunger, but then again, for the chance to be free of Fate/Destiny/Harmony I'd do the same
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All comes down to whether she can handle the consequences, for there will be unforeseen consequences to prepare for.
Nice
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if chaos and harmony are lumped together with hunger
does that imply there are elements of hunger
Damn what a cliffhanger. I’m really curious what the harmony of hunger wants from Anon? Can’t wait for the next chapter!
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I mean, I'm sure Hunger as its own artefacts, but they might not be anything like the Elements of Harmony. Might be a goblet that, when drunk from, turns you into a vampony... Cursed to always feel hunger.
A very simple but nevetheless an interesting concept about reality. If, for whatever reason, Anon needs or wants to break reality's rules, I believe summoning a bunch of otherworldly Anons would be interesting.
As for that last statement... what does she mean? It sounds like Anon is getting a freebie and her apparent debt to that Aspect is wiped because of how interesting Anon is.
I feel like I am reading this wrong. Does she mean that when Anon does it, considering her implications, that would fulfill her debt?
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Hunger is willing to part with the information free of charge, but to achieve Anon's goal of separation, Anon needs to do something for Hunger. The goal might well conveniently coincide.
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Did you forget the properties of Chrysalis' hive because her throne? It absorbed all types of magic except for that of changelings.
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Did you forget the properties of the throne of Chrysalis? It was made of a material that ate all forms of magic except that of changelings.
Harmony and Chaos; two sides of that coin. I wonder what Hunger and Reality’s counterparts are. Tranquility and Imagination?
Well done weaving the Changelings back in! Maybe Anon will have to find an empty ‘ling to slip into? The mention of a vampony would be a terrifying combination with a changeling. Or maybe she’ll have to free Chrysalis from her reformation? We haven’t seen her in a while. No telling how she’s doing.
The swapping is an intriguing handicap on Anon. She was quite capable of beating all kinds of enemies with her fully in control.
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Hunger's counterpoint would likely be Gluttony.
Hunger is usually interpreted as the sensation or desire experienced in absence of food, usually only taking what is needed. It can also represent a strong desire or ambition. A hunger for success. The satiating of that hunger is what makes the achievement of these desires feel worthwhile. It's neither good nor evil; it's simply selfish.
Gluttony would be antithetical in that Gluttony is eating or consumption well past the satiation of hunger; it's to live for excess, and frequently borders on the domain of its twin, Greed.
Dreams or Imagination would definitely be counter-forces to Reality.
As for Chrysalis, the delayed Crystal Empire arc actually involves a reunion between the two, and by golly it's gonna be an entertaining one.
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Speaking of she, what pronouns does Anon personally prefer? She used to be a man, but is now a woman, but isn't transgender either because it's biologically forced and not a change of identity. Why is this so complicated? :D
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Early in the story, Anon referred to themselves as gender-fluid or agender, although it's much up to her psyche.
I think as long as it's not it, they don't care one way or another.
> Boarder of Reality
Of course we don't own reality, but I didn't think we paid rent.
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Whoopsies.
I like how u Mack the story away from the mane 6 wean the time calls 4 a event to happens
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Ok now I get it more Truthfully outside the ladybug and cat noir show I never really heard about much enough to really think about it. It isn't widely used as far as I have seen.
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Yeah harmony should really accept the fact whatever she thought would happen when she called the kid didn't work out exactly like she thought and apologize for the fact that things are harder for the two because she ended up providing proof of emerald existence and the fact was going to manehatten would have done the same thing and harmony could have helped save the kid a long time ago by getting Celestia attention on the subject. Who needs friends more than an abuse child. This was a major problem that required a princess help and sending the elements would have helped a lot.
Interesting. Anon's playing a dangerous game though.
Next time maybe Anon should try to make a deal with Discord, it could be more safe
... tell Starlight that "we've been trying to reach you about your carriage's extended warranty."
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Harmony is not the counterpart of chaos it is in fact the sister of the twin counterparts order and chaos Harmony is the Middle point between the two of them Discord and Accord. Accord is the spirit of order and is the twin brother of Discord he is prominently featured in the comics and is still considered Canon since nothing has contradicted his existence in the TV show.
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Also the sirens are most definitely another set of hunger's children considering they feed off of negative emotions whereas the changelings feed off of positive emotions
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So the Elements of Harmony turning Discord to stone is, what, sibling rivalry?
Dealing with the concept of passion (affect)? "Hunger" has found a new toy..... Ha, if there's a Princess "Love", then the other passions can be embodied. There used to be Chrysalis. She's been set free. But there is no such thing as emptiness. Nemo's thirst for knowledge.
And many other passions. Dislike, sadness, hope, fear, despair, tranquility, pride, submission, ambition, vanity.... I wonder how far this will all go.....
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More like putting him in time out Harmony is the responsible older sister of the twin brothers at least in personality
Anon must become the champion of Hunger then? Not very often the choice is given....