Rising Hope: Birth Of The Transcendents

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Everybody says that with great power comes great responsibility. Others talk about not allowing rage to consume you. Heck, even one saying that do onto to others as they would you or some drivel like that. Me, i've experienced all those lessons and learned some form of desired lesson. But what do you do when learning said lesson is not the case? Instead, were forced to see false realities, have whispers of lies in your ear and even at one point have a horn impale you through the stomach? Any particular action you'd undertake such as crying, panicking, worrying, or just losing control? Me, on the other hand: I just shrug it off.

That sounds so crazy when I think it aloud, but tis the truth. What do you gain by reacting to certain situations besides matters getting worse. A multitude of varying problems have been slinged to my direction, be it from luck or fate: I did my best to face each one with determination.

In any event, all of these complications had to be leading somewhere and it did. My life in Equestria so far has been the result of just a few of those outcomes.

Coming to Equestria, more specifically Ponyville on a whim did little to comfort me as I was thrust into a world I longed though to be myth and legend from the hellhole I called home. The residents were initially welcoming, granted I knew of a few that wished me gone or even dead in some cases. A lot happened during my time: made friends, enemies and even those who love and care for me. Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rarity all helped in easing my transition here with Applejack giving me a job, Rarity making me clothes to rid the rags behind my back, Pinkie cheering me up with a party, Fluttershy giving me comforting words, Rainbow offering to race me for the hell of it, but Twilight sacrificed time, energy and sleep to provide a means back home for me to only find out that either takes enough magic the size of Jupiter or a really lucky ass chance to go back to Detroit...not that I would. We became friends relatively quick, that same friendship soon blossomed into something even greater. I had next to no idea of what lay ahead of me on this path.

Just like the time I fought and killed Yevon, king of the Diamond Dogs and mistakenly became the next king in line from their ancient tradition. All that was the result of gem hunt gone slightly wrong. He held my friends captive, pulled deceptive tricks, and even tried to make sexual advance. So my response to that was me slicing his body in half. Following that, more recent events transpired such as me and my team's incarceration in the Griffon Kingdom which was not a pleasant experience.

Other things to occur such as making peace treaties with neighboring countries to Equestria, the most recent with The Dragons. In the midst of all this, one culprit was to blame for all my plight. I have spent a good portion of my resources into finding Azure Light so I could pay her back in kind for messing with my friends, come to find out a horrible truth. Well, first off we have go back to the recent wedding Twilight's brother, Shining Armour and the princess of love, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza or just Cadence were planned to have. All went fine when we got to Canterlot, minding the gigantic barrier and legions of Royal Guards everywhere made us all feel secure, when in hindsight the  traitor was amongst us posing as the bride.

I still have that scene lodged deep in my mind as well the aftermath.

''Why?!'' she bellowed. ''After all I have done to you, why are you doing this? You could have ended my life and nopony would have cared. This is baffling! W-Why are you so easy-going about this? For buck's sake I tried to kill you!'' she thumped a weak hoof to his chest. ''J-Just do it already.'' Chrysalis burst into tears. For some time, all was quiet with the human as he sat there, watching the queen bawl her eyes out not only in pain, but confusion and hopelessness.

''Because you didn't mean to actually do it. You were urged, more or less forced into this position. You had no choice but to this for your mother, but that's the cause for all this: you did this out of wanting to please and bring back her back after all those years of being alone. Only hurt people hurt people, or ponies in this case. While I would not have been so naive to fall into the trap you did, I would never kill if I did not have to, that being said for the times I did: I have always considered and hoped for another option. Chrysalis i'm sparing you because...I understand now. I'm not slicing your neck because you need to live your life the way you wish to live it. Real living is living for others.''

Yep, the changeling queen, Chrysalis is actually Azure Light who posed as Cadence at the wedding. Crazy, I know but I had to. I mean, wouldn't you forgive somebody if knew exactly why they did what they did, only to genuinely apologize and sympathize with them, would you just stay mad or hold that grudge? That is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die, does not sit well with me. With that trouble behind me, another issue awakened, one that has had time in the making: parenthood. Recalling the period around when Discord broke out of his stone prison to try and take over Equestria again, I engaged in showing and proclaiming my love to the ones I care for, I kinda hit a snag with Twilight. Through a unfinished spell done long ago done by Starswirl The Bearded allowed Twilight to become human as we banged each other's brains out, she got pregnant.

At first, I was shocked to find out that I could be a father...it never occurred to me that I could be a parent. With all this, i've often wondered about the growing future and how it changes exponentially every second. But enough about me. As I cradled my daughter, Amethyst Sparkle in my loving arms on my spot from the balcony of The Golden Oaks library, a few choice pieces of information revealed itself to me from observation. By some way of hyper-growth element or whatever, our baby's growing at a slightly faster rate than normal ponies. Already she can speak in somewhat choppy, but understandable sentences. Looking to her small, blazing red mane streaked by a white and grey vertical stripe followed Twilight's design as I relished the wind blowing past my hair.

Oh, I almost forgot! I never told you what my name is, how rude of me. I am-

''Jamir, Jamir!'' my apprentice, Spike called for me as he tumbled up the stairs of the balcony. ''We have a problem with Twilight, you gotta help!''

''Mommy?'' Amethyst looked puzzled. ''Daddy, is mommy okay?''

Ruffling my daughter's hair, I got up, a smile coming to my face.

''How bad could it be? I mean, the last time she freaked out, we nearly had to- Oof!'' A hard cover book hit my face when the door to the balcony was opened. Falling back on the hardwood floor, my thoughts went to the book that struck me across the face. I didn't know Act Of Dawn could pack such a punch.

''Is he going to be okay?'' Spike kicked my stomach.

''Of course he is!'' Amethyst held a confident smirk as she pumped her forehooves together. ''That dumb ol' book won't get my daddy down!''