Cynder is 'not Spikes special somedragon'

By: Black--Soul

Inspired by:
harlock5399 now Silas5399

From the story: Reborn as a dragon

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Chapter 18 - When the world is not a kids show

After all that had happened and had been discovered by the Royal sisters, was a lot to be change over the years.

For example would now at least once a year the royal castle and military fortress installations change the Cipher out. While it was not cheap and making some security glyph makers very unhappy due to new demands and regulations that they had to satisfy their customers with, did thanks to Luna and Nightmare Moon was clear that a Cipers being 10 years or older was unacceptable.

While they never actually breached it rather than, sidestep it via a very rare loophole that would be kept open for the royal family convenience, did Luna and Nightmare Moon learned through a 'compromised guard that wanted to come clean' before his goddesses, that the current Cipher had been compromised for as long as he was working for them... with him being at least 21 years in service that meant some personal had to be fired that was responsible for even allowing so vast security leaks to stand for so long.

Many organizations had a lot of the more... should they be called morality flexible guards?
It was the more polite way for greedy beyond reasoning traitors to be described... in their pockets through bribes and services provided that in themself would have them serve decades of jail time at the lower end of things.

Other had family's that got pressured and had to obey or else... apparently did many ponies got way to inspired by criminal novel books to come up with very eccentric ways to make someone suffer.

Clear to say that 20 former pony nobelhouses had been terminated for high treason and the possession of highly illegal materials and pieces of knowledge stolen from the royal library by making copies of them.
Thoughtful that something was like illegal and highly illegal was distinguished would need closer examination at a later date.

Family clans like for example 'the Naysays' are partially pardoned, because no highly illegal dark magic or other regular illegal stuff was found in their clans possession.

While many interessting sums of gold and other valuable goodies had changed hooves, did Naysay had believability on his side after he let himself on his own insisting scan for magic manipulation and other means of making someone more susceptible to outside influence.

While it was only trace amounts that he could've taken for a eventualities like this to happen over years, did 'High Princess of Equestria Celestia', give him the reason of a doubt and for a price... that was basically a personal minder and a placement on the watch list for troublesome individuals, let him and his family clan of the hook.
For the time being.

Nothing as empty as gold or gems would do to strengthen trust between them, but informations on the other hoove would be welcomed.

For example how he himself and his dearest friends, got gang pressured to follow through with activities and them giving financial support to groups like: 'Prey first' or 'Advantage of high grade self defense for the civilian sector'.

The Black Hoove Agents did a excellent job in ripping large networks of corruption out of the hearts of Canterlot with these new informations.

Manhatten and Cloudsdale in particular seem to be besides Canterlot the hide quarters for this scum to reinforce their roots into Equestrias economy.
Many opportunists found themselves caught, when they try fill in the power gaps forming by having so many nobel ponies arrested and executed.
Surprisingly they preferred to fight to the bitter end, when told to surrender and be guaranteed to be spared death.

Apparently did they had learned how crowded jails in Equestria for the really dangerous criminals had become, for self entitled and whining wanne be masters of crime, they had surprisingly mutch spine to fight to their dying breath.

The royal familys house cleaning was very effectively crippeling crime lords and many corrupted elements in their justice system, according to Sir Naysay and Sir Inkwell, who confirmed that all their associates that are not gang pressured into following had been apprehended or killed.

They thanked their majestys for their mercy to spare their family clans, since they get
'pressured into compliance'.

Celestia would keep a eye open for them, they get one chance to redeem themself and no more.
Their usefulness had bought them at least that mutch.

The dream guards had received a strong infusion of financial aid and recruits.
It was unacceptable that the Alicorns are to keep Cynder mind safe for the sake of everycreature in Equestria and beyond and keep failing at that...

The purge of the dream realm of this over millenia festering problem need to be finally addressed. It might take decades,
but Equestria had the means and the obligation to purge the dream realm as efficient as they could for everycreature safety.

As a side effect they had eventually redicules strong guards physically and mentally. All by regular consumption of dream parasites magic release upon their termination, was just the metaphorical cherry on top.

Research was started to collect the released magic of dream parasites and used it for non dream guards.
The potential to increase military strength was huge... if they could actually pulling this exotic idea of.

Though Luna would have to keep a close eye on it, because that mutch activity hunting in the dream realm would not go unnoticed by the older Tantabus inhabitants and might force them to take unexpected action against a intrusion of their realm to a extent, where mutual respect towards ones hunting grounds was no longer stopping one side from harming the other.

This might yet present a set of unforeseen complications for the future to come.

Tarterus continued to get modernized and while it was a huge risk, did Discord ask the two main inhabitants to be let out of Tarterus to regenerate mana and help in their unique ways to modernized Tarterus inside and out.

Grogar with the help of the freshly executed former nobel ponies as tireless and cheap work force and Tirek by having dream guards mana stores partially absorbed and the Centaur physical strength temporarily restore, to help with
'the heavy lifting' and other more dangerous tasks.

How Tirek reluctant verbally protesting agreed, but regardless without fail returned his 'borrowed magic and mana' after completing his assignments, give them all hope that Grogar and Tirek if not reformed, at least leave to where they come before their attack on Equus.

Grogar and Tirek had been rulers of their own kingdoms in the far past after all.

Everyone especially Tirek and Grogar agreed that a eternity in Tarterus makes things like world domination really undesirable.

They further would have to return to their domain and most likely start from scratch to build their lost kingdom into a state that even allowed them to be a threat once more.
Something that would keep them busy for centuries if not millenia.

Their time in Tarterus would most likely be enough to ever return to this realm of existence ever again.

The Tree if Harmony was fuming in rage... the script she was following was falling apart piece by piece.
Two less pawns for her plans... main assets!
She would improvise and compensate as always.
But power houses like Tirek and Grogar didn't grow on trees...
Unless...

'The Tree of Harmony' continued to plot... it would fullfill its role in the greater picture yet.
... or see it burn.

Cynder training continued to progress, slowly but with success that could be measured depending on the excercised aspect.

Currently she could breath 10 firestreams for 8,5 seconds over a range of 10 meters or alternatively full recovered 20 fireballs over up to 100 meter range, before her throat started to become painfully sore from overstrained use.

She managed up to 10 bolts of dark magic lightning attack from her mouth, but fall unconscious shortly after, caused by magical exhaustion rather than physical fatigue.

Luna and Nightmare teached her to turn into a black cloud that was save from physical damage,
but increased her injuries substantial when attacked by light or fire magic.

Cynder also showed latent psychic powers, unfortunately was she to young and mentally not mature enough to unlock them. With exception of the telepathy ability.

Cynder most likely would develop in time psychic abilities, as for example telekinesis.

She was to young for combat training and her currently full day and night cycles, had been filled with activities one way or another.

If Cynder wasn't trying to sleep properly and become the dream realms biggest light tower, due to her inability to hide herself anymore... the weight of strength and its price for obtaining its power.

Did she started to participate in dream parasite hunting. If she had to endure being attacked when she tried to rest her mind instead of keeping it busy, than she had to at least try making the best about it.

Interessting enough did she didn't get effected the same way others did, the only thing it seem to do to her was increased temporary mental and physical and magical regeneration.

While the only permanent effect seem to be a increase in speed and agility as well durability of her spikes and claws.
Her tail already seem to have become as sharp and destructive to damage any kind of defense.

While noone would test it, would even the Alicorn battle armor
'Elysiums Embrace' eventually be broken down, given enough time... because if three Alicorns strained against her tail attacks in sparing matches, a real fight would have it broken through, if given enough time to do so unchallenged.

One thing Luna and Nightmare Moon had to learn the hard way was how not everything harmless looking was actually that way.
Yes they are no fools, but even a millenia old goddess or two could learning a tough lesson or three.
For example:

Only because there was a colorful bottle that seemingly got knocked over and had colorful looking candys, always read the labels and if in doubt:
DO - NOT - EAT - IT !

Another hard lesson they both had to learn was:
"It was only a prank!",
don't protect you from:
"Here is the medical bill of the victims."

While they had only fun and games in mind, things and actions have consequences!
Even if royal immunity can get them out of the worst... mostly.
Do not act before thinking of consequences and implications of seemingly inconsequential things.

For example was another lesson:
"Don't prank the guards with pointy magical improved sticks."
A spear thrown towards a potencial danger might just hit next time something more important, than just cutting someponies tail hair centimeter over the dock end cleanly off.

At least the ponies enjoyed a new short tail hair trend, when nobel ponies visiting the castle see their Queen having her marehood at full display.

Although some suspected her to be a shameless flirt or a really thirsty mare... something they all would love to help with., stallions and mares alike.

Fun fact: Even if the mane and tail hair look like mystical clouds, they are still just that, tail hair bleeding of mana in a spectacular manner.

Many stallions learned that their self control wasn't as good as they expected. So Queen Nightmare just had given by accident, what she was getting back... quite the sight to behold.

It was a time where pony eyeplates just showed how big they could apper to grow with the iris taking all available space...
be it out shock, focus or curiosity.

These days at least the royal guards didn't complain about boring patrol duties, once their Queen walked past them.
Not to mention the lucky guards following her around on occasion, when she traveled through Canterlots most populated areas.

Author's Note

Remember:
Children and some adults don't think before they act!

Keep them save by telling them if they make mistakes and store medications out of children and adults with childrens maturity mindset out of reach...

Stay snuggly

Last time edited:
10.04.2024