The Traveling Horseman
Dream World : Part Two - The Traveler, The Beast and the Past (Part Three)
Previous ChapterNext ChapterAnd so, Luna continued watching the Spirit's memories. As much as she disliked Balance, he soon started to show an ally like attitude. As they proceeded to get a ship from some secret, legendary pirates, who are sailing through dimensions' waters and find treasure, Balance told what happened to the Light and Hell.
He gave out little detail, probably from tactic and personal topics, but Traveler got to know what happened. Thelestial's death, the events after his passing, Luceta', Lucifer's return and what Balance went through...
Traveler was visibly shocked by the news. He heard about their war and found the Light the 'good' side. But after what Balance said, he looked at the Light just like a system, which is only good for one side. It wasn't that different from Hell, they both wanted total control...
Light wanted a monitored system, while Lucifer wanted an organized Hell, spread over the world and dimensions...
Also, Balance told his plan and before they know it, the ship was ready. The Avatar showed good intentions and a respectable opinion... but his mood swings ruined this description about him...
''And back to aggressive...'' Shook her head Luna, actually smiling at the scene.
''Do you have something in your ear, you think I'm bullshitting you?!'' He told to the captain, who was scratching his head in confusion. ''As I said, follow the Spirit's instruction and give me a cabin!''
''Aye, aye!'' Shouted out the captain, instructing the crew. ''Come 'ere Spirit, show the way! And just pick a room which is your fancy!''
Balance grumbled a response, before heading down to his cabin. Traveler told the captain where to sail and quickly followed Balance. He saw him for a moment, before he closed the door to his cabin, looking slightly furious. Since he treated Traveler a bit better, he decided to be friendly and ask about his problem.
''This is gonna be nasty.'' Warned Traveler, making Luna to look at him.
''Why?''
''He was having an argument in his head. I think Dhanthas wanted to force him into something and he made his own self regret the suggestion. I don't really know, but how he made Dhanthas regret it, it was bloody...'' Explained Traveler, shaking his head.
Luna frowned at that and resumed watching curiously...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
WARNING: Self harm!
ATTENTION: Self harm is not the solution! I'm talking from experience and it will never be the solution! If you have problems, just sit down and talk your thoughts out! Sort out the mess in your mind and find a better solution!
If you have someone to talk to, then talk to him/her! If you're not alone, then use others' help and you won't get mind break. (Again, experience!)
That out of the way, please go to the next RED text, where you can continue reading, if you don't like to read about self harm!
For those, who wants to read this part, I wish you a good time!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Traveler saw Balance through the key hole, punching his own face, while looking into the mirror. His nose was already bleeding and he kept on looking at his reflection angrily. Eyes piercing and teeth gritting, he kept on beating himself.
''What do you have to say for yourself?!'' A much stronger hit than before and the blood from his nose splattered all over the washing counter. ''Huh?! You fuck!''
He pulled off his clothes, revealing his upper body, which was full of cuts. On his back, many scratches, still visible and blended together. Well built and muscular, but his posture and injuries gave the impression of a normal human.
With his bare hand, he started clawing the left side of his neck, working the scratches down to his chest. He repeated the process for a long time, not looking away from his reflection. ''You want me to stop? ... then start begging!... I can't hear you!''
His clawing created a nice, long and red mark on him, nearly cutting up his flesh. ''You do NOT... ugh... play with me!'' Pulling out a knife from his trouser, he stabbed it into his left shoulder, growling in pain and electing other, inhuman like sounds. ''Scream as much as you want!'' He twisted the knife around, letting even more blood out from the wound. ''Scrrrreeeeaaaaammmmmmmm...'' He hissed, leaning close to the mirror and pulling out the knife slowly.
He licked down the blood and put the knife back to its place. Turning back to his reflection, he growled. ''Listen up you fuck! You're my bitch and do what I say. If I ever hear you whining or suggesting something to your liking, I swear to Lucifer, I'll make the next time worse! Now shut the fuck up!''
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
That's all, nothing much happened... at least in this story. In Balance's story, this part will be much more detailed of course...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
While Balance healed his wounds, Traveler quickly rushed outside, not wanting to piss off the Avatar even more. Luna had a disgusted expression on her face, her tongue slightly hanging out. Her face probably froze in place, under the process of gagging...
''This... this...'' She couldn't find a word to describe her thoughts. She expected him to threaten his Dark self, but to actually hurt himself?! ''I would never do that to myself... even in a situation like that!''
''Physical threatening is the most effective way, to control something or someone...'' Spoke up Traveler, sighing. ''I wonder what Dhanthas tried to talk him into...''
''I have a good guess, but I may be wrong...'' Luna closed her eyes, thinking about her guess.
''Care to share it?''
''Well... I noticed his behavior and I think his mood swings are all because of Dhanthas. He was friendly and calm, when you two were heading to the ship's location. But before that and after that, he just snapped. Maybe Dhanthas tried to convince him to backstab you? Literally?''
''Hmm... this actually makes sense...'' Traveler's eyes widened even more. ''It's not him, it's HIM!'' The Spirit cried out, finally be able to make sense of someone...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

''I have to say, pirates are criminals, but their nights are really... really...'' Luna started, circling her hooves in the air, as she tried to find the proper word to describe the drunken nights.
''Refreshing? Free? ... Exciting?'' Listed Traveler suggestively, as the next thing they saw was him, walking into his cabin with a woman.
Luna's eyes widened, then she started giggling. ''I thought you're bad at these things.''
''A bed time requires no special skills. You just have to push-''
''Not like that!'' Stopped him Luna, now blushing slightly. ''What I meant to say is, I thought you're bad with dating or with females!''
Traveler raised an eyebrow, eyes still closed. ''Uhmm... as I was trying to say and do not interrupt me... you just have to push your luck. That's how I do it, since Spirits are not famous about their relationships and dating...''
Lune breathed out a sigh of relief, thankful to see Traveler as a gentlecolt...
''I just know you want to show your weapon, hmm~?'' Another pirate whore could be heard, as she was looking at Balance, giving him the bed eyes. The Avatar in turn, returned the stare, which was a look of irritation.
''Get to the point or leave me alone.'' Grumbled Balance, folding his arms in front of him.
The pirate leaned close to his ears and whispered. ''Your cabin, or mine?''
Without hesitation, Balance picked up the girl and threw her over his shoulders, carrying her towards his cabin.
''Well... that was fast...'' Stated Luna, a surprised expression on her face.
On his way, another whore skipped to him and jumped into his other free and awaiting arm, carrying her too...
Traveler started laughing, while Luna grunted in frustration, facehoofing...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
''Incoming clop scene- just kidding...'' Joked Pyromancer, grinning in satisfaction.
The frog was disappointed, since she thought he will do it with her...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
''That ain't fair!''
Applejack stomped a hoof in frustration, her friends walking alongside her. She was furious about their revelation.
The Princess and Traveler weren't at the top of the mountain, hiding in a cave...
Rainbow shared the same feelings like the farm mare, grumbling curses and other unladylike things. Pinkie Pie was happy at first, because she was able to drag them away from the Everfree Forest. Also, she got to spend some time with her friends, just exploring like she always liked to do.
But then...
''Le gasp! Somepony broke the fourth wall again! Hohhooo, my vendetta is going to be sweet...''
By now, the other two mares stopped listening to Pinkie's weird talking and decided to continue their search in the forest...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Traveler followed Balance, as they climbed up the rocks to the vulcan's entrance. He saved his powers for later, already feeling a big fight ahead. Traveler wanted to just use some energy and jump up onto the big rocks, but Balance insisted to just climb it.
So after a few minutes of climbing rocks, stabbing stone to climb and creating some rustle with smaller, slippery rocks, they reached the entrance. The vulcan's crater was silent and they were glad to hear nothing but the water drops on the walls.
Balance, being the only one who can see in the dark, lead Traveler through the short path, always jerking him away from walking into the walls. Eventually, they reached the wider area, where the strange altar was. The candles were illuminating the room, with a crimson color and the chains were nowhere.
''What kind of altar is that?'' Asked Luna, still not getting the strange marks on the walls and the altar.
''That altar is just a disguise. The Gatekeeper has to hide from Mortal eyes, so they won't notice him. With that disguise, he can easily settle down in a church and drag inside every Mortal, who got too close to the relics on the altar.''
''Then why didn't he do that?''
''It would ruin The Balance. Mortals mustn't find out about the magical worlds. If they do, then their hunger for knowledge will drive them not just us, powerful beings crazy, but their attempts to try and reach us, will ruin the universe's Balance. Also, most of the Mortals would kill themselves to reach the afterlife and finally meet with a god. And I already explained what happens to those, who commit suicide...''
Balance stepped forward from Traveler and the Spirit waited for his first move. He wasn't really sure about the approach, since the Gatekeeper wasn't even there. He guessed that The Avatar knows how to summon him or call him.
And he looked like he did know a way to do it...
Balance banged his fists into his chest, then spread out his arms. ''TAKE ME INTO YOUR HEART AND ACCEPT ME AS YOUR SAVIOUR!'' He shouted, then formed his hands into fists, puffing out his chest. ''NAIL ME TO THE FUCKING CROSS AND SHOW ME ALL OF MY SINS!'' His arms trembled, as he tried to grip around the air. Then wiping back his head, he shouted with full force. ''LIGHT UP MY DAMNED COFFIN AND LET BE BURN IN HELL!''
The candles suddenly got blown away from a nonexistent breeze and the room became dark. Painful moans and chains clanking against each other, replaced the room's recent silence and Traveler summoned his weapons.
As his energy illuminated a really small area around him, a man's face came to view, as he pulled off the dirty cloth from his eyes. The last thing Traveler saw, was the man and Balance behind him, sending his scythe at the Gatekeeper.
Darkness meant the end of his past self's conscious and Traveler dismissed his spell...
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
''Cool movie bro.'' Spoke up Pyromancer, while stretching out. ''Well, it was good, but I'm bored, so I have to find something to light up. Bye froggy-who-looks-like-a-princess-but-I-don't-give-a-buck!''
As the pegasus flew away, the frog started to glow in blue. Its height started to increase and its limbs started to get longer, along with its head and body. A blue, flowing mane and tail appeared, with a pair of wings and a horn. And soon, where the frog was, a clone of Princess Luna stood there, crestfallen.
Then shaking her head, she sighed and adjusted her attire. Black socks, reaching up to her cutie mark, black leather straps hiding only a little part of her, while letting her flank, neck, belly and head exposed. Her mane was tied into a pony tail and on her hooves, a pair of high heeled horseshoes, completing the sexy set.
''I though he will like the socks... well, he was the blind, for not seeing my amazing look~!'' After saying this out loud, she flashed a stunning pose towards us, giving the bed eyes.
The author couldn't take it anymore and went to have a cigarette, due to forgetting what he wanted to write next... seriously, looks CAN kill!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Luna yelped, as she saw the horrifying man for a split second. Then looking confused at the darkness, she asked. ''Wha... what happened?''
''He got me and I passed out. The following events are probably familiar...'' Answered Traveler, looking expectedly at her.
''Oh... indeed I know and I still feel wrong for that.''
''Well, at least we're over with that part...'' The Spirit pointed out, adjusting himself on the water surface.
''Right.'' Was the reply to that from her. ''Although, I wanted to see Balance losing against the Gatekeeper...''
''I knew you'll get to hate him.'' Laughed Traveler.
''No, it's not that. I just wanted to know HOW he defeated that beast. I mean, he knew what not to do and still...'' Trailed off Luna, looking thoughtful.
''Heh, he probably got tricked by something sex related...'' Joked Traveler, a knowing smile on his face.
''Or maybe he had a thing for the Gatekeeper...'' Luna's joke wasn't effective, as her giggle got interrupted by a shiver.
''Uh... maybe he had a thing for his eyes then?'' Suggested Traveler, trying to shake away the wrong pictures in his head.
''Who knows? I bet he wouldn't even care, if YOU do it with him. Seeing how unassuming he is...'' Shook her head Luna, grinning a bit at Traveler's expression.
''Uhm... first, he just WAS like that, now he doesn't... I hope at least. And second... what are you talking about? I would never do that.''
''Really?'' Luna looked at him slyly. ''I could see you smile by heart back there.'' Traveler still held the same expression. ''Oh, I bet you enjoyed it. Spending your time with the Avatar, hooves in- hands in hands, holding each other... You two would make the best couple.''
''And why do you think I'm interested in him... or he in me for that matter? You saw him taking a girl to his cabin.'' Reasoned the Spirit.
''Yes, yes. Two actually.'' Waved her hoof the Princess. ''But I got you to be embarrassed.''
''Considering that I'm terrible at these things... yes, you probably got me. And if I consider his interest towards females... yes, he most definitely has his eyes on my backside...'' He responded with sarcasm, which made the Princess frown.
''You are no fun.''
''Why try to make me embarrassed all the sudden?'' Raised an eyebrow Traveler.
Luna looked away, a slight blush coming to her cheeks. ''Tie still makes jokes about our relationship...''
''Are we in a relationship?''
''No, that's the thing! She keeps on embarrassing me with her words. 'Have you and Traveler kissed already?' or 'You should show him your'' There, Traveler covered his ears, a natural expression on his face. ''soft side, Lulu?' I'm full of her games!''
''I can not relate to something like that. Not only I haven't got a brother or a family for that matter, but I'm terrible with relationships.'' Moved his hands away from his ears Traveler.
''I see... and I'm not good in that either...'' Luna came up with a last chance, to get him. ''Wanna be better at it?''
''Hm, I can start it with you.'' Replied Traveler, winning again.
''What?!'' Luna cried out, blush coming back quicker than ever.
''Got you.'' Grinned Traveler.
''Oh you...'' The Princess splashed some water at him, making his dried hair wet again.
Something lit up in Traveler's eyes. ''You do know, that I have the upper hand in this fight.''
''How so?'' Smugly looking at him, Luna did not expected his next move.
As Traveler sent a huge amount of water at her, breaking her concentration and making her all wet, she yelped and fell under the water. The sudden contact with the cool water was enough to make her heart rate go faster and losing her focus on staying above the surface.
She came up for air and spotted Traveler, lazily swimming towards the beach. He waved at her, grinning evilly and sending more water at her. It was on, the Princess of the Night had to return his favor.
Using her wings to propel herself forward, she used the momentum, to blast water at him. Traveler turned his head away, already laughing. Blindly sending more water at her, he was close to the beach and his legs were touching the bottom of the water. Now standing, he turned around, only to be washed away by a wave of water, which was twice as big as him.
Luna laughed in victory, galloping out of the water and to Traveler, who just regained himself from the unexpected blast. Spotting her, so close to him and nearly out of the water, he kicked the water at her. Luna half giggled, half yelped as this and retreated. Hopping out of water, then stomping back down into it, she was running away from him.
Traveler kept kicking after her, the water close to Luna. The Princess, even if it was silly, she really enjoyed their little fight. She was also glad, that her sister wasn't there, to make a joke about them. It did looked really like that, but she cared less about this. She spent most of her time at the castle, never getting a chance to have some fun.
And there he was, Traveler, coming from nowhere and gave her the fun she desired. First, she get to let out her frustration on those Followers, then she get to see a new world and now... she was reliving her childhood memories. Just playing around, not caring about proposals, the nobles and the faith of Equestria.
''You're too slow! I give you a tip: Get better at stealth and speed!'' Taunted Luna.
''And you should shave that mane! It's getting in your line of sight!'' Retorted Traveler.
''My mane is eternal and should never be cut down- AH!''
''Also, you shouldn't get distracted!'' Laughed the Spirit, interrupting her with another splash to her face.
''I'm just explaining! Like you did and I have some useful tips for you!''
''Yeah?! And what kind of tips?!''
''Tips for fighting! I noticed a few things and I can point them out!'' (Words of a proofreader...)
''Let's hear it then, I'm curious about your opinion.'' (Words of a desperate author...) Traveler stopped assaulting her and both stood in the water.
The Princess of the Night had the water reach her belly, while half of Traveler's tights were under the surface. The water around them slowly calmed down and only the waves, created by nature were making a small disturbance.
Luna started. ''What I saw in your memory, is that you're effective in range and melee attacks. This is a really good combination, but you're too slow. Your powers may makes you faster, but it requires energy. Also, your claws are for duels or fights, where you don't have more than fifty enemies against you. You use your claws for fights like that, wasting even more energy. There is your pole-ax, which is just perfect to face down an army and you don't use it.
According to my observation, I think you should work on getting faster and stealthier.''
The Spirit listened closely, nodding once she finished. ''You do have a point. I should train myself for these, but I have great amount of energy. I'm fine like this.''
''Because of this tactic, Balance managed to defeat you without using that much power.''
This picked up Traveler's interest. ''Explain.''
''Of course.'' Smiled Luna, seeing him being interested in something for the first time she saw him. ''Let's take a look at Balance's fighting style...''
''Hey, how's it goin'?!''
The two looked towards the newcomer pegasus, who just landed on the sand. His arrival was short lived though, due to the next couple events. It started with Pyromancer spotting Luna... all wet...
*POMF*
''Damn it...''
Luna's eyes widened, seeing the odd pegasus getting a wingboner all the sudden. Then awkwardly turning back to Traveler, she continued. ''Yes, let's have a look at his fighting style...''
''Oh, TV, cool. Gotta go, bye!'' He was about to took off, when his erected wings just wouldn't let him and forced him back to the ground. ''Buck me sideways...'' He muttered and started running away from the 'crime scene', leaving - of course - his signature trail behind him. For the first time, he didn't ignite himself to look cool, but to get away from the awkwardness.
He did get a hard by the Night Angel's look... it's too awkward for him... even if he's awkward...
Traveler and Luna turned back to the sky, where a scene was playing. It was that moment, when Traveler and Balance were walking up to Marta's house. ''Watch his movement.'' Said Luna and both paid close attention to his walking. ''See the difference between his and yours? You walk with momentum, have to strain your muscles, when you have to stop. And his? He walks surely, nearly having a foot touching the ground at all time. Maybe it's paranoia or he's just careful, but even in fights, he stays stable.''
''It isn't that necessary. In a fight, I always get into a fighting position and stay on guard.'' Folded his arms Traveler. ''But you do have a point, go on.''
''As you can see, his posture is odd.''
''I don't have that flexible spine to stand like that.''
''I know, that's why I'm going to skip this and take a look at his gear.'' Luna shifted the vision to another moment, when Traveler and Balance were fighting. ''Now, while he only used several, hidden and deadly weapons, you already spent some energy, to save yourself. I know, he took you by surprise, but there were moments, where you could have beat him. But your speed wasn't as fast as his. You have powerful blows, but they're slow and you can't defend yourself from a close encounter. Instead, you let your opponent to hit you and absorb the damage. And again, you waste energy to ease the impact.''
Traveler's eyes widened a bit, realizing the truth in Luna's words. ''I... haven't realized that. Well, looks like I already have something to practice for...''
''Now, the weapons.'' In the vision, they could see Balance, releasing a full magazine from his hidden guns. After that, the vision faded and showed him and the Gatekeeper, as he blasted the empty soul with the shotgun like shells. Again, after changing to another scenes, it showed the Avatar, using his hidden blades in various situations. ''I am not expecting you to have such a machine on your arms, but Traveler, look at all those knifes you have! Big, middle and small sized, you are full of them! And I have rarely seen you using them, only your claws and pole-ax.''
''I'm still working on a spell, which allows me to require my used arrows and throwing knives. But I just couldn't break gravity's barrier, or master out some kind of detection aura for them. And neither my eyes won't turn into selective, specialized for finding my left behinds.'' Traveler pursed his lips, as he found Luna's blurted out words true... again...
''That is the only thing, which the Avatar doesn't have: Additional Magic and Supportive, while Balance only have Destructive. Using your Supportive powers, you can easily create a black hole in your backpack and place everything inside it. Then, your Additional powers can be used to bend the backpack's physical form and reducing its size to... uhm... what kind of smaller backpacks do you humanoids wear?''
''Pouches, handbags, rucksack for younger generations.'' Answered quickly Traveler.
''Right, then reducing its size to a pouch. It would require little energy to summon out something, which has a connection to the storing object.''
''Binding!'' Blurted out Traveler, facepalming. ''Why didn't I think about that?! Then that makes everything much more easier!''
''It is, you just have to go through your knives and enchant them, so they will be connected to you forever.'' Nodded Luna, smiling.
''Have you ever did that?''
At that, Luna smiled sheepishly. ''Back then, Tia and I enchanted our... toys... so they won't get lost. We... well... we played a lot and always forgot about our belongings. And so, me and my sister used this binding spell on our... toy chest... and we were able to keep our things forever.'' By now, the Princess of the Night was blushing. The memories from her foalhood were always embarrassing and silly, considering how many times she got into trouble...
''Well isn't that cute.'' Traveler chuckled, making her blush even more. ''Aside from that, I'll enchant my stuff later. Right now, I have an adviser to hear out.''
Luna thanked to Traveler under her breath, for dropping the topic and stopping her embarrassment. ''So, just use your gear and abilities wisely. He doesn't have any Additional or Supportive powers, only Destructive one.''
''Actually, those are Light and Dark powers. The blue color is just the nature of those powers and mostly because of him.'' Corrected Traveler.
''So Destructive...'' Stated the Princess.
''Not quietly. They can be Destructive, Additional and Supportive. Remember, those helped to create a world, so they being Destructive would be illogical...''
''Oh, I understand. Then he may have those, but he doesn't use them. That also makes you different from him, because you have far greater abilities. Not just destruction...''
''I agree...'' Nodded the Spirit, taking mental notes.
''So, use your other powers in fight too. These Additional powers are also good for everyday life and makes everything easier.''
''Hmm... so while you're laying in your bed, you just levitate some snacks over yourself and eat it. Like a little Princess...'' Joked Traveler, looking smugly at Luna.
''We are not like that... just from time to time...'' She whispered the last part and hung her head.
''I don't blame you. You Alicorns require little magic to levitate objects. While a Spirit like me, needs to focus and spend a fair amount of energy, so we can allow ourselves that comfort.'' Calmed her down Traveler, nodding for himself.
Both turned towards the sky, watching the next scene unfold. It showed Balance's movement, while he was taking down the guards in the luxury house. ''His instincts are sharp and yours too. But his... his is somehow different.'' Mused Luna.
''He's a cannibal. Of course he senses better than me. And I have Map for scouting the area. The energy signs he sent me in the city were faint and Spirits can detect this... he could have easily killed me, without me knowing about his presence.'' He explained, which made Luna look at him questioningly.
''I though you can feel every Spirits' presence, no?''
''If they lock it inside themselves, or channel it to somewhere else, then they can remain unnoticed.''
It was Luna's turn to say: ''Explain.''
''You see, he's an assassin and that means, he must remain unnoticed and give no signs of presence. There are other Spirits, who locks away their powers. It is really easy to do that actually...
When you use energy in a fight or any other kind of magical activity, you release energy. This energy spreads around you and can be sensed by other Spirits. The more energy you let out, the further it gets from you and can be sensed easier. Or, the Spirit who sensed this energy, can detect these waves in a bigger radius, so you don't have to release that much energy, to make yourself known for someone else.
How to describe this sensing? Well... look at it as a sixth sense. After getting familiar with that feeling, you quickly get used to it...''
''Why would you reveal yourself?'' Asked the Princess.
''When you get injured and cannot move, you usually let your energy to be released, so someone can find you and help you. This is not common of course, since your ''savior'' in question can be cruel and kill you right there or just ignore your SOS signs.''
''I see... what is an SOS?'' Again, the Princess asked.
''It's some sort of code, which the humans use to call for help. I heard that somewhere there and found it useful... but there aren't many Spirits, who knows this code or whatever I should call it...''
''Oh...'' Nodded Luna and looked up at the scenes again. Changing it again, she brought it to that moment, when Traveler and Balance were fighting against the undead pirates. ''Now, you did send Sprint, Hunter and Map to fight, but they were on their own. You were supposed to work together as a team, when Balance decided to go on his own. Speaking of him, look at his tactics!'' The scene showed the Avatar, eyes focused on the incoming hits and quickly countering all of them. ''He uses the enemy's attack, as his advantage. He used your size-''
''Tell me you're not talking about my'' Luna covered her ears, but the blush was still present. ''height. I can't do anything about it.'' He finished and Luna was relived to hear him saying something else...
''No, of course I'm not talking about-''
''My length?'' Grinned the Spirit.
''NO!'' Luna cried out. ''I thought we stopped this teasing!'' Looking away from him, she now (and again) had a cute blush on her cheeks. This one actually lasted longer, since this time, Traveler openly suggested something related to mating...
''You were the one, who thought I will say something like that. You just set up a trap for yourself, so...'' He trailed off, stopping embarrassing the Princess.
''Okay...'' Luna closed her eyes, inhaling once. ''Okay...'' Turning to Traveler, she started. ''So, as I was saying-''
''We should stop this. The second round was too rough for you dear.''
''Traveler!''
Author's Note
And that's it. No more side story with Balance, no more painful past (for a while) and just simply... uhm... just simply fish!
Aside from my bullshit here, I (of course) want to clarify some things:
First, the details and character interaction/reactions. I mentioned this in my latest blog posts and wrote a comment here. I'm gonna improve my writing and that means better quality, more details, realistic lines and dialogues for characters, longer chapters and closer attention to grammar. I don't know if you noticed it in this chapter, but I put MUCH more work into it. (Of course, grammar errors will be present from here and here. STILL LEARNING!)
Second, HOLY SHIT THAT TOOK ME A MONTH?! I hate school...
Third, magical science and explanation about powers... tiring and difficult to write, but worth it. There will be more in the next chapter, while the plot twist unfolds... :D
Fourth (Wall), Pinkie Pie parts... well, I don't know what to say about them. I pretty much made myself look bad. I deserved it actually. I just threw out chapters like they're rubbish. (And they still are...)
Fifth, I lost a few readers and I just let it go. I completely understand why they stopped following this crap and I have to make sure this will never happen again. As i said earlier, the story will be get improved and better, since I will take my time to post something new. Better keep that promise...
Mood swings are really annoying... Poor Traveler, who is sexy. Balance is still a beast.
I really enjoyed that cute moment with Traveler and Luna in the water. There will be more from these kind of moments...
The next chapter will be... REALLY difficult. But I hope I can make it...
Have a fantastic day!
~Adam
