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Post by aienhime on Aug 1, 2014 10:57:14 GMT -8
 Hello everyone! A year after the end of my long gen2 story, Royal Destiny, I decided to write a prequel! The story will take place thousands of years before the events of Royal Destiny and while readers of RD will spot plenty of familiar locations and items, it is a stand-alone story and should be readable for people who have never read Royal Destiny. The continent is ruled by High Queen Raena from the Crown, a valley enclosed by mountains on all sides. Her third daughter Kena, however, isn't interested in politics in the least and wants to explore the world - but as a princess, that's not really an option.
Earth Guardian Aras meanwhile is requesting the aid of the Keepers when he notices something is amiss deep within the caverns of the earth. But not everything is as it seems and sometimes you can't trust anyone, pony or Guardian alike...I have just launched the prologue to the story. The first official chapter will be available August 25th. Please check it all out on the website! |
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Post by djlamar2 on Aug 3, 2014 5:27:28 GMT -8
Good so far. Can't wait till the first chapter  |
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Post by sunstar on Aug 12, 2014 12:21:33 GMT -8
Can't wait for more! I've got some reading to do I see.
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Post by aienhime on Aug 25, 2014 2:59:57 GMT -8
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Post by aienhime on Sept 10, 2014 9:23:08 GMT -8
Chapter two is now available!  |
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Post by bobdude on Sept 10, 2014 11:34:29 GMT -8
Cool, reading though the first part of Royal Destiny and while it's a bit slow, I'm interested in where the story's going.
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Post by aienhime on Sept 11, 2014 1:38:28 GMT -8
Thank you! The first part of Royal Destiny is 11 years old, my writing skills weren't that good back then... ^^" I agree that the first part should have been a lot shorter.
Let me know what you think of the rest!
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Post by bobdude on Sept 11, 2014 9:14:47 GMT -8
Will do. (You once remarked that the 3rd and 4th parts are the strongest right? Would I be missing much if I went though to them after finishing part 1?) Also find in interesting how unpony like some of the names are. Not complaining mind you, truthfully I think it's refreshing in a way.
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Post by aienhime on Sept 11, 2014 11:14:48 GMT -8
Well, I personally loved writing the 3rd, 4th and 5th parts and to be honest, I made some progress as a writer so I do think those parts are better in a lot of ways (English, storytelling, character development, pacing, etc.), but a lot of the impact of the latter parts is because of what happened in the first 2 parts. You can skip ahead if you want, but you would miss out on some things. The parts do not stand alone, it's one big story. Shadow Destiny, however, can be read separately And yes, most of the names I just made up as I went along. I felt names like Twinkle Star actually didn't quite fit the story and world I had created, so most of the OC ponies have their own names, and even ponies like Blue Dream and Golden Dream got renamed (Takato and Ruki). |
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Post by bobdude on Sept 11, 2014 16:44:41 GMT -8
Will keep that in mind, might even do a length (but fair) full thoughts critique when I finish the story.
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Post by aienhime on Sept 13, 2014 12:29:12 GMT -8
Oh, please! I'm always looking forward to critique (assuming they're done fairly and well substantiated), it's one way of getting better at writing |
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Post by aienhime on Sept 21, 2014 23:43:53 GMT -8
Chapter 3 is online now! |
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Post by aienhime on Nov 2, 2014 2:26:12 GMT -8
Chapter 5 is online! I'm also writing this story as my Nanowrimo project, so there will be weekly updates starting December, assuming I meet the 50K goal! |
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Post by sunstar on Nov 28, 2014 22:33:59 GMT -8
I like it so far!
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Post by aienhime on Feb 16, 2015 2:20:10 GMT -8
Thank you Sunstar! Chapter 10 is online now I've already written up to 38. I hope I can finish it soon so I can post more frequent updates! |
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