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REALLY LOVE THIS!!!! Leaves me asking so many questions!!!!
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hopefully my futur comic will answer those for you
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Who's that in the back owo..?Is that Ruby?
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no, that be Mitta. Ruby is on the front cover.
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*Unknown to me, somepony watches as I depart*
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That was magnificent, and heartbreaking.
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thank you, and hope that you will like my continuation of this later down the road.
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Are you gonna involve the Cutie Pox in the backstory? My mind was all "Story of the Blanks!" when Twilight was describing the disease in today's episode, being forced to do those talents the cutie marks represented and all...
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Truly epic work. I bow respectfully to your prowess here. You really deserve a lot of respect for this. Everything was just so awesome to look at, the poses, backgrounds expression, details. The story was great and I really love all of the linework. That is why I love the tradition media over digital. While there is some personality to a digital line, it will never compare to a true hand-drawn line.
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I’ll leave the ‘how’ of the curse to the imagination of the reader, and to you, but one thing is certain: the villagers are cursed, and they don’t even know it. The reason they chase Applebloom is because they still think that the cutie mark is a curse and they think they’re “protecting” her. The only ones that know is Mitta, who helps Applebloom escape by holding off the zombies, despite being cursed herself, and Ruby, whose spirit wanders the forest, unintentionally getting seen by Applebloom. Mitta herself states in the game that something keeps happening over and over, which I think is the events of that dreadful night. She also states, when protecting Applebloom, that even in death they do not understand, which suggests that the villagers are clueless to the fact that they’re the ones cursed.
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walked up to the filly, curious about the mark that had adorned her flank. She, having more common sense than the other villagers, did not see the mark as something to be feared; she even found it kind of cute-looking, despite not knowing what it was. Sadly, this did not diminish the fears from the others, and they eventually started panicking, fearing the worst. It wasn’t uncommon for strange things to happen in the Everfree Forest; after all, who knows what goes on in there. Eventually, mass hysteria began to play it’s part as everypony started to gradually come to one conclusion:
The filly was cursed.
As the villagers started rioting, Mitta looked at Ruby. The poor filly was cowering in fear from watching the party go from happy and joyous, to angry and terrifying. In that instant, the filly’s thoughts of a fun-filled night ended in a whimper; a whimper she gave out as the villagers began to approach her with fear-fueled, hatered-filled eyes. Mitta, sensing the filly’s fear, turned to the villagers and shielded her from them. They looked at her, puzzled. Why would this mare protect a cursed child? Mitta, knowing what the villagers were thinking, did all she could to convince them to stand down, that this…mark…was not a sign of a curse.
It, unfortunately, did not work out well…
In a desperate attempt, Mitta turned to Ruby and told her to run, to find shelter while she held them off. The filly understood and ran from the crowd, galloping as fast as her little legs could. Mitta fought as long and hard as she could, but eventually, the crowd overwhelmed her, knocking her out. As she fell to the ground, the villagers soon chased after Ruby.
Not knowing where else to go, Ruby ran into the forest, and eventually coming to a lone house that was built within it. Desperate, she ran inside, hoping to find a place to hide. She searched high and low as she looked for a good hiding spot. Sadly, her luck soured as a villager saw her enter the house and alerted the others. Unable to find a hiding spot, Ruby could only stand in the center of the house in fear as she watched the villagers try to break through the door. She fell to a crumbled heap on the floor, tears whelling up in her eyes, as the door started to give way.
She closed her eyes. With a loud bang, the door snapped open. She started hoping this was all a bad dream. Multiple hoofsteps and shouting grew louder as they came closer. She hoped that she’d wake up, the day beginning anew, the party about to start. She felt hooves and magic lift her into the air. She hoped that everypony would be happy and smiling at her. She was being moved to the back end of the house, towards the fireplace. She hoped that this mark would be gone.
Her hope…did not come to be…
Awaking from her unconscousness, Mitta looked around. The lanterns were still burning bright, they nearly blinded her as she opened her eyes, but the village itself was empty, save for her. How long was she out? Suddenly, she heard voices coming from the forest, and memories of the events started flooding back into her mind. She quickly went to hide herself, thinking the villagers were still angry at her for attacking them. Thankfully, they did not notice her, and passed by, but her mind raced when she saw the look on their faces: content…like they had taken great pleasure in something. As soon as the last of the villagers passed by and went out of sight and earshot, she quickly tip-hoofed down the path the villagers had came from, praying that the filly was alright.
Her heart sank when she saw the lone house; walls beaten, windows shaddered, door nearly ripped off it’s hinges. She went from tip-hoofing to full on gallop as she quick ran to the door of the house. As she ran inside and looked around, what she had found had nearly made her retch. There, within the fireplace, were the charred remains of what was once a happy, and beautiful filly. Mitta’s legs became weak, and she fell to her knees. Rivers started flowing down her cheeks as she continued looking at the horrid sight, cursing under her breath. She eventually closed her eyes, and lowered her head til it was nearly touching the floor. And she prayed. She prayed to Celestia and Luna and heavens above to watch over her daughter. To help her rest in peace…
…and to make those acursed villagers pay for such a vile act.
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Ok, this thing's acting weird. I hope you can read this because I can't...
The village of Sunny Town, a village built long, LONG, ago in the Everfree Forest, even before anypony knew that a cutie mark was a normal part of the Equestrian lifecycle, was in the middle of having a party. Ruby, possibly being a resident of the town, was enjoying the festivities, when she noticed that Roneo, a colt who had a love interest in Starlet, was feeling glum about something. Curious, Ruby talked to Roneo, learning that he had found a beautiful red gem, but sadly lost it. (Normally, gems aren’t hard to come by according to the series, which would explain Applebloom’s reaction when she found it, but since this town was built long ago, it’s possible the value of gems was considered really high back then.) Ruby, in that moment, decided to help Roneo find the lost gem. She eventually found it in the Everfree Forest, and lo and behold, her cutie mark appeared. Not knowing what it meant, she innocently shrugged it off and returned to Roneo with the gem.
Unfortunately, the other villagers noticed it as well. The villagers started whispering as she passed by them, unsure of what they were seeing; some were envious, some were confused, and some were worried. What was that mark? They’ve never seen anything like it. Was she ok? Was she sick? Does it hurt when a pony touches it?
…Was she cursed?
Ruby herself started feeling uncomfortable; not because of her mark, but because of everypony’s reaction to it. She couldn’t even return the gem she had found without getting an odd glance from Roneo. However, one pony, the crying mare, (whom the game refers to as “Mitta”,) walked up to the filly, curious about the mark that had adorned her flank. She, having more common sense than the other villagers, did not see the mark as something to be feared; she even found it kind of cute-looking, despite not knowing what it was. Sadly, this did not diminish the fears from the others, and they eventually started panicking, fearing the worst. It wasn’t uncommon for strange things to happen in the Everfree Forest; after all, who knows what goes on in there. Eventually, mass hysteria began to play it’s part as everypony started to gradually come to one conclusion:
The filly was cursed.
As the villagers started rioting, Mitta looked at Ruby. The poor filly was cowering in fear from watching the party go from happy and joyous, to angry and terrifying. In that instant, the filly’s thoughts of a fun-filled night ended in a whimper; a whimper she gave out as the villagers began to approach her with fear-fueled, hatered-filled eyes. Mitta, sensing the filly’s fear, turned to the villagers and shielded her from them. They looked at her, puzzled. Why would this mare protect a cursed child? Mitta, knowing what the villagers were thinking, did all she could to convince them to stand down, that this…mark…was not a sign of a curse.
It, unfortunately, did not work out well…
In a desperate attempt, Mitta turned to Ruby and told her to run, to find shelter while she held them off. The filly understood and ran from the crowd, galloping as fast as her little legs could. Mitta fought as long and hard as she could, but eventually, the crowd overwhelmed her, knocking her out. As she fell to the ground, the villagers soon chased after Ruby.
Not knowing where else to go, Ruby ran into the forest, and eventually coming to a lone house that was built within it. Desperate, she ran inside, hoping to find a place to hide. She searched high and low as she looked for a good hiding spot. Sadly, her luck soured as a villager saw her enter the house and alerted the others. Unable to find a hiding spot, Ruby could only stand in the center of the house in fear as she watched the villagers try to break through the door. She fell to a crumbled heap on the floor, tears whelling up in her eyes, as the door started to give way.
She closed her eyes. With a loud bang, the door snapped open. She started hoping this was all a bad dream. Multiple hoofsteps and shouting grew louder as they came closer. She hoped that she’d wake up, the day beginning anew, the party about to start. She felt hooves and magic lift her into the air. She hoped that everypony would be happy and smiling at her. She was being moved to the back end of the house, towards the fireplace. She hoped that this mark would be gone.
Her hope…did not come to be…
Awaking from her unconscousness, Mitta looked around. The lanterns were still burning bright, they nearly blinded her as she opened her eyes, but the village itself was empty, save for her. How long was she out? Suddenly, she heard voices coming from the forest, and memories of the events started flooding back into her mind. She quickly went to hide herself, thinking the villagers were still angry at her for attacking them. Thankfully, they did not notice her, and passed by, but her mind raced when she saw the look on their faces: content…like they had taken great pleasure in something. As soon as the last of the villagers passed by and went out of sight and earshot, she quickly tip-hoofed down the path the villagers had came from, praying that the filly was alright.
Her heart sank when she saw the lone house; walls beaten, windows shaddered, door nearly ripped off it’s hinges. She went from tip-hoofing to full on gallop as she quick ran to the door of the house. As she ran inside and looked around, what she had found had nearly made her retch. There, within the fireplace, were the charred remains of what was once a happy, and beautiful filly. Mitta’s legs became weak, and she fell to her knees. Rivers started flowing down her cheeks as she continued looking at the horrid sight, cursing under her breath. She eventually closed her eyes, and lowered her head til it was nearly touching the floor. And she prayed. She prayed to Celestia and Luna and heavens above to watch over her daughter. To help her rest in peace…
…and to make those acursed villagers pay for such a vile act.
I’ll leave the ‘how’ of the curse to the imagination of the reader, and to you, but one thing is certain: the villagers are cursed, and they don’t even know it. The reason they chase Applebloom is because they still think that the cutie mark is a curse and they think they’re “protecting” her. The only ones that know is Mitta, who helps Applebloom escape by holding off the zombies, despite being cursed herself, and Ruby, whose spirit wanders the forest, unintentionally getting seen by Applebloom. Mitta herself states in the game that something keeps happening over and over, which I think is the events of that dreadful night. She also states, when protecting Applebloom, that even in death they do not understand, which suggests that the villagers are clueless to the fact that they’re the ones cursed.
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It sounds good, but thats not what kind of back story I have lined up for this. the reason for the town being the way it is, Ruby's story, Mitta's story arre different from what you have thought up of. Its still good, but not what im going for. when my next comic or two comes out, you will see what history I have given for the game.
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Whatever, that's cool. That was just my take on it. What you do is your choice, and I'd be more than happy to read it.
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Hey Neo! I just wanted to say that even if your version of the backstory isn't template's, it's still pretty cool! I definitely enjoyed reading it!
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. 
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i still like your take on it. you put some thought into it and it sounded legit.
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Thanks, and it also leaves some parts of it open to the imagination of the readers, allowing them to come up with their own conclusions.
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Also, sorry for the repeats in replys. The site decided to go wonky at the time I was typing all that.
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Sorry, my thing failed...
The “mark of the curse” that the zombie ponies talked about, I think, wasn’t about Applebloom but instead about the filly with a magnifying glass cutie mark. (The game names her as “Ruby”.) Here’s what I think…
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I had heard about this story but didn’t really know what it was. Wasn’t until today that I played the game. (Well, sort of. I wasn’t able to finish it and had to watch someone else play it. Stupid fast moving zombie skeleton blank, always killing me when I got close to the exit. Ugh!) Anyways, it made my heart beat from playing it.
You did a good job putting that same feeling in this comic. To be honest, though, I would have liked a bit of a backstory as to how this bizzare village got cursed, but then again, the game doesn’t really explain that either, so it’s not a problem. Besides, judging from the bits and pieces from the game, I think I can put together a good theory:
The “mark of the curse” that the zombie ponies talked about, I think, wasn’t about Applebloom but instead about the filly with a magnifying glass cutie mark. (The game names her as “Ruby”.) Here’s what I think…
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i read for 3 time...i really liked
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This was awesome. I wish i could own a copy.
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This was awesome! Thanks for making this comic!
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oooooh creepy once i clicked this and looked i had a strange sense of fear going down my spine great job with the comic
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I've always loved the SOTB and by reading this makes it all the better. The drawings are amazing, and I especially love the fact that you added story fillers so it didn't seem like it jumped itno strange parts of the story. I think my favorite part in your comic is the way you made the burning pony crawl out of the fireplace, it made that scene feel all the more creepy. Congrats for finishing the comic.
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thanks. hope you will like my next comic as much, if not more, then this on.
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