Friends, here's the thing.
I had a brilliant idea, the kind so brilliant it made me spring out of bed at three in the morning and applaud myself.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a Custodian veteran who'd stood guard for ten thousand years in Warhammer 40K were tossed into the world of My Little Pony?
Not tossed as a joke. He really dies, then comes back to life with four hooves and a fluffy coat, and Princess Celestia finds him and raises him as her own.
Picture it: a young unicorn with silver-gray fur and golden eyes, a gaze as world-weary as a retired soldier, and a posture so straight you could measure it with a ruler. His first words aren't "Mama," but a solemn "As you command," spoken in the manner of a Custodian.
Princess Celestia: ???
Then he really does become Princess Celestia's student and captain of her guards. All the royal guards in Canterlot think he's a mascot the princess picked up. Until one day, a rampaging griffon charges into the school. Before anyone can react, this "mascot" precisely pierces the griffon's chest with his horn. Then he crouches in a corner, repeatedly wiping the tip of his horn with a hoof, murmuring, "I killed it... but it'll go to the next village."
The princess: You're only seven.
Him: Seven, plus ten thousand years.
This is The Horse from Terra, a story about healing the trauma of ten thousand years in a candy-colored world. Our protagonist, Star Crown, was once one of the Emperor's Custodians. He stood before the Golden Throne for ten thousand years without receiving a single response. In this life, he's a pony raised by Princess Celestia herself, and in fifteen years, she teaches him one thing:
It's a pretty good book, but not many people have read it and it's not very interactive 👍
It feels a bit AI-y, but it's already pretty good
A well written book
Well, it has a strong AI flavor, but the author has modified it, so it's okay. The subject matter is very rare.