the Lungs and Blueblood Downfall.
My Little Pony: Endo is Magic (ADD)
Chapter 16
The elevator reached the Air Collector with a beep and a jolt. When the doors slide open, Celly led you and Twilight out into a lobby where she go over some safety instructions while inside the Air Collector.
"It'll be incredibly windy inside. For your safety, please do not venture away from the tour for any reasons. With that said, let's go!"
Celly took you to a large door marked "Air Collector Caution: Strong winds beyond this point." She inserted her horn into a hole to unlock it with her magic.
"Hold on tight," Twilight tells you.
As soon as the door opened, strong winds whipped up, causing you to almost fall over. The gust alternates direction as Celestia inhales and exhales. Celly conjured up a magical forcefield to protect you and Twilight.
"This way please," chimed the guide as she lead the way.
The size of the lung is just massive, just like Twilight told you; it's basically a world in itself. In every direction, you see nothing but the horizon line and a landscape of flesh and veins. Everything in here expand and contracts as air rushed in and out in intervals. Describing it as a desert would still be an understatement and this is only one lung. You looked around at the size and imagined that it must be large enough to hold hundreds of full grown dragons without problem. Above, masses of glowing orbs are suspended from the ceiling like organic chandeliers. pulsates in a steady pattern. They also act as a light source in here.
"We are now in the Air Collection section of the lung. Like every living thing in Equestria, this is where all airs entering the Princess's nostril will come to. The large hole over there leads to the trachea which is connected to the throat, mouth, and nasal cavity," Celly explained, "As a little quiz, can any of you tell me what are those things in the ceiling called?"
"Those are alveolar sacs, Celly," Twilight replied within a split second.
"Correct, Twilight. The orb-like structures lining the ceiling are called alveolar sacs. Their job is to absorb the oxygen in each breath we take and send it into our bloodstreams. They also serve as the primary point where raw magic is absorbed and stored in our bodies. Even though all ponies and even humans have this capability, their effects are most prominent in unicorns and alicorns."
"One question though. Does simply breathing allows you to acquire magic?", you asked.
"Yes. That's the simple way of saying it. It would be too complicating if we were to go down the technical route," Celly smiled.
You hear Twilight clearing her throat with a dorky smile. It is clear to you where this is going. There's no stopping Twilight when she goes into 'bookworm' mode.
"To put it in a way that most ponies and humans can understand, the air itself in Equestria is teeming with all sorts of magic. It's one of the basic forces of the world. It's ubiquitous and produced constantly. Everything from trees, rivers, and rocks to the air we breath contains potential magic that can be converted into its kinetic form if a magic user knows how to utilize it. For alicorns like Princess Celestia and I, we absorb the magic around us and store it in the a small lobe of the brain directly beneath the horn. It's known as the
magilium cerebellum. When we use magic, we simply release the energy store in there and mold it into whatever spell we want to use. The power will vary from unicorn to unicorn. As a mage, you used magic reciting incantations to concentrate them at a single given point in space. The..."
"Okay, Twilight. I think I get your point. That's the easy version? I'd hate to think about what the hard version looks like. And Celly's right about the technical stuffs. It's making me dizzy," you said as you massaged your temple.
"Sorry. I always can't resist the opportunity to share some info," Twilight grinned sheepishly.
"Blu... Okay. Looks like we're all set to visit the Heart! This way up those stairs," Celly exclaimed.
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Outside, a very upset Celestia arrived on her balcony in the castle. She tried her best not to let her emotions influence the 'avatar' guide. Though Celly has some degree of autonomy, she's still part of the Celestia. The guard who informed her of the prince's latest trouble returned to his post after saluting the Princess. Blueblood has been enough of a problem and something must be done. But that spoiled prince probably would never learn. Perhaps Luna was right, Blueblood was long beyond saving.
The Princess marched through the palace with guards and other staffs shrinking from the normally-benevolent monarch's sight. She stopped at the entrance to Blueblood's quarter and shoved the door open with the full force of her magic. The Prince who was enjoying a cup of tea spill it all over his pristine white coat, a expression of fear and uncertainty on his face.
"A...aun..auntie....?" Blueblood managed to form.
"Silence!!!" Celestia demanded, " I thought that you would get better and drop your expression of speciesism and purity. I'm sadly mistaken.... Today, you overheard a colt expressing nothing but the truth about your character. Not only did you not accept his words, you even call for the exiling of humans and ponies who have relationship with them. All because the colt's father is a human. Don't you ever think about the consequence of your actions? I have lost count of how many times I asked you that question. But I will tell you the consequences this time. Your actions are extremely unbecoming of a royal prince. As the Princess of Equestria and Raiser of the Sun, Prince Blueblood III of Canterlot, I hereby stripped you of all your titles and offices."
".........." The former prince remained silent.'
"Where's the usual snide, Blueblood? Aren't you going to beg me for the umpteenth time? Where's the "my ancestors fought for and served you well" defense? You possess no qualities whatsoever to even mention them."
".........."
"Don't you think I'll let you off easily like I used to do. I have a better place to imprison you. Somewhere I can keep a constant eye on you and, hopefully, set you straight."
Blueblood's eyes went wide as he saw the Princess close in with her horn lit.
"It'll be incredibly windy inside. For your safety, please do not venture away from the tour for any reasons. With that said, let's go!"
Celly took you to a large door marked "Air Collector Caution: Strong winds beyond this point." She inserted her horn into a hole to unlock it with her magic.
"Hold on tight," Twilight tells you.
As soon as the door opened, strong winds whipped up, causing you to almost fall over. The gust alternates direction as Celestia inhales and exhales. Celly conjured up a magical forcefield to protect you and Twilight.
"This way please," chimed the guide as she lead the way.
The size of the lung is just massive, just like Twilight told you; it's basically a world in itself. In every direction, you see nothing but the horizon line and a landscape of flesh and veins. Everything in here expand and contracts as air rushed in and out in intervals. Describing it as a desert would still be an understatement and this is only one lung. You looked around at the size and imagined that it must be large enough to hold hundreds of full grown dragons without problem. Above, masses of glowing orbs are suspended from the ceiling like organic chandeliers. pulsates in a steady pattern. They also act as a light source in here.
"We are now in the Air Collection section of the lung. Like every living thing in Equestria, this is where all airs entering the Princess's nostril will come to. The large hole over there leads to the trachea which is connected to the throat, mouth, and nasal cavity," Celly explained, "As a little quiz, can any of you tell me what are those things in the ceiling called?"
"Those are alveolar sacs, Celly," Twilight replied within a split second.
"Correct, Twilight. The orb-like structures lining the ceiling are called alveolar sacs. Their job is to absorb the oxygen in each breath we take and send it into our bloodstreams. They also serve as the primary point where raw magic is absorbed and stored in our bodies. Even though all ponies and even humans have this capability, their effects are most prominent in unicorns and alicorns."
"One question though. Does simply breathing allows you to acquire magic?", you asked.
"Yes. That's the simple way of saying it. It would be too complicating if we were to go down the technical route," Celly smiled.
You hear Twilight clearing her throat with a dorky smile. It is clear to you where this is going. There's no stopping Twilight when she goes into 'bookworm' mode.
"To put it in a way that most ponies and humans can understand, the air itself in Equestria is teeming with all sorts of magic. It's one of the basic forces of the world. It's ubiquitous and produced constantly. Everything from trees, rivers, and rocks to the air we breath contains potential magic that can be converted into its kinetic form if a magic user knows how to utilize it. For alicorns like Princess Celestia and I, we absorb the magic around us and store it in the a small lobe of the brain directly beneath the horn. It's known as the
magilium cerebellum. When we use magic, we simply release the energy store in there and mold it into whatever spell we want to use. The power will vary from unicorn to unicorn. As a mage, you used magic reciting incantations to concentrate them at a single given point in space. The..."
"Okay, Twilight. I think I get your point. That's the easy version? I'd hate to think about what the hard version looks like. And Celly's right about the technical stuffs. It's making me dizzy," you said as you massaged your temple.
"Sorry. I always can't resist the opportunity to share some info," Twilight grinned sheepishly.
"Blu... Okay. Looks like we're all set to visit the Heart! This way up those stairs," Celly exclaimed.
-------
Outside, a very upset Celestia arrived on her balcony in the castle. She tried her best not to let her emotions influence the 'avatar' guide. Though Celly has some degree of autonomy, she's still part of the Celestia. The guard who informed her of the prince's latest trouble returned to his post after saluting the Princess. Blueblood has been enough of a problem and something must be done. But that spoiled prince probably would never learn. Perhaps Luna was right, Blueblood was long beyond saving.
The Princess marched through the palace with guards and other staffs shrinking from the normally-benevolent monarch's sight. She stopped at the entrance to Blueblood's quarter and shoved the door open with the full force of her magic. The Prince who was enjoying a cup of tea spill it all over his pristine white coat, a expression of fear and uncertainty on his face.
"A...aun..auntie....?" Blueblood managed to form.
"Silence!!!" Celestia demanded, " I thought that you would get better and drop your expression of speciesism and purity. I'm sadly mistaken.... Today, you overheard a colt expressing nothing but the truth about your character. Not only did you not accept his words, you even call for the exiling of humans and ponies who have relationship with them. All because the colt's father is a human. Don't you ever think about the consequence of your actions? I have lost count of how many times I asked you that question. But I will tell you the consequences this time. Your actions are extremely unbecoming of a royal prince. As the Princess of Equestria and Raiser of the Sun, Prince Blueblood III of Canterlot, I hereby stripped you of all your titles and offices."
".........." The former prince remained silent.'
"Where's the usual snide, Blueblood? Aren't you going to beg me for the umpteenth time? Where's the "my ancestors fought for and served you well" defense? You possess no qualities whatsoever to even mention them."
".........."
"Don't you think I'll let you off easily like I used to do. I have a better place to imprison you. Somewhere I can keep a constant eye on you and, hopefully, set you straight."
Blueblood's eyes went wide as he saw the Princess close in with her horn lit.
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June 2, 2023
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