You arrival to Canterlot was an breeze, using an mana crystal instead of your own reservoir, said Crystal had been vaporized soon it was spent, you should've done this instead when coming to Ponyville. Mana Crystals were on itself, crystallized mana one can make in a quick invocation but leaves one's drained, since it transferring all mana into an crystaline source but can be sacrificed when using an strong spell or enchantment instead of using one's source.
But you were mentally rambling, you were here now and that's all that matter. The plaza was a good place to appear as most ponies were too indifferent to notices you appearing. You hadn't been on the Capital, at least, not up to visit it constantly, it wasn't exactly warm to humans or even to other ponies outside of the City's Walls or anybody... aside of Dragons, nobody in their right mind would attempt to offend a dragon but returning to the may topic: the city, for all its grandeur, does have an ugly side in the form of the elitist nobleponies or even some of the regular citizenship, believing being born within the city and thus, close to the main princesses, hold more favor and importance than those outside of it.
At best, they treat you with indifference. At worst, they refuse to even look at you in the eye or listen you, treating you as if you didn't exist, which is rich considering that the city was founded under the promise of understanding and empathy but you weren't here to criticize the city and it's inhabitants but rather what lies in the city itself, visible from where you are and near the palace itself was an rather large building with a huge tower on its seemly center, half of it was floating above from the main body. it was the Arcane Academy of the city, many unicorns and even some assorted humans comes to it to study magic in it and this year, it was selected to host the Emporium. One would think that this is Celestia's School of gifted unicorns but it wasn't, for said school didn't really existed on physical form.
You, knowing you objective at hand, began to walk to that direction, there were more people coming on the same way you did, teleporting to Canterlot. Well, there were mostly unicorns, althought you had seen some Kirin, few changelings, a griffin, an hippogriffin and some dragons. It seemed that you were the only human around which was to be expected, most human wizards tend to be on their own and spotting one was quite a feat, you'll expect seeing a few, something between 3 to 9 in the whole Emporium, mostly representatives of other wizard communities and likely some other freelancers like you.
But you were here under and different reason.
***
Entering the building was quick, there wasn't an pony or someone meant to collect the tickets, an magic circle was drawn around the building for it; once sensing the ticket, it would burn and turn into dust, those without it are met with an strong forcefield, like hitting an invisible wall that prevent them from going further, it is a way to keep convention far more exclusive than it is, only allowed those with the ticket, that fact that you were invited was surprising at all.
Within the building, there was alot of people here, from the lowest apprentice to the seasoned spellcaster roaming the halls and getting into the rather expansive salons and rooms that were turned into booths like any convention but you were aiming for the Biomancy one, and luckily, it was in a very predictable place.
The Nurse Room which also doubles as Biomancy Laboratory, the usual nurse and doctor being also a teacher in the topic, Biomancy was an, surprisingly, an quite easy thing to learn, all things considered but because how accessible it is, is often underestimated by those thinking it be for the less talented and overall worthless with the only "redeemable" quality being the transformation spells, how close minders were..
Biomancy is much more than just healing and transformation; one sorcerer can become from an lanky kid into an adonis of the human form in mere seconds, with skin of diamond, sight of a griffin, strength of a dragon, make such high alteration and reparation from genetical level, extend lifespan and more, much more, this is why you took it first... admittedly, because it was easier for you to learn and because of your... fascination.
But that's for another time.
Upon arrival, there weren't many here, unlike other booths filled to brim with excited aspirants and sorcerers, this one wasn't given much attention, you had seen many here but not on the same level as the others.
"Ahem... Excuse me?" You heard a feminine voice from behind you, turning around you, you saw two ponies, unicorns for the looks of it. One was a blue coated stallion with deep blue mane and tail and yellow eyes and two half moons cutie marks. The other was a mare, the one that called you, grey furred with indigo and white mane, blue eyes and her cutie mark being of multiple purple stars. "Are you the human mage from the one with the topic of...?"
"Reproduction Studies and Genetic modification using magic? Yes, that's me."
"... He looks more younger than I thought he would be..." The stallion murmured in an curious tone, the mare replies in the same tone, you could hear them of course, again, using Biomancy for your ears. It was a bit rude to eavesdrop but it does have its uses.
"I think this is even better, my dear." They both murmur to each other before their strike you with an big smile, the mare then start to speak to you "We're pleased to meet you! We are glad you could came here."
"Yeah, thanks for giving me this invitation and finding fascinating my work but... you hadn't presented yourselves yet, Name's Anon." Both nodded.
"Understandable, I'm Twilight Velvet and this is my Herd-Husband, Night Light." She presented an hoof, you grasped it to shake it, she smiles, both of them do. "Now that wee here, we have alot of talking to do."
"I guess that's true, your message specified that you were interested on my work.. althought I thought there would be more." The stallion nods.
"Yeah, there are more but we're the main proponents and figureheads, since we are also the ones funding it as well, the ones testing it." Now Velvet take the reigns of the conversation.
"Sometimes. Reproduction Studies aren't usually well regarded and popular to warrant such attention by the community and thus, we ended up having two children but proven that our hypothesis are right." You blinked hearing that, they did it to themselves? she wasn't done. "You're familiar with both of a offsprings, in fact, they're petty famous." She says as twisted her neck back and pulled an photo to you, you grasped on it to look on it, confused but your eyes widen as soon you saw the ponies posing in it.
It was a family photo, on itself didn't looked quite out of ordinary; an family of unicorns, them, smiling with their eldest colt and a little adorable filly within the frame but it was the those last two that catched your attention; those were Prince Shining Armor and Princess Twilight Sparkle, the latter being still an unicorn before her ascension and crowning.
You heard chuckling from the two, amused seeing your dumbfounded expression, you wanted to ask if they were pulling off your leg but then you began to look at them quite more, you could see the resemblance and color patterns.
You were called by the parents of royalty and ones of the most powerful magic users in the kingdom.
"Surprised?" Stallion asked, you simply nods. "Those two, the most important ponies in all Equestria, are product of our research."
"Our pride and joy." Velvet states quite happily but also fondly. "We never had enough ponies, mostly us and a few others but they weren't all too interested on it and went to other projects, so we tested some of our experiment on ourselves and well, we managed to concieve Shining, then Twilight."
"Wait.. you're telling me that, they were product of genetic tempering?"
"Almost, they're natural just that they are ponies born with an innate magic core instead of relying on the magic on the air. Shining and Twilight were product of years of research using magic rituals and potions, they're are the proof that our hypothesis work so we could advert the Magic Shutdown of Equestria will be facing and bringing about an stable population count."
"And they know this? That they're are..." To your surprise, they both nodded.
"Shining and Twilight know since very little, even if they were born differently, experiment or not, they would still be our little adorable foals." Velvet stated fondly, both ponies looked on each other with a loving expression but then Night Light continue "Our Twily herself also interested, mostly on the magic shutdown side."
"We showed her your work and she was interested enough to allow us our request to send the letter to you. She isn't here as she is with the other Princesses in the palace." Velvet revealed the unspoken question, thwt actually makes sense."
"I see.. I take it you're interested in my investigation? I havenno issue about it but why? You already have the answer and results backing it out." Both looked a bit uncomfortable for a second, they looked on each other before sighing.
"The notes... we're cought on fire." Night Light stated.
"What?"
"Our notes were cought on a fire after Twily's birth." Velvet elaborated. "Twilight released an huge magical wave that burned half of a our home."
"I see. So... what do you want to know?" You asked, if what they say is true, then Twilight's magical bursts when she was a foal more than likely was as dangerous than normal unicorns, it makes sensemble in some rewards, some parents would seal their offsprings' magic to make them manageable but end up on stunting their grow. Both unicorns looked on each other, the mare nodded to her husband and then looked at you..
"We want know..
But you were mentally rambling, you were here now and that's all that matter. The plaza was a good place to appear as most ponies were too indifferent to notices you appearing. You hadn't been on the Capital, at least, not up to visit it constantly, it wasn't exactly warm to humans or even to other ponies outside of the City's Walls or anybody... aside of Dragons, nobody in their right mind would attempt to offend a dragon but returning to the may topic: the city, for all its grandeur, does have an ugly side in the form of the elitist nobleponies or even some of the regular citizenship, believing being born within the city and thus, close to the main princesses, hold more favor and importance than those outside of it.
At best, they treat you with indifference. At worst, they refuse to even look at you in the eye or listen you, treating you as if you didn't exist, which is rich considering that the city was founded under the promise of understanding and empathy but you weren't here to criticize the city and it's inhabitants but rather what lies in the city itself, visible from where you are and near the palace itself was an rather large building with a huge tower on its seemly center, half of it was floating above from the main body. it was the Arcane Academy of the city, many unicorns and even some assorted humans comes to it to study magic in it and this year, it was selected to host the Emporium. One would think that this is Celestia's School of gifted unicorns but it wasn't, for said school didn't really existed on physical form.
You, knowing you objective at hand, began to walk to that direction, there were more people coming on the same way you did, teleporting to Canterlot. Well, there were mostly unicorns, althought you had seen some Kirin, few changelings, a griffin, an hippogriffin and some dragons. It seemed that you were the only human around which was to be expected, most human wizards tend to be on their own and spotting one was quite a feat, you'll expect seeing a few, something between 3 to 9 in the whole Emporium, mostly representatives of other wizard communities and likely some other freelancers like you.
But you were here under and different reason.
***
Entering the building was quick, there wasn't an pony or someone meant to collect the tickets, an magic circle was drawn around the building for it; once sensing the ticket, it would burn and turn into dust, those without it are met with an strong forcefield, like hitting an invisible wall that prevent them from going further, it is a way to keep convention far more exclusive than it is, only allowed those with the ticket, that fact that you were invited was surprising at all.
Within the building, there was alot of people here, from the lowest apprentice to the seasoned spellcaster roaming the halls and getting into the rather expansive salons and rooms that were turned into booths like any convention but you were aiming for the Biomancy one, and luckily, it was in a very predictable place.
The Nurse Room which also doubles as Biomancy Laboratory, the usual nurse and doctor being also a teacher in the topic, Biomancy was an, surprisingly, an quite easy thing to learn, all things considered but because how accessible it is, is often underestimated by those thinking it be for the less talented and overall worthless with the only "redeemable" quality being the transformation spells, how close minders were..
Biomancy is much more than just healing and transformation; one sorcerer can become from an lanky kid into an adonis of the human form in mere seconds, with skin of diamond, sight of a griffin, strength of a dragon, make such high alteration and reparation from genetical level, extend lifespan and more, much more, this is why you took it first... admittedly, because it was easier for you to learn and because of your... fascination.
But that's for another time.
Upon arrival, there weren't many here, unlike other booths filled to brim with excited aspirants and sorcerers, this one wasn't given much attention, you had seen many here but not on the same level as the others.
"Ahem... Excuse me?" You heard a feminine voice from behind you, turning around you, you saw two ponies, unicorns for the looks of it. One was a blue coated stallion with deep blue mane and tail and yellow eyes and two half moons cutie marks. The other was a mare, the one that called you, grey furred with indigo and white mane, blue eyes and her cutie mark being of multiple purple stars. "Are you the human mage from the one with the topic of...?"
"Reproduction Studies and Genetic modification using magic? Yes, that's me."
"... He looks more younger than I thought he would be..." The stallion murmured in an curious tone, the mare replies in the same tone, you could hear them of course, again, using Biomancy for your ears. It was a bit rude to eavesdrop but it does have its uses.
"I think this is even better, my dear." They both murmur to each other before their strike you with an big smile, the mare then start to speak to you "We're pleased to meet you! We are glad you could came here."
"Yeah, thanks for giving me this invitation and finding fascinating my work but... you hadn't presented yourselves yet, Name's Anon." Both nodded.
"Understandable, I'm Twilight Velvet and this is my Herd-Husband, Night Light." She presented an hoof, you grasped it to shake it, she smiles, both of them do. "Now that wee here, we have alot of talking to do."
"I guess that's true, your message specified that you were interested on my work.. althought I thought there would be more." The stallion nods.
"Yeah, there are more but we're the main proponents and figureheads, since we are also the ones funding it as well, the ones testing it." Now Velvet take the reigns of the conversation.
"Sometimes. Reproduction Studies aren't usually well regarded and popular to warrant such attention by the community and thus, we ended up having two children but proven that our hypothesis are right." You blinked hearing that, they did it to themselves? she wasn't done. "You're familiar with both of a offsprings, in fact, they're petty famous." She says as twisted her neck back and pulled an photo to you, you grasped on it to look on it, confused but your eyes widen as soon you saw the ponies posing in it.
It was a family photo, on itself didn't looked quite out of ordinary; an family of unicorns, them, smiling with their eldest colt and a little adorable filly within the frame but it was the those last two that catched your attention; those were Prince Shining Armor and Princess Twilight Sparkle, the latter being still an unicorn before her ascension and crowning.
You heard chuckling from the two, amused seeing your dumbfounded expression, you wanted to ask if they were pulling off your leg but then you began to look at them quite more, you could see the resemblance and color patterns.
You were called by the parents of royalty and ones of the most powerful magic users in the kingdom.
"Surprised?" Stallion asked, you simply nods. "Those two, the most important ponies in all Equestria, are product of our research."
"Our pride and joy." Velvet states quite happily but also fondly. "We never had enough ponies, mostly us and a few others but they weren't all too interested on it and went to other projects, so we tested some of our experiment on ourselves and well, we managed to concieve Shining, then Twilight."
"Wait.. you're telling me that, they were product of genetic tempering?"
"Almost, they're natural just that they are ponies born with an innate magic core instead of relying on the magic on the air. Shining and Twilight were product of years of research using magic rituals and potions, they're are the proof that our hypothesis work so we could advert the Magic Shutdown of Equestria will be facing and bringing about an stable population count."
"And they know this? That they're are..." To your surprise, they both nodded.
"Shining and Twilight know since very little, even if they were born differently, experiment or not, they would still be our little adorable foals." Velvet stated fondly, both ponies looked on each other with a loving expression but then Night Light continue "Our Twily herself also interested, mostly on the magic shutdown side."
"We showed her your work and she was interested enough to allow us our request to send the letter to you. She isn't here as she is with the other Princesses in the palace." Velvet revealed the unspoken question, thwt actually makes sense."
"I see.. I take it you're interested in my investigation? I havenno issue about it but why? You already have the answer and results backing it out." Both looked a bit uncomfortable for a second, they looked on each other before sighing.
"The notes... we're cought on fire." Night Light stated.
"What?"
"Our notes were cought on a fire after Twily's birth." Velvet elaborated. "Twilight released an huge magical wave that burned half of a our home."
"I see. So... what do you want to know?" You asked, if what they say is true, then Twilight's magical bursts when she was a foal more than likely was as dangerous than normal unicorns, it makes sensemble in some rewards, some parents would seal their offsprings' magic to make them manageable but end up on stunting their grow. Both unicorns looked on each other, the mare nodded to her husband and then looked at you..
"We want know..
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June 2, 2023
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