A Dazzling Trio

Rainbows are Momentary

I know this place... It's all too familiar. Resting on the edge of a cliff, a large canyon lays before me. No matter what I do, there's no way I can move away from the edge. All I can do is look around like I did many times before. Large objects wait in the distance. Some are blurry, but some are as clear as the morning air. The objects I can see are things that seem familiar to me. There's a plush toy that Sonata shared with me when we were small sirens. A bed made of the most rare fabric in all of Equestria. It's frustrating to be met with the same scenery every few weeks.

Sighing to myself, I turn my head to the left, looking at the strange creature sitting next to me. They neither resemble a pony nor a siren. Not a gryphon or yak. The best creature I can relate to this one is a minotaur. It has the same hands and arm structure as a minotaur, but below the waist is all wrong. The creature has two legs and no hooves. It also lacks horns, which makes it a little... disturbing, somehow. The worst part is that I can't see its face at all. Just a blurry mess. All I can tell is that this creature wears a lot of clothes and has yellow skin.

This thing... also appears every time I come here.

I can't tell it to go away. I can't move away from it. It just exists here with me. All I can do here is talk with it, but that depends on if it even responds. These are the only occasions I can recall being forced to interact with a creature rather than manipulate it with my magic. Of course it has to be resistant to my spells. Why wouldn't it? I can't wait for these scenes to end. The thing that stings the most about these encounters is that I am in the same form as this creature. I'm a siren, queen of all creatures. However, I somehow trade in the magnificent scales for some hands and legs that resemble the creature sitting me every time I come here.

"How are you today?" the thing asks me in a slightly distorted and feminine voice. This kindness the creature tries so hard to utilize is in vain. Why can't it realize that those efforts are wasted?

"Why must you always ask that every time we meet?" I ask in return, taking my eyes away from it. A small silence follows, letting the wind pass us without any interruption.

"Because I don't know how to start a conversation with you...?" Her voice sounds slightly confused as well as annoyed. "Why do you always have to greet me with such aggression?" Yet again, it never fails to annoy me.

"Because I have no idea why I must be forced to sit here with you. I don't even know what type of creature you are." Extending what used to be my hoof to her, I can't help but look at my own limb in disgust. I don't even know what this is. Why are there five tentacles at the end?

"I'm forced to sit here too, you know," she tells me with a sigh, crossing her front limbs. "At least I'm not complaining. I know why we're here."

Turning my head to her, I raise my eyebrow. "What? You know why we're here? Tell me," I practically snap at her, demanding an answer.

"In my culture, there's an urban legend that some ponies will have dreams with their soulmate. I'm guessing this is one of those dreams." The creature looks up towards the sky with a shake of her head. I can't quite tell if she's lying or if she actually believes in that garbage.

"There is no way that YOU are my soulmate. I don't have any mate. I'm the best. No need to tie myself down to another creature. Especially a pony." I can't help but scoff to myself. Her words confirmed that she's a pony, but she looks nothing like one. Why does everything here have to be so confusing?

"You sure are a delightful individual to be around," she whispers with an annoyed tone, turning her head away. About time she stopped talking. I hate it here... 

AN: Today is the two year anniversary of me publishing the first chapter of A Dazzling World! Two full years of writing Sundagio. I have not regretted a moment of it~ I hope you all enjoy the new updates that come with this anniversary such as this chapter and the two new stories, Games and Treats and Once Upon a Dream~