HA, Cio is right. Talk all you want, but the answer is still the same, “Seek heaven through violence”
And the level of violence (or trickery) needed here, of all places? Why, you’d need The One Key to pull it off… But is Allison ready to use it?
No, and too bad, she’s probably gonna have to use it anyway
42 Fragments the Universe Beyond All Reintegration
Allison is very effective with her key, but only when she’s blazingly angry. Other times, she doesn’t _want_ keenly enough to do much. She needs either to decide what she really wants, or for something bad to properly upset her.
Alison and Jagganoth should team up for expediency’s sake. She’s seemingly supposed to commit mass genocide, he wants to destroy the gods and all of reality as we know it… can’t these two get along without driving each other crazy?
Just realised what Cio’s _not_ doing in the last panel: she’s not thrashing her tail around. So, while not very happy, she’s not agitated, or furious with this coutcome. And she doesn’t have her “so this is the end” expression of composed calm. More “my enemies will pay a terrible blood-price for this”. This is a woman with a plan, perhaps.
The plan, as you can see in the dialogue, is violence. Unfortunately, by storytelling convention, a plan described is a plan doomed, so it’s unlikely to work.
I enjoy that no one sees the fact there is only one possible outcome. Everything that has and will exist must cease to exist and that time is coming for me. My resolve is unflinching this time and for that I thank you all. Good bye.
They are clearly not at the peak of their disunity, the current attack involves four of the demis. Nonetheless, they cannot win (at least right now) for plot reasons.
Yeah, if anything they are at their peak of unity. Granted, piss poor, but still better than usual, for them. Based on what we’ve seen of their interactions thus far, it’s hard to imagine these stumble-fucks agreeing on what pizza to order. But compared to the norm, the Mottom/Mammon/Jadis netting served up for Salami Dave is a well-oiled machine.
But you’re right, it won’t make any difference, no matter what they pull out of the hat.
While Jadis’s version of the Rising King Prophecy is coming together, it is not time. The candidate Rising King is in company with the Demiurges and accompanied by entities of white and black flame. Furthermore, the Pursuers (the 108 stars) are nearby as well. The stage is set.
However, there’s one little thing that’s missing:
Booty shorts
Jadis’s prophecy clearly depicts the Rising King as wearing booty shorts. Allison lost this particular battle the moment she parted with her shorts.
Even though the alt-text warns of the heat of the Red God, this must surely be known to the demiurges just as Jagganoth is fully aware of their powers. They must have considered this.
Also, I find myself tiring of White Chain’s unending cheesecake shots. She (they?) has had plenty of time to make that blanket into a poncho or something and stop playing the “I can barely contain my new equipment” card. She didn’t come all this way to sing Happy Birthday Mr. President!
Well now, let’s not be too hasty, gooey-fisted friend!
She’s only had this stunning body for a while and a few more billowing blanket shots wouldn’t necessarily be all bad, now would they? Surely we, er I mean she, is entitled to a little more fan servi– er I mean a few more…um…moments.
And if she suddenly got all breathy and started singing “Happy Birthday Mr. Jagganoth”, it would be…well OK that would be cringe city, I have to give you that.
Dave is getting baked over here.
Our heroes should run but the question is…where to? Where is there to go when the big guy beats the demiurges?
HA, Cio is right. Talk all you want, but the answer is still the same, “Seek heaven through violence”
And the level of violence (or trickery) needed here, of all places? Why, you’d need The One Key to pull it off… But is Allison ready to use it?
No, and too bad, she’s probably gonna have to use it anyway
Allison is very effective with her key, but only when she’s blazingly angry. Other times, she doesn’t _want_ keenly enough to do much. She needs either to decide what she really wants, or for something bad to properly upset her.
lol i wanted you to trap me all along dum dums
Alison and Jagganoth should team up for expediency’s sake. She’s seemingly supposed to commit mass genocide, he wants to destroy the gods and all of reality as we know it… can’t these two get along without driving each other crazy?
Cio looks so done with all this shit 🤣
“Us being here is a problem” – White Chain
“We were LITERALLY just trying to leave” – Allison
Cio is my spirit animal
How to defeat that which can not die? It is simple, slay first death, and the battle is won.
As a great philosopher of my era once said:
“If it was me I’d just choose not to die 4Head”
White Star is gorgeous in this strip.
In all seriousness tho, the flame effects look sick on this page
Solomon is literally crumbling before our eyes, gnarly
Just realised what Cio’s _not_ doing in the last panel: she’s not thrashing her tail around. So, while not very happy, she’s not agitated, or furious with this coutcome. And she doesn’t have her “so this is the end” expression of composed calm. More “my enemies will pay a terrible blood-price for this”. This is a woman with a plan, perhaps.
The plan, as you can see in the dialogue, is violence. Unfortunately, by storytelling convention, a plan described is a plan doomed, so it’s unlikely to work.
I enjoy that no one sees the fact there is only one possible outcome. Everything that has and will exist must cease to exist and that time is coming for me. My resolve is unflinching this time and for that I thank you all. Good bye.
Cleo says, “Now back to our regularly scheduled program.”
Is this the last bit of the book, am I caught up?
You are indeed, join us in waiting!
What they really need is a thief to steal away Jagganoth’s power. What a wonderful coincidence that Cio is experienced in such.
It’s like the fisherman who nets the man-eating shark and hauls it onto deck. Just because you hooked him, doesn’t mean you’ve cooked him.
Looks like Jaggy’s doing the cooking himself…
I wonder if they can do a triple fusion.
They are clearly not at the peak of their disunity, the current attack involves four of the demis. Nonetheless, they cannot win (at least right now) for plot reasons.
Yeah, if anything they are at their peak of unity. Granted, piss poor, but still better than usual, for them. Based on what we’ve seen of their interactions thus far, it’s hard to imagine these stumble-fucks agreeing on what pizza to order. But compared to the norm, the Mottom/Mammon/Jadis netting served up for Salami Dave is a well-oiled machine.
But you’re right, it won’t make any difference, no matter what they pull out of the hat.
Oh my, where are we now?
Seven Demiurges, seven components in Allison’s group.
Maybe they’ll end replacing the currently in-fighting forces, then repeating the cycle again…?
Pulling off the tri-goddess move is pretty intense but he knew she was already capable of it. What we need is a hero.
Cio fails to understand; they can bring nothing to bear
Violence begets violence, and the Red God is nothing but
He will be flanked by a white and a black flame.
While Jadis’s version of the Rising King Prophecy is coming together, it is not time. The candidate Rising King is in company with the Demiurges and accompanied by entities of white and black flame. Furthermore, the Pursuers (the 108 stars) are nearby as well. The stage is set.
However, there’s one little thing that’s missing:
Booty shorts
Jadis’s prophecy clearly depicts the Rising King as wearing booty shorts. Allison lost this particular battle the moment she parted with her shorts.
Even though the alt-text warns of the heat of the Red God, this must surely be known to the demiurges just as Jagganoth is fully aware of their powers. They must have considered this.
Also, I find myself tiring of White Chain’s unending cheesecake shots. She (they?) has had plenty of time to make that blanket into a poncho or something and stop playing the “I can barely contain my new equipment” card. She didn’t come all this way to sing Happy Birthday Mr. President!
Well now, let’s not be too hasty, gooey-fisted friend!
She’s only had this stunning body for a while and a few more billowing blanket shots wouldn’t necessarily be all bad, now would they? Surely we, er I mean she, is entitled to a little more fan servi– er I mean a few more…um…moments.
And if she suddenly got all breathy and started singing “Happy Birthday Mr. Jagganoth”, it would be…well OK that would be cringe city, I have to give you that.
Hrmm… Cringe city, but I reckon we’d still watch >.>