Swords are great at that, you can trust me I’m an expert. You want to do cuts onto a blue person well my friend look no further than the humble “sword” to meet your needs!
Ah, I had recognized the bleed on him, but “offer draw” has been etched into my brain hard because of chess more recently than the last time I’ve seen the holy grail. Well, death of the author and all that! (But also yes, wonderful scene.)
Ironic, then, that while she was unable to do anything when Cio told her to, THIS tragedy is what might be the catalyst that allows Allison to find her ability to keep fighting.
Allison is the Rising King. The True Heir. Cio probably assumed her squeeze would do something with the universe-breaking power she’s got shoved in her skull.
I don’t think trying to cut the head of a master of the Head of John fighting style is a terribly good idea considering it specifically makes you impervious to head stabs and cuts and so on. In fact, that’s probably the last place you want to try and put a sword. But what do I know, I’m just a humble Sword Noticer. So what do I know.
I’m thinking there’s a decent chance we see an Ebon devil here (or at least soon): the question is if it will be Cio, the Ebon devil, or Yabalchoath, the Ebon devil.
I disagree. Cio just needs to be fundamentally changed by the death for it to have the right impact. the trick is leaving no room for reconciliation I think, as any return to the status quo would undercut the moment hard.
I gotta point out the attention to detail here, you can follow the exact path of his blade as turns cio into giblets, that must have taken several hours just to plan the linework alone.
Well, it follows the sword tip, from where he pulls it he makes that first swing at a roughly 40* angle, then sharply repeats it at about 30*. From there he goes for an odd change, opting for a heavy cut at about 130*(oddly it seems to be the single blow that slices cios head and foot during its travle) then makes another unusual change, starting at a counter clockwise rotation(from Alison’s perspective) he makes the two most vertical oriented cuts, the first of which is done farther away, and then ends with a seemingly straight slice from low to high,, that the red phantom pose is in.
Notably many of these cuts seem to (from our perspective) intersect/overlapp either behind his “phantoms” head, or right where the blood on his blade ceases in his final pose.
I’m betting Cio goes on to the next step of her evolution, just as White Chain did. Though I don’t think that next step is to become human. Maybe she becomes an angel?
Her whole arc is that she’s stronger than most higher demons because she has knowledge of self, like I (Himself, but there is only one enemy and his name is ‘I’). She would have to decide to be someone else, and she’d never do that. Maybe change, gradually, with Allison as she decides who she wants to be.
Yabalchoath is a part of her she’s never made piece with and doing so would mirror Allison’s journey, so MAYBE that’s an option. Much of her identity is preformative ‘humanity’ she seems to have outgrown. An ebon named Cio Lastname would sort of work…
Abbadon I don’t know if you read these but your art just keeps getting better & better & better. You mentioned using the post-timeskip/Rayuba arc in part to practice your musculature, and it absolutely shows. May you keep grinding out comics in the pit
I’m not perfectly clear where any of them planned to take this;
Cio stabbing a literal demigod that just survived Jagganoth, Incubus killing Cio in front of Allison (expecting her to be somehow blindly pissed off but attack jag?), or Allison sitting there arguing with a demigod when the only chance for her and her friends is to fight like she herself said earlier.
They’re all defaulting to what they know best. Cio sees a threat, she stabs it in the back. Allison is terrified, she starts to shut down. Incubus wants to motivate, he Cuts. None of them are planning just reacting.
FUCK
That’s the end of the sexy little imp.
Not the worst her mask has been damaged.
Look more closely and see that the mask has been cleanly divided.
Look more closely at Seeker of Thrones 2-11 and know that my assertion holds true.
Maya was right, Murder the Gods and Topple Their Thrones.
Nevermind he actually owned her with a sword it seems. My bad for jumping to conclusions.
Swords are great at that, you can trust me I’m an expert. You want to do cuts onto a blue person well my friend look no further than the humble “sword” to meet your needs!
Welp
Cio the last thing you should be doing right now is trying to stab a demiurge.
The VERY last thing…
Rejoice, then! It was the last thing she did.
She died doing what she loved.
No no no no no
“Now, Alison!” what? What did she expect Alison to DO?
Bleed on him?
She may propose a draw….
Fuck you for making me laugh with chess memes at a time like this, but also thanks that was great.
Chess, chess, right …
Ah, I had recognized the bleed on him, but “offer draw” has been etched into my brain hard because of chess more recently than the last time I’ve seen the holy grail. Well, death of the author and all that! (But also yes, wonderful scene.)
I’ve had worse.
Ironic, then, that while she was unable to do anything when Cio told her to, THIS tragedy is what might be the catalyst that allows Allison to find her ability to keep fighting.
Allison is the Rising King. The True Heir. Cio probably assumed her squeeze would do something with the universe-breaking power she’s got shoved in her skull.
The answer is not forthcoming. It seems Allison is equally stumped.
Noooooooo
BOOM! The sound of heart and limits begin breaking…
Thought you were singing Charli XCX there, was about to say this isn’t the right time for that!
I don’t think murdering her girlfriend is the best way to get your pawn to agree to the plan, Inky.
PUT.
ON.
THE MASK.
A-ah… my… my guts are getting twisted, i t-think…
*sobs*
You should have gone for the Head Cio.
No. The sword. She should have gone for the sword.
I don’t think trying to cut the head of a master of the Head of John fighting style is a terribly good idea considering it specifically makes you impervious to head stabs and cuts and so on. In fact, that’s probably the last place you want to try and put a sword. But what do I know, I’m just a humble Sword Noticer. So what do I know.
Welp! I live in a bath tub
Oh dear. I guessing that won’t kill Cio, but it certainly seems … unpleasant.
He took a chunk of her mask off, that’s going to be some permanent personality damage at least.
Indeed. The question, I think, is whether that damage will lead to her being unable to suppress the Yabalchoath part of her.
I’m thinking there’s a decent chance we see an Ebon devil here (or at least soon): the question is if it will be Cio, the Ebon devil, or Yabalchoath, the Ebon devil.
And here i am hoping that she stays dead. Because people should die when they are killed.
Agreed. Having her survive this would cheapen just how good the death was as well as undermine what Cio death will do and mean to Allison.
I disagree. Cio just needs to be fundamentally changed by the death for it to have the right impact. the trick is leaving no room for reconciliation I think, as any return to the status quo would undercut the moment hard.
the same way she should have stayed dead when she was killed for the first time?
The last time she was put together by her husband. There’s parity if Allison follows suit- but I’m not sure it will happen.
Oh no, never mind what I said earlier
owai ma mou shindeiru
NANI?
“If you wanted her to live, you had to be ready to strike him down on the spot.”
Yess, thank you for digging up the quote so that I don’t have to.
Yeowch!
I gotta point out the attention to detail here, you can follow the exact path of his blade as turns cio into giblets, that must have taken several hours just to plan the linework alone.
I’m having trouble following it, personally.
Well, it follows the sword tip, from where he pulls it he makes that first swing at a roughly 40* angle, then sharply repeats it at about 30*. From there he goes for an odd change, opting for a heavy cut at about 130*(oddly it seems to be the single blow that slices cios head and foot during its travle) then makes another unusual change, starting at a counter clockwise rotation(from Alison’s perspective) he makes the two most vertical oriented cuts, the first of which is done farther away, and then ends with a seemingly straight slice from low to high,, that the red phantom pose is in.
Notably many of these cuts seem to (from our perspective) intersect/overlapp either behind his “phantoms” head, or right where the blood on his blade ceases in his final pose.
Royalty etc etc
i am angry
No, you are Xylon of the seed
Hi angry, I’m dad
I’m John Sword
She’ll be fiiiiiiiiiiine. Her mask has been broken worse than this before.
Fine? Maybe. But will she still be Cio?
I’m betting Cio goes on to the next step of her evolution, just as White Chain did. Though I don’t think that next step is to become human. Maybe she becomes an angel?
Her whole arc is that she’s stronger than most higher demons because she has knowledge of self, like I (Himself, but there is only one enemy and his name is ‘I’). She would have to decide to be someone else, and she’d never do that. Maybe change, gradually, with Allison as she decides who she wants to be.
Yabalchoath is a part of her she’s never made piece with and doing so would mirror Allison’s journey, so MAYBE that’s an option. Much of her identity is preformative ‘humanity’ she seems to have outgrown. An ebon named Cio Lastname would sort of work…
Oh, now she is lost!
Abbadon I don’t know if you read these but your art just keeps getting better & better & better. You mentioned using the post-timeskip/Rayuba arc in part to practice your musculature, and it absolutely shows. May you keep grinding out comics in the pit
say sike right now
I’m not perfectly clear where any of them planned to take this;
Cio stabbing a literal demigod that just survived Jagganoth, Incubus killing Cio in front of Allison (expecting her to be somehow blindly pissed off but attack jag?), or Allison sitting there arguing with a demigod when the only chance for her and her friends is to fight like she herself said earlier.
They’re all defaulting to what they know best. Cio sees a threat, she stabs it in the back. Allison is terrified, she starts to shut down. Incubus wants to motivate, he Cuts. None of them are planning just reacting.