If you’re referring to the Big Hat + Big Skirts Wearing Person with a Flaming Whip – that would be Mottom. She’s got bronze huevos if she has even the hope of damaging Jagganoth with it. ( Maybe as a distraction ? )
Cool look on Incubus – reminds me of a demented Elric with that wild white hair. Jadis appears to have more sides to her… Allison looks formidable. Looks like five out of seven demiurges are going to fight barehanded with exotic martial arts and demiurgic powers. I only see two bearing weapons at the moment, not counting Mammon’s fiery exhalations.
Who killed Rayuba ?
I, said Jagganoth,
with my Legion of Wrath I killed Rayuba.
Who saw Rayuba Die ? I, said Gog-Agog,
with my millions of eyes,
I saw the world flame and die.
Who caught the blood ? I, said Incubus,
With an army of cup bearers, I caught the river of blood.
Who’ll make the shrouds ?
None, said Nyave,
There are not enough living,
to make the shrouds.
Who’ll dig the graves ?
None, said Zaid.
Those who can must make pyres and fires.
Who’ll say the rites ?
I, said Vigilant Gaze
By this Eye, for Rayuba’s dead,
I’ll say the rites.
Who’ll be the Witness ?
I, said Jadis,
Witnessed this first in Mind,
Then in the Real. I bear Witness.
Who’ll pull the cart ?
I, said Princess Jack,
because I’m yoked,
I’ll pull the cart.
Who’ll be the chief mourner ?
I, said Solomon David,
I mourn Rayuba,
world that I loved,
I’ll be chief mourner.
Who’ll carry the coffin ?
I, said Mammon,
If someone will guide my steps,
I’ll carry the coffin.
Who do we bury in that coffin ? Asked a burned and blinded child. No one, Everyone, replied a crippled Elder. It’s for all who were blasted and burned,
– all who cannot be found, their memory we hallow in this ground.
Who’ll bear the pall ?
I, said Mottom,
this cloth of gold will serve,
I’ll bear the pall.
Who’ll carry the incense ?
I, said Allison,
On this day,
I’ll carry the Incense
Who’ll sing a psalm ?
I, said White Chain,
With my new voice, I’ll sing a psalm.
Who’ll toll the bell ?
I, said Cio Cioelle, from this cart, I shall toll the bell.
And Peoples of countless shapes and Worlds,
fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
when they heard the bell toll
for poor Rayuba,
For they Feared their World and Loved ones and Selves would be the very next to Burn,
in the Conflagration.
The king of creation fell out of heaven, usurped by a seven headed beast. But the old king choose a new, and she ignited the third conquest. She was flanked by a white and a black flame, her coming was followed by 108 burning stars. She bore the terrible heat of the voice in her brow, the mark of her lordliness. Now she faces the beast – and she will annihilate it. She wields the terrible blade of want, and the pillars of heaven quake with her coming. And her name – her name is – Kill Six Billion Demons.
It looks like Jadis may be doing her own YIS/UN division, note the black shadow behind her. Maybe that’s how she recovers from her omniscient paralysis, by splitting it all into two halves.
You know, I love all the character designs, but I’ve never really been on board with Alison’s progressively shorter hairstyles. I don’t know. I just like gals with long hair I guess.
Jadis has long hair and she was one of the most powerful beings in existence before getting cubed. I’d say that once you’re punching through planets everything else stops mattering for anything besides fashion points.
And clearly Alison prefers the short hair look here so more power to her.
I just had a really weird thought (forgive me if someone already said this and I just missed it) but maybe the four orders of knights correspond to the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Geas: Death
Belligerent: War
Perigrene: Pestilence
Mendicant: Famine
Might be a bit of a stretch, but Belligerent and Mendicant fit pretty much perfectly.
Do a little more reading before doubling down on your incorrect statement without any evidence. From Wikipedia:
“Revelation 6 tells of a book/scroll in God’s right hand that is sealed with seven seals. The Lamb of God/Lion of Judah opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale horses. To Zechariah, they are described as “the ones whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth” causing it to rest quietly. Ezekiel lists them as “sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague.”
Later, John – ever the revisionist – renamed them a little. Old testament wins every time.
A bit of nuance-The only horseman that is explicitly named is Death. The others are only identified by their horses’ colours. The only consistent element in both lists is famine. “Sword” is obviously War, and “wild beasts” is thought to be death in reference to how nature runs wild in depopulated settlements. Therefore, the one who “went out conquering and to conquer” is associated with plague (often translated as pestilence) but Biblical scholars are divided as to whether these four “elements” (so to speak) correspond to a rider each (a logical conclusion) or are the consequence of all four riders. Zechariah describes them as being “spirits of heaven” keeping peace on Earth and Ezekiel says the Lord sent them, quit different from the seemingly demonic portrayal in Revelations. Anyways, theology is complicated :p
Based on the ordering given, and the identical horses, that actually suggests that Death and Plague are the same, not Conquest/Pestilence and Plague. Conquest would more likely be Sword. This interpretation confusingly implies that War is Famine and Famine is Wild Beasts. Given John’s reordering of Sword, Famine, Plague (also translated as Death, apparently), and Wild Beasts, and the fact that War is said to have a sword, it may be that War is Sword and Conquest is actually Wild Beasts. Given that Conquest has a bow, that might make more sense.
Interesting that Dave is the only one not facing the viever. That implies that he’s going other way than rest of the Demiurges. Maybe he allies with Jagganoth to save Rayuba? It’s not that far fetched idea.
I could definitely see him getting murdered to death to job for the Red God, but he’d never side with him. The Red God wants total annihilation, and that means that Rayuba could never be truly safe.
I am unreasonably disappointed that there won’t be 6 books, not simply because I want more, but because there’s a big ol’ 6 right their in the title and there are 6 sitting Demiurges. Ignore Incubus, he doesn’t count and he knows it. (Alternatively, don’t count Jag, since he broke from the others.)
They are looking more like that mysterious KSBD now
Wait, who is the orange figure on the right though? MYSTERY INTENSIFIES
That’s Mottom, isn’t it?
If you’re referring to the Big Hat + Big Skirts Wearing Person with a Flaming Whip – that would be Mottom. She’s got bronze huevos if she has even the hope of damaging Jagganoth with it. ( Maybe as a distraction ? )
Cool look on Incubus – reminds me of a demented Elric with that wild white hair. Jadis appears to have more sides to her… Allison looks formidable. Looks like five out of seven demiurges are going to fight barehanded with exotic martial arts and demiurgic powers. I only see two bearing weapons at the moment, not counting Mammon’s fiery exhalations.
Allison has transmogrified into a total badass.
An earthquake started boiling
Underneath my feet today
Alison’s starting to happen … !
“Who Killed Rayuba ?”
Who killed Rayuba ?
I, said Jagganoth,
with my Legion of Wrath I killed Rayuba.
Who saw Rayuba Die ? I, said Gog-Agog,
with my millions of eyes,
I saw the world flame and die.
Who caught the blood ? I, said Incubus,
With an army of cup bearers, I caught the river of blood.
Who’ll make the shrouds ?
None, said Nyave,
There are not enough living,
to make the shrouds.
Who’ll dig the graves ?
None, said Zaid.
Those who can must make pyres and fires.
Who’ll say the rites ?
I, said Vigilant Gaze
By this Eye, for Rayuba’s dead,
I’ll say the rites.
Who’ll be the Witness ?
I, said Jadis,
Witnessed this first in Mind,
Then in the Real. I bear Witness.
Who’ll pull the cart ?
I, said Princess Jack,
because I’m yoked,
I’ll pull the cart.
Who’ll be the chief mourner ?
I, said Solomon David,
I mourn Rayuba,
world that I loved,
I’ll be chief mourner.
Who’ll carry the coffin ?
I, said Mammon,
If someone will guide my steps,
I’ll carry the coffin.
Who do we bury in that coffin ? Asked a burned and blinded child. No one, Everyone, replied a crippled Elder. It’s for all who were blasted and burned,
– all who cannot be found, their memory we hallow in this ground.
Who’ll bear the pall ?
I, said Mottom,
this cloth of gold will serve,
I’ll bear the pall.
Who’ll carry the incense ?
I, said Allison,
On this day,
I’ll carry the Incense
Who’ll sing a psalm ?
I, said White Chain,
With my new voice, I’ll sing a psalm.
Who’ll toll the bell ?
I, said Cio Cioelle, from this cart, I shall toll the bell.
And Peoples of countless shapes and Worlds,
fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
when they heard the bell toll
for poor Rayuba,
For they Feared their World and Loved ones and Selves would be the very next to Burn,
in the Conflagration.
~ Oneirimancer aka M. Bergquist
And there was much applause.
Speechless with awe
Hype!
The king of creation fell out of heaven, usurped by a seven headed beast. But the old king choose a new, and she ignited the third conquest. She was flanked by a white and a black flame, her coming was followed by 108 burning stars. She bore the terrible heat of the voice in her brow, the mark of her lordliness. Now she faces the beast – and she will annihilate it. She wields the terrible blade of want, and the pillars of heaven quake with her coming. And her name – her name is – Kill Six Billion Demons.
It looks like Jadis may be doing her own YIS/UN division, note the black shadow behind her. Maybe that’s how she recovers from her omniscient paralysis, by splitting it all into two halves.
Brilliant.
You know, I love all the character designs, but I’ve never really been on board with Alison’s progressively shorter hairstyles. I don’t know. I just like gals with long hair I guess.
I don’t think Alison much cares about your opinion of her looks.
I certainly hope she doesn’t!
The more fighting she does the more of a survival trait short hair becomes
Honestly, it’s just practical to have short hair if you’re gonna be exchanging planet-decimating punches with mad gods of infinity.
Also HOLY SHIT LOVE THIS COVER.
Jadis has long hair and she was one of the most powerful beings in existence before getting cubed. I’d say that once you’re punching through planets everything else stops mattering for anything besides fashion points.
And clearly Alison prefers the short hair look here so more power to her.
I dunno, if Jadis had cut her hair, would she no longer be cubed?
I have never been so diametrically opposed to a comment in all my life
I Dare say Allison looks kinda BERSERK…:)
Was going to post something along this line. She definetely needs some sort of Ten-Cubit Sword to complete the image, though.
Nani? Infinity Breako!?
I just had a really weird thought (forgive me if someone already said this and I just missed it) but maybe the four orders of knights correspond to the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Geas: Death
Belligerent: War
Perigrene: Pestilence
Mendicant: Famine
Might be a bit of a stretch, but Belligerent and Mendicant fit pretty much perfectly.
Hmmm… Peregrine Mendicant…
Also, Pestilence isn’t a horseman. You’re thinking of Conquest.
Plague is most definitely one of the horsemen.
Plague is most definitely not.
Do a little more reading before doubling down on your incorrect statement without any evidence. From Wikipedia:
“Revelation 6 tells of a book/scroll in God’s right hand that is sealed with seven seals. The Lamb of God/Lion of Judah opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale horses. To Zechariah, they are described as “the ones whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth” causing it to rest quietly. Ezekiel lists them as “sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague.”
Later, John – ever the revisionist – renamed them a little. Old testament wins every time.
A bit of nuance-The only horseman that is explicitly named is Death. The others are only identified by their horses’ colours. The only consistent element in both lists is famine. “Sword” is obviously War, and “wild beasts” is thought to be death in reference to how nature runs wild in depopulated settlements. Therefore, the one who “went out conquering and to conquer” is associated with plague (often translated as pestilence) but Biblical scholars are divided as to whether these four “elements” (so to speak) correspond to a rider each (a logical conclusion) or are the consequence of all four riders. Zechariah describes them as being “spirits of heaven” keeping peace on Earth and Ezekiel says the Lord sent them, quit different from the seemingly demonic portrayal in Revelations. Anyways, theology is complicated :p
Based on the ordering given, and the identical horses, that actually suggests that Death and Plague are the same, not Conquest/Pestilence and Plague. Conquest would more likely be Sword. This interpretation confusingly implies that War is Famine and Famine is Wild Beasts. Given John’s reordering of Sword, Famine, Plague (also translated as Death, apparently), and Wild Beasts, and the fact that War is said to have a sword, it may be that War is Sword and Conquest is actually Wild Beasts. Given that Conquest has a bow, that might make more sense.
Preem Draco is observant… their words echo the scholars of six years ago (numbering 3-44).
In the background:
Mammon: OW! Quit it Mottom.
AHHHH WHAT AN AWESOME COVER!
Interesting that Dave is the only one not facing the viever. That implies that he’s going other way than rest of the Demiurges. Maybe he allies with Jagganoth to save Rayuba? It’s not that far fetched idea.
Or friggin’ dies early enough to not even be important! Hah.
I could definitely see him getting murdered to death to job for the Red God, but he’d never side with him. The Red God wants total annihilation, and that means that Rayuba could never be truly safe.
Besides, he’s too proud to ask for help.
THIS IS AMAZING
The King Rises
I must say this cover is soooo Badass !!
I wonder where is Maya and the rest of Alison’s team
YEAAAHHHH, BOIIIIIIII
I hope this book will be extra thicc
damn, this cover gives off some serious Moebius vibes ^^
When is Book 4 going to be in print?
August 4, 2021.
I am unreasonably disappointed that there won’t be 6 books, not simply because I want more, but because there’s a big ol’ 6 right their in the title and there are 6 sitting Demiurges. Ignore Incubus, he doesn’t count and he knows it. (Alternatively, don’t count Jag, since he broke from the others.)
time sure flies
What do you think about Death?
Abaddon PLEASE! You need to let us buy these chapter covers as posters. I would pay you money for them and hang them all over my house.
Buy two of each book- one for reading, one to frame.