King of Swords 10-154
Chapter: 10
Heed this well: the princes of the world are no strangers to iron. You may wish it bite them but it will merely kiss their skin. It is an old friend of theirs, and they pull it from the blood of their enemies. Your own sword will leap from your hand and spitefully impale you. You shield will break at the slightest brush of their fingers. Your armor will crumple and fall away as they approach. They are the kings of iron, and it swears fealty to none but them.
– Red Swallow, Tithe of the Cliffs
Solomon David is evidently not a fan of Fleetwood Mac – he looks very ready to break the Chain.
Hrmm… Perhaps he prefers a touch of metal. Maybe Dokken?
I admit, I wasn’t expecting White Chain/Solomon David to be a hot commodity, but judging from the other comments, the thirst is real…
I think I prefer White Chain/Delicious though…
I miss Delicious so much ;w;
Delicious was great. I loved her design.
Hot! Pink! Merkin!
…is the name of my next band.
I volunteer for the position of Mouth Organist.
I mean, we’ve got a guy greatly enjoying his shirt getting ripped off by the opposing combatant. That’s pretty hot for some people.
WC/D though had a kiss so that’s even hotter.
That’s the smile of somebody who just found a real opponent for the first time in a very long time
I am amazed at every new page that Salami Dave allows White Chain to live through.
I… kind of wonder if she has ALREADY drawn a drop of blood, and the crazy bastard just hasn’t noticed yet.
I was thinking similarly: the next panel is a closeup of Solomon’s elbow and behold there is the sparkle of the tiniest drop of god blood…
Abbadon warned us about the amount of smug in this book way back at the beginning. We may have just achieved smug overflow
I do not like this Godking Abaddon, his smug aura mocks me – White Chain, probably
Peak smug? Not yet, I fear.
“Peak Smug” Ha! – Epic comment, Amoeboid F-of-G.
I agree, we haven’t seen it yet. The Smug is strong with this one.
Who doesn’t like a steaming hot mug of smug?
Oh I don’t know, there might be a small flickr of disagreement from some quarters.
You made him use 1% of his power.
I hope White Chain has another trick hidden in that ashen vessel of hers, because the self-pincer-attack did not pan out quite so well.
Not to go full meme on everyone but.
Swolomon Dave – At last a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!
“S U B A R A S H I I!”
Some intrepid and especially foolish demon once asked Solomon David to pose for his line of toothpaste products. He was never heard from again but David´s own brand of toothpaste tasted kind of weird for the next couple of years.
Did you notice? Salami proceeds to demonstrate that he can perform every single move better. Now he is outdoing White Chain’s superior smile several pages ago! Smug overconfident magnificent bastard he is indeed.
I still like White Chain’s smile better. It sent shivers down my spine.
When you strike at a king, you must kill him.
Hey, a lesson here, Bey… you come at the king? You best not miss.
“CRACK !”
Two samurai appear to strike each other simultaneously with their bamboo staves in a friendly, non-lethal contest.
Ronin : “AH ! Too bad ! A Tie !”
Kyuzo : “No. You Lost.”
Ronin : “WHAAAT ? !”
~ The Seven Samurai ~
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1954.
A victory is what we consider a victory ?
Nah, Kyuzo was actually faster, his competitor just didn’t realize that he wouldn’t really get to complete his swing if Kyuzo was using a real sword.
The nameless Ronin challenged Kyuzo to prove his claim by going another round with real swords. Kyuzo accepted, then killed the man.
A masterpiece. He could’ve left it at that but, alas… Hubris.
Of course he’s happy, WC invented this technique on the spot, using an angel-specific martial art. This has never been done before, and it’s been a long time since Solomon has seen anything new.
Puce curses, Duffy’s bride
dressed for lying open wide
crackling under broken pride.
Garment torn and thrown aside,
Ruling god doth take in stride,
These efforts he does not deride.
The Emperor Has No Clothes.
Upon the tyrant’s blazing mug,
A smile overbrimming with smug,
At last – a CHALLENGER! – his favorite drug.
For H A V I S H A M the house is bleak
Blood passes, months (years) reek.
No drops beading on the cheek.
…pop, goes the weasel?
SUBARASHII – すばらしい
Always fun, K6BD. Keep it up, White Chain. Maybe he actually HAS been challenged more than usual today.
Failure: when your best isn’t good enough.
That might be the first genuine smile we’ve seen on him all this time.
I’m so turning that smiling face into a WhatsApp sticker, you have no idea xD
Solomon David is heterosexual, but he is heterosexual for a challenge most of all.
Solomon David is a God King. He is transcendent-sexual. In fact, I would not be surprised in the least if some of those sons of his we saw earlier were the children of men he impregnated.
Glad to see at least someone is having a good time.
That’s the kind of smile that precedes someone asking you on the doll where the bad man touched you.
I’m calling it right here. This fight is going to end in mutual destruction, with White Chain delivering a surprise killing blow right before she bites it.
Slight adjustment – I think she’ll manage to draw blood, but things still shake out with her (bodily) destruction. Thus destroying his pride as he loses to someone but can’t actually honor the agreement. Only being who could scratch him, and he still “wins” while losing and looking like an asshole at the same time.
I bet we will see that Salamimon’s nipples got hard from that on the next page.