Solomon david has trapped himself in his own fallacy of power. He can only challenge zoss once he has a worthy successor to rayuba, but he’s too powerful to ever allow himself to lose, and too prideful to go back on his word. He’ll build colosseums forever while others pass him by.
Stoneyarse done become Royalsome – accepted had nuthin, were nuthin wi’out thums core belief to nae submit agin – so were prepared to, an did, even give thums very self up. An in so doin be apotheosin an believed thum new bein into existin.
It would be interesting if Mr Diamond’s word is tied to his power and so as to show no sign of doubt as to the outcome of the fight the desire of the individual who manages to draw blood from him is fulfilled. Only, he expected that desire to be his position not the clear desire, the Want of White Chain to Become.
Like the phrase “ashes to ashes and dust to dust” I think White Chain’s transformation can be considered like a kind of ressurection.
Im am a bit surprised Vigilant Gaze followed them considering i saw only Cio and Allison jumb down in 10-158. Though i should have suspected a Concordant knight not to sit idly by while his sister was reduced to rubble.
Besting Solomon David would incur the prize of ‘whatever one wished’. He incorrectly assumed that the one who bested him, like him, would wish for power. He was wrong.
White chain wished for acceptance, actualisation, embodiment, to be female, to be human, to be herself.
She harmed him, the gouge is proof, but there is no blood as the searing white fire of her presence cauterised the wound instantly.
Meanwhile Solomon’s overwhelming adherence to his own law caused White Chain’s wish to be granted. Perhaps even without Solomon David’s knowing, which is even more awesome knowing this DIAMOND’s strength was absolute control. He did not even participate in the granting of this wish.
Or perhaps White Chain lied to the universe and the universe said yes.
Either way, the match is over, White Chain has won. Its now up to everyone to realise this.
Solomon’s magic forehead bullshit has gone quiet, but likely because his focus is disrupted and his purpose is unclear. It seems very unlikely that his key has been stolen without leaving a gaping wound in his skull, ala Zoss.
Oh, and what did you base that on, given that in every depiction so far she is either a spirit or animated clay statue?.
Was it a “feeling” you had? You know, what you would call a bias in someone who asserted “he was clearly white since the beginning”, which I have actually seen some OTHER prejudiced person assert.
I also noticed that her facial features, which both the statue and spirit had, weren’t typical for white ppl. Perhaps this has been the idea from the beginning. No need to get so worked up about it, bud
If you go back to the earlier books in the series, especially with her interactions with the other angels in the void, you’ll see that White Chain’s form and facial structure is one of both female and african facial feature dimensions.
Re-read KSBD from the beginning to this point, the signs were there from VERY early in the series.
White Chain got what she wanted, Solomon David did not. The rest is just a hill of might-have-beens.
Now down to business. On the previous page panels 1-7: Solomon is surrounded by his customary purple glow. Panel 8, after contact with White Chain’s fist, the glow is gone – even though WC has just begun her transformation, even though they are still in Ki-Rata stopped time – the glow is gone.
It has not yet returned. My heart tells me that it never will, because the power it represents now belongs to someone else.
……comments on the last page are closed but I just really want to see more of Fleshy White Chain and just
*Ugh*
The fact that she re-entered existence looking like she’s wearing immaculate mascara and eyeliner with subtle freckles JUST
Hrmm… I’m guessing his pride is more bruised than his cheek. Considering the previous encounters with a Demiurge, I expect he will flip his lid and they will all end up fleeing with a quickness.
Xanadu ten Mercury "Murder the Gods and Pillage their Secrets"
I do rather appreciate the grim resignation Big Sol shows when he realizes he’s not actively bleeding. I do think that his wound might have been cauterized near instantaneously which as an aspect of pride might mean he is trapped in his own web just as Mottom is. A cage of perfect order with the viscera of foolish warriors to carpet the floor.
Oh, how DELIGHTFUL! She lost by winning, won by losing! She fulfilled the spirit of his request–“Injure me”–while *explicitly failing* the actual letter of the rules–“draw blood”.
She has in one fell swoop both proved herself ‘worthy’ to him and shown the weakness of his own rigid rules. She has shown to him the truth of the words I once heard a wise fungus speak:
“You cannot kill me in any way that matters”.
This is ALMOST better than an opened pack of Twizzlers to steal.
Alison: “Where is she!”
SD: “I dunno man… we punched each other and she … exploded? And the punched slapped me upside the face. Whatever Lady- why you getting so worked up about this?”
Solomon david has trapped himself in his own fallacy of power. He can only challenge zoss once he has a worthy successor to rayuba, but he’s too powerful to ever allow himself to lose, and too prideful to go back on his word. He’ll build colosseums forever while others pass him by.
I swear if she intrudes on the fight just when it is getting good, i will hate her forever.
Abandon your comic holds truth in it. You definitely listen to universal consciousness.
MY GIRL’S SCHOOL GIRL CLOTHES ARE BACK. TRULY THE KING HAS BEEN BESTED. A TRUE UPSET ISN’T IT GOG?
>.<
I WANT MY MILKSHAKE WITH MORE CHOCOLATE ABBADON
White Chain has reincarnated way more than any other angel. Maybe she figured out how to manipulate the process and get a body out of it?
Stoneyarse done become Royalsome – accepted had nuthin, were nuthin wi’out thums core belief to nae submit agin – so were prepared to, an did, even give thums very self up. An in so doin be apotheosin an believed thum new bein into existin.
Forgots the questingmark. ?
Naebdy truesome sage whit’s goin on. Till mebbe couple pages efter.
It would be interesting if Mr Diamond’s word is tied to his power and so as to show no sign of doubt as to the outcome of the fight the desire of the individual who manages to draw blood from him is fulfilled. Only, he expected that desire to be his position not the clear desire, the Want of White Chain to Become.
Like the phrase “ashes to ashes and dust to dust” I think White Chain’s transformation can be considered like a kind of ressurection.
… And lo, the Lord did look down upon the Earth and what had transpired there, and He spake from the Heavens:
“Holy SHIT.”
Im am a bit surprised Vigilant Gaze followed them considering i saw only Cio and Allison jumb down in 10-158. Though i should have suspected a Concordant knight not to sit idly by while his sister was reduced to rubble.
What happened?
Besting Solomon David would incur the prize of ‘whatever one wished’. He incorrectly assumed that the one who bested him, like him, would wish for power. He was wrong.
White chain wished for acceptance, actualisation, embodiment, to be female, to be human, to be herself.
She harmed him, the gouge is proof, but there is no blood as the searing white fire of her presence cauterised the wound instantly.
Meanwhile Solomon’s overwhelming adherence to his own law caused White Chain’s wish to be granted. Perhaps even without Solomon David’s knowing, which is even more awesome knowing this DIAMOND’s strength was absolute control. He did not even participate in the granting of this wish.
Or perhaps White Chain lied to the universe and the universe said yes.
Either way, the match is over, White Chain has won. Its now up to everyone to realise this.
Solomon’s magic forehead bullshit has gone quiet, but likely because his focus is disrupted and his purpose is unclear. It seems very unlikely that his key has been stolen without leaving a gaping wound in his skull, ala Zoss.
Well, there we have it finally. A fight that wasn’t about Solomon David, and amazingly…I think he realizes that…
Hey. Uhm.
Is there any way you can add a way I can buy “Nothing” on your merch site?
I have a mental allergy to subscription services….
Salami Dave after checking for blood: “Oh come on!”
I wonder if White Chain is black just because or because she’s like…. David’s “daughter” now or smth
I think that’s definitely a factor also tbh as someone who studies PoC in art and fiction she was clearly not white since the beginning.
Oh, and what did you base that on, given that in every depiction so far she is either a spirit or animated clay statue?.
Was it a “feeling” you had? You know, what you would call a bias in someone who asserted “he was clearly white since the beginning”, which I have actually seen some OTHER prejudiced person assert.
I also noticed that her facial features, which both the statue and spirit had, weren’t typical for white ppl. Perhaps this has been the idea from the beginning. No need to get so worked up about it, bud
If you go back to the earlier books in the series, especially with her interactions with the other angels in the void, you’ll see that White Chain’s form and facial structure is one of both female and african facial feature dimensions.
Re-read KSBD from the beginning to this point, the signs were there from VERY early in the series.
The big magic afro was probably a hint.
White Chain got what she wanted, Solomon David did not. The rest is just a hill of might-have-beens.
Now down to business. On the previous page panels 1-7: Solomon is surrounded by his customary purple glow. Panel 8, after contact with White Chain’s fist, the glow is gone – even though WC has just begun her transformation, even though they are still in Ki-Rata stopped time – the glow is gone.
It has not yet returned. My heart tells me that it never will, because the power it represents now belongs to someone else.
He is genuinely sad she failed.
“Stop me, for I cannot stop myself” cries out each lord of one seventh of all creation.
Ah, but that’s almost what’s so delightful about this. She failed and not-failed, all at once.
She fulfilled the *spirit* of his rules: “injure me.”
But she denied the *text* of his rules: “draw blood.”
It is like seeing a tiny glimpse of the original self-division, a wonderful contradiction wrapped up within itself.
……comments on the last page are closed but I just really want to see more of Fleshy White Chain and just
*Ugh*
The fact that she re-entered existence looking like she’s wearing immaculate mascara and eyeliner with subtle freckles JUST
What would have pleased you?. Should she have been ugly, or fat, would that have not earned an “ugh” from you?.
TBH, the pre braided hair felt a little extra.
I suspect that’s a “too overwhelmed with delight for coherent words” *ugh*, not an “I don’t like this” *ugh*.
Doubts will fester, even if the god-king will not admit his mortality. Thus the blow lands. And thus it kills, even should he deny it.
Hrmm… I’m guessing his pride is more bruised than his cheek. Considering the previous encounters with a Demiurge, I expect he will flip his lid and they will all end up fleeing with a quickness.
I do rather appreciate the grim resignation Big Sol shows when he realizes he’s not actively bleeding. I do think that his wound might have been cauterized near instantaneously which as an aspect of pride might mean he is trapped in his own web just as Mottom is. A cage of perfect order with the viscera of foolish warriors to carpet the floor.
Oh, how DELIGHTFUL! She lost by winning, won by losing! She fulfilled the spirit of his request–“Injure me”–while *explicitly failing* the actual letter of the rules–“draw blood”.
She has in one fell swoop both proved herself ‘worthy’ to him and shown the weakness of his own rigid rules. She has shown to him the truth of the words I once heard a wise fungus speak:
“You cannot kill me in any way that matters”.
This is ALMOST better than an opened pack of Twizzlers to steal.
called it
Alison: “Where is she!”
SD: “I dunno man… we punched each other and she … exploded? And the punched slapped me upside the face. Whatever Lady- why you getting so worked up about this?”
Salami Dave gets hit and lost all his rings. Maybe a Sonic the hedgehog reference?