King of Swords 10-166
“Once, Lord Intra came to the Vale of Stalks. It was a broad land with a hardy and beautiful people that wove stems of grass into elaborate mats. There were frequent harvest songs and offerings to the God of Pigs.
Unfortunately, at the time, the people were starving. The land was ruled by Yem Yeddo and his family, who had sucked the life out of it for some time. That was the way of things in those days. Though the soil was quite fertile, Yem Yeddo had surrounded himself with thickset and well-fed men, who lacked in brains but made up for it in muscle and the same kind of canniness found in very smart dogs. These men he used as tax collectors, and he drained the land of every third, fourth, and fifth bale of crop, and sold it for crude coin, feeding the scraps to his thugs.
Lord Intra arrived at the local way house and was served black bread, as was the custom, but skesh was strangely absent, and the bread was thin and mealy. When Intra asked why, he quickly learned of the lands’ plight.
“What of the peregrine lords that tend this place?” He asked.
“They were killed by thirty men, and hung from a tree for seven days,” said the inn proprietor, with a look like a beaten animal.
Intra could not abide this. He called out to Yem Yeddo in the spare and decaying market square, who brought his thirty men.
“Preem Yeddo,” bellowed Intra, “You are a cruel and petty man. How can you scour this land so and not feel for the people that call it their abode?”
Yem Yeddo laughed. “Let them eat the stones, for all I care,” said he.
Intra, who was not one to balk at such matters, picked up a particularly large rock and said, “So it shall be. I shall feed the people with this stone.”
– The Song of Maybe
I am so happy for her!!!
I still can’t get over how gorgeous human White Chain is <3
Right?? One day i’ll learn how to punch someone hard enough to get amazing winged eyeliner
Now that she(White Chain being firmly established as a She) has acquired human form, emotion, and intent, she is no longer limited by the angelic inability to acquire and use power.
She can now become a god herself, as opposed to being limited to being a mere servant of God.
She has transcended all limitations placed on her by God – or this implies that God must have made it possible for His angels to transcend in the first place.
The arena’s a lot less destroyed than I expected.
What’s really funny about this is that I found White Chain expressing genuine giddy happiness to be WEIRDER than White Chain’s soul spontaneously transforming into a human body. Poor woman has really needed this relief for a LONG, long, time.
Between panels 2 and 3, Solomon used some sewing-based martial art to instantly embroider his pants with the words “IOU one (1) unlimited wish.” He didn’t establish such a successful interplanetary empire by putting necessary paperwork off until the last minute and he’s certainly not going to start now.
I’m wondering if becoming herself *was* her one wish, and it triggered automatically, contingently, on successfully injuring Solomon. Her heart’s desire, in a thoughtless instant.
PURE. JOY.
For a glorious moment, I assumed that the robe White Chain was wrapped with was Solomon’s, and was imagining him walking away with the Emperor’s new clothes.
Seeing White Chain truly smiling after all this time is amazing. What an ending to this whole tournament!
if stones were food enough then there wouldn’t be soup. But there are soups and stones and we still haven’t gotten to the point *eyes grinning*
I shan’t lie, Vigilant Gaze looks so protective and caring, just in his posing. Truly, an Older Brother to his core.
I mean, Cio is absolutely horny… by default, she’s never really been in a state of non-horniness because even when she was literally being worn like a facemask (rOwR) and didn’t have the blue ones…
Cio might be a bit horny, but tbh she looks more overwhelmed ATM
Well its a conclusion at least. A victory given but not quite earned. Hopefully we’ll at least get some kind of justification as to how this all came about.
3.75 out of 4 books is still good though!
I’d frankly say it’s very well earned. It’s just not a tournament victory – it ignores the narrow definitions of Solomon’s competition, and even Angelic tradition. White Chain has persevered where anyone else would have surrendered or gotten killed, she has decided to take a step beyond the laws chiselled in her soul to confront legal evilness, and in doing so has broken both her lifeless shell and the Emperor’s concentration and self-confidence. Victory lies in self-realization, not in playing by the Demiurges’, the Angels’ or the Devils’ game rules!
That’s all well and good but did Lord Intra beat Preem Yeddo’s brains out and feed the people?
It looked at first like Solomon’s clothes had just been ripped off him and draped around White Chain.
Please tell me I’m not the only one who saw that.
Its more likely that Vigilante Gaze had 2 parts to his toga-like covering and gave one to his Sister for the sake of her modesty. But I wouldn’t entirely discount it.
Plot twist WC is the rising king flanked by a white and black flame and Alison is while relevant not mentioned in the prophesy.
This is the most exciting theory I’ve heard about this story in a *long* time.
So good of our concordant knight friend to take Salami Dave’s robe as a cover for the newly reborn White Chain.
I eagerly await the next page, where we will see a fully nude Solomon stride into the crowd.
This interpretation I can fully support xD
Just stumbled upon this comic yesterday. Guess I’ll be here for a long ride. Howdy folks.
Be ye not afraid…
Welcome. Howdy!
It’s been a hell of a show, my friend. Pop open a bottle and stay a while, we’ve been riding this thing out for a minute now.
Welcome to the Big Show!
It’s a long strange trip; with laughter and tears and hope aplenty. It’s a deep pool; don’t be afraid to take some time to come up for air and sort things out head-wise. Or as we say round these parts:
Reach Heaven Through Violence, friend
can I just comment on how cute it is that those two lovable idiots are holding hands?
By Aesma, she has sparkles. It’s too late. We lost her.
Such joyful smiles as hers are far too rare among my brethren and I. Transubstantiation is one of the rarest feats in the multiverse, and it is both a delight and a sorrow to witness it once again… but my sorrow at the loss of a sibling is offset by my joy at seeing her own happiness finally bloom.
I’m curious: has White Chain now cracked some hidden revelation that will unlock the use of Ki Rata-type techniques? Or was it just a temporary power-up fueled by personal catharsis? Clearly she will still be able to use Empty Palms but I don’t know if Krayu Mat will be possible in her new form. She’ll have some catching up to do.
ABADDON SAYS BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER!
Definite possible romance for the now fleshed out angel.
One part Solomon
One part enlightenment
One part individuality
One part might
One part angel
One part stone
And so very, very many parts of something that was never intended
Together creates a new new story never before imagined.
One more beautiful than the lives of stars or the deaths of thoughts.