King of Swords 2-21
“TWENTY FIVE PURITIES PATH
This rather obscure style is only learned by reading the Twenty Five Purities Manual, of which there are only said to be eighty eight copies in the whole Wheel, many of which are no longer intact. They were written by the insane monk Yebn Bal Pura, whose quest for spiritual purification eventually led him to amputate large parts of his body and waste away from starvation.
The madmen who pursue the study of this manual do so because once read and understood (a dizzying and quite complicated process, I am led to understand), the practitioner of this style gains several abilities, the first of which is a virtual resistance to aging, poison, and other infirmities of the flesh such as disease or illness. The skin of the monks who practice this technique can turn away blades or mighty blows, and their bodily and spiritual forces are so powerfully aligned that they can withstand tremendous forces. I have heard of a master of the sword arts practiced in this style that once meditated for three nights on the nature of being, and on the second night the town around him was destroyed by a typhoon, leaving him its sole survivor (quite unperturbed, I am told).
I refer to those who seek this manual and its powers as madmen because it is said to so perfectly align the body’s forces that its users become hyper aware of their own imperfections, eventually driving them to self destruction and insanity. For this reason, I could not find any living practitioners of the style, though I am certain they must exist.”
– Manual of Hands and Feet
I have to admit, Vash, you’ve got charm for someone who doesn’t have any. First, you make baseless accusations about 82 White Chain, when, as everyone knows, they are a well-respected angel and companion of the Rising King. Next-
NO. THAT IS INCORRECT. YOU ARE A BELOVED CHARACTER, PREEM VASH. THIS IS WELL KNOWN. YOU HAVE SMUGGLED 5 KRIM OF BLACK GLASS THROUGH YOUR PLEASURE HOUSE. THIS IS KNOWN BY THE AUDIENCE. YOU ALSO HAVE A COOL PIPE. THIS IS NOT VILLAINOUS BUT IT IS PLEASURABLE TO ME.
Now, now, listen! Where were we? Ah-
Next, he disappears for years without relevance to the plot.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HIDE. IT WAS ALMOST SUCCESSFUL.
The readers will be furious.
AL-YISUN WAS ORDERED TO KILL HIM.
An old bird gets bored! Anyway, will he take death?
HE DOES NOT CUT DEALS WITH ABBADON, PAZUTO.
Ah, well, here we are. I wonder what comes next?
To quote the comments on that page,
“We both know what comes next.”
Also,
“Whatsherbitch: Run in and ruin everything” (surprisingly prescient)
Tell you what! You are a reasonable wise bird
Come work for me for a half turn.
I have clients that will pay top rates for a handsome chick like you.
PAZUTO IS NOT A CHICK, PREEM VASH.
Oh, hit a nerve, did I?
Come on, we’ve all heard rumours!
DESIST.
I had to try!
Shame, really…
=> Whatsherbitch: Run in and ruin everything
Abaddon: Yeah, Sure, But In Like Four Chapters And During A Cosmic War.
I love how his hat is secured through his head-loop things. Amazing.
Sow misery, reap misery. Your reckoning is at hand, Vash.
Disgusting. What manner of businessman objects to witnesses? It is important for all to behold one’s transactional acumen, if you seek to build a #brand.
Ohhhh shiiiiiit
Darn, Vash had no way to see this coming. I mean it’s not like a keybearer to hold a grudge or anything
Kill Vash and I stop reading!
Meh. As a servant, he is guaranteed to come back eventually. True, the mechanics of reincarnation (and/or goblin reproduction) are anything but clear, and yet goblins are neither humans nor demons, which means they are servants. Death is not cheap to this guy, but I’m certain that, no matter how much you kill him, you’ll know about him by the end of this story or so.
Mmm. Rebirthday? Undeathday? Bus-came-back-day? Anyway, it’s good that we have more after the Corpse Party. 😀
Servants don’t reincarnate. They won’t die of natural causes, but if Allison kills him he’s gone for good.
Humans age and die. Servants age but do not die. Angels die and reincarnate. Devils die and return to the hot black flame, unbound and undifferentiated, unceasing.
Called it that this was the golden pearl guild, last pages comments. Go me?
Mandela effect?
No, Abbadon changed it. There was previously a gilded cage symbol on the door. Probably it’s because Alison is not yet strong enough to take on Nand… and she’s been lying low after the debacle in the Vault. But to advance, she must fight…
Ahh never mind, it said that pages ago and I was the only one stupid enough to think it siad Guilded cage by mistake. No go me after all. Herp derp.
Not the only one. I fully expected to see Alison going up against Cio’s ex. Too bad, he’s a lot more impressive than an old goblin.
To be fair, I’m like 90% sure that page actually did say Gilded Cage at first, I think Abbadon may have made a mistake and then gone back and fixed it later.
Another one who remembers the gilded cage.
But it was an easy mistake to make, and Abbadon has gone and corrected it.
Not the first time that it happened, but all retcons/changes have so far resulted in a better story so there.
Oh hi, Onyavar.
Yeah, I’m not complaining. YISUN knows if I were writing in a setting this confusing I would mix things up even more often than that. 😛
I remember it saying Gilded Cage before as well.
The balls belong to Mr Abbadon and should he decide they go up then up they go. Upon their descent it should surprise no one that he deftly catches them, master of the craft that he is.
the page of this comic that chrome decided to save as the default for this site is the page where vash is making suggestions about White Chain and offering “employment”. every time ive went to check updates ive been greeted by this man. and here he is! hello again!
It looks like those ladies are signaling to each other, I wonder what?
They’re doing important business.
I was 99% sure that in 2-14 she said she was looking for the Gilded Cage; Vash, however, is with the Golden Pearl (https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-1-14/).
And on checking again, I see 2-14 says “Golden Pearl” too. False memory or retcon?
It is customary for young women to check up on old men they met long ago…
Boot to the head, nah-nah. (the Frantics.)
And Lo, As the Blind Prophet of Doom has said, doom now stands on your very doorstep, and it is far too late to flee.
‘a sorceror or somethin’? That reminds me: what have Eris-lo Kai, Layla Brimstone, Auntie Maya and the rest of the Fools’ Squad been doing all this time? They were hot on Alison’s trail before; have they decided to take some time off to give Alison the opportunity to get strong enough to defeat them all? That would be awfully nice of them – and awfully stupid since they were trying to get the Key from her…
I do not believe that Mathangi ten Meti seeks the Throne anymore. She had the option of seizing power once and turned aside. Whatever her intention in forging the Parade of Fools into the second Middle Army, I do not know, nor what she has busied them with in the interim.
Perfection for humans is a process, never an end. Many begin the path but none complete it; when they reach the limits of their understanding and cannot proceed further they prefer to embrace madness or error over stasis.
The twin virtues of perfection and corruption are united and exemplified in the divine suicide. Embrace the hidden name of god.
I kind of want to design a D&D campaign where the party has to hunt down a whole bunch of half-insane martial artists using these crazy over-powered styles.
I can think of harder tasks to justify to an adventuring party than “hunt down and subdue a group of crazed, dangerous monks”. If nothing else, the local crown is liable to pay handsomely to have such nuisances disposed of.
5. Violence is circular. Perception is not circular and lacks flawlessness- therefore, rejoice in imperfect things, for their rareness is not lacking!
Someone has been reading their Psalms instead of gazing at the night sky I see.
But consider: All the multiverse is YISUN divided. Your violence against “Other” is but YISUN committing violence against Their-self. The divine suicide recreated in every cut you make.
That is the full of it.
Gaze well.
OSHA cigarettes. Don’t want to screw up that sense of smell (like “blind drunk”?), thus the 90% filter length.
These are not the tame herbs of the human world. Cut the filter a fingernail’s thickness too short, and you’ll be smoking your own lungs.
Smoked lungs! A fine delicacy indeed.
This excerpt from the manual radically changes the concept of one of my characters for Broken World…
She’s going to rip his face off and use it to line a birdcage.
Well, I mean…that’s what I would do.
Not going to lie; Would of enjoyed a running clothesline instead.
He wont like whats going to happen next, but caution is advisable, after all one doesnt become a gang leader without some tricks up their sleeve
Ooohoo. Ol’ good Omun Vash. Watch out, me lad, you’re getting recruited into the Rising King’s forces!