King of Swords 9-112
KRAYU MAT
“I made several feeble attempts to learn this art, but was rebuffed in my efforts by its very nature. It is, by my best attempts at researching its origins, the oldest martial art in existence. The human Metia was said to have been taught many martial arts by the gods upon her birth from Koss’ hearth, but the angels say Krayu Mat is older. It was (purportedly) taught to them by a god whose name has been forgotten. Today it is exclusively practiced by angels, who regard its practice as highly archaic. All angels know it, having learned it at some point during their repeated reincarnations, but it is extremely rare and unusual to observe it in practice, for the simple and plain reason that its origins are in the primal killing movements of angels in their ancient forms, whose foes at the time were enormous unbound devils, beings of myth, and lesser gods.
Each of my inquiries with the Concordant Knights led to exactly the same conclusion, which they explained to me with great patience and kindness: it was impossible for me, a being with a weak soul flame, to practice Krayu Mat, as it would tear my flesh in ten thousand places and utterly annihilate my physical body. ”
-Manual of Hands and Feet
Burst. Hands. Smoke.
Burst. Eyes. Blind.
Burst. Anger. Deaf.
Burst. Tension. Bind.
Allison. Angel.
Superpose.
Remember my student, everyone’s shit stinks, even angels. Instead of letting it out in a cloud of anger ignorant to its stench, stop and smell it in contemplation. For this is the smell of true ascension.
Does a freezing cold flame even eat and produce shit?
White Chain gets done with the triple whammy Siberian Khatru and things gonna be blowed up real good.
Resolved, no. Blowed up? Yes. And White Chain says all Allicio knows is violence? Should be White Chain 83 Pot Calling Kettle Black Going Nuclear in a Fit of Pique. Gonna burn the village to save it, WC?
But sister/brother is as confused as everyone else in this whole thing. No one seems to be completely grounded and sure of themselves. If they are sure of themselves, like Solomon Dave, they seem to be grounded in being a dick.
And so far, Zaid has been a Zed. We really haven’t been told anything about his abilities, except he’s been able to be a captive and some of the ladies swoon a tad around him.
Much, much more to come, I believe.
But that White Chain be intransigent, inflexible, and impetuous is writ large for all beings wonderment, in the number three to the fourth power. This Aeon keeps supposing a different outcome, all the while she does the same thing yet over and again.
The previously most ebon of Devil has been won over, against a devil’s very quiddity. As polar opposite as can exist, can the most obdurate of Aeons be guided to epiphany and confront their very nature also?
We do likes the Implacable Ferrous one, he seems thoughtful. We would hear more of him.
Preem Blasted, one accepts what may be thy riddle.
81, ha, so the number of times brother White Chain has been ‘killed’!
Definition of madness?
Interesting. One needs to know these things as one wishes to make a good impression when one’s incarnation eventually comes to pass.
“And then what?”, the most lethal question you can pose to a hot headed protagonist
There is no rightful king.
I meant to type heir and now I realized I can’t edit or even delete so I guess I just get to feel really dumb forever.
Take heart. Your previous statement is correct, according to this one’s opinion. Closest approximation to a “rightful monarch” would be an elected one – which predecessor of the “heir” in question was not.
Those who have been given a choice know not the feeling of having been giving one. Yet once given, that feeling, the choice will not be given away willingly. Many will seek to control, to entrap, to chain you such that you are powerless.
Fitting then, that a creature like White Chain seeks to imprison another who final enjoys such a freedom. Never knowing the freedom of choice, she seeks to bring others to her level.
They should just destroy White Chain current body and give her new one with long curly hair and actual boobs. Then she would not be such a poor ass.
“This isn’t even my final form”
I think White Chain is simply afraid of change. She’s willing to sabotage everything she’s worked for just to make things return to the way things were.
Sounds like someone’s projecting.
Damn…neber thought I’d say it, but….
Kill White Chain. She’s too far gone. She’s taking this too far. End it Allicio! Before she goes full Anakin on you!
You know, if Solomon wanted to but in and smush these fools, now while they’re fighting each other would be perfect.
But does he want to? Is not his stated purpose more to protect his people until he finds another capable of doing so and then pass that mantle on to them so he can continue his pursuit of enlightenment?
He kept Zaid but did nothing with him because he is waiting to see how destiny plays out, what shape fate is trying to take. The question is, in his old age is he looking to see the shape so he can go with it, or to take hold of the river and bend its course like he did in his youth?
White Chain, you are describing yourself.
For real though- what has White Chain done besides hurt people, threaten people, and teach Alison how to hurt people?
You say that White Chain, but you yourself seem to willing to use violence. Time for round 2
This situation actually reminds me a bit about the conflict between Cio and Allison. Only when Ciochoath thought she had succeeded in killing Allison did she come back to her senses. That was a breakthrough in their relationship. Perhaps it’s White Chain’s turn now?
It was when Cio joined Allison, but with the comment in this comic, it is now really obvious: White Chain will destroy their physical body and then join with the two. That way Allison will have a white flame and a black flame on her shoulders, just as prophesied.
Um EXCUSE YOU Miss Thang, but Al-Yisun also has a talent for drinking.
White Chain, you know who the true heir is…. you’re looking at her.
Horsefeathers, (and other curses Cio utilizes) I’m caught all up ;-;. Rip Archive, I hardly knew thee. And if the previous book is any indication, we’re ~40 pages out from EoB. AUUUGH. off to find what the update schedule is ;-;.
Godangit,White Chain. Is this how you treat someone you’ve been training with for over a year?
I love Cio’s eyes in panel 4. She is SO done with this shit.
I just don’t understand how no one in the comic seems to have considered that Allison might be the true heir. Foolsome scuggers.
I can’t get over how fuckin’ cool Allicio’s design is.
I admire what you have done here. I like the part where you say you are doing this to give back but I would assume by all the comments that this is working for you as well.