KSBD 4-57
“The angels, though sturdy and true to their original purposes and long alloyed to the corrupting influence of infinity through reincarnation, experienced a profound sundering with the Universal War. The Shattering, as it came to be known, broke the long compact the angels had with the races of the omniverse to uphold the Law, and the Law itself was splintered and broken. The oldest and most holy among the warrior monks of the Concordant knights were shattered during the war, not to reincarnate for millenia more, leaving many young angels, still in their vapor or liquid states. Seeing the broken, burning remnants of the Universe, and the subsequent rule of the Seven destroyed what confidence many of them had in protecting reality, and still more came to the conclusion that reality itself was better purged, better purified through bloodshed than left to rot.
Now, the Concordance is a shattered, corrupted remnant of its former self, and rogue angels wander the worlds and the king’s road, selling their extreme skill in the ways of annihilation.
And through the void and the kings road atop steeds of glass and fire ride those terrible steel figures with their spined carapaces – the Holy Thorn Knights.”
– Preem Payapop Pritrum, introduction of 5th Treatise on Aeons – what to expect of the Pact
The nature of the angels is intriguing to say the least.
Corrupt 23 Liminal Blossom Punctures the Heart of the Unrepentant, Deliciously may be, but it is fast.
Foul Preem Omun Vash of the Golden Pearl Pleasure Guild may be, but he is clever.
But no matter how fast, how clever, how strong, or how wise, I’ll not be kept from the girl or the key.
This I swear.
The strong strike hard. The agile strike fast. The wise strike when the time is right. Are you of the quality to be all three and more?
Looking forward to the bloodbath.
Clearly, 23 can run a bit faster than the speed of color. It will catch up with him shortly. Possibly by the time you read this.
Fascinating that angels condense and solidify as part of their maturation process. The young are always malleable, but to see some that are literally fluid…
I suppose that as descendants of UN, they become colder and more still as they age. (Of course, at a molecular level, the two properties are one and the same.)
Fools live longer than the wisest of creatures.
Going where angels fear to tread is a surprisingly effective survival strategy at times.
Another of my Order… here? I should make my way to him. Perhaps together we can survive what is coming.
The dialog on this page is great! Which is expected as every page you have composed is great! Truly comic stands above all others as an exemplar of greatness. You should be proud both your skills as a story writer and as a artist.
Just when I think the black and white art is amazing, you impress us even further with the color! Great work as always Abaddon!