Seeker of Thrones 10-126
Chapter: 10
“In the vault of Yre, the servants of the god of the Deep number only ten thousand. They venerate the holy ranking of matyrs, by which each is known by his own number. Once a martyr dies, all below him are risen in rank and automatically promoted, thus are the priests an eternal body.
To make it to the top of that holy order to the very first rank, a servant must be practically bathed in blood.”
– Payapop Pritram
Adsky’s final fantasy
Of wicca and reality
Fear And Loading prints monthly.
But does she have enough belts?
AYE
I suspect a few martyrs will be promoted many times this night.
I can’t be the only one suddely reminded of another famously violent priest by the name of Mozgus?
I don’t recall Mozgus wearing bondage gear.
Rob Liefeld would be besides himself with joy at the number of belts on her
ZERO ZERO ONE
What kind of creature is she? Demon ?
…in retrospect I really should have seen bondage nun coming.
I don’t know what I was expecting…
Well…okay, then. That is quite possibly the least practical thing I have ever seen.
*Sprays drink everywhere*
Uh, okay thats not what I thought would be under those robes.
Did Alison’s Heist Team interrupt her in the middle of something perhaps?
…Never thought I would ever be so glad to see an army of fanatics.
BTW, apparantly a misprint – “matyrs” instead of “martyrs”.
Nun Shall pass…or pass on Nun….
Woah.
let me repeat myself
THIS IS A PEACEFUL LAND BITCH!
Just as Mammon rose by killing his own, so to do his servants, venerating their god in holy blood and in so doing gain some of their holy scars, driven not only by devotion, but by greed for death.
Pity then the fool who would take up arms against the servants, for they shall face not mere priests and accountants, but some of the most dangerous warriors in all the worlds. A force that is dangerous even to angels themselves, and seemingly as endless as an ocean.
So listen not to the servants claims that Yre is a peaceful land, for beneath the surface it is stained in the blood of countless servants and fools who sought the wealth of Yre’s vault.
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And dropping back to reality, metal page is metal.
Also, it seems Nadia may have underestimated the fight she’s in for, as I would wager 00001 can draw straight from Mammon’s key, to the point she’s almost as strong as her god once was. And thus, Nadia faces not a senile old dragon, but the an avatar of that Dragon’s raw power. Along with a slightly dented army of insane, masochistic priest accountants, greedy for violence and more holy scars.
Well, we can assume she’s channeling a significant portion of the Dragon’s power if she doesn’t become some sort of vegetable matter in the first 1/2 second of the fight…
By my count there’s one ship for each of us and they’ve managed to break into an infinite dimension by sheer force of will…
All right ya’ll, thumbs up, let’s do this!
– 001
GOD DAMN WHAT THE FUCK 000001?
Someone should really talk to her about what she’s wearing.
I mean, do you think she knows? Probably not, she doesn’t get much time out.
That style is so last-century.
This panel feels really out of the blue and uncomfortably…fetish-y? I don’t know this comic has had character designs head in this general direction before but it’s never made me kind of viscerally uncomfortable in the way that this one has like no other character has quite this sheer LEVEL of sexualization on top of their ritual mutilation and it’s just really, deeply discomforting and not in a positive way like some of the uncomfortable content has been so far.
No, I agree. I get what the author is going for, but it doesn’t work. With all the “fanservice” we just had with half-naked Cio and Allison, this projects a feel of “everyone is sexualized, even the seemingly non-sexual character”. It reminds me of a really sexist pulpy post-apoc comic I used to read. I get that this is probably meant as an homage to all that over-the-top fiction, but I think it’s an homage to some tropes that really feel like they exist for the author’s personal satisfaction.
I fully agree with you here. If this image of 001 was the first thing I saw about this comic there is no way I’d keep reading. I mean it’s also just kind of silly looking, but still starts to make me rethink other parts of the comic.
“I fully agree with you here. If this image of 001 was the first thing I saw about this comic there is no way I’d keep reading.”
This, seriously.
Like, not even the mortification of the flesh part for me – that makes sense with their god and all – but literally everything else about her in that panel is so extremely porny.
I also really hate how this page is making me reevaluate other parts of the comic. There are lots of bits that didn’t seem too bad at the time, but in light of this… 😐
The spiked pasties is a bit much yes, but other than thst…
Careful, leech-queen. I think you made her mad.
This has got to be the most metal thing since the iron age.
https://media.giphy.com/media/WRMq4MMApzBeg/giphy.gif
“This is a peaceful land.”
Oh…
Ok. I believe you. Sure.
I truly pity those who would intrude upon the martyrs of the deep, to say nothing of their god. The one I pity the most, however, is the healthcare provider for the Priests of the Count.
With a sword of peace and an axe of mercy is the heretic blessed. There is no greater quietude than annihilation and no silence so holy as that of the void. To be destroyed that the count may continue is a gift more precious than starlight, those who receive it should weep for their good fortune!
Mortification of the flesh is practiced by many religions as well as on its own through various traditions. The gains that practitioners claim include understanding the limitations of the flesh, enhanced discipline, and closer connection to their understanding of the divine leading to or stemming from altered states of consciousness.
IA!
Well how’s that for some confused girl-wood…
IÄ!!!
Bondage Nun is going to ruin your shit, Nadia.
Holy shit
that is some kinky BDSM shit right there.
She gets up early every morning.
Just to do her hair.
Its only because she cares.
IA! Venerate the count!
Gaahh the chest piece spikes are not just for shoe. Self flagellation. Ouch.
Kuckuck, kuckuck, I-Ä
Kuckuck, kuckuck, I-Ä!
Kinky.
And now I’m all out of words.
How did she, in this peaceful land, go from Warrior Nun to Full Berserker Kink?
…and shouldn’t she, instead of saying “My Lord, avert thy ailing eyes”, say something like “My Lord, bite her bony ass”.
He does look like he has a bit of a bite, eh?
Combat Bondage Nun
IA! IA!
Pity The TOWER!
Defend the Vault!
From the fell Bloodflower!
Duty without Fault!
How terribly immodest.
That’s a lot of spikes
Prepare for expurgation
000001 is best nun
She was chaste, barefoot, purple and true to the Count, to the end.
A minute’s silence.
That’s hot… I meant the fiery weapons!
Now that is a chastity belt, if I’ve ever seen one.
Kinky
Holy Fuck
I suddenly need to know more of this character’s backstory. What series of choices and experiences led to this selection of undergarments?
I see a few kinks in that armor.
Metal. We approve.
You know it just occurred to me, that the priests of the count likely engage in body piercing to emulate their god, whose body has been perforated by many blades and yet remains standing.
Not so sure about the bondage-wear, though.
If feeling all tingly while looking at the last panel featuring Needlenipple McChastitybelt is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
IA!
By sheer weight of scar tissue, the high priestess is unassailable.
Apparently Yre is the head of SPECTRE?
IÄ!! LET’S F*CK THEM UP !
So Yre runs SPECTRE? Hell of a connection, never would have guessed.
That’s gotta be a real pain when she has to go to the bathroom.
GET! OFF! MY! LAWN!
Beware, for the Guardians of Gods are oft Godslayers themselves, seeking reason for the lives they’ve taken
ÏÄ!
Ooooh myyy.
Nuclear powered Virgin Mary is online, may more blood flow than the gold of The Count!
“This is a peaceful land.”
Filled with bloody fighters wielding chainglaives (among other things). But don’t you think it is bad foreshadowing to refer to your fighters as martyrs?
Also, ‘martyr’ is misspelled in the quote.
Quickly has this escalated. Also that is an… interesting choice of attire and body ornamentation.
Fascinating. It would seem the dragons caretaker is well and truly angered, now. No shortage of forces to fight motoms legions, either.
This is going to be very interesting.
she are number one
Well … judging by her attire, I guess we know how they pass the time when they’re not counting.
Knowing how badly these guys did against half a dozen low grade devils, I don’t think much of their chances against a real army.
If Pirus and Crips all got along
They’d probably gun me down by the end of this song
Seem like the whole city go against me
Every time I’m in the street I hear
“Yawk! Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!”
– Kendrick Lamar, First Sage of the City of Compton
This is a peaceful land. Its inhabitants are kind. They have no room for thee. Understand this, thou blood-soaked wretch: This place and its holy guardians are here for one purpose: To venerate and protect their lord from the other cannibal gods.
Embrace peacefulness.
Middle management, I swear.
I should have known these fuckos would be into bondage…
…absolute nutters.
So, murder-nuns are fun… but why ever would SHE need a padlock on that thing?! Who the hell has the key?!
Remember all the keys around Mammons neck? All of his nuns have an assigned number and an assigned lock.
He might be a senile old fool, but he still has needs.
Even in the land of the peaceful, there’s enough blood to drown an army.
So… the Sisterhood of Tree-Trimming?
Lo, does holy war engulf the seven part world.
Seek succor from the fires of heaven as they rain brimstone upon creation.
Lo, the sanctity of gold defends nothing against the blood feud of gods.
Forget the outfit, I think my favorite part of this comic is 001’s “I am SO DONE with this shit” expression in the 3rd panel.
Self-mutilation does seem to have some actual benefits in this world: after all, the Big Dude gained his power-up by driving magical nails into his body, rather than forging the metal into a One Ring or some such.
…that cannot be comfortable.
How does she even hide all that?
Wait, why does everyone else get chainsaw staves?
To defend their peaceful land they are willing to becoms martyrs, the shall not fear death but welcome it, as it will set them as examples for their comrades
No one minds if I just cower in the corner over here, right?
Right?
ew
Some tender souls on here seem to have forgotten that this comic was also born out of great love for heavy metal. And this, my friends, is metal AF.
“Tis only the flame, quivering at misguided Ash.”
wooweee. Never seen self-bondage an absolution to overpowering effect. o_O I can’t unsee this.