Seeker of Thrones 2-8
Chapter: 2
“If I say my real name, the horrible curse that torments me will surely come true,” she continued. “For this reason, I cannot allow it pass my lips but a piece at a time. For now, it must suffice to call me ‘stranger’.”
– Codex of the Rising King
HAIL YABALCHOATH!
Any chance we could get a official pronunciation of this? I can’t tell if the ch is pronounced ~kuh~ or ~ch~.
And is the OA a long O sound or is it two syllables??
Both Blue devils that we know now were once Ebon.
How the mighty have fallen!
Do not be deceived. The jar and the label have changed, but the contents are the same.
Oh of that there is not doubt. But if they want to quench seven eternal flames, I think an ocean would prove more useful than a thimble.
All that being said, the best stories do have uneven odds, I’m not complaining!
They are also the only blue devils that are human-sized. Maybe they keep a bit of what they were.
Devils can, more or less, change their appearance at will. The degree of course depends on the strength of their Art, but as those clad in blue are especially skilled in the Art, this is not much issue for them. The specifics of the form are in many ways merely a matter of personal preference, and as such are not as clearly defined by mask and name as the rest of devil’s nature.
Was not Number 1, the miscreant dealer in white sand, also of the cerulean persuasion?
Indeed he was, but unfortunately was never ebon unless his history includes consisting with a certain foul (fowl) human, (which is at least hunted at by no. 1’s name); who must have misidentified him as grey in color if that history is true.
No, he was a Red. Look at his mask.
WHOOOOOOAAA MAMA
Well hel-LO.
Ciocie Cioelle – C-O-C-C-O-L? I wonder if there’s a reason for this.
Well, earlier in the comic someone commented that it seems to be pronounced:
C-O-C-A C-O-L-A
i.e., it spells CocaCola in a phonetic sort of way
Close. Cie is pronounced ‘See-ay”.
You’ll figure out the rest from there.
C-O-C-A C-O-L-A, actually.
If it helps, both parts of her name end with an ‘A’ sound
C-O-C-A-C-O-L-A
It’s pronounced C-O-C-A C-O-L-A.
Ah, you are very close to discovering Cio’s terrible secret, but your translation is missing two key characters. You have not pronounced it in the correct intonation yet.
C-O-C-A C-O-L-A
Methinks that it’s an allusion to Madame Butterfly (Ciocio-san), what with the brothel and all
Plus she looks like an insect! A cute, yuri-loving, BAMF insect.
Ciocie is pronounced C-O-C-A
Cioelle is pronounced C-O-L-A
So yeah.
Try “see-oh-see-ay see-oh-ell-ay.”
Cio’s name is actually pronounced, See-oh-see-eh See-oh-el-eh, otherwise, C-O-L-A C-O-C-A.
You have the pronunciation off. The terminal vowels of her use name are voiced: See-oh-see-eh See-oh-el-eh. If you apply the same analysis to a this new information, you will become enlightened, if likely angered.
See, oh-see-a
see, oh-elle-a
a hidden magick will appear.
fucks sake
Ci-o-ci-e ci-o-ell-e: c o c a c o l a
C-O-C-A C-O-L-A. Other unrevealed kin to Cio include Pi-Eepi Essai and Seven Yupi.
CiociĆ© CioellĆ© – COCA COLA
Yes. It’s a dumb name probably given to her by someone who, like Allison, comes from a world very much like our own. Not too different from “Jack Jacck Daniels” really.
The pronounciation is more C-O-C-A C-O-L-A.
One of the alt texts hinted that it was pronounced C-O-C-A C-O-L-A.
The final e’s in each name are not silent. 4 syllables each.
see-oh-see-ay see-oh-ell-ay
It’s actually C-O-C-A C-O-L-A, the ending e’s are pronounced like a’s, haha.
Ciocie Cioelle – C-O-C-A-C-O-L-A Yes there is a reason.
Pronouncing the E’s with more emphasis, it makes Ci-o-ci-e Ci-o-ell-e = C-O-C-A-C-O-L-A
C O C A C O L A
I believe it’s actually pronounced C-O-C-A-C-O-L-A.
It’s pronounced C-O-C-A C-O-L-A
Sorry to ruin the joke.
Got proof of that?
Considering all the drinks in Princess Mamoru Moonshine Jagermeister Jack Jack Daniels…’s name it might just mean Coca Cola.
It’s supposed to be pronounced C-O-C-A C-O-L-A.
Never before have I seen so many parrots squawking the same thing.
I love how many people rushed to correct this.
A proper wielder of names must not take pronunciation and etymology lightly lest they inadvertently cause egg beaters to fall from the sky.
I always pronounced her name the Italian way: so it sounds like (to someone who speaks English) choh-chee-eh cho-el-eh.
I think it sounds much better that way.
I sure am glad 30+ people repeated the same damn comment. Good job guys.
Im glad im not the only one. I thought it was italian too.
Also considered if Abbadon got some inspiration from his other baltic neighbours
Even if a hundred people said it, I still don’t see how CioCie Cioelle could in any way be pronounced Coca Cola. From what language base?
I didn’t know I could love Cio any more than I already did, but here we are.
The worst part of an intruder into the vaults is not the theft or material or the death of guards. Instead it is weeks afterward removing the plates marking the years free of workplace accidents.
Breaking Kayfabe here to say that I am not dissapointed at how fucking excellent Cio’s ebon name/mask is
I enjoy that her hair is also horrortentacles.
I wonder if those number plates are wheeled because the mooks just die that fast?
The thrones of the mighty and powerful sit upon heaps of corpses of their loyal servants. They judge their strength against one another by how many are willing to die in their name.
They may be code wheels. Somebody running a vault this big in a world as utterly over-the-top as this one would have to be pretty security-conscious, and these things may be the equivalent of USB dongles.
No, these are clearly accountants.
NO ONE wants to see their dongles, so is that a security thing?
The worst part of an intruder into the vaults is not the theft of material or death of guards. Instead it is the months removing the gold plates marking years free of accidents.
Any intruding thief worth their weight in spice would steal the gold plates as well. Saves you the hassle!
Ah, but they have no obligation to do so. For this was no accident.
As the humans would say I have the weirdest boner right now.
The true Devils are the hottest, blackest Flame.
Likewise brother. Likewise.
I didn’t even think my body came equipped with such things, but this existence is full of surprises.
The word that you are looking for is fearection,
‘Tis the most blatant physical expression of scarousal.
Batterwitch!
I didn’t know angels possessed the required anatomy.
-I- didn’t know we possessed the required anatomy.
I should have known you’d be the “hot for empress” type.
Also, 2 Michael wants to “discuss” a “possible” leave of absence with you.
Leave my empress out of this! Rest her dark heart she subjugated a thousand worlds under her cruel tyranny an deservers the respect and fear someone of her station deserved. Besides 2 Michael represent everything wrong about the old law and at least i admit i’m cruel and enjoy death but at least I admit. But these things matter little for soon we will have a new royal to bow to.
As much as I want her to have her own name, I’m hoping the new one will make her less… malicious. I mean, she looks hella awesome here, but I’m getting ‘pure evil’ vibes from her.
As an unfortunate priest once said, God never gave devils a reason to kill. They don’t even need to *eat.*
I’d ask why they do such things, but I’ve also been told that “Why?” is a question for the weak.
The real question is: Was that Yabalchoath’s true form, or is this Cio’s Sexy Mary Sue Embellished Version?
Actually, I don’t care, I love her.
Nah, we’ve seen Cio’s Sexy Mary Sue form in its How to Draw Manga state.
If this were being warped by her perspective (i.e. the devil version of CLAMP), they’d all have sparkling shoujo eyes and be 80% leg by volume.
Well, she has the second part covered. Perhaps. Depending on how ones classifies arthropodal limbs.
I’m not sure that there’s a difference for Ebons.
When you’re an Ebon devil, what’s the difference?
Oh my god, I love her.
Wow wow WOW. Our little Cio was a BIG deal indeed! š
You imply she no longer is, hmm?
Well, she is somewhat shorter.
It seems she’s stealing from Mammon (but it could be anyone else with a nice treasure horde). It’s also been implied that she’s the one who stole the key now in Alice-Un’s head.
No, its never been implied that Alice’s key is the one Cio stole. Mammon never had the master Key, that’s always been in possession of Zoss.
She stole ‘a’ key. Not ‘the’ key. A minor change, but a great difference. The key in the Rising King’s forehead was bestowed upon her by the conquering king. It has never been held by any other.
Someone get me a daki with kawaii cio on one side and not-giant spiky demon cio on the other side
Such would herald the end of all things and the immanent descent of Hell.
Whether this would be a reasonable price is left as an exercise for the reader.
I want one too. As long as my new demonic overlords let me keep the pillow, totally worth it.
Yes, a sexy demon with allusions to the name of the real demiurge. I like it
Close. Likely intentionally close. But much like conflating Baphomet for Bahamut, potentionally dangerous to the unwise summoner.
Ask me how I know.
I’ll bite. How DO you know?
Totally worth the darned wait!
OH GODS WHERE’S THE EMERGENCY CIABATTA.
this comment made me fucking cry i’m losing it
Holy fucking shit, Abbadon. You are trying to kill me. You are a devil sent to tempt me to sin, and you are succeeding.
Beata Maria, you know Iām so much purer than the common, weak, licentious crowd…
BAH! I have heard many tall tale of such a terrible and terrifying YABALCHOATH. A devilish devil, a dastardly demon! Who sends shiver and shudder down the spine of even me, JAWIS-TEL, SINGER OS SINGS, TELLER OF TALES. He, who has looked the devil eater himself in the eye(However, he was not nearly as impressive as legend told) and waltzed through the Valmara Fields, drunk as a fool and in love with the moon
I met a man who claimed to eat devils once. He had no money and was willing to do any ridiculous feat you could imagine for a few coins. Died of unbound devils bursting out of his stomach in a spectacularly violent fashion. We miss him dearly at my favoured watering hole.
BWAHAHAHAHA
A tale to add to the tremendous Atheneum! I have heard many tales of devil-eaters, and investigated a few myself. The Devil-Eater I speak of holds the shape and form of man, but reeks of the chaotic flame. The thick fluid that courses through is veins is putrid and as black as void. His soul has split it twain, his existence a paradox upon itself that vexes him. Despite this, he is rather boring and can hardly hold a conversation, let alone tell a good story. He wears a mask to hide that he has the appearance of but a man, and even this, is boresome.
YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS… I’ve been waiting for this.
Need a wallpaper please.
KSBD has some weird logic. Going back from black, but how Cio?
It has been implied that, for her hubris, she was struck down to blue by the demiurges themselves. It would seem they agreed that an ebon devil with a Key of Kings was far too dangerous to their balance.
She was quite the looker in her prime, yes.
But did she still write terrible fanfiction back then? That is the real question.
Darker, bloodier fanfiction, that is
The lie YISUN tells the Universe has one great flaw: there is not enough in it about me.
Practitioners of the Art are given leave to correct this error.
Written with the Art upon the world itself!
The true Art admits no criticism.
Make of the universe a self-insert fanfic, and be certain the protagonist is worth writing of.
A devil that powerful lives her dark and bloody fantasies.
What is the universe but a story told by YISUN?