Seeker of Thrones 4-28 (King of the Pit)
‘The plain man dressed only in coarse cloth, and his feet were bare, but this was simply a clever disguise, for his unassuming exterior, and even his very flesh, were mere wrappings for the awful and terrible flame inside of him. Enyis could see it poking through his eyes and mouth.
“Enyis,” said the King of the Pit, “Take this flame and with it you will ascend to the surface world once more. Love and light will be yours once again, and you will know the embrace of your family.”
Enyis almost accepted, but as the king held the flame in outstretched hand, Enyis felt its sickening heat, and knew instantaneously that if he took that flame, it would become him. It would never stop burning him until all that was left would be a hunger for more fuel. And he knew it was a clever trick by the King, who could never truly leave the pit, to get him to take that flame to the surface world, where it would burn forever.
It is said Enyis never saw the sun again, and wandered the deep for the rest of his life. But for the alternative, it was a far better fate.”
-Enyis and the Boar King
UUUUUH. The hunger of the Flame causes many to tremble with fear, not just myself. Apt.
Hey look, three of the four examples Incubus are present in panel 2. Wow, taking his deal really worked out for them.
But is Incubus (Incuban?) power/Flame more addictive than crack?
Is the Pit where he disposes of the “servants” who are no longer of use to him–who were once given power, but not given it any more?
Those guys looked a lot healthier three pages ago…
Seems like Fools are abundant here.
I like that we can see the guys from Allison’s dream in panel 2 there.
So THIS is what passes for Royalty in the lands of Incubus.
Pathetic.
When you monopolize attention, it becomes a burden quite unbearable..
Panel 2, there’re our poster children from the Incubus sales pitch. Oh dear…
“More! More!” the mewling horde cried.
“Yes, yes,” Incubus muttered in reply. “I’ll post the next update to my webcomic very soon. Very soon.”
Is it quite comfortable to sit bare-assed on a pile of comparatively tiny goblets? Not sure if recommend
We’re talking about the same guy who drove thirty iron nails into his own flesh, aren’t we?
Kinky
True Giants can hold back the worms for a time.
Can we make K6BD a Netflicks series right now?
Uhg, I can smell this place through the panels. Rotting meat and stale wine.
I can’t help but think that Incubus is not the King of the Pit described, but Enyis to Jaggy’s King.
One thing that I’m coming to really like about this comic is how the protagonist, a fairly average person very much out of her depth, doesn’t miraculously rise to the occasion and show everyone around her that she’s the best person for the job. Rather, she jumps from one badly thought out plan to the next, only pulling through by the skin of her teeth each time.
By the Light… and I thought the Balaajo butchering grounds were awful. The savages who called that place home used corpses of friend and foe alike to spread filth as a defense against intruders. And it worked. Too many of my comrades lost limbs to infection through the tiniest cuts. I couldn’t eat anything for five days after.
But at least that behavior was expected of such monsters. To see kings and arbiters and heroes reduced to such a state…
Is not the power on Auntie Maya’s head also red?
I knew he was a dick.
Looking forward to whether Incubus’s crown will manifest when confronted by Jagganoth. Is this a sign of submission, or is it his nature to hide even his royalty?
Creature in last panel looked like she ought to be familiar. I thought that was perhaps I’s person at the counsel on page KSBD 4-76, but after checking they do look completely different.
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In my mind, Incubus is starting to sound like Alucard from the animated Castlevania series. Except more insidious, of course. Anybody else?