But she is an Idiot thrall! Just not of Cio.
Lorabarrisleb (with at least 3 of his eyes) sees full well the color of Incubus’ flame. I suspect Alison is not the first person drunken on borrowed power to think they should be able to saunter in and and fist-bump Himself.
Methinks you overestimate Lorabarrisleb. He would not ignore someone with the power of a Key, even if their power is a sham granted by Incubus. Even burrowed power is useful until the creditor calls in interest.
To be fair, he could not have known that Incubus was riding along. A praying position cannot manifest such as this if one does not know how to apply ones’ Will, and I do believe this is one of Incubus’ favorites.
When Loabarrisleb addressed Allison as an ‘idiot thrall’, I initially thought he meant thralldom to Incubus. Figured he could see Incubus’ touch, since he has so many damn eyes.
It does make more sense that Loab means thralldom to ‘Cio’ (Yabalchoath)
“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” Technique from the Anything Goes school of martial arts will get all of those nasty gooey drippy things out of there toot sweet.
If thy ebon enemy’s seven eyes offend thee and thou wouldst consider plucking any or all of them out, thou shouldst reconsider the life choices that brought thee to this point.
This is what happens when your foe has an attack move with its own splash banner and theme song. The ten story tall goddess signing off on this hapless, but deserving devil’s doom is gratuitous foreshadowing.
One wonders what devils think of Incubus who burns with a fire of a different sort?
Now you’ve gone and done it. You’ve made her upset.
Couldn’t you have done something safer? Like juggling with glass shells filled with VX gas, wrestled a honey badger or gotten into a manlinesscontest with Teddy Roosevelt?
Ah, and brother Ogam told me when he finally awoke that despite the semi-permanent damage to his physical form, Myra’s head-butt had imparted upon him pure bliss on four different levels. Then again, he *was* unconscious for fourteen cycles.
Uther "Chaos Angel", Least of Jagganoth's Foreservants
Though YS-Myra is most amazing, I must confess that AlYSUN is making a huge mistake in assaulting Himself’s jailer-vassals.
If the Wardens are in disarray, who shall guard the Sarcophagus of the Black Flame? Even a second’s window might provide a chance for Himself to wreak His dread will. And he shall bring RUIN.
Then it is a good thing the first enemy HIMSELF will encounter is THE EGO
ALLISON is ALICE-UN is AL-YIS-UN is AL-YISUN is THE YISUN is THE I is THE EGO is THE TERRIBLE ENEMY
Also AL-YISUN is THE GLORY/TOWER/FLAME/DIAMOND/BLADE/MIND/BEAST is THE WHEEL TURNER is THE MASTER OF ALL REALITY
HIMSELF is HIMSELF is HIMSELF is HIMSELF …
In short, Allison is the infinite world, and Himself is the infinite self. Allison is the most terrible enemy and ruler of everything, while Himself is indomitable. It will be an interesting fight indeed.
“Lo; Her hands said what her face did not need to. The power of the Fifth Symbol: She smiled in the 27th way: All things became as plain before her. All things became seemingly fair.”
Man, that’s a really interesting ‘patron’/power to make use of. A goddess of poverty. I wonder if it’s intentional or influenced by Allison in some way, like perhaps she sees herself as begging for power and respect, or maybe poor in knowledge and strength. Or maybe the deity picks the vessel? Is it tailored to the user or the recipient – the devils, too, are impoverished in many ways. Or it’s of no consequence at all, and merely the first power Allison managed to tap entirely at random?
Whichever it is, I’m sure Cio will make it sound super cool in her fanfic.
Her voice stripped away, she cannot cry.
And yet with recilliance, her head’s held high.
For those with nothing have a strength hidden deep.
And where impoverished stand strong, the high and mighty would only WEEP.
Yes, Alison, we all know you are headstrong. But there is no need for garish demonstrations. Subtle, precise cuts are actually more effec…
You should…
I give up. MORE MORE MORE I WANT MORE!!! NOW NOW NOW!!!
The Power of Incubus Enthralls me even viewing it from a distance. What chance does Alison have resisting the sweet intoxication of power unleashed! I fear she will be soon calling for MORE MORE MORE!!!
Preem 38 Chaos Wheels, I seek that and more: to immortalize the Arts and the Way of the Valles in text and in word is my mission, to spread its culture across Throne and beyond is my pilgrimage. May the Sevalles past and present lend me their strength and fortitude to see my journey to fruition.
Loabarrisleb’s about to get the mother of all headbutts, probably would have been wiser to not bind her hands and face the Blade of Want instead. At least then when they re-awaken in the void, they can say they fell in a semi-honorable way and the other demon’s wont mock them as badly.
Also, I love the looks on the various demon lords, Yawmga looks understandably shocked, while Carnifex is perhaps resigned to the incoming royal smack down, but at the very least not happy about this turn of events.
Notice also that Allison’s fire is pure white, this particular manifestation of her power is purely her own. Not tainted by the “gift” of Incubus. Very interesting, perhaps it means the Rising King is quickly learning how to grasp the power of the key and not entirely reliant on Incubus’s “gift” to use it?
Either way, I can’t wait for the next page O_O It’s going to be metal.
And lo, there were no repercussions at all for revealing the power of the gods in the court of Demons. So it is known, in the words of liars everywhere.
Three comics ago, in the comments, Jhorne the Murderous Vagrant Slays Monsters And Steals Their Loot mentioned that his ” old campaigning friends once came to me and asked if I wanted to join them on a final daring venture to transport a crude nuclear device (which they had smuggled into Throne in the belly of a corpulent servant) to the Heretic’s Court, and destroy it.” Where they failed, AL-YISUN could succeed. I think that Cio/Yab really is in effect smuggling in a “nuclear device” in the form of AL-YISUN right into the heart of the Heretic’s Court.
I have to know, is she using the summoning justu hand symbol because she is a huge nerd, or because that is actually part of the skill as provided by her “contract”?
Is she summoning an aspect of one of the old gods?
Or maybe they’re immortal and she’s making them temporarily manifest from where they’re waiting to reincarnate. Summoning the ghost of the old god or something like it?
You are fated to believe whether they are a lie or they are truth. In fact they are beyond the shackles of truth and lies and lay somewhere beyond the realms of fate. For they are Gods, they are YISUN, they are YIS and they are UN- manifestations of disparity in the fabric of a cosmos not truly meant for them.
Makes me glad I have no shackles as they themselves do not as well; or else I too might have to believe a simple lie~.
She should tear her fused hands from her face and strangle one of them with the bloody wreckage, purely because it’s the angriest thing she can do in this situation.
Hrmm… Yeah, y’all know that the headbutt’s a fairly conventional strike, and very few have the level of skill required to elevate it to a martial move, let alone the power to commit the Skull of Ys Mara properly. And while I’ve been known to give an opponent a good grilling (pun intended), I ain’t never heard of anyone actually manifesting the Goddess herself.
I’m thinkin’ this is gonna hurt. Too bad Cio has her eyes closed, she’s gonna miss it.
Violence is the universal language, and so one cuts through possibilities with language itself. Bones break, flesh is shriven, and nerves are torn under the onslaught of wordless fury, the energies of the dead Black Goddess are called by the cut and the world is remade. No chains can bind, no curse limit, shield defend against the onslaught born of the thoughts given voice by the universal language.
i must say the composition of face is devilishly done because it really resembles the sublime wrath of a goddess. And also that the left hand gesture almost resembles the way Chinese masters who about to ready to kick ass, “I stand ready.”
This is a smart blog. I mean it. You have so much knowledge about this issue, and so much passion. You also know how to make people rally behind it, obviously from the responses.
A Fist is worth a thousand tongues.
And a headbutt is worth far more.
This made me laugh harder than you may have intended.
What can I say? Belligerent Knights are worldly beings, and their saying reflect that.
(WOW, how did I not see that double entendre before now?)
That’s what she said…
Loabarrisleb really should have known better than to seal her hands in a praying position.
It was an error derived from his first mistake, which was to assume that the mortal announced as Cio’s companion was but an idiot thrall.
But she is an Idiot thrall! Just not of Cio.
Lorabarrisleb (with at least 3 of his eyes) sees full well the color of Incubus’ flame. I suspect Alison is not the first person drunken on borrowed power to think they should be able to saunter in and and fist-bump Himself.
He forgot his power-counter at home, evidently.
Incubus flame is pink though and Allison is channeling pure white here.
Methinks you overestimate Lorabarrisleb. He would not ignore someone with the power of a Key, even if their power is a sham granted by Incubus. Even burrowed power is useful until the creditor calls in interest.
To be fair, he could not have known that Incubus was riding along. A praying position cannot manifest such as this if one does not know how to apply ones’ Will, and I do believe this is one of Incubus’ favorites.
When Loabarrisleb addressed Allison as an ‘idiot thrall’, I initially thought he meant thralldom to Incubus. Figured he could see Incubus’ touch, since he has so many damn eyes.
It does make more sense that Loab means thralldom to ‘Cio’ (Yabalchoath)
YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS
Oh hot damn, it’s on.
I think somebody is about to be headbutted in his soft and squishy face.
If thine eye offends, pluck it out.
If thy enemy’s eyes offend thee, pluck them both out.
“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” Technique from the Anything Goes school of martial arts will get all of those nasty gooey drippy things out of there toot sweet.
If thy ebon enemy’s seven eyes offend thee and thou wouldst consider plucking any or all of them out, thou shouldst reconsider the life choices that brought thee to this point.
Cut God to see if he bleeds!
Consider, my lovelies, that the difference between a mausoleum and a warehouse is when and how you expect the stock to move.
The warehouse empties, faced with cash
The mausoleum fills with ash.
Both are ruined, when floods a-flash.
…She has STANDS now!
Everything is lost!
WRRRRYYYYYYYYYY
SO NO CHI NO SA DAMN IT!
The Fool has become ZA WARUDO!
You sure? This seems more like a Bayonetta reference if anything. I mean Bayonetta even headbutts a skyscraper in Bayo1, and a meteor in Bayo2.
looks so epic. reminds me of Netero from hunter x hunter
And behold, thou art fucked beyond belief.
As the prophets foretold.
This is what happens when your foe has an attack move with its own splash banner and theme song. The ten story tall goddess signing off on this hapless, but deserving devil’s doom is gratuitous foreshadowing.
One wonders what devils think of Incubus who burns with a fire of a different sort?
Child, even with a strength beyond theirs, it is not wise to provoke the devils. Trust me.
Counterpoint, if there is nothing left of them but poor memories, provocation of the soon-to-be-corpses is simply a byproduct of housecleaning.
Now you’ve gone and done it. You’ve made her upset.
Couldn’t you have done something safer? Like juggling with glass shells filled with VX gas, wrestled a honey badger or gotten into a manlinesscontest with Teddy Roosevelt?
As apropos as ever to scream
HOLY SHIT
Reach Heaven through Violence!
Casting shade. Seems fair.
Ah, and brother Ogam told me when he finally awoke that despite the semi-permanent damage to his physical form, Myra’s head-butt had imparted upon him pure bliss on four different levels. Then again, he *was* unconscious for fourteen cycles.
A S P E C I A L T E C H N I Q U E
The destroyer awakens.
RULES OF ROYALTY
oh fuck
rare indeed to see such power in one place
this is certainly going to be interesting
“Well crap.”
Goddess, Goddess, are you there
Gliding through the still dead air
Forget me not, oh Goddess mine
As you wander through the ash and grime
Take this knife, take this blade
Take this sword, which cruel fates unmade
Lend me your hammer, lend me your skull
Lend me your aid, and my enemies cull
Aaand now Cio will know Alysson made a pact with something horrible. How else could she suddenly know the Art?
i dont know if this is covered under the art
Incubus?
That is not the Art, which is exclusively verbal. That is badass wuxia style martial arts
Though YS-Myra is most amazing, I must confess that AlYSUN is making a huge mistake in assaulting Himself’s jailer-vassals.
If the Wardens are in disarray, who shall guard the Sarcophagus of the Black Flame? Even a second’s window might provide a chance for Himself to wreak His dread will. And he shall bring RUIN.
Then it is a good thing the first enemy HIMSELF will encounter is THE EGO
ALLISON is ALICE-UN is AL-YIS-UN is AL-YISUN is THE YISUN is THE I is THE EGO is THE TERRIBLE ENEMY
Also AL-YISUN is THE GLORY/TOWER/FLAME/DIAMOND/BLADE/MIND/BEAST is THE WHEEL TURNER is THE MASTER OF ALL REALITY
HIMSELF is HIMSELF is HIMSELF is HIMSELF …
In short, Allison is the infinite world, and Himself is the infinite self. Allison is the most terrible enemy and ruler of everything, while Himself is indomitable. It will be an interesting fight indeed.
Source: I am a certified Kabbalist
Well bout time she started on the 6billion proper
…Oh yeah, the name of the comic.
Well I think none of us saw THAT coming…!
Damit ALYSUN, don’t screw with that swanky interior decorating. Do you know how hard it is to install imposing cyclopean pillars in an ashen pit?
Hide! Maggots of the Divine Corpse!
The city will blaze, hell is on fire.
The woman’s flames are reaching higher.
They were fools, and called her liar.
All they hear is burn.
You keep bringing in the Purple, and rightly so, but whenever Juggernaut is on the screen, all I hear is the Priest.
“Lo; Her hands said what her face did not need to. The power of the Fifth Symbol: She smiled in the 27th way: All things became as plain before her. All things became seemingly fair.”
「SKULL OF YS MYRA」
https://youtu.be/bwv_2OKxZr8
Za warudo!
Makes me think more of this:
https://youtu.be/XUhVCoTsBaM
FOREHEAD CRUSHER
Yes, young heiress subjugate this foolish worm for daring to silence your divine voice.
What a sorry fate indeed.
Today’s Lesson shall be a Diving case of “did not know with whom he was fucking”
Most brutal forehead flick in history of things incomming!
The will of the king and the will of god are hard to distinguish. Especially for those on the cutting side of that will.
holy crap
What good is a mask against the true face of royalty?
The face they see every day And never remember until its too late.
The motherfucking ruckas has arrived
Oh dear, that is not going to end well for Loabarrisleb.
Man, that’s a really interesting ‘patron’/power to make use of. A goddess of poverty. I wonder if it’s intentional or influenced by Allison in some way, like perhaps she sees herself as begging for power and respect, or maybe poor in knowledge and strength. Or maybe the deity picks the vessel? Is it tailored to the user or the recipient – the devils, too, are impoverished in many ways. Or it’s of no consequence at all, and merely the first power Allison managed to tap entirely at random?
Whichever it is, I’m sure Cio will make it sound super cool in her fanfic.
Hypothetically ALL YIS UN could call on any of the 777,777 aspects of YISUN.
It’s possible this is one that Incubus knows well and is able to teach quickly.
That’s a theory. Incubus, lord of excess, WOULD be most familiar with poverty. If only because of all the offerings made to keep it at bay.
What is Greed but the Fear of Poverty?
With all of existence written in her head, Allison IS the Goddess here. Cio is the poor she guards & avenges.
IMO. Each panel is a suprise.
Could just be related to her being a college student. They’re often poor.
Her voice stripped away, she cannot cry.
And yet with recilliance, her head’s held high.
For those with nothing have a strength hidden deep.
And where impoverished stand strong, the high and mighty would only WEEP.
The Skull of Myra is the Crown of the Underestimated?
Smashy smashy
Yes, Alison, we all know you are headstrong. But there is no need for garish demonstrations. Subtle, precise cuts are actually more effec…
You should…
I give up. MORE MORE MORE I WANT MORE!!! NOW NOW NOW!!!
The Power of Incubus Enthralls me even viewing it from a distance. What chance does Alison have resisting the sweet intoxication of power unleashed! I fear she will be soon calling for MORE MORE MORE!!!
She’s going to break his face with her face.
Well they say you should always leave a good first impression.
we shall see how long this muting witchcraft will last now that even old gods awake at the succesor mightsome
Called. Robed. Anointed. Beloved.
The void’s wild vengeance boils forth and purifies, worthy and unworthy alike.
Is the Rising Godking displaying a true War Aspect, as described in the legends of Aesma?
This one is astonished, dismayed, exalted!
AL-YIS-UN!
*typewriting noises* [MARTIAL LANGUAGE BEGIN]: “Dodge. This.”
I see someone else is aware of the Arts of Kuruda. Pray tell, do you seek the title of Sevalle?
Preem 38 Chaos Wheels, I seek that and more: to immortalize the Arts and the Way of the Valles in text and in word is my mission, to spread its culture across Throne and beyond is my pilgrimage. May the Sevalles past and present lend me their strength and fortitude to see my journey to fruition.
When meeting new people, it’s important to make a good first impression.
An impression with your forehead, in this case.
It is, however, MORE important in certain cases to make a good last impression.
“Idiot thrall,” eh?
Well, you know what happens when you assume.
I haven’t got a clue whether this attack is gonna connect or not!
How exciting!
Muwahahahahaha!
Loabarrisleb’s about to get the mother of all headbutts, probably would have been wiser to not bind her hands and face the Blade of Want instead. At least then when they re-awaken in the void, they can say they fell in a semi-honorable way and the other demon’s wont mock them as badly.
Also, I love the looks on the various demon lords, Yawmga looks understandably shocked, while Carnifex is perhaps resigned to the incoming royal smack down, but at the very least not happy about this turn of events.
Notice also that Allison’s fire is pure white, this particular manifestation of her power is purely her own. Not tainted by the “gift” of Incubus. Very interesting, perhaps it means the Rising King is quickly learning how to grasp the power of the key and not entirely reliant on Incubus’s “gift” to use it?
Either way, I can’t wait for the next page O_O It’s going to be metal.
ALLISON SUMMONED THAT THING?????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGp9P6QvMjY
Summoning aspects of gods to battle! She is getting better at controlling her Key.
*Mama Myra let me go*
Hear that? It’s vaguely Arabian Hip-Hop.
AWAKEN MY MASTERS
Not again! I was hooked on that beat for a month when it came up last!
And lo, there were no repercussions at all for revealing the power of the gods in the court of Demons. So it is known, in the words of liars everywhere.
Three comics ago, in the comments, Jhorne the Murderous Vagrant Slays Monsters And Steals Their Loot mentioned that his ” old campaigning friends once came to me and asked if I wanted to join them on a final daring venture to transport a crude nuclear device (which they had smuggled into Throne in the belly of a corpulent servant) to the Heretic’s Court, and destroy it.” Where they failed, AL-YISUN could succeed. I think that Cio/Yab really is in effect smuggling in a “nuclear device” in the form of AL-YISUN right into the heart of the Heretic’s Court.
Mistake.
Oh bugger
I detect one *doozy* of a headbutt incoming
*OD’s frothingly on the awesomeness*
blarghgrlhrgrl
*trembling reaching out to hit F5 for another hit*
*still hitting F5*
come oooon maaaaannnnn.
I need a fix!
And so the Inheritor of the Key displays her power for all to see, though its a vision that they shall regret witnessing
BREAK YOUR SKULL ON THE FACE OF GOD
Patron goddess of the poor, right on time to help poor little Cio!
P.S.: Summon! What a way to start a battle!
Aim for the head
Me thinks “Go for the eyes” would be more apropos.
Are Minsc and Boo making an appearance?
If there is a Ranger then there is a Hamster and if there is a Hamster to be seen then his Ranger not far away.
Evil meet sword. SWORD MEET EVIL!
Poke ’em in ‘is eyes!
(may require two hands)
I don’t need my hands to slap you.
That is the power of a king.
I have to know, is she using the summoning justu hand symbol because she is a huge nerd, or because that is actually part of the skill as provided by her “contract”?
Because her hands were locked in that position by Spooky Eye Man.
holy fucking shit oh my god whoa
COME AND HAVE A GO IF YOU THINK YOU’RE HARD ENOUGH
Grubbins over there looking like he just heard an ex behind him.
I like to think that the name of the technique really is floating there in giant orange text for everyone to see.
I’m afraid I’m going to have to break character for a moment here — Allison, what the FUCK are you doing?
You just know one of those deons is all like “Fuck this shirt I’m out.”
I will end bad for Alice…
AL-YIS-UN’s power level is over 9000!!!
Everyone is all amazed, and I just can’t stop laughing at how she STILL can’t get her hands unstuck from her face.
Violence. Inescapable indeed.
End them all.
AND THEY RUN WHEN THE SKULL COMES UP
WITH THEIR THRONES ON THE LINE
SON YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET WHAT THE YOUNGINS CALL R E K T
On a day like this, demons like you…should GET DUNKED ON!
But… how is she casting with her lips sealed?
She’s not using any Art…
Through sheer force of will – also the appropriate feats – Silent spell – Still Spell – Eschew Materials
If you make that last panel into a print, I will buy it.
Same.
BEHOLD THE POWER OF MY STAND…. [Giant Woman]
So what is this?
Is she summoning an aspect of one of the old gods?
Or maybe they’re immortal and she’s making them temporarily manifest from where they’re waiting to reincarnate. Summoning the ghost of the old god or something like it?
It’s probably explained somewhere in the lore.
The Old Gods are a lie, there is only YISUN
But if you tell a lie beautifully, tell it forcefully, then isn’t it easier to believe?
The Art of Lying has many applications.
You are fated to believe whether they are a lie or they are truth. In fact they are beyond the shackles of truth and lies and lay somewhere beyond the realms of fate. For they are Gods, they are YISUN, they are YIS and they are UN- manifestations of disparity in the fabric of a cosmos not truly meant for them.
Makes me glad I have no shackles as they themselves do not as well; or else I too might have to believe a simple lie~.
at last! Alice-Un was annoingly coming back to a normal person. she is the wielder of the names, for Gods sake!
Dragons. Why’d it have to be dragons?
this is the power of my stand, 『SKULL OF MYRA』
Primus Ratio Regum
She should tear her fused hands from her face and strangle one of them with the bloody wreckage, purely because it’s the angriest thing she can do in this situation.
Hush and Listen.
Ppshhht.
That is the sound of a can of Ass Kicking being opened.
You are already dead.
Those who inflict pain more, feel it more.
Hrmm… Yeah, y’all know that the headbutt’s a fairly conventional strike, and very few have the level of skill required to elevate it to a martial move, let alone the power to commit the Skull of Ys Mara properly. And while I’ve been known to give an opponent a good grilling (pun intended), I ain’t never heard of anyone actually manifesting the Goddess herself.
I’m thinkin’ this is gonna hurt. Too bad Cio has her eyes closed, she’s gonna miss it.
These Devils are powerful beings, and demand respect. Surely, the most respectful thing one can do is head butt with the power of a god.
Violence is the universal language, and so one cuts through possibilities with language itself. Bones break, flesh is shriven, and nerves are torn under the onslaught of wordless fury, the energies of the dead Black Goddess are called by the cut and the world is remade. No chains can bind, no curse limit, shield defend against the onslaught born of the thoughts given voice by the universal language.
look, mom, with my mouth shut!
i must say the composition of face is devilishly done because it really resembles the sublime wrath of a goddess. And also that the left hand gesture almost resembles the way Chinese masters who about to ready to kick ass, “I stand ready.”
This is a smart blog. I mean it. You have so much knowledge about this issue, and so much passion. You also know how to make people rally behind it, obviously from the responses.