Her form may be reminiscent of Yabalchoath, yet her mask is still blue instead of ebon. Is it possible that the demon that we know yet remains, despite this violent outburst?
Alison has become a simpering sob sister when faced with both the boss class passive aggression of the dragon and with going cold turkey from her possession. Cio’s maybe just trying to wake her up, demon style.
Tough love all around. Cio DID double-straight arm the little wimp and did not use the knife she had in her hand.
144 Unsuspicious Cry Too Heartbreaking For Evil Ears
Cio seems significantly stronger, but an Ebon devil she is not. Given the relationship between identity and ranking in devils, I wonder if this means her earlier statements about Yalbachaoth being who she truly was weren’t as accurate as she thought they were? Even fully embracing her “nature” as a friendless, miserable monster hasn’t brought out her true power.
“True Power” and “True Nature” are…difficult and loaded words.
Is there any such thing as a “True Self”? What makes one set of behaviors any less valid – any less “True” – than another? Do we wear masks over our faces? Or do we have any such thing as a “face”? Are we, instead, entirely made of masks? Are we not judged for our actions, because no intent can change the consequences of those actions?
And with Cio, is she struggling to return to being Yabalchoath? Is it even POSSIBLE to return to being someone you once were? Are you even the same person from day to day, moment to moment? Or is “your” existence merely the sum of a stream of actions and physical/mental/spiritual states, constantly morphing and changing and transmuting?
Is Cio becoming Yabalchoath again? Or is she just becoming yet another new person, ushering in the next stage of her life? And just what form will that new person take?
in my short life, i have never once observed a proclamation of true nature that is anything other than confusing an interpretation of an imaginary approximation of what a person could be, with an observation of the actual person of topic.
A broken sword can be the sharpest of them all. I’m not sure though that she will calm down Cio by force, even if it would be the most impressive. Maybe she will get some help from the residents of the vault? Doubtful, but not impossible. Finally, as an equally unlikely outcome, there is the possibility of Oscar intervening in some way.
All things considered, this outcome is superior to a virtually certain death without Incubus’ intervention. The “Great Dragon” might be confused by spectacle, however.
Brothers, do not be quick to count out Alice. Weakness is the opposite side of the coin from power and thus can be equally valuable as currency, when negotiated properly.
One such as YABALCHOATH would not be so merciful. SHE is not yet reborn.
As for Alison… The path to royalty is lined with injury.
There is no path to royalty.
(But this does not make injury any less likely.)
Well… To be completely fair, fully herself or not, Alison kinda deserved that one. But only that one. Hope Cio doesn’t go too far. I liked their friendship. Especially when Cio was the book “nerd”. That was adorable. /;)
I would feel bad for Allison here, but she created this situation by making some pretty obviously bad decisions and then doubling down on them at almost every opportunity.
Once Yabalchoath, The Wicked and Terrible…
The Merciless who delighted in Excess…
WAS she divided into two halves ?
Did Pramand Nand – her spouse of the Gilded Cage,
Recover only half of her Essence ?
The Dragon has an emotional Aspect power which converts Foes to Protectors.
IS THIS Serene, Empowered Emissary of Mammon,
– Another half of the Ingenious, Ambitious, Resourceful, Master Thief ?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DIVIDED SOUL MEETS ?
A MIGHTY CONTENTION HAPPENS – when TWO Aspects face Each Other !
BATTLE FOR THE SOUL – OF A DAUGHTER OF YIS !
CAN MAMMON’S “Sympathy for the Dragon Power” keep his EMPOWERED Emissary in his orbit a minute longer ….While CIO’s BLACK FLAME boils away all former restraints and Affections ?
Tbh I think it’s a pretty brilliant twist that the conflict here is not with Mammon even after all the hype, but with Cio. I love it! And I also hate it. Mostly I love it!
A demon does not forgive.
A demon does not forget.
Apology not allowed to be made, let alone accepted.
Wrath.
Well, that was brutal.
…as are most wake-up calls.
o u c h
that aint cio anymore
Her form may be reminiscent of Yabalchoath, yet her mask is still blue instead of ebon. Is it possible that the demon that we know yet remains, despite this violent outburst?
Possible? Maybe.
Alison has become a simpering sob sister when faced with both the boss class passive aggression of the dragon and with going cold turkey from her possession. Cio’s maybe just trying to wake her up, demon style.
Tough love all around. Cio DID double-straight arm the little wimp and did not use the knife she had in her hand.
We know Yabalchoath is capable of slitting throats with just a touch. She did not do it here.
Her mask may be blue, but I think it has grown too small.
Well then….
OUCH?
Thinking of changing name to 2 Reel4Me; Please stop
Yabal-Cio, nooo! D;
Punished Allison
A Fallen Legend
Allison forgot the safe word.
Truly though, I must ask: was there one to begin with?
W A S T E D
YOU DIED
PAYMENT IN KIND.
In which we are reminded that Cioelle is in fact a devil.
Sorry Cio is not in right now to answer your calls please leave a message in your own tratorous blood after the beep.
Beep.
XD omg, best comment ever. *hands you cookies*
FINISH HER
Cio is not home at the moment, please leave a message after the sounds of crushing bones and rending flesh.
SKRNCH!
Yeah, can I get a 2 Liter Diet Coke and, uhh…
B O N E L E S S
K I N G L I N G
BRUTAL!
I like it.
The Grand Dragon doesn’t think that that’s the proper response to an apology.
Let us hope the Grand Dragon will intervene before things truly go down a dark path indeed
The Grand Dragon is having a nap and must not be disturbed.
Take your squabble outside. NOW!
– Every head nurse ever
Yes, we should remember that the dragon has some scary doorways a little bit harsher than any pillar.
Cio, no! Yre you doing this? D:
The seeds of destiny are sowed with actions. The harvest is, however, a crop that is reaped without intentions.
Behold the the Rising King! Pity her! Iä! Iä!
Those who claim to love violet vines must endure shed blood by the thorn.
OW
There’s really nothing more to say.
Press F for the good ship Cio/Allison
The act of cutting is swift and decisive and cannot be undone.
Well the stigmata wasnt enough
Cio’s Lament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbB8mcM_xS8
One more God rejected!
I’m heaven above outside you!
One more God rejected!
I have your back to the wall!
Words are tools of lesser beings.
The Conquering King must possess their subjects through Will alone.
So says a Liar.
Cio seems significantly stronger, but an Ebon devil she is not. Given the relationship between identity and ranking in devils, I wonder if this means her earlier statements about Yalbachaoth being who she truly was weren’t as accurate as she thought they were? Even fully embracing her “nature” as a friendless, miserable monster hasn’t brought out her true power.
“True Power” and “True Nature” are…difficult and loaded words.
Is there any such thing as a “True Self”? What makes one set of behaviors any less valid – any less “True” – than another? Do we wear masks over our faces? Or do we have any such thing as a “face”? Are we, instead, entirely made of masks? Are we not judged for our actions, because no intent can change the consequences of those actions?
And with Cio, is she struggling to return to being Yabalchoath? Is it even POSSIBLE to return to being someone you once were? Are you even the same person from day to day, moment to moment? Or is “your” existence merely the sum of a stream of actions and physical/mental/spiritual states, constantly morphing and changing and transmuting?
Is Cio becoming Yabalchoath again? Or is she just becoming yet another new person, ushering in the next stage of her life? And just what form will that new person take?
in my short life, i have never once observed a proclamation of true nature that is anything other than confusing an interpretation of an imaginary approximation of what a person could be, with an observation of the actual person of topic.
Well Allison’s scars in the holiday picture make sense now.
“Don’t wear it out.”
Hooboy Cio isn’t home sweetie, Yabalchoath is here and I have a sneaking suspicion that Mammon is shortly about to be not.
Also I miss my boy Oskar I hope he didn’t dead
Oh god, these waits are becoming harder and harder!
Some days you get the dragon, and some days the demon gets you.
Whelp, pity party’s over. Pain party begins… now.
Was wondering where Christmas Allison’s scars came from!
Well put.
Quite restrained, really. At least she didn’t use the knife.
yalbalcoath returns and gives no fucks
I love Cio….. LOVE HER
The Rising King is falling fast.
The turning is almost complete.
Not much longer now.
It seems as though Al-YIS-UN will have to learn the art of restoring herself without the aid of Incubus, before the rampaging Cio ends her existence.
A broken sword can be the sharpest of them all. I’m not sure though that she will calm down Cio by force, even if it would be the most impressive. Maybe she will get some help from the residents of the vault? Doubtful, but not impossible. Finally, as an equally unlikely outcome, there is the possibility of Oscar intervening in some way.
Betrayal entails vengeance. Regret does not entail forgiveness.
OH DAMN, SHITS GOING DOWN
A King without scars is a poor King indeed.
AT LAST. WITHOUT EYES ALYISUN WILL SEE.
No. Not Cio. Only the Flame.
Surely you did not think the path to forgiveness was walked that easily?
I wonder if Praman Nand still loves whatever this Purple demon is right now
All things considered, this outcome is superior to a virtually certain death without Incubus’ intervention. The “Great Dragon” might be confused by spectacle, however.
Alison left Cio under a rock
Alison was NOT HERSELF
Neat Karma
Yabalcoath is back huh?
Aha, knew those scars on the Christmas post would find their way onto Alison’s face.
Brothers, do not be quick to count out Alice. Weakness is the opposite side of the coin from power and thus can be equally valuable as currency, when negotiated properly.
There is no chance of forgiveness
when faced with one who take offence
This omelette makes such a mess
Oh gods. WHY AM I CAPTIVE AUDIENCE HERE!? WHY DO YOU KEEP ME!? JUST LET ME OUT OKAY!?
One such as YABALCHOATH would not be so merciful. SHE is not yet reborn.
As for Alison… The path to royalty is lined with injury.
There is no path to royalty.
(But this does not make injury any less likely.)
Thats gonna leave a mark
hahaha holuy shit. broo
oof even i think that would hurt, and im quite big
Well then: https://ii.yuki.la/6/64/6986074292e2845bae0e6fc0e307e63bca009c6e4de94d483e1440ea1a67e646.png makes sense huh?
Here’s hoping Cio isn’t 2/6,000,000.
Well… You did it, Allison. You literally unleashed the demon.
Never show a predator species fear.
Too little, too late.
‘I’m for thee Alison. I’m for thee.’
I would encourage everone to listen to the Dragonball Z fight music while reading this.
Well… To be completely fair, fully herself or not, Alison kinda deserved that one. But only that one. Hope Cio doesn’t go too far. I liked their friendship. Especially when Cio was the book “nerd”. That was adorable. /;)
Oh dear, oh no, I see teeth! There are teeth being smashed there! Perhaps an eyeball torn as well!
This is awful! Terrible! Calamitous! To fix this would take the power of one of the seven themsel-
Aah. Hmm.
A king does not ask for forgiveness, Al-YIS-Un! Learn this well.
“What’s friendship, when all’s done, but the giving and taking of wounds?” – Godric
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/334352-that-s-five-friends-one-each-for-jesu-s-wounds-and-godric
What are friends for if not for giving you sick ass facial scars!
I would feel bad for Allison here, but she created this situation by making some pretty obviously bad decisions and then doubling down on them at almost every opportunity.
Yabalchoath is back in town.
Whelp, there goes her spine.
Your schedule isn’t the only thing that’s been readjusted here. Yeowch.
One reaps what one sows. I wonder if Memmon and entourage would recognize good ol’ Yab.
;(
oof
Mayhaps the first time she will have to fight someone in the way of Her and Her Path. At least against someone she loves.
Good, let the hate flow..
As the old saying goes… “Bitch, you THOUGHT!”
Witness, now, the cruelty of assured pride. Hope, then, that the devil does not devour her one true ally.
Has Aresius Divined the Truth ?
Once Yabalchoath, The Wicked and Terrible…
The Merciless who delighted in Excess…
WAS she divided into two halves ?
Did Pramand Nand – her spouse of the Gilded Cage,
Recover only half of her Essence ?
The Dragon has an emotional Aspect power which converts Foes to Protectors.
IS THIS Serene, Empowered Emissary of Mammon,
– Another half of the Ingenious, Ambitious, Resourceful, Master Thief ?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DIVIDED SOUL MEETS ?
A MIGHTY CONTENTION HAPPENS – when TWO Aspects face Each Other !
BATTLE FOR THE SOUL – OF A DAUGHTER OF YIS !
CAN MAMMON’S “Sympathy for the Dragon Power” keep his EMPOWERED Emissary in his orbit a minute longer ….While CIO’s BLACK FLAME boils away all former restraints and Affections ?
“THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE !”
>>too-smooth purple face is part of Yab (?)
…was wondering that myself!
Tbh I think it’s a pretty brilliant twist that the conflict here is not with Mammon even after all the hype, but with Cio. I love it! And I also hate it. Mostly I love it!
Ignatz throws the brick at Krazy Kat; Cio throws Alison at a brick
Sins of a false mask,
Becomes judge
Towards doom
Those vitreous fluids when Cio slashes her eyeball though. Shudder.