Seeker of Thrones 9-115
“Here is a quandary, Ogam,” said YISUN once, “Which has the greater weight, a mighty stone, or a man?”
Ogam was intelligent, but was frequently found in his cups during the nightly debates at YISUN’s speaking house. He was very fierce and had little patience for little aside from combat, of which he was the undisputed master. In his Red Aspect, he had once bloodied fifty five thousand gods of war and ended the feud between the Lunar Solace and the House of Year Turning. He knew only sword law and gambling, and thought often with his spear. It was because of this that his answer was short, but very well-shaped.
“Cleave a stone to pieces, and you only make smaller stones. Cut down a man and cut down a great many people. To start, you slay all his former selves. You kill a enemy and a comrade, a son and a father, a mentor and a student. Then the great net of his life drags its hooks out and sinks all he was attached to, tearing a terrible hole in the web of being,” replied Ogam. “Men have a great many attachments, and a great many former selves. Manflesh is very dense, in the grand scheme of things. It makes war difficult.”
“Ogam is observant,” said YISUN.
– The Song of Maybe
The POV is being so discreet that it’s almost easy to forget how Cio is completely nude.
Even better, actually: Allison is only threads away from the exact same. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Which raises an interesting question: Why do, or should, demons have external genitalia and mammalian trappings? Perhaps just because they were first created by humans, but now I’m wondering if any demons were created by non-humanoid Perceivers.
Also: Ogun’s comment is right on the mark, and deeply profound. (Is he feeling all right? 😉 )
Alas, perceivers and human are one and the same. You might see strange skin colors or surprising body perception, but they are all humanoid. Interesting theory though, maybe you could coerce a servant from a world devoid of humanoid to mask a devil. Definitely an experiment to conduct.
and mostly an exoskeleton!
Is she? Am I mistaking her flesh for her new(ish) clothes? I am quite colorblind.
Color doesn’t help much. She was wearing purple leather over her purple carapace.
Personally, I noticed her nakedness only because of her arms so precisely blocking view of her breasts. Had her arms not blocked the view, I might not have thought much about her nudeness at all.
I suppose it really depends on what the breasts in question would have looked like.
naw, she still got her mask on…
s’ok.
And her glasses.
–which somehow seem to have made her more naked….
“Cio, your nipples are hard”
“I’m covered in rigid bug carapace, of course they’re hard, they’re always hard!”
You might remember her last heart-to-heart with Al-YUS-UN, during which she struck a match on her tongue….
Hm… I didn’t know that It is a problem…
You must not be as hard up as I am. (Married, but it’s complicated.)
I have never wanted to see these two make out more than I have right now.
I uh, I mean. What? Hahaha.
Haha.
Ha.
You and me both friend.
Me neither.
CCon?
I have good new for you
GAY
So Very Gay
Tis is an interesting way to spell glorious.
(notices the unnecessary is)
Dammit. My editing skills are supposed to be better than that…
Between those who truly share the blood of concordance, dear Cio, grim and wild violence is often a small thing. Easily washed away with mutual effort and a handful of tears.
One is still broken no matter how well put together one seems.
The glue that holds us together is what binds us to one another.
well then
that was easy.
I am hesitant to see what your idea of “difficult” is. But then again, throwing me into a wall would probably break me more permanently than it would these two.
there is a well known abuser of geriatrics in the house of the old banker, all is not well
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{press “heartstrings” to continue}
Ahtmili daemonscript. Cursed be all who behold it. Thankfully, of no relevance to us here and now.
It may take a lot of repair, but this mighty vessel is definitely going to float again.
While I have you here bleeding profusely on the giant piles of gold, I’m going to take the time to curse you out for your stupidity.
Carpe diem, as they say.
Ah, the beloved black speech returns, I had missed it indeed
black speech = best speech
And the prize for ‘Fasted turnaround from Action to Regret’ goes to…
…a passionate kiss between these two just as Zaid walks up.
Nah, Zaid’s had far more time than at least one idiot who tried to kill a superior enemy
Best page.
That wet rippin’ sound you heard was just my metaphorical heart gettin’ ripped right on out of my metaphorical chest.
AL-YIS-UN has a fair amount of explainin’ to do.
Speak for yourself, my literal heart got ripped out of my literal chest.
Though it was voluntary, of course. I’m getting it replaced by an orichalcic turbine to more efficiently pump molten gold through my body. You should try it, gold works much better than hemoglobin. Sure, you almost die a couple dozen times, but after the early stages you get used to it!
Tears steep the saplings of bonds renewed.
Devil slay and Devil fight
Devil flay and Devil bite
Devil loves what it is not
Devil thinks that Kings are hot
Love yon Devil, if you dare
Hurt yon Devil, all beware
We gave them names, and we gave them masks.
What more have we ever needed?
Madder Trollop, Trogoldytic Spawn, Insufferary Harlot, Rambelay Wench, Sloppery Brains: all excellent garage band names.
I’m concerned for the health of the young King. One wonders whether Mammon has any nurses or physicians in his court.
Kiss and makeup you silly kids
theyre gay together now, thats the canon
DESIRE TO HUG CIO
Aye, can the Will to embrace Cut the Tower walls? Only time will tell.
Honestly, it’d prolly be like hugging a king crab. All spiny like
This scene is just too sweet. These friggin’ dorks.
ALL HAIL THE RISING KING! BEHOLD HER MAJESTY, IN ALL HER DORKLY SPLENDOR!
And so the heart was balanced against the feather.
Can hug Cio ? :3
As with all things, that will be $100 please. I take cash, gold, credit, and gold.
AL-YISUN has gained the power of friendship!
Now kiss.