Seeker of Thrones 9-118
Chapter: 9
‘O Cleaver of Heretics, come forth,
Let the fetters be upon the blasphemer,
Let the lion tear at his breast;
I will lay fire upon him and punish him with the fury of the Lord God;
Carnivorous dogs will feed upon his entrails;
His shade will not sink to the land of dust,
It shall be torn into pieces by the fiends that dwell by the foot of the Flaying Tree;
Spawn of the beast god, Foul Emission;
The scourge of Akaroth will be upon his flesh’
– Incantation of the Judicator Axe
“Put away your Axe of Judication this instant, young lady!”
000001 wants to be hardcore but her boss won’t let her
hahaha excellent
Hail fickle thought, our mistress be!
ESQUIRE.
I have a grave fear that he is as trapped by his riches as the actual traps setup to protect his wealth.
His obsession seems to be all but all-consuming his attention.
It was mentioned earlier that he only vaguely remembers caring about his wealth and continues out of habit and for something to do, I suspect he brings it back up now to distract her.
It’s not. He’s just senile, with age. Mammon is the third oldest Demiurge, after Gog-Agog and Jadis. The first hardly being sane, and of a different physicality, while Jadis is encased in glass. He is no longer as greedy as he used to be, it’s all indeed out of habit and his bringing it up is just because he considers 000001 to be the distracted one.
Consider that his race is described as naturally docile and giving. In his senility, he’s found that core part of himself buried beneath the calcified greed and ambition.
It appears that 0000001 has just about had it with her god’s blind, senile obsessive bullshit. Maybe in a few millennia she’ll push back.
But not today.
No, that’ not what that is.
Its a frustration tinged with sadness. A quiet misery borne from pity. She knows she can’t disrupt this poor old creature, even when she so desperately wants to.
what’s the drop rate for the axe lmao
Make sure you’ve got 10 liquid humanity and are wearing the golden serpent ring before you try killing her.
100%
and every time it drops, it chops
It’s only available through microtransactions.
It can be quite frustrating when your god himself is less zealous than you are.
Just let me smite something, Grandpa!
Woohoo! Grandpa dragon to the rescue!
It seems the Grand Dragon is not only growing senile, but obsessive as well. It is little wonder his priests fear for his safety so.
Mammon is like a BIG old frendly grandpa.
Wait, how is she the third?
Did whoever named her mask two other demons with the exact same name? And then decide that the mighty Yabalchoath would thereafter be named the same thing as two of its former creations?
Rub more salt in the wound why don’t ya?
more names equal a weaker devil. “the third” was probably to ensure Cio was a Blue Devil and thus easier to control. Her husband could have easily made her stronger or weaker, but Pales are mute and Red Devils and up are murder machines.
The same reason that Princess is royalty (lowercase R).
The person who named her mask probably did what our Rising King did and just said names until it calmed down to a nice, friendly blue.
It’s not literal.
I mean, Princess isn’t a Princess or a Squire.
Alison managed to name Vladok “Princess” without actually giving her a title of nobility.
I suspect that Cio is the third in the same way that Princess Mamoru Moonshine Jagermeister Jack Jack Daniels Timothy Tim Bill Freddy Mercury Blueberry Luna, Esquire is a Princess.
I suspect that Ciocie can be the third of her name exactly the same way our dear departed Princess Mamoru Moonshine could have her name end with “Esquire” without being part of the british gentry.
It’s like Princess Mamoru Moonshine Jagermeister Jack Jack Daniels Timothy Tim Bill Freddy Mercury Blueberry Luna, Esquire or Benedictus Raylisia Piakhan Raokones Nafplion Nistiamat Karusearin Valakas Shyanso Karuddanthes Nesaria the Third. It doesn’t mean anything, it’s just tacked on to sound posh.
Quite the contrary. There have been 476 Ciocie Cioelle Estrella Von Maximus throughout what might charitably be called devil history. The number has been steadily decreasing over time.
The real question is what happens when the Count hits zero?
Feller of empires. Savior of demons. Nursemaid to madness. Father to ruin, and mother of murderous desire. Shackle of royalty, and the adamantine talon at the throat of all subject to the Grand Dragon.
Behold, my lovelies, the utmost of curses.
Micromanagement.
This is why you work for yourself.
Ah, but friend Ulurhad, what of when others wish to work for you?
Also, so that it might be more easily seen, perchance, know you where I might obtain the jumpy lady’s glowing axe? It seems strong.
Also also, while I’m chittering on like a child, surely micromanagement isn’t completely negated by self-employment. A trader such as yourself must make deals, both to gain the wares you sell, and for the license to hold shop so a lawkeeper doesn’t come banging down on your head at odd hours in the morning.
Regulation: A red ribbon’s restraint
Standard practice; boilerplate
Stamped and signed in triplicate.
I think Mammon is my favorite character
I wonder if Alice will “help” him, too.
Ah, I was hoping that the old gentleman would put in a saving appearance.
SOMEONE knows what she wants to be.
And Yabalchoath is dead, Cio Cioelle Von Maximus the Third stands in her place.
And may the poor devil rest forever.
That was a close one. Cio almost got the shit adjudicated out of her.
I have considered all the evidence and come to a reasonable conclusion. I do hereby adjudicate this shit to over here, that shit to over there, this fuckin thing I adjudicate to every fuckin surface in this room, and this gooey piece I do adjudicate to way over yonder. I hope this decision is to the reasonable satisfaction of all parties involved, not the least of which, the adjudicated. Court dismissed!
“i’m gonna have to axe you to wrap this up”
“Don’t make me punish you a second time!”
Good ol’ grandpa dragon. He won’t tolerate treatin’ guests in such a way, even if they did mean to kill him at first. Folks can learn, folks can change. AL-YIS-UN sure did manage to change a fair shake.
Now I do wonder how the folks back at the sorority would react to her bringin’ a blue-masked girlfriend roundabout the house.
“These facial scars? Oh, it’s nothing…we just had a bit of a spat.”
Makes you wonder how many of the priests were just former dragonslayers, who stayed to stand guard when they found their mark was actually a kind, old soul.
Well, relatively kind, I guess, what with the fratricide and all.
Cio will experience the full might of Omega Kappa Phi’s ability to drink copious amounts of booze. On that day will a demon tremble.
I love you gruncle mammon ;_;
This seems like a metaphor for “waiting for your grand-kids to phone”
O glorious juxtaposition or just axe positions… or just posturing. Just or Unjuxt.
“Now hold on now!” I love how it automatically just… becomes an old man voice in my head.
Something about this Scene in the Dragon’s Fortress ( maybe the masses of gold ? ) – makes me remember another Scene – in another world –
The World of MORTAL KOMBAT !
Shang-Tsung: “Look at Him….no dignity, no manners…
-Yet in the Realm of Earth, Men like Him can Amass Great Wealth – and Almost God-like POWER !”
Kano: “Yeah….. – And I’d Like to GET BACK to my AMASSING As Soon As Possible If You Don’t Mind ! Now WHEN do I GET PAID ?”
https://youtu.be/V44jgi_wNbQ
I know, right? The “Mortal Kombat” movie was a guilty pleasure… I feel guilty that I actually liked it. (The sequel, on the other hand, was just silly.)
Too bad that the actor who played Kano (Trevor Goddard) later died at age 40 of an overdose of heroin, cocaine, temazepam and Vicodin. Suicide was suspected because he was going through a divorce, but his death was ruled an accidental overdose.
The Judicator can never slay Mammons greatest enemy, Ennui.
Ssshhheee’sss bbbaaaccckkk
This that Axe based in magical summons or is it a physical Axe with the appearance of one’s holy wrath?
Thank God good old Mammon is there to put the focus back on the important things…
yes i would like to pet this sweet dragon he deserves it
I’m guessing that this dragon wasn’t all that sweet back in the day, or he wouldn’t have all this gold to count.
O God! my God! our fearful Count is done,
The ledger is now full to the brim, the sum we sought is done,
The gold is here, the gems so dear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the priestess grim and bladed;
But O key! Key! Key!
O the bleeding drops of… red, maybe?
Where on the gold my God lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
One…
0000001: “None of this gay shit now, girls!”
Mammon: ‘Not so fast, what did I miss?’
My goodness.
My goodness
My goodness
That is how you are shanghaid into accounting these days, isn’t it? Running into hell to slay the dragon, get overpowered by puny romantic feelings and start counting out of remorse.
I have to say, it’s a subtle detail, but I like how she holds the axe (halberd?) in the fourth panel.
That grip, while not ideal for actually attacking from, really gives the impression of weight and heft to the axe.
“I could literally kill you by relaxing two fingers.
“Give me an excuse.”
Senile giant dragon god and the biggest Scrooge McDuck fan in the universe… still better than Trump.
‘pon columns let your tail rest
oh dragon, and hear our request.
we seek no more than heart in chest
Stop with lesbianing around my vault! It’s distracting! Go hold hands somewhere else!
Now thats what I call a Deus Ex Machina
Mammon puts the Deus in Deus Ex Machina.
wow, what a total count
“This devil once stole from you!”
“I have no memory of that.”
“You have dementia!”
“So? Perhaps I should embrace that excellent excuse to be a forgive-and-forget kind-of-guy.”
*facepalms*
I love you, Grandpa Dragon <3
So is this a case of literal Divine Intervention?
That is a plot twist. Mammon saving those who come to kill him. Zero One Priestess must be thinking about resign.
I was thinking 01 might even be Yabby herself, having used her bit of the king’s key to double back on her own timestream to serve the good old dragon within the vault independent of her eventual fall when she emerges with her memory wiped.
The Judicator seems… concerned over Mammon’s possible recognition of Cio. Perhaps she’s not the helpful warrior nursemaid she seems?
Hmm. Hmm hmm hmm.
Friend Ulurhad, perchance, know you where I might purchase the jumpy lady’s glowing axe? It seems strong.
Oh shit, they knoes each otherses
Well, this is just excellent! Didn’t expect Mammon himself stop this would-be-execution. 😄
The high priestess is so done with her boss…
My giant fiery axe incantation would be:
“It’s choppering time!!!”
Saved by the nice old dragon.
There is nothing I dislike about this whole sequence. 🙂
Cio and 000001 are badass. Alis-Un is unconscious. And Mammon is frickin’ adorable. I love this page.
Saved by being on the lawn of an old man…
The high priestess’s face… THIS IS NOT AN UNREGULAR OCCURRENCE!
“Ugh! This old man and his Dragon damned count, again!”
Even among god-kings, hospitality remains sacred.
What a nice, reasonable dragon.
Saved by a senile boss moment. Ignominious, but alive is alive.
Sixth panel, High Priestess, Under her breath
“It’s not a phase, dad.”
Phew! Lucky she didn’t bring her tonfas of righteous doom
God I’m gonna be sad when Mammon tries to kill us eventually.
Hmm… Y’all should be wary of the scourge of Akaroth. Right powerful stuff, there. Don’t want none a’ that upon yer flesh. Reckon?
Well, I don’t recommend eating any flesh that Akkaroth hath scourged.
Alas, *I* don’t get much choice in the matter.
Drinking *all* blood and devouring *all* flesh sounds like fun until you realize that most of it will come pre-chewed, or at least macerated in sulfur.
I’m legitimately enjoying Mammon more and more with every page. The demiurge that built the Tower seems to have died long ago, and his bones are quite amicable company.
I wonder, if he were to somehow leave Yre, do you think this old dragon would throw off his quest for greed? Somehow I can’t picture him allowing what goes on in his dominion to continue.
Burning axe of doom shall be used another time.
my dick is rock hard
Hrm… Was noodling around a bit and something interesting came up. C-O-C-A C-O-L-A is ranked number 3 on the “most valuable” brands. Y’all might say it is the 3rd most noble star 😉
The Grand-pa Dragon Mammon is truly glorious. Unlike the flawed and fearful Imperiatrix Mottom, Mammon’s halo of power is always present, like the obsession that led him to his power in the first place.
Hail the Grand-pa Dragon! Ia! Ia!
Aw, 000001! Maybe he’ll let you if you…
axe nicely.
It would appear that the Grand Dragon’s nursemaid keeps a tight ship.
I feel sorry for the high priestess. Somrone loved suffering from dementia is a sad state of affairs.
this ship better not fall through my warm
gay
hands
Am I the only one who hears John Cleese whenever I read his dialogue?
Crying blood, possibly because if Mammon remembers what actually happened last time, 000001 is sooo screwed! And she might not realize that Cio doesn’t remember….
I wonder if Cio is somehow responsible for Mammon’s diminished mental capacity?
I think you may have missed a word.
Shouldn’t “We must back to the count.” be “We must *get* back to the count.”
It occurs to me that that inverted question mark under her eye may be Yab’s doing… she does seem to have a thing for scarring up eyes…
Must be frustrating when your god tells you to NOT execute the heretic with righteous fury. I mean, you get the axe out, rebuke their lack of faith, get all jazzed up for smiting some pagans, suddenly, “Now now, Let’s not have that, young lady.”
I demand 5 pages devoted to the count.
With Ali and Cio just sitting in the background, wasting time. Maybe playing cards……Or badminton.
Now that Abbadon has captured the vast majority of audience sympathy for the villain, I wonder how its going to turn that around to kill him? Afterall, this is a comic based wholly on praising ignorant manslaughter.
HER EXPRESSION IN THE LAST PANEL. I CANNOT WAIT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE TWO.
And this is why we don’t become immortal more often.
Sounds to me 0000001 is scared shitless if the dragon recognizes Yabalchoath. Best to let sleeping dragons lie after all. Or in this case, let counting dragons count.
I love grandpa dragon. I want a Mammon plushie.
She has reclaimed her old self.
Her old new self? Her new old self?
I wonder what would happen if he discovered who Cio is…
Sorry Allison, but your prince is in another castle.
No one commenting on how Cio is confirming she is Coca Cola MAX
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