WHEEL SMASHING LORD 1-11 to 1-12
Chapter: 1
“Listen, closely, pale worm. Our only goal here, and indeed, for the rest of your miserable life, is to learn the cut called Quelling the Breath of Man. It is the most superior sword technique in the Seven Cities and will win you every battle if done properly. You must resolutely study this cut. Your life, as mine, is no longer your own. You have now become a blade, and the hearts-hilt of this blade is held by his Grace, and when he swings it you will kill any number of men that he wills dead.”
– Gälde ten Bilong, sword god of the Lunar Kingdoms, to their student Ryam
Nice reverse psychology, Maya.
It is not reverse psychology. It is the acknowledgement of the act of slaying as a horrible thing. There is no beauty in blood spilt, there is no glory in life wasted and there is no victory in conquests won.
And yet if there is a hope for hope itself the act of slaying must be done, and the rising king will need all the awful, cursed tools she can get her hands on to get it done.
“No doubt your sword is indeed a beautiful thing. It is a tribute to whoever forged it in bygone ages. There are very few such swords as this one left in the world, but remember, it is only a sword, Matthias! It contains no secret spell, nor holds within its blade any magical power. This sword is made for only one purpose, to kill. It will only be as good or evil as the one who wields it. I know that you intend to use it only for the good of your Abbey, Matthias; do so, but never allow yourself to be tempted into using it in a careless or idle way. It would inevitably cost you your life, or that of your dear ones. Martin the Warrior used the sword only for right and good. This is why it has become a symbol of power to Redwall. Knowledge is gained through wisdom, my friend. Use the sword wisely.”
–Brian Jacques, “Redwall”
I have Just decided what the next story I will read will be.
It’s a whole series, have fun
A worthy quote. Also wow, someone else who had that childhood!
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With these strikes, I seal thy power. With these strikes, I silence your throat, and with these strikes, I banish you hence! BEGONE DEVIL! *grayjohn appears to vanish into the aether in a flash of light* *dusts self off* Well…back to my tea…this trifolium blend is quite soothing…
Cleverly done, cleverly struck. Tha shouldst not suffer a bot to live.
Congratulations!
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You reminded me of a fantastic concept a sibling of mine constructed a while back. “The Seed of Violence.”
Basically, it’s a sword made from the first jagged stone used in the first act of murder. The idea goes that all weapons are a reflection of this first, original seed. It is the purest embodiment of violence for violence’ sake.
Every person who wields it eventually forgets their own name, as their own identity is lost beneath layers of blood.
Spilt blood is always beautiful.
It kind of reminds me of the Jewish tradition of declining converts three times before accepting them. It isn’t meant to be a “reverse psychology” moment, but more a test of your dedication. If Allison hadn’t requested after Maya told her not to ask, then she would have shown a lack of conviction and proven to Maya that she isn’t worthy/ready to learn the technique.
hey, i just wanted to remind you that, as one of oldest faiths that still remain to this day, Judaism is very diverse, and that very few practices actually apply to all of it.
Nothing you said changes the statement at all. It is a Jewish tradition. The fact it is not always followed is irrelevant.
well than, sorry for annoying you.
It is not even the immediacy of the request – it is the repeated phrasing. She acknowledges and shows understanding of the gravity of what she is asking.
There’s a principle in a lot of difficult undertakings that the student should be rejected at least once. Partially to test their desire and sincerity, and partially to relieve the teacher of the moral burden of the consequences if the training fails. If you were warned and insisted, you took the risk on your own shoulders.
See, I was under the impression she meant it literally. Like “I’m not going to teach you th Maybe Sword until you ask.
Very well indeed.
The old king’s rainments….
[time is a flat circle]
I believe that is the Pipe of Un-Hansa, which he always kept near as a reminder of his own circular death.
And no, i will not teach it to you *WINK*
Before you ask I will not teach you. Now that you have asked, eh, sure fine whatever.
It’s Allison who keeps winking all the time.
She made her ask for it, she made her acknowledge her desire to learni ti and put it into words. Noe there is responsability and consequence, and no excuse of being an obeying disciple may ever taint the decision of mastering a mosntruous tool of slaughter.
Maya did not expect to have to withstand that level of haranguing by Allison to teach her the masters most prized lessons. Of course she gave in.
God, this comic is so good.
nice work as always
…It is a Sword. So, it Will Cut.
This weapon will keel.
Early Christmas from Santa Zoss (“Oh Ho Ho”) and a reverse psychology fake pump to test Allison’s true determination.
All over hot noodles with an egg drop.
PS. The lineage of sword gods is Bilong > Gälde > Ryam > Meti> Maya > Allison?
Meti-Ten-Ryo. She served under Ryo-Tem-Ryam. Until he made advances, and she decided to cut off that relationship.
Thanks for the correction.
Al-Yis-Un has grown so much since this comic first began.
And I love every minute of it.
Lmao
perhaps even rofl
I don’t know why Allison has been fighting this whole time, obviously she’s a master at diplomacy.
“I will not teach you this technique.”
“I implore you to reconsider.”
“Hmmm…OKAY.”
I get the reference!
WeeooooH Wheeoooh!
Alli did say “please,” so…
Scouring the comments for another enlightened soul who quoted the True Scripture.
YA YIIIIIIIEEEEEEE *wink*
Maya was Dark Cloud, Incubus was Pale Bolt. Will ALLISON just be the Wheel Smashing Lord?
Allison has not chosen any of her names. From Kill Six Billion Demons, on.
And we do not know if she chose Allison, or if her birthname is yet another undesired crown.
That is her power, her talent, her fate. Collecting undesired crowns, cursed artifacts, hard ways.
Allison has 7 names, why not more.
7?
Allison, KSBD, wheel smashing lord…?
what are the other ones?
Barista Primera Clase is surely one.
Zoss’ ghost really gets around?
Wait, is she just becoming Zoss???? FML.
Time is a circle. You will also notice Hansa’s pipe.
Not at all! Zoss has TWO eyes.
HAD two eyes. Now he has no head. Doesn’t seem to slow him down much, though.
No, but someone else is.
“That is a bad idea”
“Yes, I wanna do it anyway”
“Lol sure”
I don’t spy a strap-on eye!
People get a lot less freaked-out when you walk around with one eye than when you *walk* around with one leg. It’s camouflage for her telekinesis, if nothing else.
Lot of days to all Prims, because whether they are good or bad is only up to you. After trying to follow the path of the Maybe Sword through training and meditation and following other practitioners, I am finally able to start this extraordinary journey of pain, endurance and sacrifice. I will try to do all of this just for a glimpse of me practicing the godly technique. Reach Heaven through Violence, my brothers and sisters!
Wait. Another thing. Weren’t there squatters living in those shells?
Not anymore.
If you don’t want to get cut, just don’t get cut.
Bougie Maya is running around vandalizing dead gods AND simultaneously doing urban renewal.
I think those are prime angel armors
One might say their homes have just been given ‘open concept’ floorplans.
On a slightly related note, apparently the gods of Sanghelios took part in the universal war at some point (one of the shells seems to bear a striking resemblance to a Sangheli ranger combat harness). Mere coincidence, perhaps?
They should have chosen to stop her.
The back-and-forth and earning-it was a thing we did when the world was not coming to an end in the very near future.
The world has always been approaching it’s end. Only your understanding has changed.
I want to learn the way of the for sure sword
That would be accepting “The Shape”, and all the loss of free will and agency that comes with it, because “For Sure”, denies choice.
Maybe, on the other hand, is infinite possibility, and what you will it to become.
It is cursed, because the results of what you will, are very rarely what you intend.
Loving this stuff.
“before you ask, i will not teach you to use it.” but after she asks, sure!
Vic is observant.
Look how she uses sword art as a specially sharp rock.
i must ask-does she truly need the Prosthetics? if she can stand on ’em phantom limbs, why does she need physical ones as well? it seems she can fight and walk and run just as well with only those of the soul…or, well, however it is called in this universe.
sorry for being a filthy casual reader, but i had to ask.
“They should help you conserve your strength.”
Presumably, running around on limbs of pure Royalty is somewhat exhausting, and having the freedom not to be the image of Infinite Violent Will from time to time seems nice.
oh, i…somehow missed that part. thank you for pointing it out to me, and the same goes to everyone in this reply section who did the same.
Maya says they should help Allison to conserve her strength – its likely the phantom limbs are a drain, even if minor.
And minor drains could prove fatal against someone like Jaggy.
Like the pipe, it comes with the job. It’s the official Wheel Smashing Lord outfit.
The job is, apparently, to be a drunken hobbit.
I got a belly laugh out of this one, thank you
Not to be confused with the Call Me Maybe Sword, wielded by the demiurge Carly Rae Jepsen.
It was just too obvious, and yet, nobody said it.
Until now…
I am in shambles reading this
Hey i just met you, and this is crazy, but you’ve gotta go, so I’ll cut you maybe
“They should help you conserve your strength.”
Presumably, running around on limbs of pure Royalty is somewhat exhausting, and having the freedom not to be the image of Infinite Violent Will from time to time seems nice.