Our history’s a vacant lot littered with empty bank accounts
Sobbing parents, broken bones
Glorious songs, lengthy prison terms
A handful of moments that were truly our own
Based on what we’ve seen, I’ve gotta ask, on what criteria is Incubus a rubbish swordsman? Because he seems to be fully capable of beating the brakes off Maya at least for now, and getting a decent shot in on Big Jaggy. Are we really gonna dismiss all that just because he doesn’t follow a highly nebulous philosophical ruleset that he himself obviously does not give a fuck about? I know he probably can’t parry battleship yamato space beams like Maya can but he’s clearly not “exceptionally poor” at it.
I mean, the story and additional text has more or less confirmed that royalty is a true and proper state of enlightenment that grants wisdom and knowledge. And Meti was royalty.
That’s true. How embarrassing. On the other side, she also refers to him as a god of the sword like her, at a time when he was less experienced.
It seems that in one context he is a good swordsman, and in another, a bad one. Meti would probably have called them both bad swordsmen, because even now they are both acting for the fruit of the act rather than the act itself. Krishna would not approve.
“You must strive for attachment-non-attachment when cutting. Your cut must be sticky and resolute. A weak, listless cut is a despicable thing. But you must also not cling to your action, or its result. Clinging is the great error of men. A man who strikes without thought of his action can cut God.”
-Meti’s Sword Manual
Incubus can never cut without thought. He can never subsume the killing instinct, but can only be ruled by it. He can only ever strike to preserve himself, he can only strike with fear. It is why he believes he needs a sword at all.
I think Meti advocated for being nothing /but/ killing instinct when fighting, but more to your point, Maya is not much better than Incubus with regard to detachment. She’s definitely not just cutting for the sake of cutting, she is actively seeking revenge. Not even Jaggy is abiding by Meti’s cool baghavad gita rules, although he probably comes closest because he definitely enjoys the pure act of beating the shit out of people for its own sake.
When a swordsman is described as poor for needing a sword, it’s likely the definition of swordsman in use does not actually revolve around the use of a sword.
Seven minutes…seven minutes? Seven minutes. Seven minutes!
Nearly time for everybody to deliquesce like mountain dew in the morning. It was all a dream! Except for the part where it was all worms wearing clever disguises. Maybe the real Gog was inside us all along?
people keep talking about deus ex nukoku but you know who’s really sleeping this fight? Fucking 10 Vigilant Gaze Purges the Horizon. I guarantee you that incubus twink would get atomized by 1 chariot cannon
“Perhaps” … so there’s a chance.
Also, guys, normally I never say this but since the author is in Hong Kong, maybe don’t do politics to him for reasons of both caring about him and respecting yourself later.
The bank and merchants’ guilds are backing the fuck-you-destroy-the-world guy because they think it’s better for their profits, regardless of the harm it does to the people around them and potentially to themselves, all the while insisting that his fuck-you-destroy-the-world attitude is all just rhetoric and he would NEVER follow through on it.
Surely if the soldiers had spent more time sowing division among their allies, then horny shirtless hotpants wouldn’t have slapped the flagship out of the sky.
Our history’s a vacant lot littered with empty bank accounts
Sobbing parents, broken bones
Glorious songs, lengthy prison terms
A handful of moments that were truly our own
GAAWWWDDD DAYYYUUMMM SHIT IS GOIN DOWN BAD!!!!!!!!
You know I just realized, did anyone try to nicely ask Jagannath NOT to destroy the multiverse?
This just in: Fujimoto has taken over as writer for this comic, everything will now end in tears.
Right. You’re the control, and when that fails, I’m the damage.
New music acquired , roll out the end times speakers.
Last time I was this early, Zaid was still alive!
Things are getting downright Walt Simonson with the sound effects, always a good sign!
The landing was a bit rough but after kicking a battleship in half things like that are forgiven.
Now is not the moment, fellas
Based on what we’ve seen, I’ve gotta ask, on what criteria is Incubus a rubbish swordsman? Because he seems to be fully capable of beating the brakes off Maya at least for now, and getting a decent shot in on Big Jaggy. Are we really gonna dismiss all that just because he doesn’t follow a highly nebulous philosophical ruleset that he himself obviously does not give a fuck about? I know he probably can’t parry battleship yamato space beams like Maya can but he’s clearly not “exceptionally poor” at it.
You’re asking for a non philosophy-related reason when the reason in the narrative is philosophy-related. I’m sorry.
Please. It’s not the story’s canon scriptural doctrine, it’s Maya’s *opinion*.
I mean, the story and additional text has more or less confirmed that royalty is a true and proper state of enlightenment that grants wisdom and knowledge. And Meti was royalty.
We’re not talking about Meti, we’re talking about Maya, who is at different times fallible and unreliable.
I thought it was because he failed to decapitate her ten times in a row then gave up?
I feel that there are a number of reasons there Maya might feel uncharitable about Incubus’s talent for swordsmanship.
That’s true. How embarrassing. On the other side, she also refers to him as a god of the sword like her, at a time when he was less experienced.
It seems that in one context he is a good swordsman, and in another, a bad one. Meti would probably have called them both bad swordsmen, because even now they are both acting for the fruit of the act rather than the act itself. Krishna would not approve.
“Two things can be true at once, even if they contradict each other. This is only possible because all things are false, including this sentence.”
-False quote by #1 Gaslighter, YISUN
“You must strive for attachment-non-attachment when cutting. Your cut must be sticky and resolute. A weak, listless cut is a despicable thing. But you must also not cling to your action, or its result. Clinging is the great error of men. A man who strikes without thought of his action can cut God.”
-Meti’s Sword Manual
Incubus can never cut without thought. He can never subsume the killing instinct, but can only be ruled by it. He can only ever strike to preserve himself, he can only strike with fear. It is why he believes he needs a sword at all.
I think Meti advocated for being nothing /but/ killing instinct when fighting, but more to your point, Maya is not much better than Incubus with regard to detachment. She’s definitely not just cutting for the sake of cutting, she is actively seeking revenge. Not even Jaggy is abiding by Meti’s cool baghavad gita rules, although he probably comes closest because he definitely enjoys the pure act of beating the shit out of people for its own sake.
When a swordsman is described as poor for needing a sword, it’s likely the definition of swordsman in use does not actually revolve around the use of a sword.
And Jagganoth STILL hasn’t come out of the blackhole-shaped cage yet.
Ah, what a beautiful sight this is?
There truly is N) such a unique taste!
Why? for the nice miss to have been {BLESSED} by bG0Od
To have the (L@c] of touching {ALMIGHTY} -.. . … .–. .- .. .-. /
we have reached the{ xzpgKILL} 6 25 66 ion {DEMONS}
Is that a Kappa??
*Checks watch*
Seven minutes…seven minutes? Seven minutes. Seven minutes!
Nearly time for everybody to deliquesce like mountain dew in the morning. It was all a dream! Except for the part where it was all worms wearing clever disguises. Maybe the real Gog was inside us all along?
I love this story.
Dinner at six! At SIX!
people keep talking about deus ex nukoku but you know who’s really sleeping this fight? Fucking 10 Vigilant Gaze Purges the Horizon. I guarantee you that incubus twink would get atomized by 1 chariot cannon
10 Vigilant Gaze spent thousands of years charging up that attack!
Do you know why he reincarnated 9 times over?
Man, we’re losing and we haven’t even had to perform the ontologically impossible feat of killing an unkillable god yet.
Koss’s Protocols cannot and must not be disobeyed.
Certain demiurges and their emissaries must be brought into… compliance.
We thinks it is time to Gog all out, as it were.
But the Big Guy hasn’t even come out of the bubble yet…
It upsets me that I, Fateless Charon, never am around when I’m needed.
Alas.
This was not unexpected however, as it was a fated and doomed endeavor.
Seethe, with purpose.
Nay, to Seethe is to be angry. Being upset is far different, alas. Being upset is not anger always… but…
IF IT HELPS I SHALL DO SO I GUESS.
Ah! The Conduit of Dark Science beckons you. Please, join us.
I must warn you.
We require our test subjects to be alive, unharmed, perfectly preserved and intact. The Conduit’s Work cannot proceed otherwise.
However, the experiments have many Dead byproducts. Perhaps they’d be of interest to you?
“Perhaps” … so there’s a chance.
Also, guys, normally I never say this but since the author is in Hong Kong, maybe don’t do politics to him for reasons of both caring about him and respecting yourself later.
The bank and merchants’ guilds are backing the fuck-you-destroy-the-world guy because they think it’s better for their profits, regardless of the harm it does to the people around them and potentially to themselves, all the while insisting that his fuck-you-destroy-the-world attitude is all just rhetoric and he would NEVER follow through on it.
But let’s not bring politics into it!
It’s always coldest before the dawn.
Never thought I’d get up to date with this, but here I am. I’ve hardly done anything in my free time besides reading this.
The Wheel Turns Still
You know…it’s fun to remeber that Alison was human at the start of all this
Has the alliance considered sending nine trillion black glass pieces to Israel?
Surely if the soldiers had spent more time sowing division among their allies, then horny shirtless hotpants wouldn’t have slapped the flagship out of the sky.
I don’t think any amount of ideological unity would make much of a difference here