Wielder of Names 1-10
Chapter: 1
“The lightn’ings on which they rode were bent with talon’d lash,
An’ few there were that rode ahead and batter’d out their path,
But others reach’d with grasping hands to pluck fools from the fray,
An’ best as known them sorry souls are ridden to this day.”
– Folk rhyme
Oh.
Oh my.
Excuse me. I suddenly feel I need to reevaluate my existence.
I suddenly have an intense desire to ride a skele-cycle.
I HAVE THE SHINIEST MEAT BICYCLE
I was one; once.
Strong tea and conversation are exactly the thing to calm you down during an out-of-body experience.
My goodness. They certainly know how to make an impression. I’d still have a hard time trusting them.
Never trust any Thorn Knight, especially when they try to be polite. It’s like trusting a serial killer because he said “Please” and “Thank You”.
Good sir Bobert, I must dissent. One can always trust a Thorn Knight – trust him to be wholly homocidal.
Aye that is true! The same way you can trust a Devil to be a backstabbing distrustful hypocritical bastard, any kind of Angel to stick to a set of laws and rules that makes sense only to them or a Human to be a strange mishmash of all three.
I’m not too sure, Preefer madness Bobert. Those horny folks that knocked on my door a few weeks ago were very polite and made for excellent conversation and they rode a sickass Dodge Challenger. It’s always hard not to like the spokesmen, though.
It doesn’t get any more metal than this.
I assure you it gets more Metal than this.
Fuck me sideways, it’s like the most metal things possible all converged into one location.
Igneous Angel? So, Vapour, Liquid and Igneous? So are the angels states of maturation supposed to mirror the states of matter in a way? Or perhaps even the elements? Hmmm….
The states of matter, yes.
But I think Igneous implies that there are things more solid than mere Solids.
Vapour, Liquid, Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic…?
Nay: The Igneous angel does not form from an liquid angel; ‘twould be the same as holding that oil condenses into a liquid before bursting into a ball of flame.
Rather, still being not gas but specifically fire I suspect 6 Juggernaut is either very young indeed, or has taken a wholly different path from most angelic maturations.
In fact, good Phoenixian, though it is debated hotly by scholars who study the Aeons exactly what their condense rate is, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary angels do, in fact condense from liquid and semisolid angels. The Aeons themselves are very reticent to reveal more information on this fact, as they do not reproduce and consider their cycle of reincarnation sacrosanct.
Really? I must admit I was of the impression that “igneous” in this context was equivalent to the plasmatic state of matter – going along with solid, liquid and vapour.
Have, they ever tried to reproduce?
I feel like this is the “shake things up” chapter and I love it.
Place your bets now, will the Kettle or the Teacup be a skull?
‘or‘? Don’t you mean ‘and’?
And the answer, of course, is ‘yes’.
I hope it’s the infuser.
Those are both a given. The real question is whether he managed to make the tea itself out of skulls.
It is most definitely possible.
You have clearly never tried Vyrosi Bone-Tea, Yot Yglorba. Ah, it has been years since I last tasted as a divine beverage as that~
I can at least tell you the kettle is black. ‘Deviant’, indeed…
Well then.
I… I am at a loss for words to describe the sheer magnificence of this. Juggernaut Star is quite the character.
Oh crap, he’s using wheel skellies!
These are not a friendly people! All lies! Bony white lies!
That has to be the most badass entrance-first impression one can make.
SHIT. WHEEL SKELETONS
As I stated before, might as well off ourselves now.
Flee! Flee for your lives!
words cannot describe the depth of my arousal
THIS
IS
THE PAAAAINKILLLLLLER
HELLRIDER
ROCKS IN THE NIGHT
Angels are SOOO tacky.
Old 10 is not impressed.
And… holy shit, those wheels are angel wheels. From the bodies of angels.
What’s interesting is that the wheel has eyes. I think the bike is an angel too. Either part of the same one, or another one…and I wouldn’t even begin to speculate on the nature of the relationship between steed and rider in this case.
Keenly spotted. That could certainly explain why the Vigilant Gaze has narrowed with such… dare I say distaste?
Well, I can’t think of any other way “bio-organic” could be taken, and 6 Juggernaut Star would definitely be the type to strip components of/mock and mangle the crushed souls of his enemies. Just look at that one skeleton with “SINNER” penned on his forehead.
MattStriker is observant
“Woe be he that mistakes the rider for the steed”
I feel an opportunity has been missed, here. The only way 6 Juggernaut Star’s introduction could possibly have been more death metal would be if someone was playing a pointy guitar and screaming, and he’s got at least 3 schmucks on his motorcycle that aren’t on wheel duty.
Maybe the void doesn’t have a good selection of instruments.
It is my sincere opinion that you are horribly mistaken.
It could be way more metal, if the pointy guitar was, in fact, a flame-thrower.
It’s entirely possible that there is in fact a totally metal soundtrack occurring in this scene, which we the viewers do not hear due to the fact that the story is told via visual medium.
Sorry if I’m being presumptuous, but you already have a character Jagganoth, and he’s a huge deal to the series, you sure you want to call another character Juggernaut?
Or is there a reason for them to have the same name? Are they connected somehow?
Greetings fellow scholar! Your curious investigation necessitates a proper response, else you find your search incomplete. Allow me, dear sir, to elucidate. The magnificent panoply of violence you now witness is chieftain of an expanding sect of war-worshippers. To achieve any sense of comprehension you must first learn the Thorn Knight’s Law: Purity through Violence.
Thus, coming to this point, one may begin to know the truth of 6 Juggernaut Star Scours the Universe and who its master is.
Jagganoth and Juggernaut are both derived from the deity Jagganatha, who is an avatar of Krishna/Vishnu. His name means Ruler or Lord of the Universe or something similar to that. Which kind of suits Jagganoth, cause he’s definitely a multiversal divine ruler.
Ah, the young are ever the same in their love of the new and their disdain for the old. Even so, for an angel to stab out his eyes and rip off his wings… Truly distressing.
Bit of a piercing gaze on that one hm?
Is that guy inspired by the Shrike from Hyperion?
Absolutely.
I love you.
Well, okay, I love you even more, now.
Pointy, stabbity, acausal Love.
Yeaaaah, hard pass.
I ask for naught but a piece of your Eternal Flame so that I may shine with you forever.
I love this.
I love everything about this page.
The other two angels face staring at J’s rad motorcycle. EVERYTHING.
Stupid sexy SixJugg…