I wonder what will Calian do this time? I don’t think he’ll run away but he probably still won’t be able to hit Dainix. Worst posibility for Erin is that Calian won’t stop trying to get to Erin despite Dainix attacking Calian.
Great, absolutely perfect!!!
Just one of the worst things to happen.
Also where is Alinua!
(Yes I will be asking this until we see her again.)
Also also my keyboard is now split in half.
It feels important to tell you that I’m not using a computer.
-Signed The Vessel Of A Glowing God
(aka The Princess)
You’re right Calian, you didn’t fail! That statement, in the past tense, implies at some point you stopped; your failure is still ongoing.
Oh I love that first panel. Not just the cracking texture of the SFX, but the different coloured and sharpened cracks in the ice implying depth and size; really evokes those dull, deep cracking sounds you get from glaciers. Good expression work on both Crucible Dainix and Calian these last pages too.
V.D. probably thinks Calian is doing this out of draconic pride not letting them leave their mission in failure; Monday’s page however gives me the impression they’re genuinely fearful about whatever punishment Stefan could hand down. Whatever the reason, Calian’s panicked digging is likely going to be for naught.
Prediction for next week: on Monday’s page Calian sported some injuries from Dainix, and I reckon this attack will result in more than just extra burns; Calian will retreat, and much worse for wear. The main question I have is how their digging and Dainix’s attack has affected Erin’s bubble.
Hmm, both Vros and Calian might be out for a while; that could allow for the gang to travel underwater safely and discretely.
The paladin’s lack of information here is REALLY hurting them here. They are more likely to doom the world on their current path than to save it. From what I can tell Calain is more likely to knock Erin out for the dragon than to kill Erin.
I almost hope that the dragon does break free a little, and the only reason Calain and the world doesn’t die is because Dainix transmutes the hell out of void. Some sort of lesson that attacking Erin is BAD and helps VOIDY and the party members have some CLUE of what they are doing.
I understand the goal is to kill the vessel, but if you can’t kill the vessel, and you just weaken it, you help the enemy.
I think it’s less that they lack information, and more that they’re too obsessed with the “One True Threat” that they’re ignoring the possibility of other entities being hazardous. It’s like obsessing over the Yellowstone Supervolcano and ignoring the fact that hornets have made a nest in your basement. Especially since, in this metaphor, there’s someone who lives inside the Yellowstone caldera actively trying to figure out how to diffuse it.
now would be a really great time for the mermaids to notice the light show. can’t imagine they get a ton of fire down here, someone must have seen it by now
Now I’m thinking about, well, some video game bossfight that works like this. Can someone help me out here? I mostly just play Minecraft, Nimrods, and Undertale, and those don’t really work like that.
I’m assuming this is a reply that ended up as a comment?
Most video games don’t *really* do this, I think there are a couple that actually do but I haven’t encountered them. This is mostly a joke about how you know you’re in trouble when you think you’ve defeated the boss, but then another (probably bigger) healthbar replaces the previously drained one.
Think if the Ender Dragon’s healthbar was suddenly replaced and the Ender Dragon got a new set of wings and glowing claws.
In Ultrakill in level 7-1 there’s a boss called Minotaur. You first encounter him fairly early in the level where he runs in the room you just enters, oneshots some enemies you thought you would fight without stoping (he literaly just runs over them trampling them) and imediately leaves. Then in the end of the level there are 2 vertical drops followed by a railway section on moving platforms. You encounter some enemies on platforms that come from the front and after that one platform with enemies comes from behind. But then the Minotaur comes from the behind, smashes both the enemies and the platform they were standing on, and you start fighting him. The fight is a bit gimicky becouse you can’t heal from the Minotaur but eventualy you deplete his one healthbar, he falls on the track dead and you continue forward. You soon find the exit to the level but SUPRISE the Minotaur is still alive and you have to fight him again, this time without the moving platforms.
Small clarification, when you fight the Minotaur on the Moving platforms the Minotaur isn’t on one, he’s running so fast he doesn’t need one and the platforms are not big enough to cary him anyways. And in the second fight, before it starts, you see the level exit open but when you aproach it the Minotaur runs in Koolade man style (runs through a wall) and the exit closes. His speed becomes scary in the second fight becouse, well, I don’t think I have to explain.
Who is hearing the boss music? Or do Calian and Dainix have different themes playing in their heads that will get replaced by Void’s theme when he takes over?
I wanted to do that when I was sick at one point, but my mom saw and made fun of me for watching my favorite YouTuber play video games with *my* personal free time.
Havoc ensues as ice tremors and cracks
“AGH!” Erin yells as Dainix pivots swift.
Vehemently Calian claws and attacks
Enwreathed in flame Dainix exits the rift.
Erin and Dainix will probably be needing divine intervention to get out of this one. Fortunately, that need not come from the void dragon! They, at least, are not beyond the Northern Wyrm’s power to help.
Huh, you’d think that “fire monster at the bottom of ocean allied with world ending bad guy” would be enough for Calian to cut his losses, leave and report to the Septrenn. Let’s see how strong fire ACTUALLY is against water when all what pesky WATER isn’t in the way…
(Or maybe Alinua will show up. That’s quite probable.)
alt text: did you really think you were getting out of this bossfight that easily
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Hi!!
Tumblr text: see you on monday!
Bluesky text: just when you think you’re out they pull you back in
Second stage of boss fight: Activated!
I wonder what will Calian do this time? I don’t think he’ll run away but he probably still won’t be able to hit Dainix. Worst posibility for Erin is that Calian won’t stop trying to get to Erin despite Dainix attacking Calian.
I’m going to go out on a limb here, and guess that Erin is in a wee spot of trouble.
Great, absolutely perfect!!!
Just one of the worst things to happen.
Also where is Alinua!
(Yes I will be asking this until we see her again.)
Also also my keyboard is now split in half.
It feels important to tell you that I’m not using a computer.
-Signed The Vessel Of A Glowing God
(aka The Princess)
Also also also I’m the fifth person to comment on this page!
It’s a good question! Now that Kendal has been whisked away for a Heist, she can show up any page! And she better, since she has been promised!
I believe she in en route now!
Erin is lucky that water pressure in Aurora isn’t like irl or he would’ve gone the way of the Titan submersible with those cracks
It was magic ice.
And here I thought Shadow Dragon was just trying to mess with Erin.
You’re right Calian, you didn’t fail! That statement, in the past tense, implies at some point you stopped; your failure is still ongoing.
Oh I love that first panel. Not just the cracking texture of the SFX, but the different coloured and sharpened cracks in the ice implying depth and size; really evokes those dull, deep cracking sounds you get from glaciers. Good expression work on both Crucible Dainix and Calian these last pages too.
V.D. probably thinks Calian is doing this out of draconic pride not letting them leave their mission in failure; Monday’s page however gives me the impression they’re genuinely fearful about whatever punishment Stefan could hand down. Whatever the reason, Calian’s panicked digging is likely going to be for naught.
Prediction for next week: on Monday’s page Calian sported some injuries from Dainix, and I reckon this attack will result in more than just extra burns; Calian will retreat, and much worse for wear. The main question I have is how their digging and Dainix’s attack has affected Erin’s bubble.
Hmm, both Vros and Calian might be out for a while; that could allow for the gang to travel underwater safely and discretely.
“Your failure is still ongoing” is an absolutely brutal line. And extremely apt!
Yes. It sounds like it would be coming from some clever Big Bad type.
Yeah, Calian’s reaction is burning away my last hopes for Stefan being potentially reasonable. But what the hell is Dainix doing
If the Northern Wyrm’s helping them travel underwater, no mortal dragon is going to be able to do anything to stop it.
The paladin’s lack of information here is REALLY hurting them here. They are more likely to doom the world on their current path than to save it. From what I can tell Calain is more likely to knock Erin out for the dragon than to kill Erin.
I almost hope that the dragon does break free a little, and the only reason Calain and the world doesn’t die is because Dainix transmutes the hell out of void. Some sort of lesson that attacking Erin is BAD and helps VOIDY and the party members have some CLUE of what they are doing.
I understand the goal is to kill the vessel, but if you can’t kill the vessel, and you just weaken it, you help the enemy.
I think it’s less that they lack information, and more that they’re too obsessed with the “One True Threat” that they’re ignoring the possibility of other entities being hazardous. It’s like obsessing over the Yellowstone Supervolcano and ignoring the fact that hornets have made a nest in your basement. Especially since, in this metaphor, there’s someone who lives inside the Yellowstone caldera actively trying to figure out how to diffuse it.
I won’t worry about the boss music until the chord changes unless it changes key.
Or adds Latin chanting.
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now would be a really great time for the mermaids to notice the light show. can’t imagine they get a ton of fire down here, someone must have seen it by now
The merfolk, seeing Dainix in his Sentient Fire form: What the F–K is THAT
So, looks like it’s likely that Calian won’t have to deal with the principal, but Nana instead.
oh my golly me it’s a dragon
YOU FOOLS YOU FORGOT ABOUT HIS SECOND HEALTHBAR
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Aw man, Dainix is going to kill that poor dragon, isn’t he? ;(
Erin’s gonna get knocked out, and VD’s gonna show up, isn’t he. This is not ending well.
Now I’m thinking about, well, some video game bossfight that works like this. Can someone help me out here? I mostly just play Minecraft, Nimrods, and Undertale, and those don’t really work like that.
I’m assuming this is a reply that ended up as a comment?
Most video games don’t *really* do this, I think there are a couple that actually do but I haven’t encountered them. This is mostly a joke about how you know you’re in trouble when you think you’ve defeated the boss, but then another (probably bigger) healthbar replaces the previously drained one.
Think if the Ender Dragon’s healthbar was suddenly replaced and the Ender Dragon got a new set of wings and glowing claws.
…Does the name “Jenova” mean anything to you, because Final Fantasy LIVES for this shit.
Unfortunately no, I haven’t heard of that.
In Ultrakill in level 7-1 there’s a boss called Minotaur. You first encounter him fairly early in the level where he runs in the room you just enters, oneshots some enemies you thought you would fight without stoping (he literaly just runs over them trampling them) and imediately leaves. Then in the end of the level there are 2 vertical drops followed by a railway section on moving platforms. You encounter some enemies on platforms that come from the front and after that one platform with enemies comes from behind. But then the Minotaur comes from the behind, smashes both the enemies and the platform they were standing on, and you start fighting him. The fight is a bit gimicky becouse you can’t heal from the Minotaur but eventualy you deplete his one healthbar, he falls on the track dead and you continue forward. You soon find the exit to the level but SUPRISE the Minotaur is still alive and you have to fight him again, this time without the moving platforms.
Did I write too much stuff? Nah, I didn’t.
Small clarification, when you fight the Minotaur on the Moving platforms the Minotaur isn’t on one, he’s running so fast he doesn’t need one and the platforms are not big enough to cary him anyways. And in the second fight, before it starts, you see the level exit open but when you aproach it the Minotaur runs in Koolade man style (runs through a wall) and the exit closes. His speed becomes scary in the second fight becouse, well, I don’t think I have to explain.
If Calian doesn’t end up in Faces From Other Storylines, so help me-
Who is hearing the boss music? Or do Calian and Dainix have different themes playing in their heads that will get replaced by Void’s theme when he takes over?
Watch some of Red’s “Hades” and “Hades 2” playthroughs. The later ones in each series will give you some good examples.
I wanted to do that when I was sick at one point, but my mom saw and made fun of me for watching my favorite YouTuber play video games with *my* personal free time.
Havoc ensues as ice tremors and cracks
“AGH!” Erin yells as Dainix pivots swift.
Vehemently Calian claws and attacks
Enwreathed in flame Dainix exits the rift.
Erin and Dainix will probably be needing divine intervention to get out of this one. Fortunately, that need not come from the void dragon! They, at least, are not beyond the Northern Wyrm’s power to help.
Really impressive art that we can see Danix’s “I am DONE with you” look even when his face is completely made out of fire.
Huh, you’d think that “fire monster at the bottom of ocean allied with world ending bad guy” would be enough for Calian to cut his losses, leave and report to the Septrenn. Let’s see how strong fire ACTUALLY is against water when all what pesky WATER isn’t in the way…
(Or maybe Alinua will show up. That’s quite probable.)