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Okay. The chapter art showed Kendal’s sword in a pool of lava. I think we can conclude that to be figurative, rather than literal. That is somewhat relieving.
But otherwise AAAAAAAA I called this happening but AAAAAAA
Now this, this is tragedy in it’s purest form … those poor Ignans have to clean the bridges all over again.
Kendal, beyond the Northern Wyrm’s power to help, and now Alinua’s too. I predict a return of the angry Alinua we saw during the Glort battle next chapter; once again unable to assist her friends when they need it the most. I also fear Erin’s going to be her verbal punching bag; he led them here and Alinua’s faith in him was already shaky before that.
I do wonder though whether Rakhn timed that eruption with Alinua’s scream; part of me wouldn’t put it past him.
Oh dang, the lava is right behind them. Only option left I can see is Tess throwing caution to the wind, grabbing Alinua for a lighting jump into the ocean, and hoping the elf gets her act together to save them. Even if Alinua is too distraught to focus on a plant raft, I doubt the Northern Wyrm is willing to let her die in her ocean, especially from the indirect actions of Rakhn.
Given that Stefan just a blew a hole in him (that’s the second time today!) I would not be surprised if the timing was not as fortuitous as it seems, either
Rakhn(did I spell that right?): Don’t worry Gurl I got u and will provide the appropriate background for you reasonable crashout! It’s up to you to try and survive it tho
Awww I feel so bad for Alinua, the one person she cares about the most has been kidnapped and just when she almost got to him her tree got bweemed. I wish I could enter the story and comfort her but I guess we’ll have to rely on Tess for that
I feel like Stephan’s additional hole in Rakhn’s flank might’ve accelerated this. He could have been planning to take a couple more minutes but when he saw that a superpowered human left a second hole in him, he went “That’s IT!” And erupted.
Thanks to said hole, they are now right besides an exploding source of lava. So, unfortunately for Alinua, it seems like she is getting picked up and asked about her capacity to make a raft before she gets properly comforted. Ohh. Or maybe the mermaids and sekrai will be there by the coast to indicate to Tess where she should go, possibly accompanied by Erin and Dainix. Hell, some probably followed Alinua to the surface and watched everything go down. That’s marginally better…! Poor Alinua
yes yes I know this is very sad and Ali’s having a rough time and A VOLCANO IS ERUPTING, but are you looking at that stretch that Alinua is doing in the last panel? No one would look at our cotton candy elf and think ‘I bet she is the queen of uncomfortable stretches’ and here we are!
Oh noooo, the besties 😭 I’m so used to ‘powers connected to emotions’ that for a sec I thought Alinua’s grief caused the eruption… (Panel 3 is Rakhn’s throne at the caldera, right?)
Well, Calian is still in the ocean being restrained by Caturus, and they need info as to where they’re taking Kendal.
I smell interrogation, with Alinua as Bad Cop!
The amount of angst this poor elf goes through as a result of picking the most selfless and damsel-able fighter as her emotional squishie person… My poor girl
Today Alinua has:
– Been blasted with Paladin magic
– Saved her friends from a shipwreck
– Had her own body mutate, unexpectedly and while she was unconscious
– Blown up a god-chimera from the inside
– Washed up on a volcano that immediately starts to erupt
– Discovered Kendal is already in danger again
– Arrived just too late to save him
Let it out girlie I would have collapsed two or three crises ago
I’m kinda worried for how Alinua and Tess are going to get off the island– but then again the Ignans in the volcano managed to find somewhere safe so could those two get there also somehow?
Can someone please give my girl a break.
All I want is for everyone to be okay for at least one chapter!
Is that too much to ask for?
-Singed The Vessel Of A Glowing God
(aka The Princess)
Now, with plant-hand gone,
Over the sea, Stefan has won.
Out of reach now, Aquilis is flying,
On the shore, Alinua starts crying.
Open-hearted, she lets it all out,
Overhead, Rakhn’s lava spouts.
!
(Not the most imaginative, really. I did what I could.)
I’m sure it doesn’t mean anything that one of Red’s most recent Overly Sarcastic Production videos was a Trope Talk on Heists (of which a sub-trope is the Prison Breakout).
Gonna be honest, getting kinda sick of Paladins being bad guys in media. Is it really so bad to sometimes let them be actually reasonable people? I understand the stereotype is that religious people are mindless zealots, but ultimately that IS a stereotype. I was hoping Red would avoid propagating such things, as I love her other work and have really loved Aurora up until now. I must admit, though, the decision to make Stefan and the Paladins as a whole antagonists is really frustrating me.
to be fair, we have already met paladins like that. the archivists were pretty chill and clearly capable of free thought. plus, in aurora, gods are real. all the characters are religious in that they all worship gods (except the collector. I’d say she probably does not give a toss about any gods).
also, not to get too political, but…mindless zealots are not just a stereotype, they are actually a huge problem in our society. there are a lot of them around and they are often quite violent. the paladins actually seem very reasonable and measured compared with the real-life zealots I’ve met.
I’m not taking anything as confirmation of Kendal being captured until I actually see Kendal captured. I’ve seen too many stories to trust anything that isn’t on screen.
The real winner here is Rakhn. First the novelty of being robbed. Then seeing Dainix in his full form emerge from the lava. After that, a dragon airshow followed by a godling punching out a dragon, then being snatched by one. A massive, fast-growing tree like none other. Then a BWEEM (marred by said BWEEM punching a hole in his island, but nothing’s perfect).
Hey, uh, since Kendal doesn’t have any 7th Element in him, can he heal on his own? I think Alinua’s healed him his whole life, but now the Soulfriends are separated and he’s got a broken metal arm.
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*Eric Andre shoots Hannibal Buress*
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Thank you, SatanicMice.
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thank you Rakhn for providing an awsome background for the most justified crashout ever
Hey girlie, crashouts are 50% more productive if you have them in a safe environment
buuuut 70% cooler if a volcano is also crashing out behind you
Okay. The chapter art showed Kendal’s sword in a pool of lava. I think we can conclude that to be figurative, rather than literal. That is somewhat relieving.
But otherwise AAAAAAAA I called this happening but AAAAAAA
Oh Alinua… I’m sure you and Tess are going to catch up to Kendal!
Also props to Rakhn to syncing the explosion of his volcano to Alinua’s despair
A lot of poster-worthy panels here. We eat good today!
Also: Aw. My sweet baby!
Poor Alinua… :C
It’ll be okayyy, you can’t hear us, but you’ll get him back for sure!
((…I’m just going to stare in mute admiration at this storytelling and art.))
The trauma and loss reach out from the screen. Tess is going to have her hands full. Plus … the volcano is also having a bit of a wobble.
Not relevant to the action, but the lava is gorgeous and also HOW DOES THE IGNIAN ARCHITECTURE SURVIVE??
Relevant to the action, valid queen.
Very carefully! And also, magic. Those are my top two guesses, anyway!
And it’s not even an overreaction.
Now this, this is tragedy in it’s purest form … those poor Ignans have to clean the bridges all over again.
Kendal, beyond the Northern Wyrm’s power to help, and now Alinua’s too. I predict a return of the angry Alinua we saw during the Glort battle next chapter; once again unable to assist her friends when they need it the most. I also fear Erin’s going to be her verbal punching bag; he led them here and Alinua’s faith in him was already shaky before that.
I do wonder though whether Rakhn timed that eruption with Alinua’s scream; part of me wouldn’t put it past him.
Oh dang, the lava is right behind them. Only option left I can see is Tess throwing caution to the wind, grabbing Alinua for a lighting jump into the ocean, and hoping the elf gets her act together to save them. Even if Alinua is too distraught to focus on a plant raft, I doubt the Northern Wyrm is willing to let her die in her ocean, especially from the indirect actions of Rakhn.
Given that Stefan just a blew a hole in him (that’s the second time today!) I would not be surprised if the timing was not as fortuitous as it seems, either
Rakhn(did I spell that right?): Don’t worry Gurl I got u and will provide the appropriate background for you reasonable crashout! It’s up to you to try and survive it tho
Awww I feel so bad for Alinua, the one person she cares about the most has been kidnapped and just when she almost got to him her tree got bweemed. I wish I could enter the story and comfort her but I guess we’ll have to rely on Tess for that
I feel like Stephan’s additional hole in Rakhn’s flank might’ve accelerated this. He could have been planning to take a couple more minutes but when he saw that a superpowered human left a second hole in him, he went “That’s IT!” And erupted.
Thanks to said hole, they are now right besides an exploding source of lava. So, unfortunately for Alinua, it seems like she is getting picked up and asked about her capacity to make a raft before she gets properly comforted. Ohh. Or maybe the mermaids and sekrai will be there by the coast to indicate to Tess where she should go, possibly accompanied by Erin and Dainix. Hell, some probably followed Alinua to the surface and watched everything go down. That’s marginally better…! Poor Alinua
yes yes I know this is very sad and Ali’s having a rough time and A VOLCANO IS ERUPTING, but are you looking at that stretch that Alinua is doing in the last panel? No one would look at our cotton candy elf and think ‘I bet she is the queen of uncomfortable stretches’ and here we are!
You know… I’m starting to get the distinct impression that Alinua would probably want to fight Red in real life over all this nonsense
Oh noooo, the besties 😭 I’m so used to ‘powers connected to emotions’ that for a sec I thought Alinua’s grief caused the eruption… (Panel 3 is Rakhn’s throne at the caldera, right?)
We got so fucking close to having the whole gang back together. So FUCKING CLOSE!
well, Time for another prison arc… HERE WE GO AGAIN! *Ptsd flashbacks to chapters 13 though 20.*
Hugs to Alinua! And Tess is between a Rahkn and a heartplace. Time to leave!
Any paladin still in the area of the island Run! After she is done with the crashout you will be the target of her wrath.
Well, Calian is still in the ocean being restrained by Caturus, and they need info as to where they’re taking Kendal.
I smell interrogation, with Alinua as Bad Cop!
The amount of angst this poor elf goes through as a result of picking the most selfless and damsel-able fighter as her emotional squishie person… My poor girl
Today Alinua has:
– Been blasted with Paladin magic
– Saved her friends from a shipwreck
– Had her own body mutate, unexpectedly and while she was unconscious
– Blown up a god-chimera from the inside
– Washed up on a volcano that immediately starts to erupt
– Discovered Kendal is already in danger again
– Arrived just too late to save him
Let it out girlie I would have collapsed two or three crises ago
Alunua and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day.
Every good writer loves to torture their characters. I think Red is having a wonderful time giving Alinua the Worst Day Ever(tm).
I’m kinda worried for how Alinua and Tess are going to get off the island– but then again the Ignans in the volcano managed to find somewhere safe so could those two get there also somehow?
Inflatable kelp raft.
Can someone please give my girl a break.
All I want is for everyone to be okay for at least one chapter!
Is that too much to ask for?
-Singed The Vessel Of A Glowing God
(aka The Princess)
Oh HELL no, she’s CRYING?! What kind of a monster would be so heartless as to make Alinua cry like that?!
From the Bluesky post: we’re all trying to find the writer that did this
Now, with plant-hand gone,
Over the sea, Stefan has won.
Out of reach now, Aquilis is flying,
On the shore, Alinua starts crying.
Open-hearted, she lets it all out,
Overhead, Rakhn’s lava spouts.
!
(Not the most imaginative, really. I did what I could.)
GJ! <3
This is so good! Love all the different ways you found to start lines with O nd the rhyme scheme
Thanks!
It’s moments like these where you have to take a moment to pause and reflect on how much has gone wrong in the past 24 hours.
Less than a week ago they were in Argist’s Ambassador Suite.
WHAT HAPPENED?
It hasn’t even been a week??
I’m kind of impressed. These guys are resilient.
Run now talk later?
Yeah this sucks but maybe you should fall into despair in a place that isnt exploding as we speak.
so we’re storming the paladin stronghold, right
I’m sure it doesn’t mean anything that one of Red’s most recent Overly Sarcastic Production videos was a Trope Talk on Heists (of which a sub-trope is the Prison Breakout).
Right? RIGHT??
Gonna be honest, getting kinda sick of Paladins being bad guys in media. Is it really so bad to sometimes let them be actually reasonable people? I understand the stereotype is that religious people are mindless zealots, but ultimately that IS a stereotype. I was hoping Red would avoid propagating such things, as I love her other work and have really loved Aurora up until now. I must admit, though, the decision to make Stefan and the Paladins as a whole antagonists is really frustrating me.
to be fair, we have already met paladins like that. the archivists were pretty chill and clearly capable of free thought. plus, in aurora, gods are real. all the characters are religious in that they all worship gods (except the collector. I’d say she probably does not give a toss about any gods).
also, not to get too political, but…mindless zealots are not just a stereotype, they are actually a huge problem in our society. there are a lot of them around and they are often quite violent. the paladins actually seem very reasonable and measured compared with the real-life zealots I’ve met.
Naught but stump left of tree, Alinua screams “NO!”
Overwhelming emotion and lava flow
DUMBASS YOU’RE ABOUT TO DIE GET OUTTA THERE
Bruh she knows that she’ll be able to save him eventually- c’mon girl, let’s think critically.
I’m not taking anything as confirmation of Kendal being captured until I actually see Kendal captured. I’ve seen too many stories to trust anything that isn’t on screen.
Valid, honestly. But I think he’s *pretty* solidly captured atp
SCOOP HER TESS, SCOOP HERRRR
Please 🥺 🙏
(Also, nice name lol)
i wanna give her a hug 🙁
The real winner here is Rakhn. First the novelty of being robbed. Then seeing Dainix in his full form emerge from the lava. After that, a dragon airshow followed by a godling punching out a dragon, then being snatched by one. A massive, fast-growing tree like none other. Then a BWEEM (marred by said BWEEM punching a hole in his island, but nothing’s perfect).
A good day indeed.
He’s going to have storied for his people this time!
Hey, uh, since Kendal doesn’t have any 7th Element in him, can he heal on his own? I think Alinua’s healed him his whole life, but now the Soulfriends are separated and he’s got a broken metal arm.