1.15.25
on January 12, 2022
at 3:00 am
zuurith ignored the cardinal rule of media creation: never ever engage with your comment section
Aurora
A fantasy webcomic. Updates M-W-F.
zuurith ignored the cardinal rule of media creation: never ever engage with your comment section
I’m unintentionally early for this page but oh well.
Why don’t you come down here and say that to his face Zuurith.
Well…I think Arena Master may needs to start packing his bags, or cacking his pants one of the two.
Kendal is surprisingly on top of things.
Kendal’s face in the second panel says “disappointed but not surprised”
Or, alternatively, “I expect nothing and I’m still disappointed”
Is the purple thing that announcer is holding some sort of magic megaphone, or are their vocal chords simply very impressive?
Oh man Kendal has ‘disappointed glower’ down pat. AND HE STILL HAS SEXY HAIR.
Oooooooooh, Kendal made Zuurith angry again! This isn’t going to go well…
It seems like we have the perfect set up for a rap battle…
This page’s image source: disappointed
It’s amazing how much Kendal looks and sounds like Vash right now.
Zuurith reappears
And he calls Kendal an “it”.
Angry glares ensue.
So cool ?
What speaks so arrogantly is but the naked face of a self-aggrandizing hypocrite. It would do well to notice the storm god that’s about to try to destroy it.
Ohhh great, Zuurith’s not even pretending to not be okay with this! Is he okay with the ignoring the birb too, or is he just ignorant and not QUITE as awful as he could have been? Regardless, god’s an insult to the virtues he claims to exemplify and I am suddenly a little less worried about Tynan wrecking him a little
Wait did he just speak loud enough to drown out the magically amplified announcer and roaring crowd?
The comments appear to have been eaten because when I submitted mine they all vanished?
What I was trying to say:
“Wait, did he just speak loud enough to drown out that magically enhanced announcer and a roaring crowd?”
@HelloHaiku.
That reminded me of Kid flash in young justice
KF: wait- he can talk?!
Superboy: yes, HE can!
KF:… well it’s not like I said it.
Later
Scientist who’s name I don’t remember: and take the weapon back to it pod!!!
KF (now captured): oh so HE gets to call supey an it.
Also, I’d like to appreciate Red’s effort of drawing all those people in the 6th and 7th panel. Must’ve taken a while.
Now I want to see Kendal whipe the floor with zuurith’s face.
Large shots of fully drawn background characters, Dainix’s marking that can’t just be copied like Erin’s tattoos and upcoming fight scenes involving complex movements interacting with large flowing hair. What’s going to suffer most in the coming pages? The city of Zuurith, Kendal or Red’s drawing hand?
Speaking louder than the announcer without a wind lacrima and talking down on Zuurith in front of all his citizens. Great power move Kendal. Man you can see his anger simmering in the last pane and if he finds out Dainix is being forced to fight him, or else his sentence increased, he could get even angrier.
While Zuurith was against this happening to begin with it seems he’s decided “Ah well, might as well make the most out of this situation”. Outright telling his citizens that Vash is dead, Kendal is all that’s left of that city and then making him do what he wants. Also a big power move on Zuurith’s part.
Oh no, oh no no no. No way he’s calling Kendall “it” and coming out unscathed. Kendall himself may not do the scathing but I’m sure we certainly will
I’m curious, what ferin is that one in the third panel, please be it kitty. I love cats.
@Random Reader , I believe you just twiced yourself
I like the last panel the best, Zyyrith makes a speech and Kendal responds wordlessly since it would be a waste of breath to argue. Good drawing! I can almost hear the gears in Kendal’s head as he assessing what to do next,
Seems Zuurith is happy to let his pets break his agreements for him, as long as he doesn’t break it himself. Some god of law he is….
TL;DR: “I am not impressed, sir”
-“Don’t talk back! My ego!”
To answer the person who asked about it, yes, what the announcer is holding is a Wind lacrima programmed to be a mic/loudspeaker.
I really hope Dainix enters directly under the announcer’s box, so the following can happen:
*Dainix enters*
*Kendal is shocked, but hardens, and runs full-force at him*
*Dainix braces, but Kendal LEAPS over him, straight into the announcer’s box to throw hands with Zuurith*
Disapproving sibling energy.
So Zuurith was in on this? Man, whatever respect I had managed to scrounge up for that guy is now lost. :(((
First, I really like the composition of the first three panels.
Second, I don’t think that Zuury here knows about Erin’s intention to leave tonight, or else he wouldn’t be cool with this. I like how he spawned in right as Kendal said that, likely because he was focused on this whole thing instead of, you know, the Tynan that’s looming ominously in the distance. Third, and most importantly, HOW DARE HE CALL KENDAL AN IT HE IS A PERSON WHO DESERVES RESPECT YOU STUPID OVERBEARING AS-
Ahem. Got a little carried away there, ha ha…
Bring on the attitude and disappointment, Kendal!!
It? IT? Fucking IT?? I know Zuurith has denied Kendal’s personhood before, but still, calling someone “it” is a seriously low blow. I wish divine smite upon thee, bigot for the ages.
So Zuurith approved the match after all. He might not like the garbage skunk man, but his pettiness and ego won out against his disdain for bloodsport. It’s like Dainix said before: Zuurith is breaking all his own rules for a worthless power trip over someone unprecedented.
About Kendal being heard over the wind magic amplifier and the roaring crowd: my guess is that Vash incarnated with incredibly powerful lungs and vocal cords, since he was imitating a superpowerful mortal body with his incarnation. Kendal would’ve kept those like everything else; additionally, his shouting could still be quieter than the announcer and the crowd, but still loud enough to be heard with them, prompting the announcer to stop speaking because “What? The gladiator is speaking??” and the crowd to stop cheering because “Holy crap, the demigod is speaking! Let’s listen to him!”
Kendal: COME DOWN HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE-
I think I announced my re-entrance too late. For those of you who missed it, it’s at the bottom section of the previous page. There I mentioned some peeps and made a Futurivia. So far, C is correct, but I have a feeling there is more than one right answer this time around ;-).
And yeah, Zuurith, yah lawful city-ness, I thought you were against this? What happened?
My mistake, D is right. C will probably be in a couple pages.
alt text: really? the “gladiatorial deathmatch” cliche? zuurith’s been reading too many pulps
@Random Reader @TheUnknownGame
One other possibility is that the acoustics of the arena favor the gladiators. The audience is going to want to hear it all, right?
You can already tell that the announcer thinks that they do not get paid enough for this shit… They’re going to probably retire at the end of this match if things go completely to hell, and there’s pretty good odds that that’s exactly what’s going to happen…
To Rashkavar and Hallon:
I just assumed, once I saw where this was going, he was the god of loopholes. Or lawyers. Or perhaps politicians…
Jokes aside, a city-god is essentially a genius loci, created and influenced by the people who live in said city. So some (though probably not all) of his current personality isn’t really Zuurith-the-God’s fault–look to the people who inhabit Zuurith-the-City. I can think of at least one slimeball who’s probably got enough political power to contribute to such a shift…
To CapitainCutlet:
There does appear to be some sort of felid ferin in the crowd, doesn’t there? Given what we know about ferin, I wonder if that means that there’s a type based on the domestic housecat, and if so if they’re seen as less dangerous than those based on the big cats, or if this particular ferin has a history that means that they’re accepted in Zuurith (a lifelong resident or influential relative or friend, perhaps), or if it’s just a case of, “hey, we’re putting on the match of a lifetime here, and everyone’s welcome to watch!”, and as such no one really cares about seating arrangements.
this page is soooooooo cool
Zuurith seems to disdain the bloodsport and the Arenamaster, but he’s established that such fights are The Rule, therefore he will support it because it’s The Rule and he is all about The Rules. That’s my take on it, anyway.
I personally use it/its pronouns, but- hot take, I know- I don’t think Zuurith is using pronouns respectfully here.
Uh Oh, Kendal is about to cancel Zuurith.
y’all, I just realized that if Dainix looses control and becomes a ball of flame, Kendal is gonna try to solve it with the power of hugs.
Knowing Kendal, it’s probably gonna work, too.
I really really really really really want to see Zuurith get put in his place, since I think it can be argued that he technically isn’t the highest power present in the city right now. I wonder how effective a Primordial is at restraining a god having a temper tantrum. Hopefully Alinua swiped a lacrima on the way there.
I am amazed on how devastatingly the shit is going to hit the fan.
Can’t wait for the inevitable “Oh, that guy! We’re roomies!”
Seriously expecting them to resolve this with, like, the minimal possible requirements for a fight. Armwrestle?
@Sig Figs that’s because Kendal gives the BEST hugs <3
@Steve, Lord of Darkness Kendal AND Zuurith are in the same place now. Tynan no longer has to choose between them. So as satisfying as it would be to see Alinua go Lifemum on him, she might have to get in line…
Kendal’s only been alive for, what, a month now? He should be totally prepared for this.
Isn’t signal boosting the idea that conceptual entities can be killed, oh, I dunno, BAD for Zuurith? For all the gods of this world? Especially since he’s tied to a singular location?
So Zuurith isn’t a fan of Vash, and wants to see his remnant crushed. Probably engraved the invitation to Tynan himself.
I think it’s interesting that everybody seems so worked up about Zuurith calling Kendal “it” but we’re all ignoring that Kendal called themself “it” when explaining what Kendal is to Zuurith. To be fair the implied tone is very different, but still. Seriously go check.
To PersonMcPerson:
As much as I’d love to see that happen, your scenario might need some adjusting considering the position of the announcers box in the 8th panel – it’s in the middle of the crowd, not positioned near the edge of the arena. Our boy UnVash can jump far, but maybe not THAT far.
At this point, the way I see it, Tynan’s gonna strike and nobody’s gonna be able to do a thing about it (Kendal is an incarnation of Vash, but an incarnation is explicitly stated to be ineffective against Tynan) leaving Zurrith broken and humbled, or Dainix is going to turn out to be the next weapon forged to be able to fight Tynan, still leaving Zurrith humbled ideally.
Ohohohoho Kendal is MAD and we will see a fight tonight, although I’m not sure if it’s the one Zuurith expects
How about all my friends and I get together and kick the snot out of you? You can whine about how I’m doing it with my friends while you’re drooling on the floor.
gremlin.defined:
Not even that long. Two weeks, at most.
Hermit Thrush:
True. Perhaps it could also be a combination of factors. I just thought one person with normal vocal apparatus would be hard to hear over an amplified hype person and a whole excited crowd.
@TheUnknownGame @Sig Figs
LOL 🙂
My new favorite character is the brown haired girl in the green cloak behind Zuurith who just looks so bored about the whole thing.
Everyone losing their mind over how pretty Kendal is. (Also shout outs to my Phone for trying to autocorrect that to Ken Doll)
Im calling it, we’re panning away from Kendal. To who I’m not sure, but I’m certain it’s just away from Kendal. Maybe the crime trio +Erin
He may be “the pale shadow of a dead god,” but by engaging with him, you have surrendered the moral high ground.
Respect pronouns, you jerk!
So, I haven’t seen anyone squeeing about the incredibly cool ways that gods materialize in this world, and I want to know why not. Because the materialization effects are one of my favorite things about this comic.