How is the poetry companion piece for this comic coming along?
I hope you kids are having fun, and Sappho is still the goat, she like I doesn’t suck dick.
Oh. So he has an eye-patch now. Guess we’ll never see his right eye.
P.S. to whoever it was that guessed that Dainix was coming to the rescue, you’re a genius.
my guy Dainix had a glow up and does he know his fashion! that poncho/cloak thing is simple but surprisingly beautiful, and i love the lighting and the way it flutters. the greaves are so smart, and the spear as well. everything about this look is just so distinguished and neat
someone has finally noticed the snow, very good, very good
also i genuinely forgot, did we ever see his burnt-out eye or are we yet to know what that looks like?
Nonono, that’s Erin’s work remember? He said “frozen” then did a double spell – I’m guessing he’s trying to freeze the storm somehow to make it blow over and loose power faster – this is just the fruit of foreshadowing from a few chapters past (:
Alinua is noticing the snow. I don’t know if she’ll put together that Erin’s causing it. Had saying that would make a nice segue to Erin and Tess to see how they’re doing against Tynan. We haven’t seen them in a while, either, so that’s what I’m betting on Friday’s update being.
Maybe I’m showing a less pleasant side of myself by saying this, but I’ve always felt part of the point of villains in fiction is the sense of catharsis the reader gets from seeing them get their comeuppance, particularly at the hands of the people they’ve wronged. After the emotional capital we’ve put into what a smarmy bastard the Arenamaster is, the buildup between him and Dainix, and the fact that he was trying to prevent the rescue of the prison inmates – this feels more than a little unsatisfying.
wow. There’s so much going on right now. I love every bit of it. Dainix coming to rescue Falst and Alinua, his realisation that they might know Kendal, Alinua wondering why there’s snow, I just love all these little details!
Aw MAN that is an epic makeover! And as confirmed by Alinua there is also snow, interesting.
Did you know…
The Saturn V rocket was 363 feet tall, about the height of a 36-story building, and 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 6.2 million pounds, the weight of about 400 elephants. (Thank you for my Electrical Engineering teacher who provided this yesterday.)
Pilgrim:
Wait what is this Pritchett test?
So that’s where the eyepatch in the sketches comes from! He must’ve pilfered a supply room in the arena before getting out.
Yesss, Dainix finally gets to interact with other main characters, besides Kendal! I look forward to seeing what his dynamics with everyone will be!
Brother to Vorlons:
I understand, and I hope the arenamaster will face a harsher punishment later, but there is something to consider here: if Dainix had murdered the arenamaster there, every guard who saw it would be his enemy immediately. Dainix just neutralized a threat without making any new ones in the process; not as emotionally satisfying, but more pragmatic, and he knows that there’s a bigger threat he needs to face. (Plus, to Dainix, earning his freedom outside of the arenamaster’s terms is likely emotionally satisfying on its own.)
I wonder if Dianax, Tess, and the junior archivist will become their own adventuring party after this arc? I can’t see the “main squad” being such a huge cast, though I guess you never know
We don’t really know any background for the arenamaster. I was hoping that we’d learn he was like Shrike, and was a former champion who embraced the system. Despite his current position as corrupt pencil-pushing bureaucrat, he could still be at least a little badass.
I love Falst’s thinking here. Aware that he has a healer in his arms and a heavy hitter needs direction. And I feel like in a few weeks (or around 9-12 pages) We’ll see if soulfire can burn a non-forge god. Genuinely excited!
Also I would like to take a moment to appreciate that Dainix, post-god therapy, on his way to take down another god… stopped to pilfer a stylish new outfit ?
Yyyyeeeesssss! I swear, every new page is “no, wait, THIS is my favourite page”! This is just beautifully plotted out (pun intended, but actually I mostly meant the art of the page!), drawn and story-told. And every page leads into the next, ties into previous ones… oofh, so good <3
And you have to love those slightly misaligned eyes in the first panel there :3 Getting a well-deserved smack!
I love this page so much. The relationship between Alinua and Falst…
Dainix just looks so. good. He has so much power and confidence here. I suppose He knows Alinua and Falst friends with Kendal now.
It took me a hot moment to realize that Dainix straight out impaled the arenamaster.
Aw MAN Dainix looks so cool! Also Alinua noticing it snowing? Interesting…
Did you know…
(Thanks for my engineering teacher for providing this), The Saturn V rocket was 363 feet tall, about the height of a 36-story building, and 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 6.2 million pounds, the weight of about 400 elephants.
Pilgrim:
Wait. What is the Pratchett test? I’ve never heard of it before.
Sunstorm the Budgie:
Dainix: maybe Kendal had people who knew him who are just as unique as him…
dainix’s outfit matches his vibe more than randomly grabbed clothes should or do. did he actually take the time to rummage through the prisons storage for the outfit they confisticated from him? i’m assuming that the prisoners wear uniforms, since there is no way they all just like to wear similar clothes.
I suspect that the junior archivist might go off and party up with the white dragon paladin we saw briefly way back when, and they might be antagonists to the floof squad, not due to being evil at all, but because they don’t want to risk if Erin can’t fix the void dragon situation
Fist time commenting on your comics, I love it and I check it daily! The vine I’m thinking of when the comments are celebrating when the appearance of Dainix is “I want to see my baby boy!; here he comes!”. That would be funny, “Aurora as vines”. Anyways stay safe and healthy!
Today’s Aurora Hair Award is the Impossible Ponytail Award!
Congratulations to Dainix in panel 7, the winner of the Impossible Ponytail Award! Having such floofy hair that it somehow shows up on both sides of your shoulders is truly a testament to your dedication to hair growth.
Just now I realized how similar Falst and Dainix are. Skilled melee fighter with supernatural ability believes they are a monster. Also, they fought Kendall. Also tried to fight the party to gain some type of freedom, Falst freedom from his being a Ferin, Dainix freedom from the Arena. To me, Dainix feels like what Falst would become without the interference of the party(or the lacrima).
I don’t know how he managed it, but somehow the Arena Master sucks more than Zuurith. Zuurith had the decency to have a meltdown now that he’s failed, but this guy… ugh. What an asshole.
Yay. Ponytail is back. Thought he was wearing a shirt for a sec. nope it’s just a poncho
THE BOI IS BACK
YESSSSSSSSSS
One hit, and he’s down!
Dainix finally meets them!
Onwards to the storm!
(Bonus)
Yo! Nice outfit dude.
Wonder where he got it though.
Anyways, looks cool!
How is the poetry companion piece for this comic coming along?
I hope you kids are having fun, and Sappho is still the goat, she like I doesn’t suck dick.
Luv,
Ari
Oh. So he has an eye-patch now. Guess we’ll never see his right eye.
P.S. to whoever it was that guessed that Dainix was coming to the rescue, you’re a genius.
WHOA WHOA WHOA
my guy Dainix had a glow up and does he know his fashion! that poncho/cloak thing is simple but surprisingly beautiful, and i love the lighting and the way it flutters. the greaves are so smart, and the spear as well. everything about this look is just so distinguished and neat
someone has finally noticed the snow, very good, very good
also i genuinely forgot, did we ever see his burnt-out eye or are we yet to know what that looks like?
… Snow?
Indeed, snow!
Has our boi Erin finally completed his third-act powerup?
SNOW!?? i guess whatever Erin is doing is working.
nooooooooo take the shirt back off
Snow? Looks like our stormy antagonist is starting to lose his cool.
Nonono, that’s Erin’s work remember? He said “frozen” then did a double spell – I’m guessing he’s trying to freeze the storm somehow to make it blow over and loose power faster – this is just the fruit of foreshadowing from a few chapters past (:
This is an appreciation comment for Dainix’s stylish poncho. Remember to wrap up before going out in the snow and lightning to fight god.
is this a sly reference to birth control snuck into my fantasy musical shit show?
Luv,
Aris Theodorakis RN
Did I miss something, at what point got his arm hurt?
Danix needs some badass sunglasses and the screamy bit from the CSI: Miami theme playing in the background in panel 2
OH MY GODS THAT WAS AWESOME
also looks like Tahraim got him some epic looking clothes too
I’m having a great time right now
Always time for a wardrobe change
Alinua is noticing the snow. I don’t know if she’ll put together that Erin’s causing it. Had saying that would make a nice segue to Erin and Tess to see how they’re doing against Tynan. We haven’t seen them in a while, either, so that’s what I’m betting on Friday’s update being.
*Her saying that
anyone else notice alinua on the sixth panel? I think Erins plan is working
Dainix just passed his Pratchett test! Good for him, Lord knows he worked for it.
Finally got to the current page & have to wait for two days…
I’m already bored of waiting.
return of the king ?
Dramatic lightning in the background 😀
TL;DR: The arena master should’ve kept his eyes on the real threat. Tsk, tsk.
In other news, looks like someone’s eye is STILL covered!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreshadowing
Whose a good boys, youse are;
not gonna lie, i stared at Dainix for a looong time in that second panel. he’s just too damn pretty!!
Maybe I’m showing a less pleasant side of myself by saying this, but I’ve always felt part of the point of villains in fiction is the sense of catharsis the reader gets from seeing them get their comeuppance, particularly at the hands of the people they’ve wronged. After the emotional capital we’ve put into what a smarmy bastard the Arenamaster is, the buildup between him and Dainix, and the fact that he was trying to prevent the rescue of the prison inmates – this feels more than a little unsatisfying.
wow. There’s so much going on right now. I love every bit of it. Dainix coming to rescue Falst and Alinua, his realisation that they might know Kendal, Alinua wondering why there’s snow, I just love all these little details!
Aw MAN that is an epic makeover! And as confirmed by Alinua there is also snow, interesting.
Did you know…
The Saturn V rocket was 363 feet tall, about the height of a 36-story building, and 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 6.2 million pounds, the weight of about 400 elephants. (Thank you for my Electrical Engineering teacher who provided this yesterday.)
Pilgrim:
Wait what is this Pritchett test?
IT *WAS* DAINIX!!! AAAA HE’S FULLY CLOTHED AND READY TO KICK SOME ASS!
Omg the clothes look so good on him!!
DAINIX HAS JOINED THE PARTY!
*Final Fantasy victory theme plays*
‘Nice Poncho”
BONK
This is before I bought the controller for my emulator, I did beat Bonk finally this year.
Regards,
Ari
YASSSS DAINIX
Alt text: how I’ve missed you, Dainix’s ponytail ;-;
I love how out-of-it Alinua is.
Now that’s a good entrance.
So that’s where the eyepatch in the sketches comes from! He must’ve pilfered a supply room in the arena before getting out.
Yesss, Dainix finally gets to interact with other main characters, besides Kendal! I look forward to seeing what his dynamics with everyone will be!
Brother to Vorlons:
I understand, and I hope the arenamaster will face a harsher punishment later, but there is something to consider here: if Dainix had murdered the arenamaster there, every guard who saw it would be his enemy immediately. Dainix just neutralized a threat without making any new ones in the process; not as emotionally satisfying, but more pragmatic, and he knows that there’s a bigger threat he needs to face. (Plus, to Dainix, earning his freedom outside of the arenamaster’s terms is likely emotionally satisfying on its own.)
snowww— erin’s plan is working. whatever it may be. it’s definitely him.
and hey again, dainix
umm I think you’re looking for another guy 😉
Luv,
Ari
How come his eye’s still gone?
Of course, Dainix can’t just put on a shirt, it has to be an easily removed Poncho where you can still see part of his chest.
@InconsistentlyNamed She clearly is, but ALSO she’s picked up on our dear Archmage’s plan!! I’m so excited! He’s gonna try to freeze the storm!!!
“Whack”
Love how the guards don’t give a shit that he just KO’d their boss.
I wonder if Dianax, Tess, and the junior archivist will become their own adventuring party after this arc? I can’t see the “main squad” being such a huge cast, though I guess you never know
We don’t really know any background for the arenamaster. I was hoping that we’d learn he was like Shrike, and was a former champion who embraced the system. Despite his current position as corrupt pencil-pushing bureaucrat, he could still be at least a little badass.
Yoo Dainix looks STYLISH. The poncho’s getting a lot of love, but I love the arm/hand greaves
alt text: how I’ve missed you, Dainix’s Ponytail ;-;
I love Falst’s thinking here. Aware that he has a healer in his arms and a heavy hitter needs direction. And I feel like in a few weeks (or around 9-12 pages) We’ll see if soulfire can burn a non-forge god. Genuinely excited!
Also I would like to take a moment to appreciate that Dainix, post-god therapy, on his way to take down another god… stopped to pilfer a stylish new outfit ?
Yyyyeeeesssss! I swear, every new page is “no, wait, THIS is my favourite page”! This is just beautifully plotted out (pun intended, but actually I mostly meant the art of the page!), drawn and story-told. And every page leads into the next, ties into previous ones… oofh, so good <3
And you have to love those slightly misaligned eyes in the first panel there :3 Getting a well-deserved smack!
Heeeyyyyy! Nice poncho, hot stuff! (pun kind of intended)
Dainix showing up with an eyepatch and CQC rapidly changed how I imagine his voice.
It is now a David Hayter impression, and I simply can’t get it out of my head.
(sorry about the double post, I sent the prior comment without concluding by accident).
I think the real reason Dainix is wearing a shirt now is that Red is tired of drawing all of his tattoos.
I love this page so much. The relationship between Alinua and Falst…
Dainix just looks so. good. He has so much power and confidence here. I suppose He knows Alinua and Falst friends with Kendal now.
It took me a hot moment to realize that Dainix straight out impaled the arenamaster.
Oh he just clocked him, nevermind.
I like that Falst called Kendal his friend.
“I’d ask which friend, but I’m pretty sure there’s only one person in town who’d be crazy enough to fight a literal god.”
You may be thinking of some other guy;
BUT also I will not GASLIGHT you.
Luv,
Ari
Aw MAN Dainix looks so cool! Also Alinua noticing it snowing? Interesting…
Did you know…
(Thanks for my engineering teacher for providing this), The Saturn V rocket was 363 feet tall, about the height of a 36-story building, and 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 6.2 million pounds, the weight of about 400 elephants.
Pilgrim:
Wait. What is the Pratchett test? I’ve never heard of it before.
Sunstorm the Budgie:
Dainix: maybe Kendal had people who knew him who are just as unique as him…
OH NO HE’S HOT
Did anyone else catch the fact that it is snowing now?
dainix’s outfit matches his vibe more than randomly grabbed clothes should or do. did he actually take the time to rummage through the prisons storage for the outfit they confisticated from him? i’m assuming that the prisoners wear uniforms, since there is no way they all just like to wear similar clothes.
The problem with training gladiators is now you have to control a bunch of people who are *extremely good* at doing violence.
Oh Dainix wearing a poncho, this is lovely
For the people commenting that Dainix is hot: Of course he is hot, he is The Crucible!
NOOOOOOO NOW I CAN’T LOOK AT DAINIX’S ABS
….I mean… Nice new outfit!
Dainix really just pulled a “I like ya cut g”
@He Who Wonders How 7 Ate 9
I suspect that the junior archivist might go off and party up with the white dragon paladin we saw briefly way back when, and they might be antagonists to the floof squad, not due to being evil at all, but because they don’t want to risk if Erin can’t fix the void dragon situation
Oh no he´s hot!
Damn that background is georgeous!
snow = erin’s plan is working!! sorta
Fist time commenting on your comics, I love it and I check it daily! The vine I’m thinking of when the comments are celebrating when the appearance of Dainix is “I want to see my baby boy!; here he comes!”. That would be funny, “Aurora as vines”. Anyways stay safe and healthy!
Today’s Aurora Hair Award is the Impossible Ponytail Award!
Congratulations to Dainix in panel 7, the winner of the Impossible Ponytail Award! Having such floofy hair that it somehow shows up on both sides of your shoulders is truly a testament to your dedication to hair growth.
Hiii hasn’t commented for 10 pages. I am starting to get worried now.
Wait, that’s Arenamaster’s punishment? Just a whack? Man, that’s disappointing, that bastard deserved much worse.
@Spidey 555 tbh, the Arenamaster is just small fry. he’s a prick, but he isn’t important enough to waste time on
So glad the Arena Master isn’t being given a big Villain MomentTM. He’s just a toady. He only had a dram of power because Zuurith was lazy.
Just now I realized how similar Falst and Dainix are. Skilled melee fighter with supernatural ability believes they are a monster. Also, they fought Kendall. Also tried to fight the party to gain some type of freedom, Falst freedom from his being a Ferin, Dainix freedom from the Arena. To me, Dainix feels like what Falst would become without the interference of the party(or the lacrima).
why are there ads now?
ads do suck
i have no idea what my brain is doing
the comic: dainix
my brain: dainsleif
is it malfunctioning because the only thing these two have in common is an eye patch
yes
his name is not dainix
it is dainsleif ragnvindr
(he. legit has diluc’s hair and kaeya’s eyepatch and better special effects than both of them)
I recognise a Last Airbender reference when I see one <.< Is that you, Sokka?
I know this has been said, but i fricking love the TLA reference.
I don’t know how he managed it, but somehow the Arena Master sucks more than Zuurith. Zuurith had the decency to have a meltdown now that he’s failed, but this guy… ugh. What an asshole.
Alinua and Falst are now my OTP
…dainix…
stop being so good-looking please i already have pulled for multiple 5-stars just for their looks
please
please stop