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⊠Iâm sure you and Tess are going to catch up to Kendal!
Also props to Rakhn to syncing the explosion of his volcano to Alinuaâs despair
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?): Donât worry Gurl I got u and will provide the appropriate background for you reasonable crashout! Itâs 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 weâll have to rely on Tess for that
I feel like Stephanâs additional hole in Rakhnâs flank mightâve 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 âThatâs IT!â 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. Thatâs marginally betterâŠ! 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 đ 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?)
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
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Alt-text: a couple of wholly justifiable tantrums tbh
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Bluesky text: we’re all trying to find the writer that did this
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
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⊠Iâm sure you and Tess are going to catch up to Kendal!
Also props to Rakhn to syncing the explosion of his volcano to Alinuaâs 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.
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?): Donât worry Gurl I got u and will provide the appropriate background for you reasonable crashout! Itâs 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 weâll have to rely on Tess for that
I feel like Stephanâs additional hole in Rakhnâs flank mightâve 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 âThatâs IT!â 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. Thatâs marginally betterâŠ! 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 đ 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.
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