Chapter IV, Page 12
Inside the Crystal
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By Andrew-david
April 22nd, 2013 at 03:00AM
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drose said:
so are they dead? or undead? Now I'm really confused Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:09AM Replytwaddle replied:
so it seems. Do they all go to magicka when they die or something? Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:15AMRhymesWithEmpty said:
Wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatAlso, where is Syd, I don't see Syd >: Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:20AM Reply
RhymesWithEmpty replied:
Awe, I didn't intend for my emote to look so displeased, haha. I am actually quite intrigued! Perhaps being able to see what the emote actually looks like beforehand would be good, though XD Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:25AMAndrew-David replied:
Yeah, I was planning on doing that. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:30AMMattxAus replied:
Syd will always be at the magic academy, as if a bit of him is trapped, entombed even, immortally in stone, with no hope of escape from his eternal torment.or possibly it is just because his body wasnt a participant in the tower kerfuffle. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 03:50AM
Sheikah replied:
Well, Mar is there, and her body is in Magicka, so probably the trapped-in-stone thing is the accurate hypothesis. Or maybe Magickademon used evil soul-destroying Magickalightning. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 10:58AMAndrew-David replied:
The link between all the people on this page is the crystal. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:36PMOlilaf said:
If you notice, only those who have been stabbed with the crystal are there - if we suppose one of those green demon-dogs has been by Solaris. My guess would be that life magic binds them inside the crystal, doomed to battle for eternity... Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:29AM ReplyOlilaf replied:
Or, well, those whose blood have touched the crystal, in Solaris' case. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:32AMRuby replied:
I KNEW there was a reason Solaris stabbed that girl with the crystal. Wow...well played. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 10:18AMAlexinos said:
O.O Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:40AM ReplyMandy said:
Ermagersh I see so much refs on this one page to a certain british guy. Anyone who gets it knows of whom I am speaking. Er, typing. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 12:55AM ReplyAndrew-David replied:
Sorry, I'm not sure who you're talking about. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:31AMBadass McBadasserin The Third Esquire said:
Liking these emotes so far. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:06AM ReplyAndrew-David replied:
Haha, thanks! Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:32AMZerglinator said:
This was the easiest video game I have ever played. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:35AM ReplyNinja replied:
BUT THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 02:46AMAri said:
THEY'RE ALIVEEE or somethingLike the new comment's page layout! Looks great, and I love the emoticon thing :D Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 06:11AM Reply
Faenhir said:
Oh God... this is... I AM NOT CRYING SHUT UP WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUTThat said, for anyone who's read the Black Magician Trilogy, I always mentally compare Solaris with Akkarin. I absolutely love this story. This comic hit me right in the feels. Excellent job, all of you :D Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 06:30AM Reply
Tim replied:
I haven't heard of that series.Surprisingly, the amount of fantasy - particularly that involving magic - I've read is pretty small.
I'm just now starting on the Song of Ice and Fire for the first time - after having watched the first two seasons of the show :P Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:51PM
Lyrisath said:
Ooh. Intriguing!And I love how the demon looks here! Gloriously creepy and spindly. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 09:26AM Reply
Ira replied:
Thank you! Glad you like the demon =D Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 03:58PM3Leif said:
Ok, so I remember how everyone died, except Callisto.When did he die? Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 09:53AM Reply
Sheikah replied:
Solaris stabbed him on his way up the tower. Rather unceremoniously, I might add. So I think Olilaf is right about the whole crystal-soul-trap thing. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 11:00AMRuby said:
WHOOOA! They're alive! Ariel's alive!!!! Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 10:17AM ReplyThat one guy replied:
Or they could be in some sort of purgatory ala Lost. Considering one of those guys had their freaking head decapitated, this probably isn't going to be a happy ending. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:37PMTim replied:
Deimos will never be HEAD of the Council. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:52PMTim replied:
BTW...he's not there... Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 01:53PM? said:
MY GOD! that was unexpected. Well i'm going to go with the there all live theory because the "Old Man's" actions just simply aren't justified unless he planned on killing/getting these people killed/getting himself killed so that he could create some sort of "team" to fight and defeat the demon inside the crystal once and for all. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 03:25PM Reply? replied:
Oh and getting them out of the crystal once the fight's over. (that part is kind of important XD) Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 03:27PMOlilaf replied:
I'd say it depends on how much Solaris had actually planned; on what were his reasons for opening the portal to Magicka... had he planned this all along? It seems to me that he did not originally intend to go to Magicka himself, which means he then decided to use the life-magic-crystal as an emergency plan before more people died - which also means that they could be dead/trapped for good. But I like the idea of him picking a good team to battle the demon inside the crystal. The question remains: to battle it for how long? Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 11:09PM? replied:
Till it is dead I think is a good amount of time XD Posted on April 25th, 2013 at 07:25AMAeyt said:
I never even realized there was a comment page and I've been reading this for a while now. shows how observant I am. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 06:30PM ReplyLuminousDecibel said:
Wait, are their souls/essences in the pokey magic crystal stick?!Does that mean that they're not truly dead and can be reanimated?
What can this mean...?
What has Solaris been planning? Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 09:00PM Reply
Andrew-David replied:
1) Yes.2) You'll have to keep reading to find out.
3) You'll have to keep reading to find out.
4) You'll have to keep reading to find out. Posted on April 22nd, 2013 at 10:03PM
MattxAus replied:
Solaris planned for the Aikonia game to be a dating sim set in the crystal-void, in the vain hope that the player guides him to 100% with Ariel.Bonus content has him re-fuse Ariel with the demon and max that Social Link as well. Posted on April 23rd, 2013 at 04:10AM
LuminousDecibel replied:
Andrew: Good (and expected..) -this comic's plot always keeps me thinking, it's unpredictability is refreshing and intriguing!Matt: Sounds like the most reasonable outcome. Posted on April 24th, 2013 at 10:19PM
Ruby replied:
Holy moley...this is like the Candlestone from the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis. Posted on April 25th, 2013 at 03:37PM