Aikonia Webcomic - Chapter IV, Page 15 Comment

Chapter IV, Page 15

Spellbound No More

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Keys2tkingdom said:

(First post woot!)
Yes, random soldier guy, Magic is the bane of normals in any universe.
Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 12:13AM Reply

drose said:

Is it just me, or does that leader of the soldiers look a heck of a lot like KaiserNeko? Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 12:58AM Reply

LuminousDecibel replied:

Eh, it kind of does! Posted on May 18th, 2013 at 12:12AM

tofei said:

Looks like only mages were affected and the demon dog bears were melting, either something happened to their magic or the source of it. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 03:04AM Reply

Sheikah replied:

Nothing happened to the "magic source", the students have been released from Magickademon's control and either it hurts or they are writhing in guilt, and the dogs were all summoned by Magickademon and so are melting as Magickademon is now dead. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 01:32PM

MattxAus said:

And thus, without even having to fully draw his sword, our hero, and defender of the realm Sir Bowlcut, defeated the entire magi uprising; protecting Aikonia from their vicious plot of furthering the worlds' knowledge on the sciences, as well as the importation of exotic species from foreign sources, namely the canis volaticus viride familiaris.

Well done noble knight, and shall a complement of light aligned beings with skills in war from a religion of your choosing protect you on your travels. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 05:39AM Reply

Smurfton replied:

I'm pretty sure that science wasn't being furthered. More advanced science was being used, but that's very different. Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 09:20PM

MattxAus replied:

they did plane-breaking sci-magic and created a portal to the other realm. id say that is furthering science just a little bit. Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 10:40PM

Some guy said:

God, why is the settinng so crappy? Not only are the people in charge incompetently prejudiced against magic rather than realizing it is something that should be well-researched and treated with care, that guy was going to MURDER CHILDRENjust because they were related to the incident. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 06:01AM Reply

MattxAus replied:

the "current" magic system in Aikonia (channellers drawing power from across the veil) is still relatively new(ly mainstream), within like oh... 15-30 years (judging from Ariel as a girl to now) - the previous main form of magic was life magic, which as explained before, required the deaths of innocents to function. youd be overly cautious of anything with the word "magic" stuck on it, in that case. its just discrimination based on previously bad experiences, no matter how thinly connected.

tl;dr - he is just discriminating against mages on somewhat past-emotional, not forward thinking logical grounds. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 06:30AM

? replied:

WHAT!? within 15-30 years? the very first few pages of Aikonia makes it seem like magic in general (life or not life) has been around for hundreds of years and used in many wars on both sides.

Men/Women of the yellow titles we need clarification! Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 07:57AM

SteveZombie replied:

You're right, the second page states 'many a war was fought and won with the Council's help', with which I saw no problem having taken place within thirty or so years, but it then goes on to say 'peace has reigned in the land for generations', with heavy implication that this is due to the Council's practice of safe magic. Still, that's not to say everybody has now had sufficient time to settle down and trust the mages. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 08:47AM

MattxAus replied:

in the past like 20 pages, they had explained that the magic academy was pretty new, offering life magi the chance to learn the newly found "safer" alternative. one of those magi was ariel, as a child - born into a village of life magi.

sure, magic could have been around for a long long time, but the magic as we know it seems to have been highly uncommon, if not entirely rare, in its infancy stages.

as for "settling down", people are naturally quick to hate, but slow to trust. think about all the things you dont trust, but have had plenty of time to get somewhat used to. zombies. nazis. dane cook the comedian... Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 12:06PM

Tim replied:

It's super-fascinating watching you talk about this!
I refuse to reveal how close you all may or may not be to the 'real' story ;) Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 02:22PM

SteveZombie replied:

Still, I think the key point is Cyril's statement that, apparently due to the practice of contemporary magic, the kingdom has known peace for generations.
At least, as their recorded history would have it. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 08:05PM

MattxAus replied:

You can still have peace whilst there are huge underlying tensions. Perfect example is North Korea - currently world is faaaaairly peaceful, but it could potentially go south, fast. Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 12:58AM

? replied:

Arggghhh! Tim you troll you have betrayed me! XD Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 03:43AM

SteveZombie replied:

I know, what I'm saying is that the second strip implies the Council has practiced arcane magic for 'generations'. Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 02:24PM

SteveZombie said:

Bloody mages. Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 08:22AM Reply

? replied:

What's this about blood mages? Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 03:46AM

A Person said:

Loved the page for the most part, save for that final panel. The Garfield-esque "I hate Mondays" kind of comment and the soldier's expression kind of ruined the drama of the situation.... Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 02:24PM Reply

Tim replied:

I hate Magical Mondays... Posted on May 13th, 2013 at 06:13PM

Kuchencakes said:

Is that supposed to be Arwel in the bottom right box in panel four? Or is that just somebody who has Arwel's hair but is a caster instead of a channeller? It's always difficult to identify unconscious people. Posted on May 14th, 2013 at 12:17AM Reply

? said:

Hey i haven't seen anyone post something new in like 2 days. Did I not get the memo for some kind Magicka comment boycott? Posted on May 17th, 2013 at 04:20AM Reply

LuminousDecibel said:

The control over the youngins is gone!
So is all well?
Cyril now leads the mages as the sole remainder of the Council. What happens next? More about the veil? Posted on May 18th, 2013 at 12:15AM Reply