And that's the end of Korin.
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That would be so cool! That way, Holland, Jyaku, and Feral all know, as Jyaku found out on page 256, and then presumably told Holland on page 261. And they’d all be trying to hide it from each other.
Or what Korin said is actually hitting in, and Feral is confused… He likes Meela, but if she is what he claims…
Dotcom
I don’t know. He has an extra hateful glare–even for that alone. I am leaning on the feelings from the memories coming to the surface. IOW, he recognizes Korrin and all the yucky childhood feelings return, but he doesn’t realize what is going on. Repressed memories can work that way. You really do remember everything, but stuff stays filed until you are heavily triggered or equipped to deal with it. It was that way for me at least.
DarkFox14
I kinda think, when Korin said “I should’ve killed that pup right away” is Feral thought Korin meant he should’ve killed Meela right away maybe?
Or what we see in the last two panels is another of Meela’s dreams where some painful stuff happens she wakes up super scared, realizes Feral is sleeping next to her like the swan guy(sorry forgot his name) she freaks out and tries to run away….again
I agree. If we think back to page 193, Feral shows a similar mark. I think Mal must have convinced him to get one. Also, we have seen Yuen wearing those bracelets. What confuses me, though, is that Feral’s is on his right hand (again 193) but this appears to be a left hand, like Mal’s. (268) On this page however, Mal does not have bracelets on these. What I suspect is 1. The scar only needs to be made on one hand, but the glowing symbol can appear on both (after all, Feral wears two gloves, and although this could be just to seem less conspicuous, he also is shown to have two bandages. (152) 2. Maybe Feral got the scars on both of his hands. He seems to have not the best control over darker magic, as Visrael’s affected him for quite a while. (215) In addition, we should could keep in mind that Feral is a bounty hunter. That takes some ambition, and I wouldn’t put it out of the possibility that Yuen got maybe a little obsessive with the new power and got two. He may have been fueled by revenge for his parents’ deaths. 3. Yuen could have given the bracelets to Mal. This seems a little odd, as Yuen’s bracelet was supposedly what tied him to his girlfriend, considering they had the same one. (265) This might suggest that the bracelet was still sentimental -he still loved the girl- but for some reason he could not continue wearing it. This leads me to believe that Feral’s memory loss may not have been so spontaneous. I’m still up in the air about the throat though, though that may have happened somewhere between Feral’s memory loss, and meeting Holland, but not at the same time. (152)
On a different note, did anyone notice the text on page 266, “You shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep, Yuen,” is eerily similar to page 292, “You shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep, Holland?” If my earlier suspicion is right, and Feral lost his memory by choice, than this promise of returning to his girlfriend would be consciously broken. Will Holland’s promise be consciously broken as well? Surely Holland wouldn’t betray Meela, or turn against her, but who knows if Jyaku will change his mind about keeping Meela’s identity secret from Feral, especially as Jyaku says it could be bad for Feral’s ‘condition’. (261) Would this ‘condition’ have to do with the symbols as well as Feral’s past? Feral seems to maybe be starting to recognize people from his past. (298) Maybe Jyaku has more to do with Feral’s mysterious silence and memory loss than we thought… And if Jyaku does not want past relationships to trigger Feral’s memory (perhaps a reason Feral possibly gave away the bracelet) that could be a reason Jyaku stays hidden. Jyaku seems awfully interested in Feral (261) I highly doubt Jyaku was that interested in Meela, at least before his discovery of what she is. (256)
So, two bracelets on this arm: the thicker zig-zag one is the same that Yuen and Eylinae had in the previous dream. And then those beads. hmmmmmm now where have we seen beads similar to this? Mal doesn’t wear them, Eylinae doesn’t wear them (I checked). I wonder how long has passed since the previous dream sequence? so why is he now wearing a bracelet that looks similar to Meela’s? grrrrr of course the ladies would leave us on a cliffhanger like this! :( but happy christmas to y’all!
Ooooo… Good catch. Okay–this has me wondering. Could Meela’s *mother* have tied into this? I wonder if she is in any way related to Yuen’s girlfriend. She could be her necessarily, because she has blue eyes and I don’t remember the Gf didn’t have blue eyes in the color sketch, but maybe they are related?
People of this comic change what jewelry they wear as much as they do in real life, and many people can have similar pieces of jewelry (just like real life). Jewelry doesn’t correlate with specific people, but more with a culture, race, or tribe of this world. Sorry to be the party pooper, but the hand belongs to Mal most likely since we saw in the previous flashback end that he had that demonic looking mark on his left hand.
Yes the mark was seen on mall and when Feral shows up in wolf for u can see something on his paw. Also when he touches Meela and u see the blood on his had a small mark is showing in brighter red. Could Feral be Mal?
RainbowSocks
I’m pretty sure we established that Feral is Yuen
The Blue wolf
Well I still think he might be Mal. U never know
Hatter
What if both Yuen, and one of Meela’s parents were cursed, and they knew each other? Wouldn’t that make sense? That could be how Meela was cursed, she was born with it.
Good catch- I thought this was interesting too. As I said in another post, I think the zig-zag IS Yuen’s. However, I think the hand is Mal’s- due to the fact that it’s a left hand. (I explained this in more detail as well as other possibilities on another post on this page) Anyways, Yuen could have given the bracelets to Mal. This seems a little odd, as Yuen’s bracelet was supposedly what tied him to his girlfriend, considering they had the same one. (265) This might suggest that the bracelet was still sentimental -he still loved the girl- but for some reason he could not continue wearing it or return to her. This leads me to believe that Feral’s memory loss may not have been so spontaneous.
Whoa… I had actually just finished watching the Dr. Who series 2 finale, Doomsday (BEWARE THE FEELS – I CRIED), when I read this. You, sir/madam, just made my day :D
Madame but sir is fine. I don’t really care. I’m glad to have made your day. I’ve seen them all!!!! And yes dem feels. How do you like the tenth doctor?
I have so many friends now! -hugs all of you- I have friends who are Whovians in real life and they are pretty awesome.
@ purpleheart3000
When did you start watching doctor who?
…eh fashionably late of-course…::breaks out the bow-tie:: are we having a party or what?!? (fave is David Tennant)
::sings ‘Oh, come, Oh, Come Emmanuel’::
Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, our Wisdom from on high,
Who ordered all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
and teach us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, oh, come, our Lord of might,
Who to your tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times gave holy law,
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come O Rod of Jesse’s stem,
From every foe deliver them
That trust your mighty power to save;
Bring them in victory through the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, O Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, our Dayspring from on high,
And cheer us by your drawing nigh,
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Oh, bid our sad divisions cease,
And be yourself our King of Peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
169 thoughts on “Page 298”
Ren
I always loved the angry glare. And Ferals’ is no exception.
Jacklin Wolfgang
I agree with you completely!! I just can’t resist the sexiness!! X3
zenos
so i gues s feral thinks holland knows nothing about meelas demon side and prevented korin from talking.
not me
…maybe ;P
hedgehog1010
That would be so cool! That way, Holland, Jyaku, and Feral all know, as Jyaku found out on page 256, and then presumably told Holland on page 261. And they’d all be trying to hide it from each other.
Bbg100
Kolkolkolkolkolkol…?
Creole
OMG!!! WAS THE WIERD STRANGER THAT MAL AND YUEN MET MEELA’S DAD?! AND THAT’S WHY HE HAD A BOUNTY ON HIM?!!! O.O
Creole
that would explain Meela’s demon side and how their pasts are connected…
hedgehog1010
That would be so cool!!
Shawnee
Dang, the art is gorgeous and the story is so compelling! <3 totally hooked.
Mistybooklover
The anger in Ferals eyes suggest he has an emotion towards Korin, meaning he might recognize him or know him, but hasn’t shown it.
And i think the next page shall be a memories and a answer to how feral has demon powers!
Lara
Or he is just really angry because Korin injured Meela…
Delisira
Or what Korin said is actually hitting in, and Feral is confused… He likes Meela, but if she is what he claims…
Dotcom
I don’t know. He has an extra hateful glare–even for that alone. I am leaning on the feelings from the memories coming to the surface. IOW, he recognizes Korrin and all the yucky childhood feelings return, but he doesn’t realize what is going on. Repressed memories can work that way. You really do remember everything, but stuff stays filed until you are heavily triggered or equipped to deal with it. It was that way for me at least.
DarkFox14
I kinda think, when Korin said “I should’ve killed that pup right away” is Feral thought Korin meant he should’ve killed Meela right away maybe?
DarkFox14
**and Feral is mad about that, I forgot to finish
not me
::hugs Dotcom:: we’re here if you need to talk…
Alize Flores
Or what we see in the last two panels is another of Meela’s dreams where some painful stuff happens she wakes up super scared, realizes Feral is sleeping next to her like the swan guy(sorry forgot his name) she freaks out and tries to run away….again
KaiyAyanna
Or. Feral knows Korin and Korin is saying he (Feral) should have killed the pup right away…. Dun DUN DUNNN!
KaiyAyanna
Oh wait. Great Art by the way :) Yall have a Merry Christmas and I look forward to your next update :D
hedgehog1010
I agree. If we think back to page 193, Feral shows a similar mark. I think Mal must have convinced him to get one. Also, we have seen Yuen wearing those bracelets. What confuses me, though, is that Feral’s is on his right hand (again 193) but this appears to be a left hand, like Mal’s. (268) On this page however, Mal does not have bracelets on these. What I suspect is 1. The scar only needs to be made on one hand, but the glowing symbol can appear on both (after all, Feral wears two gloves, and although this could be just to seem less conspicuous, he also is shown to have two bandages. (152) 2. Maybe Feral got the scars on both of his hands. He seems to have not the best control over darker magic, as Visrael’s affected him for quite a while. (215) In addition, we should could keep in mind that Feral is a bounty hunter. That takes some ambition, and I wouldn’t put it out of the possibility that Yuen got maybe a little obsessive with the new power and got two. He may have been fueled by revenge for his parents’ deaths. 3. Yuen could have given the bracelets to Mal. This seems a little odd, as Yuen’s bracelet was supposedly what tied him to his girlfriend, considering they had the same one. (265) This might suggest that the bracelet was still sentimental -he still loved the girl- but for some reason he could not continue wearing it. This leads me to believe that Feral’s memory loss may not have been so spontaneous. I’m still up in the air about the throat though, though that may have happened somewhere between Feral’s memory loss, and meeting Holland, but not at the same time. (152)
On a different note, did anyone notice the text on page 266, “You shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep, Yuen,” is eerily similar to page 292, “You shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep, Holland?” If my earlier suspicion is right, and Feral lost his memory by choice, than this promise of returning to his girlfriend would be consciously broken. Will Holland’s promise be consciously broken as well? Surely Holland wouldn’t betray Meela, or turn against her, but who knows if Jyaku will change his mind about keeping Meela’s identity secret from Feral, especially as Jyaku says it could be bad for Feral’s ‘condition’. (261) Would this ‘condition’ have to do with the symbols as well as Feral’s past? Feral seems to maybe be starting to recognize people from his past. (298) Maybe Jyaku has more to do with Feral’s mysterious silence and memory loss than we thought… And if Jyaku does not want past relationships to trigger Feral’s memory (perhaps a reason Feral possibly gave away the bracelet) that could be a reason Jyaku stays hidden. Jyaku seems awfully interested in Feral (261) I highly doubt Jyaku was that interested in Meela, at least before his discovery of what she is. (256)
ajbluesox
AWESOOOOME!!! Haha Merry Christmas! Have a nice break!
Elaine
Aw, no interrogation. :( Man Feral looks p***ed.
Shimmer
Omg. E.P.I.C! Can’t wait for the next page!
WV
So, two bracelets on this arm: the thicker zig-zag one is the same that Yuen and Eylinae had in the previous dream. And then those beads. hmmmmmm now where have we seen beads similar to this? Mal doesn’t wear them, Eylinae doesn’t wear them (I checked). I wonder how long has passed since the previous dream sequence? so why is he now wearing a bracelet that looks similar to Meela’s? grrrrr of course the ladies would leave us on a cliffhanger like this! :( but happy christmas to y’all!
not me
good eye…
and probably great internet connection to go through those pages so fast ;P
could be Mal… traded the wrist guards for jewelry??
hah… not likely, i don’t see Mal as being feminine in the least.
Clampity
Hmm… Mal wore beads on his wrist… and Feral used to wear beads in his hair…
Coincidence? I think not.
Clampity
Wait, scratch that. I think they were the earrings. (see banner picture at the top of the page)
Jacklin Wolfgang
I miss those beads… :(
Frankie Dibbo
Jira, Meela’s mother, check out her wrist first panel on page 250.
Dotcom
Ooooo… Good catch. Okay–this has me wondering. Could Meela’s *mother* have tied into this? I wonder if she is in any way related to Yuen’s girlfriend. She could be her necessarily, because she has blue eyes and I don’t remember the Gf didn’t have blue eyes in the color sketch, but maybe they are related?
Irishxlily
People of this comic change what jewelry they wear as much as they do in real life, and many people can have similar pieces of jewelry (just like real life). Jewelry doesn’t correlate with specific people, but more with a culture, race, or tribe of this world. Sorry to be the party pooper, but the hand belongs to Mal most likely since we saw in the previous flashback end that he had that demonic looking mark on his left hand.
Skitterydoo
I have to agree with you, Irishxlily.
organicgreekyogurt
Personally, I think this is Meela’s flashback/dream, and that’s Meela’s parents’ hands.
The Blue wolf
Yes the mark was seen on mall and when Feral shows up in wolf for u can see something on his paw. Also when he touches Meela and u see the blood on his had a small mark is showing in brighter red. Could Feral be Mal?
RainbowSocks
I’m pretty sure we established that Feral is Yuen
The Blue wolf
Well I still think he might be Mal. U never know
Hatter
What if both Yuen, and one of Meela’s parents were cursed, and they knew each other? Wouldn’t that make sense? That could be how Meela was cursed, she was born with it.
Fay
Her name wasn’t Eylinae, it was Vihki :) “eylinae” is a greeting.
Rose
Meela’s necklace looks like it is made with the same beads as the ones on the bracelet.
hedgehog1010
Good catch- I thought this was interesting too. As I said in another post, I think the zig-zag IS Yuen’s. However, I think the hand is Mal’s- due to the fact that it’s a left hand. (I explained this in more detail as well as other possibilities on another post on this page) Anyways, Yuen could have given the bracelets to Mal. This seems a little odd, as Yuen’s bracelet was supposedly what tied him to his girlfriend, considering they had the same one. (265) This might suggest that the bracelet was still sentimental -he still loved the girl- but for some reason he could not continue wearing it or return to her. This leads me to believe that Feral’s memory loss may not have been so spontaneous.
dragonia
Dream time with crazy demon powers! Yay! :D
Dehaha1
Dat Feral rage though!
Also, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! KORIN’S DEAD!!!
Also (again), does this mean that we are about to see how Feral got his demonic powers?
DarkAngelAdisynne
Yikes.
JoelEXT4
Woot korrin is dead, finally, after all these discussions about when korrin dies…yeash. Also have a great Christmas break to both of you!
Skitterydoo
Ha ha, I know. That was so funny! XD
Ze awezome me
That was interesting with everyone betting and stuff.
Skitterydoo
Yes, that was so much fun. XD
Frankie Dibbo
Jira, Meela’s mother, check out her wrist first panel page 250.
hedgehog1010
You are a genius! Nice catch!
Nikko
Okay, between Doctor Who and Strays I am going to die of feels. *curls up into a ball in the corner*
Ze awezome me
Don’t die just think of bow ties.
Poem:
Bow ties are red, the TARDIS is blue. Nikko is cool and so is doctor who.
thelightedDarkness
You are a beautiful person
TheBookwormBakery
Indeed.
Ze awezome me
I love you people! -hugs Whovians-
Skitterydoo
Oh my goodness, you are truly ze awesome person EVER!!! ;D
Ze awezome me
Danke. (Don’t know any German.) So are you!
Ze awezome me
Whovian party! Bow ties necessary!
purpleheart3000
Whoa… I had actually just finished watching the Dr. Who series 2 finale, Doomsday (BEWARE THE FEELS – I CRIED), when I read this. You, sir/madam, just made my day :D
Ze awezome me
Madame but sir is fine. I don’t really care. I’m glad to have made your day. I’ve seen them all!!!! And yes dem feels. How do you like the tenth doctor?
Ze awezome me
I have so many friends now! -hugs all of you- I have friends who are Whovians in real life and they are pretty awesome.
@ purpleheart3000
When did you start watching doctor who?
KaelinaLuvsLomaris
Yes! Whovians unite!
Ze awezome me
Yep!
not me
…eh fashionably late of-course…::breaks out the bow-tie:: are we having a party or what?!? (fave is David Tennant)
::sings ‘Oh, come, Oh, Come Emmanuel’::
Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, our Wisdom from on high,
Who ordered all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
and teach us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, oh, come, our Lord of might,
Who to your tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times gave holy law,
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come O Rod of Jesse’s stem,
From every foe deliver them
That trust your mighty power to save;
Bring them in victory through the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, O Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, our Dayspring from on high,
And cheer us by your drawing nigh,
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
Oh, come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Oh, bid our sad divisions cease,
And be yourself our King of Peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel!
~ Merry Christmas! ~
Ze awezome me
David tennant was, and always will be, the best.
Ze awezome me
Merry Christmas to you too! Christmas special!
Hatter
Eleven was my first and last. I say I don’t like tennant, but i wasn’t part of his generation, and i must admit, he does have his moments.
Whouffle-Out.
Ze awezome me
Watch the tenth. I started at the ninth and ended with the 2013 Christmas special. Until September…..
SpiritWolf
oooo the hand Mal had when he got the demon magic, so its proof! or at least some form of it, that Mal is Feral! :D
bekah1745
Actually, if you go back a few pages you can clearly see that ferals mark is on his right hand, therefore it’s impossible for mal to be feral.
Jae
Feral is Yuen and Mal was his friend. We don’t know much else about Mal quite yet.
Skitterydoo