Ah, but that sounds too easy, does it not?
However, this new character looks too much like a good guy to be out to kill her, he looks more like a pacifist. I’ve a bet if he did intend to kill her, after an explanation from the swan or something he’d probably knock it off, maybe even join the group. Plus, he’s a deer, not a jaguar.
Why would he kill her when he was protecting her just a few pages back? uhh hello folks. Did you not see that red lightening just just made? She obviously has some special skill that could get out of hand if she isn’t properly trained.
In response to Alioki, he might have just been protecting her because he wanted to observe her and find out…well, whatever has put the bounty on her head. He stopped Visrial because he wasn’t done getting his information, perhaps. His speech right on this page sounds to me like he hadn’t foreseen how dangerous she was/is/could be.
…But people who don’t subscribe to this thought are right, ‘removed’ doesn’t have to mean ‘killed.’
yes it is Jyaku I recognized him by his awesome hair style.
PantherLady
It’s not him. Look back at the last chapter. Jyaku has tiny bells hanging off his left antlers, this guy doesn’t. Jyaku’s ears are covered in tribal piercings, this guy has only one. And we don’t know what Jyaku’s face or hair looks like because I’m sure that it was a fur pelt attached to the mask, covering it. But they are the same kind of shifter, possibly related. Or maybe it is Jyaku and they just got lazy with the details. :P
Cinni-mon
@pantherlady
These guys never get lazy with the details, NEVER!! They always get it spot on and this is jyaku.
1. Jyaku just took of some of his usual jewelry, characters are allowed to change clothes after all, just like many of our other characters have. Also he is still wearing one of the earrings from before, if you look back he is still wearing that blue earring that he is wearing now
2. Both of their features are the same: same antlers, eye color, skin color, clothing style, speech style
3. You can see some of his hair stick out in the front and back of his head dress in the previous pages and it is the same color and style as his here
4. His motives/intrest in meela clearly points to him being jyaku because we know that he got all of his info about her from holland
5. The artist themselves in previous convos all but confirmed that this is jyaku
Let everyone from this point on know that this is jyaku and stop asking if it is, because its only been stated a million times now that he is. And if anyone is still not sure, don’t be lazy, and actually go back and compare for your self everything that I said and anything else you might wounder about. Thnx.
Bluerosebud
Yeah, I was originally in the “it’s not him” camp, but even I can see how obviously it is Jyaku. We’ve only seen him a handful of times; we can’t even say this appearance is out of character.
Sofy
Come on people. It’s Jyaku…xD
It’s so obvious. lol
More like panicky fear~
YOU try keeping your cool when you are apprehended by a dangerous stranger who sends off threatening vibes and tries to grab you to take you away by force.
Hahaha.! As hard as he is to read, the last few pages make it pretty clear that he’s far from cuddly. XD
Whatever his intentions, though, I can’t help but get the feeling that he has sincere reasons for doing whatever he’s been doing–even if we the readers might not agree with them.
Dude, can anyone translate the word on his arm?! Is it the same writing found in Feral’s journals?
Amazing story girls, I get more and more drug in every page.
Unfortunately–despite reading the translation of the text–I never fully mastered the runic cipher used in the journal, so I can’t read them either (well, assuming these scars are even supposed to be runes in the first place, anyway).
anyway… i don’t think it’s ‘J’… sense ‘J’ has been following them long enough to use this same “aura read”any time he wanted (unless it’s a distance thing)… so, in that case this could be ‘J’… just hoping not.
With this “reveal” i sincerely hope meela even makes it to her 13th birthday… like another poster already stated Meela’s probably screwed.
although with the old guy ‘in the cabin that didn’t kill his wife’ shows some people are willing to help & protect her even if they know what she is.
Could Meela’s heritage be some kind of royalty?? like they were destined to rule with this special power & judge right + wrong but were overthrown/hunted?
now everyone’s trying to kill off the line so they can be free to be greedy/uncareing jerks?
It may be as simple as, she has a bounty on her head because her Father did and therefore her mother did for not killing him. Or it could be as complex as a special power… but I don’t know about her being that level of royalty. Maybe just leaders of the pack.
He says “this is a volatile mixture” there, most likely in relation to her magic her Meela herself (and why bring her erratic magic up earlier if it wasn’t going to be plot relevant?) It seems to me it’s a darker secret than just being unfairly hunted because her dad had the bounty or she’s royalty.
Wow, Meela definitely has grown… previously she probably would have just screamed for Feral. I seriously hope she goes back to them and doesn’t just run. I want to see the interactions between Meela, Feral, and Holland after this encounter…
Still think it’s Jyaku…
I don’t know – Meela’s always had a pretty strong streak of “Stab first, stab questions later” in her character. If there’s any changes, it’s that After she stabs, she tucks tail and runs now instead of sticking around to be mortally wounded. Heh heh.
To be fair, she *was* running away when she was mortally wounded. ^^; But, yeah, I think this is a pretty solid part of her character–her impulsiveness. Especially when she’s also running on adrenaline and has very real reasons to be afraid. Fortunately, unlike Visrial, Jyaku is pretty level-headed.
Well… That depends on your point of view. A completely flat sole actually has NO traction whatsoever when your boots are solid leather, even the soles. (Trust me, I’ve done my share of slipping and sliding wearing that style of boots on just fallen leaves, much less anything wet.) A heel would give her a little bit more grip. Also, if you are doing any kind of riding (we haven’t seen any so far, but I’m offering it here), you want a little bit of a heel.
Bluerosebud
Huh. That’s a good point. I also notice now that it’s a square heel, too, which is better for balance than stiletto. Might just need a bit of getting used to.
Oh my, not really the direction I was expecting… what are you up to dude-who-may-or-may-not-be-Jyaku? (Although, I do think it’s Jyaku, for the record.)
Did no one else notice that the deer man did *not* reach for Meela? Last panel of yesterday’s comic shows them farther apart. First 2 panels only shows Meela and the 3rd shows him stepping back to avoid her dagger. He never actually reached out for her. I think Meela just plain got scared since he knows she has a bounty on her and reacted. If he really wanted to overpower her, I think he would have (he already drug her behind the stalls). He never moved toward her.
Great job with the story – I can’t wait to see where this goes!
I actually think that Jyaku means by something else when he says “removed.” It is as if he is thinking about what sort of class or type she could possibly be. I don’t think he means as in she must die or be removed from the group.
Run, Meela! Run to Feral! He’s also a weird mixture of…something, probably demon, not 100% sure, you might be demon too. So yeah, run to Feral! Weird mixtures gotta stick together!
Hmmm… the energy from Feral when his red eye takes over is also red. Is it some kind of demonic energy? Does Meela have a curse on her, or is she part demon somehow?
129 thoughts on “Page 257”
Kitkats
Removed as dead? D:
Jae
I’m hoping he means “removed from the group” D:
Kitkats
prays~
That psychotic crooked stalker
Ah, but that sounds too easy, does it not?
However, this new character looks too much like a good guy to be out to kill her, he looks more like a pacifist. I’ve a bet if he did intend to kill her, after an explanation from the swan or something he’d probably knock it off, maybe even join the group. Plus, he’s a deer, not a jaguar.
Alioki
Why would he kill her when he was protecting her just a few pages back? uhh hello folks. Did you not see that red lightening just just made? She obviously has some special skill that could get out of hand if she isn’t properly trained.
Kitkats
He never said HE would kill her.
Bluerosebud
In response to Alioki, he might have just been protecting her because he wanted to observe her and find out…well, whatever has put the bounty on her head. He stopped Visrial because he wasn’t done getting his information, perhaps. His speech right on this page sounds to me like he hadn’t foreseen how dangerous she was/is/could be.
…But people who don’t subscribe to this thought are right, ‘removed’ doesn’t have to mean ‘killed.’
STRANGER
He means removed from him, her magic or whatever was put into his arm when she struck him.
Algy
Actually, no. Her magic was not put into his arm, it only affected/irritated it.
mirza
oh my .___.
So many emotions! I don’t know what to think .___.
I always loved Jyaku but now… Well… That seems a bit bad…
PixelTint
That isn’t Jyaku…is it?
Yegdip
I don’t think that’s Jyaku. Jyaku feels more regal and taciturn.
mirza
Read the conversation under few last pages, to see the prooves, that this guy is Jyaku :)
Alvara101/Panda
yes it is Jyaku I recognized him by his awesome hair style.
PantherLady
It’s not him. Look back at the last chapter. Jyaku has tiny bells hanging off his left antlers, this guy doesn’t. Jyaku’s ears are covered in tribal piercings, this guy has only one. And we don’t know what Jyaku’s face or hair looks like because I’m sure that it was a fur pelt attached to the mask, covering it. But they are the same kind of shifter, possibly related. Or maybe it is Jyaku and they just got lazy with the details. :P
Cinni-mon
@pantherlady
These guys never get lazy with the details, NEVER!! They always get it spot on and this is jyaku.
1. Jyaku just took of some of his usual jewelry, characters are allowed to change clothes after all, just like many of our other characters have. Also he is still wearing one of the earrings from before, if you look back he is still wearing that blue earring that he is wearing now
2. Both of their features are the same: same antlers, eye color, skin color, clothing style, speech style
3. You can see some of his hair stick out in the front and back of his head dress in the previous pages and it is the same color and style as his here
4. His motives/intrest in meela clearly points to him being jyaku because we know that he got all of his info about her from holland
5. The artist themselves in previous convos all but confirmed that this is jyaku
Let everyone from this point on know that this is jyaku and stop asking if it is, because its only been stated a million times now that he is. And if anyone is still not sure, don’t be lazy, and actually go back and compare for your self everything that I said and anything else you might wounder about. Thnx.
Bluerosebud
Yeah, I was originally in the “it’s not him” camp, but even I can see how obviously it is Jyaku. We’ve only seen him a handful of times; we can’t even say this appearance is out of character.
Sofy
Come on people. It’s Jyaku…xD
It’s so obvious. lol
MinZki
D: Don’t you dare to kill Meela, mister!
Ebeth+Bliza
And now we know :D
Angeliclily
D:…..I hope he won’t kill her. He’s too hot.
Mister Lincoln
A scared young girl with able use of volatile magic and a bounty on her head… as well as a recently deceased brother.
HHHHMMMMMMMM.
MarkHalo
Woah! Anger management skills, Meela!
Derrath
More like panicky fear~
YOU try keeping your cool when you are apprehended by a dangerous stranger who sends off threatening vibes and tries to grab you to take you away by force.
Ocarys
could not have said it better my self :D
Arinna
Oh no!! D:
Safiyah Yasmeen
Meela, something tells me you’re screwed. Something else tells me that Jyaku’s not the cuddly little deer man we wish he was.
DreamBoyMal
Hahaha.! As hard as he is to read, the last few pages make it pretty clear that he’s far from cuddly. XD
Whatever his intentions, though, I can’t help but get the feeling that he has sincere reasons for doing whatever he’s been doing–even if we the readers might not agree with them.
Wolftrest
Dude, can anyone translate the word on his arm?! Is it the same writing found in Feral’s journals?
Amazing story girls, I get more and more drug in every page.
KaelinaLuvsLomaris
I’m glad I’m not the only person to think that is writing!
Jae
Ohhh~! Now I want someone to translate it, please! :O
MadIsTheSun
I believe they may be runes.
Ikaru
It sorta reminds me of Scar’s arm (From Full Metal Alchemist). Maybe similar purpose? He feels the need to….purify those with her aura?
N
I initially misread it as ‘F U X’, but looking at it more closely it looks like ‘C U X’, possibly with more still hidden by the sleeve.
DreamBoyMal
I thought the same thing!
Unfortunately–despite reading the translation of the text–I never fully mastered the runic cipher used in the journal, so I can’t read them either (well, assuming these scars are even supposed to be runes in the first place, anyway).
Miranx
I dont think that Jyaku… i hope not. But damn this is exciting! why cant it be friday already! D: (know what i mean xD)
Gakatako
T.=.T this dwagie feels the same, why… WHHYYYYY
lauravsunicorn
Nononooo dont hurt meela pls T_T
Swiftsnowpack
REMOVED?!? HEY! JERKFACE! MEELA IS NOT A ZIT!!! YOU CAN’T JUST ‘REMOVE’ HER!!!!! D:<
luni
a bit of a side note, when i click the “read the latest page” it redirects me to main page oO
zwaan-cride
muwahhhhhhh! “zit”… guess i’m juvenile :) ….
anyway… i don’t think it’s ‘J’… sense ‘J’ has been following them long enough to use this same “aura read”any time he wanted (unless it’s a distance thing)… so, in that case this could be ‘J’… just hoping not.
With this “reveal” i sincerely hope meela even makes it to her 13th birthday… like another poster already stated Meela’s probably screwed.
although with the old guy ‘in the cabin that didn’t kill his wife’ shows some people are willing to help & protect her even if they know what she is.
Could Meela’s heritage be some kind of royalty?? like they were destined to rule with this special power & judge right + wrong but were overthrown/hunted?
now everyone’s trying to kill off the line so they can be free to be greedy/uncareing jerks?
zwaan-cride
*or @least segregate themselves to the point where they only care about their own clan, not the greater good?
what are the letters on this guy’s arm that meela intentionally/unintentionally put there?
luni…i don’t have that problem…. maybe clear your history/catche?
zwaan-cride
*still wondering about those letters.
isn’t it a little disturbing that the dear guy talks to himself? There could people around that only he knows about…? ::goes into ninja mode::
Algy
The letters on his arm are scars with a purpose.
Paine
Is it in that old language? If so I still have your alphabet ;)
Algy
Lol, it’s a different language than before.
Jae
It may be as simple as, she has a bounty on her head because her Father did and therefore her mother did for not killing him. Or it could be as complex as a special power… but I don’t know about her being that level of royalty. Maybe just leaders of the pack.
Bluerosebud
He says “this is a volatile mixture” there, most likely in relation to her magic her Meela herself (and why bring her erratic magic up earlier if it wasn’t going to be plot relevant?) It seems to me it’s a darker secret than just being unfairly hunted because her dad had the bounty or she’s royalty.
Bluerosebud
*or*. I wish this had an edit button…
nobody
It probably has more to do with what her father did and why there was a bounty on his head.
MonsieurAwesome
Eat it!!
Meela just escaped like a sir.
KaelinaLuvsLomaris
Wow, Meela definitely has grown… previously she probably would have just screamed for Feral. I seriously hope she goes back to them and doesn’t just run. I want to see the interactions between Meela, Feral, and Holland after this encounter…
Still think it’s Jyaku…
Bluerosebud
It’d be so funny if Jyaku chases after her and runs into Holland again. “Hey, how’s it going buddy? Meela, come over here and meet–“
ClimbingEast
I don’t know – Meela’s always had a pretty strong streak of “Stab first, stab questions later” in her character. If there’s any changes, it’s that After she stabs, she tucks tail and runs now instead of sticking around to be mortally wounded. Heh heh.
Amanda
To be fair, she *was* running away when she was mortally wounded. ^^; But, yeah, I think this is a pretty solid part of her character–her impulsiveness. Especially when she’s also running on adrenaline and has very real reasons to be afraid. Fortunately, unlike Visrial, Jyaku is pretty level-headed.
KaelinaLuvsLomaris
Also, I love Meela’s boots in the 5th panel!
None
Yea they are cool. They do seem a little unpractical though for the lifestyle she lives.
Eva Emaria
Well… That depends on your point of view. A completely flat sole actually has NO traction whatsoever when your boots are solid leather, even the soles. (Trust me, I’ve done my share of slipping and sliding wearing that style of boots on just fallen leaves, much less anything wet.) A heel would give her a little bit more grip. Also, if you are doing any kind of riding (we haven’t seen any so far, but I’m offering it here), you want a little bit of a heel.
Bluerosebud
Huh. That’s a good point. I also notice now that it’s a square heel, too, which is better for balance than stiletto. Might just need a bit of getting used to.
Arthwaya
Oh my, not really the direction I was expecting… what are you up to dude-who-may-or-may-not-be-Jyaku? (Although, I do think it’s Jyaku, for the record.)
Irvette232
I keeps getting progressively harder to wait the full week for new pages X3 Brava girls
MadIsTheSun
Meela has heels ^^ XD
Am I the only one not surprised by this, or infuriated with cuddly deer-man? XP
Thiefheart
Nope, I’m actually still waiting to see what the deer guy means by ‘removed’. In other words, you’re not the only one :)
Kat
Did no one else notice that the deer man did *not* reach for Meela? Last panel of yesterday’s comic shows them farther apart. First 2 panels only shows Meela and the 3rd shows him stepping back to avoid her dagger. He never actually reached out for her. I think Meela just plain got scared since he knows she has a bounty on her and reacted. If he really wanted to overpower her, I think he would have (he already drug her behind the stalls). He never moved toward her.
Great job with the story – I can’t wait to see where this goes!
Kat
oh – and Meela lunged toward him in the 3rd panel. I think she just got scared & reacted.
Sofy
If Jyaku could be on the lyrians side, I think Holland might be too! ;A;
/cries
Ikaru
Meela is a little badass!
Kitkats
I somewhat giggled when I read that XD
Ilkyra
I actually think that Jyaku means by something else when he says “removed.” It is as if he is thinking about what sort of class or type she could possibly be. I don’t think he means as in she must die or be removed from the group.
dragonia
Run, Meela! Run to Feral! He’s also a weird mixture of…something, probably demon, not 100% sure, you might be demon too. So yeah, run to Feral! Weird mixtures gotta stick together!
Bex
Hmmm… the energy from Feral when his red eye takes over is also red. Is it some kind of demonic energy? Does Meela have a curse on her, or is she part demon somehow?