And that's the end of Korin.
Strays is now going on Christmas break! We're taking the next two weeks to spend time with family, so we'll resume updates on January 10th. See you next year!
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!
oh right and his friend had that weird glowy thing on his hand and feral does now too! also everyone is like should have killed that pup sooner but what if he was talking about yuen and not meela?
Has anyone thought about the fact that Feral might know Korin from bounty hunting? I mean we’re almoost possitive Korin is a bounty hunter, he pretty much said it, and he’s going after Meela and her family since it’s his ‘job’ and Meela’s got a bounty on her head, so did the rest of her family. I’m sure bounty hunter’s run into each sometimes, going after the same kill, or someone in the same town.
Merry Christmas to everybody and then later a Happy New Year!
I’m not sure if the paths of bounty hunters cross very often. But the idea of Feral and Korrin running into each other after the incedent with Feral’s parents would be interesting. I would if Korrin would have even recognized Feral though…
it might just be me but… I think Feral’s crying in the part where he’s glaring, if you look closely there’s a dark streak going down his cheek… or it’s a shadow.
AAAAAAh this happens all the time with the flashbacks being hinted at in one panel and they’re the most interesting part of the story for me. This one in particular looks like a doozy.
hey, seems like nobody’s commented on this, but couldn’t the flashback person be Meela’s brother (sorry, not so good with names)? it would make sense for him to have the beads then…
Euhm…That comment, “i know i should’ve killed that pup” Did anyone think about the dream scene where Korin kills Yuens mother and tries to kill him but let him escape? THAT has to be it. He sees Feral, recognizes him because he hated him for ruining his changes with the mother. That is probably why he syas he should’ve killed him. He is suprised to see Yuen/Feral alive after all this time because he thought the little pup that escaped him would’ve died on his own.
Its been acknowledged as a possibility, yes–although personally I’d say that, if he was talking about Feral, he would have said “Should’ve killed YOU right away.” I think that Feral interpreted it as him talking about Meela regardless.
Korin could have been talking to himself, though, certainly, and maybe he’s less upset about the mother thing and more because Yuen’s a part of his past which he left behind to be a bounty hunter. <.<
It is an interesting thought that the hand could be Meela’s brother’s(as someone said in the comments), but I am inclined to believe that it is Mal’s hand.
it’s probably just reminents of the demonic energy that was coursing the Meela instead of something Feral is generating himself. Which is why he’s giving Holland that “Bullshit.” look.
In a s/n: Holland’s name is like some elf name from the Hobbit.
I think when he said he should have killed her a long time ago, he means when he killed Meela’s brother. Also, another thing popped into my head: he could mean Feral should have got rid of her or got the bounty off of her a long time ago.
*I also have a feeling this has something to do with Meela’s dreams.
Looks like the last panel is Mal’s Left hand bandaged + surging with power & Yuen’s right hand is trying to forcefully stop something from happening.
Yuen had his bracelet on his left hand though… so, maybe it is Jira?
for me they look like two different hands belonging to two different people.
Poor Holland looks so tired. Maybe that’s why his lies totally sucked? Or maybe that’s just Holland when he has to improvise, haha. Have a wonderful Christmas break, you two! We’ll all be looking forward to your return (naturally). <3
For my part, I'm 100% certain that the final panel shows Mal's hand as he attempts to control (or is straight-up losing control of) his "gift") even though he only just received it (it's still bandaged). Yay for more dream sequences! I do look forward to the scene when Meela wakes up and realizes she's back with Feral and Holland, though. So exciting! :D
We update weekly unless something prevents us from updating. Celesse went out of town to spend time with her family for the holidays, so there was a two week hiatus for that.
We miss updates way less than other comics I follow.
Things happen and if people don’t get that… well it’s their problem. I understand that you guys need to see family sometimes. Oh and I LoVe This Comic! I new to this comic (i started a couple days ago).
It too me a couple of hours but I have finally read the whole comic up to this point! Found it via Gamer Cat, of course and fell in love right away! Now let’s see if I have the patience to wait long enough for the new page…
I just feel bad for Meela when she wakes up and finds all that blood all over her face. Gotta be freaky. And then all the memories will come rushing back, which will be even more freaky. Poor girl :(
I am outraged I learned today that strays is only 73 on the list of top web comics and 11 was so bad I wanted to throw it at the wall so every one go to topwebcomics and vote for it we will get it to the top
I agree. But other comics post exclusive vote-art or what ever its called on almost a weekly basis. Too bad Celese and Algy don’t do that. I wouldn’t mind rough random sketching, just something to keep us all voting. Sad that they have to do all that just to get us to spare 2 minutes to vote for a comic they spend so much time making.
Who’s arm is that showing pain from the bite? Holland is wearing a blue long-sleeve jacket, and feral is wearing fingerless gloves. I think this is supposed to be Holland, because she bit him, but the sleeves create a bit of confusion here!
However, 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) I am EXTREMELY impressed if anyone read this far as to what I just wrote XD.
wow. this was the page that was up when i first started this comic! i cant believe it has been four years. as the first comic that i ever read which led into my extreme passion and addiction to comics this will forever hold a place in my heart :)
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
Yeahhh… Feral is Yuen and Mal is/was his best friend.
Ze awezome me
It looks as though that last panel is a flashback. Does anybody agree?
And since it’s coming up merry early Christmas!
Skitterydoo
FLASHBACK TIMEEEEEEEEE!!! :D :D :D
Ze awezome me
Yep. -nods head in approval-
Ze awezome me
Merry Christmas/Kwanzaa/Hanukkah/etc…
Skitterydoo
Yes! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!! :D
Sofy
Merry Christmas to you too!
Ze awezome me
HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!
Skitterydoo
YES! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :D
Ze awezome me
Yep…. :)
LightWolf
that glare >:)
holland fan
his green eye is shadowed over to only show his red/evil side.
holland fan
the suspence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KatSpearheart
AMG I THINK I KNOW WHO FERAL IS!!! *clamps mouth shut* OuO
Irishxlily
Yea.. he’s Yuen…. I thought this was common knowledge by now since it was stated by Meela and her dreams >.>
RainbowSocks
Apparently it is still not clear to some people that Feral is Yuen….
hockeycitty
wait who is mal?
Skitterydoo
Mal is/was Yuen/Feral’s best friend from the past. :)
hockeycitty
oh right and his friend had that weird glowy thing on his hand and feral does now too! also everyone is like should have killed that pup sooner but what if he was talking about yuen and not meela?
Terri
Ah… I can’t wait for next week. I love the dream / second consciousness bits. Thank you :)
Skitterydoo
I do too. :D
Quietinacorner
Has anyone thought about the fact that Feral might know Korin from bounty hunting? I mean we’re almoost possitive Korin is a bounty hunter, he pretty much said it, and he’s going after Meela and her family since it’s his ‘job’ and Meela’s got a bounty on her head, so did the rest of her family. I’m sure bounty hunter’s run into each sometimes, going after the same kill, or someone in the same town.
Merry Christmas to everybody and then later a Happy New Year!
RainbowSocks
I’m not sure if the paths of bounty hunters cross very often. But the idea of Feral and Korrin running into each other after the incedent with Feral’s parents would be interesting. I would if Korrin would have even recognized Feral though…
hedgehog1010
And that would leave Feral questioning why Korin was after Meela! cool
Raioes
Woot! What a way to send out the Christmas spirit :P
You galls take a nice long break, and spend as much time with your families as you want! We don’t care as long as you’re happy :) !
LightWolf
Agreed :D
Skitterydoo
Ditto!
Jae
I’m glad to see we’re going back to finish the dream from page 268. I can’t wait to see what happens to Mal and Yuen.
And yet, I have to wait.. Grr…. Enjoy your Christmas Break! I’ll just be here.. waiting on the edge of my seat… Lol <3
fishgrul
so I guess he skipped the interrogation…
KeenaWolfWoman
Agh! Another evil cliffie! *gnaws on knuckle* Have an awesome Christmas!
XD
shania
it might just be me but… I think Feral’s crying in the part where he’s glaring, if you look closely there’s a dark streak going down his cheek… or it’s a shadow.
Renesh
That’s his scar. He has it every time we see his face.
Mori-Ookami
I want to ship Meela and Feral sooo bad, but she is too young. D:
Creole
right?! cx
Skitterydoo
YESSSSSS FLASHBACK TIME!!!! :D
Bluerosebud
AAAAAAh this happens all the time with the flashbacks being hinted at in one panel and they’re the most interesting part of the story for me. This one in particular looks like a doozy.
blue
Phew. I half expected something like:
Holland: “No Feral, don’t kill him, interrogation blah blah don’t sink to his level blargh blargh”
Feral: *Gruntily agrees*
Korin lives forever and stays a-hole.
Have a rock
Hopefully we get some answers to the great compelling mystery of Feral in this flashback…
blue_wolf_girl
who’s hand is holding whos?
Happy hanaquanzamas guys.
RainbowSocks
-sees Feral stab Korrin in the chest- Feral I’m pretty sure he’s already dead…
Jacklin Wolfgang
YUUUUS!!!!!!!!! KILL THE LITTLE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!
twenty_fifth_night
hey, seems like nobody’s commented on this, but couldn’t the flashback person be Meela’s brother (sorry, not so good with names)? it would make sense for him to have the beads then…
Patatoe
Euhm…That comment, “i know i should’ve killed that pup” Did anyone think about the dream scene where Korin kills Yuens mother and tries to kill him but let him escape? THAT has to be it. He sees Feral, recognizes him because he hated him for ruining his changes with the mother. That is probably why he syas he should’ve killed him. He is suprised to see Yuen/Feral alive after all this time because he thought the little pup that escaped him would’ve died on his own.
Bluerosebud
Its been acknowledged as a possibility, yes–although personally I’d say that, if he was talking about Feral, he would have said “Should’ve killed YOU right away.” I think that Feral interpreted it as him talking about Meela regardless.
Korin could have been talking to himself, though, certainly, and maybe he’s less upset about the mother thing and more because Yuen’s a part of his past which he left behind to be a bounty hunter. <.<
KaelinaLuvsLomaris
It is an interesting thought that the hand could be Meela’s brother’s(as someone said in the comments), but I am inclined to believe that it is Mal’s hand.
DarkAngelAdisynne
I’m pretty sure it’s Mal’s hand because Feral’s is on right side, while Mal’s is on the left like the hand in the last panel.
DrinkH2O
It seems nobody noticed the glow in the last two panels was also in Ferals hand after he touched the blood on Meelas face…
Kit
it’s probably just reminents of the demonic energy that was coursing the Meela instead of something Feral is generating himself. Which is why he’s giving Holland that “Bullshit.” look.
In a s/n: Holland’s name is like some elf name from the Hobbit.
Kit
uh-toh, that guy is having the worst day EVER.
DianaMoon
I am still worried about what will happen when Mela wakes up. T_T
Theres no telling what she will and won’t remember and then there ferals reaction! This could be so sad…
AshFallenMoon
I think when he said he should have killed her a long time ago, he means when he killed Meela’s brother. Also, another thing popped into my head: he could mean Feral should have got rid of her or got the bounty off of her a long time ago.
*I also have a feeling this has something to do with Meela’s dreams.
not me
last post for the year (maybe)…
Looks like the last panel is Mal’s Left hand bandaged + surging with power & Yuen’s right hand is trying to forcefully stop something from happening.
Yuen had his bracelet on his left hand though… so, maybe it is Jira?
for me they look like two different hands belonging to two different people.
Have a rock
I don’t think that’s Feral’s hand. His glowing red thingy is on his right hand, the one in the last panel is a left hand.
AshFallenMoon
Could it be a dream that shows Meela who Mal is. Or possibly who the traveler is? Just a suggestion.
Cami
Hey!! I’m new here, which days do you update? (: I love your storie, happy holidays!!
Amanda
It’s updated every Friday, though the next update won’t be until January 10th, since the creators are taking their Christmas break. :)
Cami
Thanks!
Amanda
Poor Holland looks so tired. Maybe that’s why his lies totally sucked? Or maybe that’s just Holland when he has to improvise, haha. Have a wonderful Christmas break, you two! We’ll all be looking forward to your return (naturally). <3
For my part, I'm 100% certain that the final panel shows Mal's hand as he attempts to control (or is straight-up losing control of) his "gift") even though he only just received it (it's still bandaged). Yay for more dream sequences! I do look forward to the scene when Meela wakes up and realizes she's back with Feral and Holland, though. So exciting! :D
blackfox
can’t wait for the next comic!!!
Dehaha1
I was kind of hoping for at least a Christmas sketch… Aww…
Bbg100
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
It’s funny because instead we got feels.
karkat
UPDATE PLEASE!! MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT >_<
Chessa
OMG it’s been a day since u wrote that, are you still alive sir? ,N,
Flame
Hey, what ever happen to two pages a week?
Bluerosebud
The artist got carpal tunnel is what happened :P
Luna
so fab i love it
wellthen
updates every friday? More like updates every few weeks maybe
Algy
We update weekly unless something prevents us from updating. Celesse went out of town to spend time with her family for the holidays, so there was a two week hiatus for that.
We miss updates way less than other comics I follow.
not me
and we are thankful for that!!! ::hugs:: Bless you and Happy New-Year!
AshFallenMoon
Things happen and if people don’t get that… well it’s their problem. I understand that you guys need to see family sometimes. Oh and I LoVe This Comic! I new to this comic (i started a couple days ago).
KrazyKat
It too me a couple of hours but I have finally read the whole comic up to this point! Found it via Gamer Cat, of course and fell in love right away! Now let’s see if I have the patience to wait long enough for the new page…
hedgehog1010
Oh, its well worth the wait! Welcome!
Rose
you know what I just realised, there isn’t a Yuen in the character list, but there is a Mal and a Feral. hmmmmmmm.
holland fan
feral why dont you take a STAB at it haha
that joke would actually be funnier on the last page
white winter
2014 yah
Wubbles
Hey wait! Is Holland’s arm (still) broken? Doesnt it hurt to carry her like that? :3
Bluerosebud
I don’t know how much of the damage he healed, but he used some of his magic on his arm on a previous page.
Masha
I just feel bad for Meela when she wakes up and finds all that blood all over her face. Gotta be freaky. And then all the memories will come rushing back, which will be even more freaky. Poor girl :(
Katarafan
I wish there was more romance, but whatever, this is still my most favorite comic.
I don’t know why, but when i read ‘We’ve all made quite a mess tonight’ it makes me laugh, why is that? ._.
Grizzlyscar
Do you have a dirty mind? That might explain it XD
.:MoonStorm:.
Awwww amazing u.u
someone
I am outraged I learned today that strays is only 73 on the list of top web comics and 11 was so bad I wanted to throw it at the wall so every one go to topwebcomics and vote for it we will get it to the top
bekah1745
It would be WAY higher if we could just get all the fans vote. Their facebook page has 6000+ likes; if every fan voted, Strays would be number one.
hedgehog1010
I agree. But other comics post exclusive vote-art or what ever its called on almost a weekly basis. Too bad Celese and Algy don’t do that. I wouldn’t mind rough random sketching, just something to keep us all voting. Sad that they have to do all that just to get us to spare 2 minutes to vote for a comic they spend so much time making.
Kaska
I love this comic, can’t wait till the next update.
Thank you!!
Glitch
3 more day….
snarkfest
Who’s arm is that showing pain from the bite? Holland is wearing a blue long-sleeve jacket, and feral is wearing fingerless gloves. I think this is supposed to be Holland, because she bit him, but the sleeves create a bit of confusion here!
bekah1745
I’m assuming that’s mals arm. It looks like it’s going into one of meelas dreams.
hedgehog1010
However, 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) I am EXTREMELY impressed if anyone read this far as to what I just wrote XD.
someone
Ya you can tell by the coloring of it that its one of the flashbacks/dreams
Glitch
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hedgehog1010
The symbol on the hand looks similar to p193… Maybe Mal convince Yuen/Feral to get one?
Grizzlyscar
It is officially January 10th and I’m barely still awake but I want to get the first comment SO BADLY!
Nyerguds
Sooo… he stabbed him in the upper part of the lung?
If you were aiming for the heart, that’s about a whole hand-length below that, you know… and more to the center.
someone
If he has a sword I wonder why he use his switch blade
Thisguy
The overkill continues
Tuomi
Good job putting him out of his misery… and everything else.
inkylynx
wow. this was the page that was up when i first started this comic! i cant believe it has been four years. as the first comic that i ever read which led into my extreme passion and addiction to comics this will forever hold a place in my heart :)