Path of the Immeasurable Swarm [Worm/Cradle]
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Awww, Mercy and Miara are so cute together! They better not get broken up by dumb comphet societal shenanigans. I will be very cross.
I have to wonder if Taylor will face some sort of reprisal from the Abidan for her letting QA into Cradle a bit. Maybe that's the source of her weakness despite her vitals checking out?
Congrats to Yerin~ She's such a fun character and I enjoy her povs, outside her absolutely baffling choice in partner.
I have to wonder if Taylor will face some sort of reprisal from the Abidan for her letting QA into Cradle a bit. Maybe that's the source of her weakness despite her vitals checking out?
Congrats to Yerin~ She's such a fun character and I enjoy her povs, outside her absolutely baffling choice in partner.
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Ok Miara and Mercy were very cute. I am definitely for this ship. Also happy to see Sha Relliar seems supportive.
Considering Mercy never really showed much interest in romance in canon it is quite plausible as well that she is a lesbian that doesn't know it.
Lindon is definitely going to manifest the Void Icon next chapter if Yerin's senses are anything to go by. He probably isn't far off Archlord either.
Still no Eithan and he has the hand of a dreadgod. Just diverting the Phoenix could shift things immensely.
Considering Mercy never really showed much interest in romance in canon it is quite plausible as well that she is a lesbian that doesn't know it.
Lindon is definitely going to manifest the Void Icon next chapter if Yerin's senses are anything to go by. He probably isn't far off Archlord either.
Still no Eithan and he has the hand of a dreadgod. Just diverting the Phoenix could shift things immensely.
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I think the whole *thing* aroudn the dragons is that their born at a already fairly strong state (because their still a dragon, even a young one)---as they go down some path or another, they only get stronger even as they gain human-ness.
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This! Very much this! It's adorable especially the way Mercy hasn't quite put it together yet!
Actually out of the main cast she showed more interest in romance than anyone. She was that one friend who kept poking both sides to ask what was going on with Yerin and Lindon. And she nearly died of embarrassment that time she said she was jealous of Yerin for having a good relationship with Lindon. Because her phrasing made it sound like she wanted Lindon. And because her mother put the idea in her head.
Now that would be a pleasant plot twist!
Damn there are a lot of moving parts now, I almost desperate to see some of them wrapped up.
Taylor support Mercy is great.
Taylor is right even if Mercy doesn't like it.
Oh yeah she was going to die because they where pouring all their resources into that and the odds where to stacked agaisnt them.
Good to know how it felt to someone else and how Mercy reacted to it personally.
It needed to be said and I feel like it's importnat for both of them.
That's the right call ultimately.
Them being able to be human and vulnerable with each other is a good thing. Also damn that poor dude standing at the door.
I ship it.
I shipt it even more.
She to ships it, truly the wisdom of the Heart Sage shows itself.
Looks like she's become a Sage.
Lindon still on the void path.
Good to see it cost him a lot.
He didn't expect that.
Malt and seethe cat malt and seethe.
So basically Taylor is a threat with weird extra Iteration connections.
Honestly he isn't wrong and it's sad to see that's how he was pulled over.
Oh yeah it's really adorable, like holy shit I did not expect it but I ship it.
It's not too contradictory - Malice was there to protect them (the strong doing as they will). Now she's gone, and he's here to kill them (also the strong doing as they will).
Mostly he just dislike humans and absolutely hates the Akura.
IIRC, its not that he hates humans. He even likes humans (as a whole). He just dislikes society....which doesn't really change the expected death tole either.
Sesh doesn't dislike humans per se, he dislikes civilization specifically. As usual for Monarchs, his philosophy is basically just a way to justify his pre-existing biases. Here's his backstory from Uncrowned:
Information requested: Seshethkunaaz, King of Dragons and Monarch of the eastern Ashwind continent.
Beginning report…
Path: Wasteland. The Path of the Wasteland has aspects of earth and wind, and its techniques take the form of blowing golden sand. It is a versatile and adaptable Path, often used to call sandstorms, form complex shapes from sand at great distances, and scour flesh from bone.
Gold dragons have a natural affinity for fire and water aura, but Seshethkunaaz was born in the desert. An exile, he was left by the rest of his kind to die.
He was found by a group of human nomads, who saved the dying dragon and raised him as part of their family. He formed a contract with one of their children, providing him with enough pure madra to dilute his spirit. With time and great effort, he was able to change the nature of his madra and embark on the Path of the Wasteland.
He and his contractor were raised as brothers, and they advanced together at great speed. When he reached Underlord, he took on a human form like that of his contractor. His adoptive parents shortened his name to Sesh, introducing the two of them as twin brothers, and explaining Sesh's remaining draconic traits as part of his Goldsign.
For years, they remained content. Until Sesh's brother killed a child.
In a conflict between hot-tempered boys, Sesh's young contractor lost his temper. He struck a Lowgold, forgetting his strength as an Underlord. His victim perished instantly.
In many lands, an Underlord would not be held responsible for any actions against a Gold. But the laws of this nation prohibited the murder of anyone regardless of advancement, and the young victim was the descendant of a powerful clan.
Sesh's family fled in the night, but they were soon caught. Sesh's brother was executed for murder, reckless use of power, and fleeing justice.
To this day, the King of Dragons walks the desert in the form of a human boy, hair dark and skin tanned by the sun, wrapped in a cloak against the harsh wind. He admires humans, but hates human civilization, that collection of unnatural rules under which the weak are favored above the strong.
If power and survival were the only laws, he believes all would benefit. Even humans.
Beginning report…
Path: Wasteland. The Path of the Wasteland has aspects of earth and wind, and its techniques take the form of blowing golden sand. It is a versatile and adaptable Path, often used to call sandstorms, form complex shapes from sand at great distances, and scour flesh from bone.
Gold dragons have a natural affinity for fire and water aura, but Seshethkunaaz was born in the desert. An exile, he was left by the rest of his kind to die.
He was found by a group of human nomads, who saved the dying dragon and raised him as part of their family. He formed a contract with one of their children, providing him with enough pure madra to dilute his spirit. With time and great effort, he was able to change the nature of his madra and embark on the Path of the Wasteland.
He and his contractor were raised as brothers, and they advanced together at great speed. When he reached Underlord, he took on a human form like that of his contractor. His adoptive parents shortened his name to Sesh, introducing the two of them as twin brothers, and explaining Sesh's remaining draconic traits as part of his Goldsign.
For years, they remained content. Until Sesh's brother killed a child.
In a conflict between hot-tempered boys, Sesh's young contractor lost his temper. He struck a Lowgold, forgetting his strength as an Underlord. His victim perished instantly.
In many lands, an Underlord would not be held responsible for any actions against a Gold. But the laws of this nation prohibited the murder of anyone regardless of advancement, and the young victim was the descendant of a powerful clan.
Sesh's family fled in the night, but they were soon caught. Sesh's brother was executed for murder, reckless use of power, and fleeing justice.
To this day, the King of Dragons walks the desert in the form of a human boy, hair dark and skin tanned by the sun, wrapped in a cloak against the harsh wind. He admires humans, but hates human civilization, that collection of unnatural rules under which the weak are favored above the strong.
If power and survival were the only laws, he believes all would benefit. Even humans.
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The thing with the dragons is they expect a huge number of their children to die early. Basically to weed out the weak. So while he might have been weak compared to older dragons he still saw himself as very strong for his age.
That is his main point. You shouldn't coddle the young and weak. Some will survive and they will be stronger for it. He doesn't really care about individuals until they get strong enough. Basically Lord level. I personally find this rather abhorrent but it does make some sense. It does have some drawbacks for Paths that are more support based than combat based though. It also means your population is lower as well.
Ah perhaps saying she was not interested in romance was incorrect. I kind of meant she never really expressed any interest in someone specific. I don't really count that bit with her Mother referring to Lindon. I think anyone would be embarrassed in that situation and as you say I think she was jealous of the idea if not the specific person.
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Valid. Her interest was pretty vague. Though to be fair her options in canon were a little… uhhh. Shit. Her options were shit. Like Ziel's a great guy and all but two more different personalities would be hard to find.
Oi! No shit talking the author! And frankly fuck off with that blanket statement nonsense. she's like 18 or something and her entire life has been dedicated to mystical martial arts and politics, she's had an emotional rollercoaster of a past few months, and this is definitely a friends turning into more situation.
Her own feelings turning romantic is allowed to catch her off guard.
I don't know if Taylor should be the one to talk about romance, since based on what I know, hers was a bit fucked from the start.
I was a bit concerned about Mercy and Meira because I got mixed up in the timeline. Thought Meira was still only 15 because of the information requested in Uncrowned we got but then remembered that we're way past that part in the story.
I hope this means we'll get a Ozriel and Makiel ship. Really it was a missed opportunity in canon, it just makes sense. I mean just look at Will's completely normal, unedited thoughts on the matter.
No. They hate each other. They absolutely hate, I could not have definitively said that any more. Absolutely not.
I hope this means we'll get a Ozriel and Makiel ship. Really it was a missed opportunity in canon, it just makes sense. I mean just look at Will's completely normal, unedited thoughts on the matter.
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Does Dreadgod have Makiel X Ozriel (blushing_emoji)?Will Wight
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The obvious solution is for Aunt Charity to secretly be an expert on romance and teach all the silly children how to woo someone.
Actually huh, Charity does have any kids in canon? I think she doesn't? Which is kind of odd because until Mercy was born, she was presumably next in line after her father in the clan's succession order.
There is a canon answer to the Charity question so I'll spoiler mark it:
"But she had buried younger relatives before. It was one reason she had never had children of her own."
For the love of god, don't put an informative on my stupid comment. It doesn't deserve it.
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it doesn't look like OP has any informationals, so you're probably safe.
that said.....
You should totally make their post the first OP.
Ah Mercy. Even more oblivious about love than your Taylor.
Never change Mercy.
The author has hinted that he's gonna flip how Cradle canon went with Yerin and Lindon… i.e. Yerin advances to Sage, and Lindon to Herald.
Imo, it fits Lindon's fighting style of overwhelming power more.
Pretty sure Lindon becoming a Sage in canon was something done so we could get better details on how authority worked, whereas Herald would have simply been a more straightforward stat boost.
He became a Sage because of Eithan's direction, his absurd level of Willpower, and because of Sacred Valley.
Being a Sage fits Lindon far better than a Herald. It's literally set up in chapter 3 of the first book.
"But the foundation of any Path is learning to accept the world as it is, not as you wish or even observe it to be."
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Well, she is called the Sage of the Heart, though I'm quite sure it doesn't really mean this sort of thing.