by HistoricallyInaccurate
Apologies, a little bit of the delay was me being out of town for a few days, then having to get things settled back in.
But holy crap, this chapter. If you like lore/storylines, this is probably your favorite chapter (and it actually has a sex scene). HistoricallyInaccurate has a lot of cool ideas left
A great new chapter, loved the part of how the gods came into life and power
Good to have ya back! Was still worth the wait, can't wait to read more. And definitely can't wait to see more of Cyri ;)
Awesome to see another chapter. I'm surprised that the soul-stealing (or leeching?) didn't come up, I'm still about 99% sure that Chilith got her armor skill from Victoria.
Hehehe... Totally worth the wait, I need more *** scenes, but I really love this story so far, thank you for the update.
I love this story and I'm glad it's continued! Your world building is superb and I can't get enough! I hope the move went well and all is good
"And that's how I know [s]he can be beaten. Because [s]he's a fanatic—and the fanatic is always concealing a secret doubt."
I don't think I've so eagerly awaited the next chapter of a serial production since Line of Duty wrapped. This is basically the X-rated His Dark Materials, and I am loving it.
Ambivalent as I am to devils as a general concept, I'm always intrigued by revisionist interpretations of Lucifer. The 1999 miniseries "Jesus" (or "The Bible Stories: Jesus") is both the archetypal Sunday School pageant, yet -also- startlingly subversive: the Devil appears as both a female seductress and a suave, suited, -modern- gentleman during the Temptation, but also right before the arrest, where he's practically -begging- Jesus to save himself. In a show that makes Barabbas a capital-Z Zealot and Judas Iscariot not a traitor but a misguided sleeper agent awaiting a warrior-king, it's a radically sympathetic, almost heretical characterization: it's as if Satan is pleading, "Don't sacrifice yourself for Yahweh's arrogance; stand with humanity." Lucifer's rebellion here suggests much the same motivation.
The tension between Cyri's human self and the wolf-spirit is heartbreaking to say the least. Lilith may resent Charles for control, but they're at least -nominally- on the same page physiologically; to be at -literal- war with yourself like that... God are you deft with these themes. My fetishy lizard-brain wonders if she'll yet be able to take a third option and shore up Team Futa; my inner writer worries about projecting an easy out that would dilute the gravitas. Either way, doubtless you already have a master plan in mind.
PS: Numbered legions captained by descendants of a patriarch's genetic engineering project? When should we expect the Space Marines? ;D
I previously made this suggestion, but i think it would do the story good if the protagonist factions started referring to the non-human as "creatures" while the 'antagonist' factions continue using negative terms like monster.
I'm really enjoying the Mythos you've created - the complexity is phenomenal!