After Kubota's disintegration at the hands of Vaarsuvius, Elan reveals the details of Therkla's death and how he feels personally responsible.will you dump your girlfriend and be with me? If you die, Durkon can raise you from the dead! all I really wanted.Įlan: Therkla? THERKLA? Therkla, listen to me. I managed to get your arms around me, didn't I? Heh. Not how my life works.Įlan: Resist, resist, resist, resist the deadly poison! I should know that I'm not even allowed to have it ONE way. just stuck with you and attacked Kubota right away. Therkla pays the ultimate price, and Elan is powerless to stop it.Įlan: Here, drink this potion of Heroism, it'll give you a bonus to your save.The MitD has no idea that one of the people he considers a friend is dead, and that the other people he considers friends are responsible. " Extra bit of sadness on this page: the Monster in the Darkness specifically mentions Right-Eye as one of his friends, and that he hasn't seen him for a while. It's kind of sweet and kind of horribly sad. But then you think about it, and about how normal she treats the whole scenario, and you realize that for months, she's been fighting and struggling on her own, and keeping herself going by talking to all that remains of her former leader and friend, because she cares about him that much, misses him that much, and needs him that badly. At first, this strip just looks like a gag involving Roy being frustrated as he tries to communicate with Haley.Roy: I don't know what's more depressing: That you agreed to that so easily, or that I knew that you would when I proposed it. As awful as Miko has been to everyone and everything throughout this entire arc, her open-mouthed shock upon seeing Azure City in flames is still pretty affecting.One of the forumites is an operatic tenor, and he recorded a rendition of the song which he posted on the site.
Read along with the flute that starts out at about 1:18. "Oh Buddy Roy" is even more tear jerking if you read it while listening to this video.Appropriately set to one of the most heartbreaking folk songs in human history. The line "Wait- why do I feel like we were supposed to be somewhere?" in the last panel of #444 just hammers it home. After finding himself on the back foot in their duel thanks to Elan's Dashing Swordsman levels, Nale changes tactics and decides to hit both Elan and Haley where it hurts most: the feelings they haven't yet admitted to each other.Well, until she gets her voice back, that is. Haley having to helplessly watch as Nale convinces Elan that she is evil.Elan: My evil twin brother is going to kill my- my Haley! And she's all unsuspecting and defenseless and, and, and Haleyish!