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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 415

« on: July 22, 2025, 10:55:40 PM »

And, as expected, this lighthearted little tribal village romp turned dark faster than a page can flip. Somehow, the slave lottery for Laputa is worse than what I expected the "standings" to be.

And Burando-san, being ever-so-talented at ending up in the middle of a disaster, now faces another one. Telling the Aves the truth would be hysterically risky - these are totally loyal to Vetra-jou. And even if they WERE willing to keep their presence a secret, that puts THEM at just as high a risk. What do you think Prince Shock Jockey would do with that village if he found out they were hiding "Saida?"

He isn't going to play around with Suzokon-kyo forever.

(If Brand were smart about this he'd just put on the Royal We, and say, "We do not require any at this time. We have sufficient slaves." But this is BRAND we're talking about).

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 414

« on: July 19, 2025, 06:44:25 PM »

*spots moon pendant necklace* :>

That's the palace majordomo? Oh, crap.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 414

« on: July 19, 2025, 06:38:18 PM »

I wonder just what do they mean by "standings"?  Judging from Saida's expression and attempted deflection, Brand's probably not going to like it.

She gets to eat the one on the bottom of the standings? I can think of a whole lot of possibilities and none of them savory. Especially including Brand.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 414

« on: July 18, 2025, 09:46:34 PM »

What I want to know is, did Roko defenestrate the three overly curious Ave branchers? (They'll be fine. They're bumbles. Bumbles bounce).

Also, Quetz!Brand is learning some grace and dignity. That's part of why this has been such a fun ride. The characters have developed in a way that they bloody well earned. Raybrand is becoming a genuine dragon knight (even if he wears pretty sour armor). Saida-hime has very much grown into her role, learning physical dexterity, coordination, and how to fight both with her magic and body. And KIRIHOKO Roko may forever be a kleptomaniac of a kitsune, but he's gone over hard to the zenko-kitsune side of the Force otherwise, a pretty honorable guardian that suffered greatly not just because of his own screwups, but to try and repair them.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 413

« on: July 15, 2025, 12:39:59 AM »

The boy may be a zenko-kitsune now, but he's always going to be a rogue. Whenever Ō-inari's back is turned, you can bet he'll be up to some kind of sketchy kuso. It makes life more interesting.

AND BRAND WILL YOU START USING THE ROYAL 'WE,' YOU DOOFUS. 🤣

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 412

« on: July 14, 2025, 12:59:40 PM »

Not sure what is weirder. The fact that the Birds are in love with Roko, due to him being a balloon. Or the Fact that Roko is Desperately trying to hide the fact his mental state is in questions. Due to the fact that The Dam tailed rat tried to erase his existance.

Ehh regardless i got to ask, We ever going to see Brand and sadia get their bodies back? Its been what over 400 pages. They have the orb, i think it might be time for them to return to normal.

The fake Eyestone is still dead. The entire visit to Suzocon's island was a Shaggy Dog Story.

There are much larger problems going on in the world right now. Saida is still stuck under the regime of her corrupt mother. Brand is now a quetz target. They switched back and went their separate ways now NOTHING good would happen. The story is far from over.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 412

« on: July 11, 2025, 09:29:11 PM »

"Well." You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

I won't start worrying until he goes, "Longerthanyouthink, Saida! Longerthanyouthink!"

( Also, brancher Aves are just plain cute. Unless you're a balloon and allergic to pointy bits. )

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 411

« on: July 11, 2025, 03:17:46 PM »

One can hope, Granted i have no idea How she could supplant her mother. Hell both characters are Insanely week by comparison to most of the characters they meet. Combine with the fact that they are still exploring their own bodies. I think they would be lucky to just escape with the orb. Let alone defeat one of the gods.

Side note, this has to be one of the Most dangerous universes i have ever seen. Just due to how Many powerful creatures exist in it. From the various type of dragons, the kitsunes, and god knows what else. Their is a lot of creatures that can one shot you.

The problem is that a lot of the kami - the gods and demigods - of this world have become corrupt and evil, but the elder dryad revealed they didn't used to be that way. Finding out exactly what corrupted them is probably the key to everything.

As for defeating her mother, Saida is her daughter and did inherit her power, but is much younger than Taran and hasn't fully realized it yet. But maybe she won't have to. It's possible Queen Vetra will do it to herself. Suzokon-kyo and Taran-ouji are doing a fine job beating the crap out of each other, after all, and Darya wants to take on Vetra, as quixotic as that would be. She might hoist herself and her son by their own petards, and that would leave Saida in charge. And the Aves and kobolds would finally be free.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 411

« on: July 11, 2025, 02:28:21 AM »

It's quite possible that if Saida eventually supplants her mother and becomes Queen Saida, that she and Brand can form an alliance even after he grows bigger. After the sheer amount of horror these two have been through they at the least will end up fire-forged friends, and if anyone can find a way around Brand's eventual fate it's Saida.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 410

« on: July 07, 2025, 11:03:41 PM »

Prince Shock Jock disparagingly refers to them as "chickens", and had zero problem turning one into ash with his lightning for the crime of saying something Shock Jock disapproved of.  Indentured Servants still have rights, and are not property -- just legally obliged for a period of time.  Slaves have no rights, they're property, and laws rarely protect them from abuse or worse.  Let us hope Prince Shock Jock, if he survives the fight with rat-tails, comes back much worse for wear.

It's pretty clear Prince Shock Jockey considers them property, though he gives pretty much EVERYONE a disparaging name except the ones he likes (precious few) or the ones he has to out of royal protocol. Everyone else is literally beneath him.

Blasting one of the majordomo's assistants to ash was to make a point to the majordomo, whom he could not blast: Don't upset my sister or face the consequences. I think she got the point.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 411

« on: July 07, 2025, 10:52:41 PM »

NOT a free village then. Which means either Vetra herself is going to show up sooner or later, or Prince Shock Jockey is going to once he gets finished playing around with Suzocon-kyo.

About time you thanked Saida, Brand, for all she's done for you since this mess started, including getting you off that cursed island. That was a very sweet moment. Back to drama soon enough!

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 410

« on: July 04, 2025, 09:33:45 PM »

I like the detail that the quetz are omnivores and the Volcano Dragons are carnivores, so poor Saida can't eat some of the diet she's used to. And Brand is finding out that plant matter can be very tasty indeed, if your body can handle it.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 409

« on: June 30, 2025, 11:34:24 PM »

At least the tori ningen didn't spike that medicine with capsaicin. Wouldn't that have been a fun surprise for "Saida-hime" when they poured that down her throat.

At least Our Heroes appear to be safe. They've pretty much met all the elements:

Airbender queen = Vetra-jou, with Dollar Store Thor as her head mook. The most powerful and dangerous of the lot, and has big ambitions.
Earthbender guardian = Perry-sama nee Ayal. The only decent one of the lot, and sadly the weakest.
Waterbender parasite = Darya-sama, a.k.a. Dime Store Ursula. Also has big ambitions, but also is completely bananas.
Firebender horror = Suzokon-kyo, a.k.a. the worst prize of the lot. He has big ambitions, all right - to be the god of life and death. And he makes the rest of them look angelic.

And now they're in a free Ave village. Curiouser and curiouser.

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 408

« on: June 27, 2025, 11:17:11 PM »

So they went from Suzokon-kyo's island to... an Ave village? A free Ave village? Curiouser and curiouser.

Be careful about drinking that, Brand. Birds have zero sensitivity to capsaicin, and Scofield ratings they would consider medicinal and healthy would blow your head off. Dragon!Saida probably would be fine, but... you?

"Bird medicine is the best." 😂

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Rain Burn / Re: Rain Burn, page 407

« on: June 24, 2025, 12:43:58 AM »

And at last, with much unresolved but with a fully charged MacGuffin, they get the hell off Suzokon-kyo's wretched Dr. Moreau's Island. And... I think they prefer the siren after that disaster.

It didn't end the way I thought it would! I figured that either Brand or the Eyestone or both would fall into Vetra's coils. Instead they have Brand... comatose after a full-power White Materia hit from Saida's brother... and a charged Eyestone.

Interesting to see where this goes from here . As a villain I'll miss Suzocon-sama. Completely banana pants, honorless inu, but still a kitsune to the core.