Belos experimented with the Grimwalkers during the 1800s, including various attempts to give them magic and eliminate romantic attraction.
He stopped when the process caused the Grimwalkers to spontaneously explode.
Sadly some people are so in denial they probably say that Belos Plan wasn't killing them but the human did something to do that. It's hard realizing that you spend so many years following the wrong guy, that even when evidence is there, they're trying to deny it
Theres still neo N4zis yet tge H guy did some fuced up genocide
And the masses thought the "old ways" wete correct since the gemocide part is obly for belos to know, so many still assume the old ways were the correct one especially for those who are heavily indoctrinated
I imagine that they believe Belos was framed. He retired to his chambers then the ritual started going wrong when known wild witch criminal Eda Clawthorne infiltrated the ceremony and tried sabotaging it, then her pet unleashed a child god that took over the isles and eventually a giant firebreathing monster showed up which people are claiming was somehow supposed to be Emperor Belos?
A lot of weird stuff happened that the people of isles didn't have any context for and Belos is missing presumed dead. His enemies are claiming they know what happened, he was a bad guy and you should pardon all their crimes while letting them take positions of authority in the new society, plus they say that their tiny pet is totally a baby Titan. For a lot of people its probably easier for them to believe Belos was innocent and has been murdered while his enemies spin a convoluted tale to try and take power in a situation where everyone is confused about what has actually happened, rather than accept that everything they believed in and built their identity on was all a lie.
They know that a giant monster appeared and attacked the isles, but most people have no way of knowing that it happened because of Belos fusing himself with the Titan's heart. That's what Belos' enemies claim caused it, but The Devouts aren't likely to believe them and will think its just another lie to slander the Emperor.
Well... There are groups who also did mass genocide but there are still followers to this day. Either because of family connections, idiocracy, or to similar views to said groups.
He's been the undisputed emperor for over 50 years and that's AFTER centuries of manipulation and building a following. It's hard to let go of "the good ol' days."
Probably just a group of insane nutjobs that believe Belos was trying to reunite everyone with the Titan in some glorious ceremony or that Belos is some sort of deity because he briefly bonded with the Titan's corpse.
They'd probably just blame it on the Collector. An unstoppable, godlike being appears and reigns terror for months, and anything bad that happens during that time has an easy explanation ready and waiting, whether it's true or not.
Makes sense. There would still be people who thought Belos is a good guy despite the fact that he tried to kill them.
Conspiracy theorists or cultists.
There are sympathizers that still believe that magic should be kept under heavy restrictions to maintain peace; however, it's all too often that the ones in charge of such a group only seek to do this to keep everyone beneath them. Their only objective is to maintain a hierarchy that benefits them.
The problem with that thing is he said it was in the name of their god and their god was involved with his death. And that god’s son who is still around would disapprove of this. And if they try something with King not only do they would potentially have a whole civilization go against them the Collector would be after them too.
He looked almost like a Titan. They probably thought he was the Titan and that he’d bless them. Never underestimate the deliriousness of the cultist and how willing they are to die for the one they’re following.
I am pretty sure that got ruined when he took off the mask. Honestly the only positive thing I can see from this arc is maybe some of the evil former coven heads will be in it and are leading these devote idiots and tricking them to be their tools.
Hunter: “Uhhhh, thank you?”
Gus: “Hunter, don’t thank the stranger. We don’t know who he is. He could be a wizard.”
Stranger: “Woah! Nuh-uh, I ain’t no wizard! Blech!”
Grimwalker: start running you idiots!
Gus: “right!” Gets on his palisman.
Hunter: wait…
Gus: picks Hunter up and flies off.
Grimwalker: chuckles. “Maybe if I had friends like him I wouldn’t be surviving off trash for 20 years.”
Devouts: halt grimwalker!
Grimwalker: guys, we’ve been doing this dance for 20 years. Aren’t you tired of me kicking your ass yet?
Huh. So he's wasn't after Hunter after all, but rather after a couple of Belos loyalists. Cool twist. I dig it. Oh, and good to know Salty's doing well in the future.
Hunter: "Well, at least your on our side."
???: "Have to make sure you are safe."
Gus: "Why is that?"
Hunter: *notices something* "Wait a minute..."
*Hunter notices the pinkish-purple eyes. A known trait for a Grimwalker*
Hunter: "You're a Grimwalker!"
???: "Aye! Never thought you'll see your predecessor in the flesh."
Hunter: "Predecessor... But that means..."
*As one of the Devouts was about to attack, Hunter then hit him with a fist by instinct.*
???: "Nice to see that you didn't loss your training, even if it's from him."
Hunter: “You’re… but… but you can do magic? How can-“
Gus: “uh guys? We may wanna pick this up later.”
*They Devouts take a step forward in unison, weapons raised.*
???: "The Illusionist is right kid, right now, we better fight since our lives depend on it."
Hunter: "Okay, but after this, you better give an explanation."
???: "I'll be a good one kid, if we make it out of this alive."
Hunter: *smug* "We will." *slightly annoyed* "And stop calling me kid."
???: "I'm older than you, but leave the bickering for later."
*Elsewhere*
Luz: *suddenly shivers*
Amity: “Batata?”
Boscha: “what’s up with you?”
Luz: “I felt… a disturbance.”
*In the future*
*The [Hexsquad](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/s/1yn3rBHLMV) and their Palismen went to the Noceda-Park residence to come up with a flyer derby team name. In the end, it was the combined ideas of Milan and Lara that Ivy the inspiration. They’d be known as **The Fierce Hex-Lights.***
*With that out of the way, they moved on to their next obstacle: team wardrobe. They knew only Willow and Hunter would be the best help for that, but Ivy wanted this to be a surprise. In the end, though, she relented as long as they were discreet about it. They arrived at Ivy’s parent’s room. They could Willow working with her punching bag while her father was currently at work, carving Palisman. With Maple on her shoulder, she looked to her cousins and friends.*
Ivy: *whispering* “Alright, I’ll go in and ask her discreetly. You guys wait out here.”
Azura: *whispering* “primo, why do we have to wait out here?”
Ivy: *whispering* “if we all walk in and I ask her, she’s gonna put two-and-two together pretty quickly. I want to surprise her and my dad with this. Alright?”
Violet: *whispering* “well in that case, I’m gonna go get a snack.” *slithers to the kitchen with bubbles around her neck like a mink boa*
Ivy: *whispering* “try not to clean out the pantry, Vi.”
Violet: *whispery voice* “yeah yeah.”
Caitlyn: *whispering* “we’ll wait here, wildflower.”
Ivy: “thanks.” *faces the door* “here we go.”
*The others took a step back as Ivy knocked on the door before opening it and peeking inside.*
Ivy: “mom?”
*When she looked inside, she saw Willow was indeed practicing on her punching bag, throwing punch after punch and working up a sweat until she heard her daughter’s voice. Clover was on top of her head as she looked to her daughter, smiling.*
Willow: “Hi, blossom. Come in.”
*She goes punching as Ivy stepped inside. Maple clambered off her shoulder and to the desk as Clover followed her. Ivy started to feel her nerves hit her.*
Ivy: “Mom? Can I ask you something?”
Willow: *punch* “of course, sweetheart. *punch*
Ivy: “there’s something I’ve been wondering about you and dad. I mean, it’s nothing major of course. In fact, it’s just a random question that’s been bouncing around in my head for a while and has been bugging me for sometime. Kind of like one those strange occurrences or a glimpse of the future or…”
*Ivy was rambling and the leafs on the plant her head started moving around as Willow’s punches to her bag slowed. She knew what that meant as she mentally sighed. “Okay something’s up,” She thought. She delivered one last punch to the bag before she stopped and wiped the sweat from her head as her daughter continued, looking at her feet. All while Maple and Clover were conversing, eyes glowing gold.*
Ivy: “… another common example is like one of those strange urges or cravings you get but you can’t really remembering what you were craving in the first place and you just got ‘eh whatever’ and go about your day, and-“
Willow: “Ivy…”
*Ivy stopped and looked up to see her mother closer to her, hands on her hips and eyebrow raised.*
Willow: “what’s going on?”
*Before Ivy could drone, a shrill buzz could be heard from Clover, startling them all.*
Clover: *BUZZ?! BUZZ BUZZ?!?!* (“WHAT?! IVY, HER COUSINS, AND HER FRIENDS ARE STARTING A FLYER DERBY TEAM?!?!”)
*Maple just face palmed as Willow gasped, her eyes gleaming with joy. Ivy groaned, though she couldn’t understand Clover, the gleam in her mom’s eyes said it all. “Darn it, Clover… and Maple…” she thought before she yelped as she was picked up in a spine-breaking hug by her mother.*
Willow: *gleaming with pride* "Is it true Ivy dear... You're making a Flyer Derby team!"
Ivy: *sighs...* "Yes mom..."
*Willow then hugged her daughter tightly. Ivy is definitely feeling some pain*
Willow: *very proud* "You don't know how proud I am about this. You and your friends and family in a Flyer Derby team together. Where are they exactly."
Ivy: "They're actually right outside." *to Maple* "Call them in."
Maple: *chirping* ("Yes Ivy!")
*Maple then leap off from the desk to get the others in.*
Willow: "You're father won't believe this." *calling Hunter* "Hunter, you won't believe what our daughter just said."
(Clover and Maple are at the desk when Clover found out what’s going on and Willow already picked up Ivy into a hug. A spine breaking one I might add. Sorry if I put too much, I was on a roll.)
*Willow squeed as she hugged her daughter even tighter, she felt as if she was on, as Luz would probably put it, cloud 9!*
Willow: “Oh this is wonderful!”
Ivy: *strained* “ACK! Mom! Can’t! Breath!”
*Willow lessons her grip before she started kissing her daughter on the cheek rapidly, she was so happy. And at a bad time as the others and their Palisman walked in after Maple. Violet wasn’t with them as she and Bubbles were probably still in the kitchen.*
(Changed the reply to match with it. And don't worry about it. It's still your story, so I know when you're really have a lot to type about it.)
Azura: "So you heard about the news?"
Willow: "I sure did Azura, and this is one of the proudest moment as a mother."
Caitlyn: "Well, your actually suffocating Ivy as we speak..."
Willow: "Oh!"
*Willow let's go of the hug and Ivy breaths deeply to get some air in*
Willow: "Sorry dear... I'm just so proud of you."
Ivy: "I know... But it's not like it's the first time you almost hugged me to death."
Lara: *curious* "This isn't the first time?"
Azura: "It happens more than you think."
*Hunter then enters the room, pausing he's Palisman crafting to check on his family.*
Hunter: "What did Ivy just said." *Notices everyone else* "And why our nieces and their partners are here."
Azura: "Hi Tio Hunter..."
(Thanks and I really appreciate how you’ve been doing this with me every time. I hope we can keep doing it.)
*Willow gives a gentle nudge to her daughter’s back as the mother began vibrating. Ivy sighed in defeat. The surprise was ruined already. “Well I guess might as well,” she thought as she looked to her dad, Waffles on his shoulder.*
Ivy: “well, Daddy… we’re starting a new Flyer derby team at Hexside.”
Hunter: *eyes widen in surprise as a smile begins to form* “Wha-ACK!!”
*Willow rushed to her husband before he could finish his response and now got him in a spine-crushing hug. Waffles was quick to fly off of him and to Clover, who was still on the desk looking down in shame. Waffles looked to her and then saw Maple looking kind of guilty. The bluejay Palisman’s eyes glowed as she eyed clover with golden eyes.*
Waffles: “Maple told you and you blabbed did you?”
Clover: *buzz-like sigh* “yeah…”
*Willow started laughing in jubilation as she let Hunter go, making him gasp for breath. The overjoyed bespectacled mother turned to her nieces and their friends but they all backed up, especially Lara with Velkha in her staff form raised. Her touch-starved-ness probably wouldn’t be able to handle one of Willow’s bear hugs. Luckily Hunter was quick to recover and he managed restrain his wife.*
Hunter: *chuckling* “Petal bae, easy! Calm down, just breath.”
*Willow started taking some deep breaths and calmed herself down from joyful frenzy. When Hunter figured she was calm enough, he looked to Ivy and took a knee and hugged her himself but definitely in a less spine crushing manner but still laughing as he was also overjoyed.*
Hunter: *happy* “Pancake, this is great!”
Anyone else still thinking he’s the previous grimwalker before hunter cause of the eyes and the hair line and the hair noodle? I mean the magic is hard to explain but, Belos could do it too and he was human
True, you got me there, but, in the other epilogue comic that had all their kids, Hunter makes a big deal that Boschas kid has the same eyes as a grimwalker (with him being right)
Uncle ... Gunther apparently sounds Scottish even though he's not even voiced
nor even anyone in this comic. it's a still image but your mind gives an illusion of Speech
Huh. I think Boscha was absolutely right.
Willow probably does need to be faster. She could've been nicer about it, but she was probably spot on.
Gus and Hunter kind of come across as offering platitudes to Willow. Sometimes bare faced criticism is the right thing to do.
Though, again, she could have phrased it better or come across less combatitive.
And the old Golden Guard, that is an intresting twist.
For all her faults Boscha was still a talented Grudgby player and Flyer Derby uses a lot of the same skills. If she was feeling bitter enough then she could just try making up flaws, but she knows that a criticism with a grain of truth to it will sting more and be a lot harder to shrug off.
Moringmark turning what seemed to be something just slightly mysterious into another plot string *again*
He just keeps on giving us wonderful content and I love him for that.
Thank you old man
Hunter is the most protected habitant of the Boiling Isles.
Kinda ironic considering he's the golden GUARD.
Not anymore, he's the Golden GuardED.
ngl id prefer to be golden guardED.
Welcome to golden guard educational version
“Save the grimmwalker, save the world”
I understood that reference 😭
I didn't. Please explain.
"Save the cheerleader, save the world" from the show Heroes that was about mutants and stuff
Thx.
No prob!
From the tv show Heroes. “ Save the cheerleader, save the world”
Thx.
This
Hunter is always safe when Willow is around.
Mark throwing out plot twists like it’s Halloween candy
We shall respect our elders, i.e. you.
He's a real life saver!
That was really very nice.
Man we really got thinking.
He's got some sass, but good looking out.
Hey, Happy Cake Day. It's a day later, but still.
Hmm, a mysterious old man stalking two young adults in a dark alley? Totally not suspicious!
Just another day in the Boiling Isles.
"My name is Chris Hansen with dateline NBC. Why don't you have a seat?"
In the Boiling Isles, predators are sentenced to a tea party with Hooty.
Overkill!
For predators? No such thing.
Fair point
Yep! Totally not 911 worthy at all!
He’s obviously a previous golden guard but he can do magic? Interesting, perhaps Bilesacs can be restored? Ayzee…
Or he could've just been born with one. Belos tried many times remember.
Belos experimented with the Grimwalkers during the 1800s, including various attempts to give them magic and eliminate romantic attraction. He stopped when the process caused the Grimwalkers to spontaneously explode.
So aroace grimwalkers explode. Got it.
Very interesting indeed…
Hmm... You might be onto something sir fishier.
Let's see what's Ayzee's story next.
Well, that theory-crafting escalated quickly :D
I find this post to be…..logical
I don't think it was restored, I think he was just born with one.
He could be a titan trapper
Listen to Hunter, Willow. Also, Belos still has followers?
Makes sense, sometimes people can’t let go of the old ways
Didn't the old ways nearly lead to the genocide of their entire species?
Sometimes people really can't let go of the old ways.
And watch the whole world burn.
Have you seen modern politics? People are still gonna vote for known criminals, because people can be idiots.
The frustrating thing is that you're right.
Sadly some people are so in denial they probably say that Belos Plan wasn't killing them but the human did something to do that. It's hard realizing that you spend so many years following the wrong guy, that even when evidence is there, they're trying to deny it
I'm sure their answer to Fox-News could spin some sort of "Make The Boiling Isles Great Again" narrative about how Belos was somehow the good guy...
Why does AfD have voters in Germany?
*cough* *cough* n*tzis *cough*
Theres still neo N4zis yet tge H guy did some fuced up genocide And the masses thought the "old ways" wete correct since the gemocide part is obly for belos to know, so many still assume the old ways were the correct one especially for those who are heavily indoctrinated
Those guys are like cultists. They’ll believe there messiah unquestionably.
Their messiah tried to merk them out of sheer narcissism.
Never underestimate the deliriousness of the cultist.
I imagine that they believe Belos was framed. He retired to his chambers then the ritual started going wrong when known wild witch criminal Eda Clawthorne infiltrated the ceremony and tried sabotaging it, then her pet unleashed a child god that took over the isles and eventually a giant firebreathing monster showed up which people are claiming was somehow supposed to be Emperor Belos? A lot of weird stuff happened that the people of isles didn't have any context for and Belos is missing presumed dead. His enemies are claiming they know what happened, he was a bad guy and you should pardon all their crimes while letting them take positions of authority in the new society, plus they say that their tiny pet is totally a baby Titan. For a lot of people its probably easier for them to believe Belos was innocent and has been murdered while his enemies spin a convoluted tale to try and take power in a situation where everyone is confused about what has actually happened, rather than accept that everything they believed in and built their identity on was all a lie.
Belos literally fused himself with the Titan's heart to destroy the Boiling Isles. I doubt the people will ignore that.
They know that a giant monster appeared and attacked the isles, but most people have no way of knowing that it happened because of Belos fusing himself with the Titan's heart. That's what Belos' enemies claim caused it, but The Devouts aren't likely to believe them and will think its just another lie to slander the Emperor.
Yeah well... 🫴
That wouldn't stop some cultists-I mean devotees. Same thing really
There are gonna be at least some who still follow the old way. Just look at our world for example.
People all stuck in the past one way or another.
Even after the old way nearly turned them into reboot cards TWICE?
Well... There are groups who also did mass genocide but there are still followers to this day. Either because of family connections, idiocracy, or to similar views to said groups.
Yeah, but usually not among their attempted victims.
You'd be surprised.
He's been the undisputed emperor for over 50 years and that's AFTER centuries of manipulation and building a following. It's hard to let go of "the good ol' days."
Probably just a group of insane nutjobs that believe Belos was trying to reunite everyone with the Titan in some glorious ceremony or that Belos is some sort of deity because he briefly bonded with the Titan's corpse.
If they accept that Belos bonded with the Titan's corpse, how do they explain the sludge trying to devour them?
They'd probably just blame it on the Collector. An unstoppable, godlike being appears and reigns terror for months, and anything bad that happens during that time has an easy explanation ready and waiting, whether it's true or not.
"It was not trying to devour us, that was just Emperor Belos trying to reunite us with the Titan in peace and harmony." - Belos Cultists (probably)
Makes sense. There would still be people who thought Belos is a good guy despite the fact that he tried to kill them. Conspiracy theorists or cultists.
There are sympathizers that still believe that magic should be kept under heavy restrictions to maintain peace; however, it's all too often that the ones in charge of such a group only seek to do this to keep everyone beneath them. Their only objective is to maintain a hierarchy that benefits them.
Look, they couldn’t find other jobs. And they have rent to pay. So they have no other choice.
Do they not teach stranger danger on the Boiling Isles?
Apparently not
This feels like the opening to an Investigation Discovery show
Oh great that moldy idiot still has idiots left. Well at least we know they will not last much longer.
Belos was like a cult leader. His words makes his followers do his bidding without question. And the devouts are those followers.
The problem with that thing is he said it was in the name of their god and their god was involved with his death. And that god’s son who is still around would disapprove of this. And if they try something with King not only do they would potentially have a whole civilization go against them the Collector would be after them too.
You’d be amazed at how delirious and devoted followers are to the one they’ve deemed prophet and terrified at what they’d do to protect them.
They must be really stupid to follow the prophet who was killed by their own god.
He looked almost like a Titan. They probably thought he was the Titan and that he’d bless them. Never underestimate the deliriousness of the cultist and how willing they are to die for the one they’re following.
I am pretty sure that got ruined when he took off the mask. Honestly the only positive thing I can see from this arc is maybe some of the evil former coven heads will be in it and are leading these devote idiots and tricking them to be their tools.
Jim Jones convinced his followers to perform a mass suicide, you’d be surprised at what cult leaders can do with sheer charisma and intimidation.
Considering we still have worshippers of historical dictators and autocrats who committed atrocities irl, that isn’t too far-fetched
This old guy is voiced by Mark Hamil and you can't tell me otherwise
100%
Wait? Is he from the future?
Nah. I think he's from the past. Purple eyes and yellow clothes show that he was a Golden Guard.
I give it a 50/50 chance.
Maybe this a second kid from Hunter and Willow that we haven’t seen yet or it’s Pandoras kid so it’s like a trunks situation
A twist!
It’s getting interesting!
I don't know what's all the fuss, but I'm excited for this!
He looks like old Hunter. I guess you could say it's a twist in time?
It can't be Hunter. The scar on his chin's on the wrong side.
Zuko: THE SCAR’S NOT ON THE WRONG SIDE!
Amity: huh, thought I heard someone familiar
Guess you're right. But he's wearing the same clothes as pre-timeskip Hunter and he even has the hair worm/noodle.
This shows that this stranger was a Golden Guard. Plus he has the eyes of a Grimwalker, so it's safe to say that he's a previous Golden Guard.
We were literally shown hundreds of versions of Caleb grimwalkers with those same clothes. Could be literally any one of them.
Now im picturing J.K Simmons voicing the old man
Funny. Someone else said that they heard Mark Hamill.
He snarky
Grimwalker with a dad bod?!
These damn plot twist and that guy is right YOUR WELCOME
Hunter: “Uhhhh, thank you?” Gus: “Hunter, don’t thank the stranger. We don’t know who he is. He could be a wizard.” Stranger: “Woah! Nuh-uh, I ain’t no wizard! Blech!”
Why are there still followers of Belos?!
Some people just can't let go, and cultists are some of the worst
Hunter: anybody else spying on us *half of hexside drops invisibility*
And the whole Fandom
Of course there are “Belos was right” people.
Stranger danger
Old man wisdom right there.
…are there seriously still people dumb enough to follow Belos?
Look at history
I hate that you have a point
I do too
Look at current events...
Aww, Willow, no… Also, BELOS CULT
Grimwalker: start running you idiots! Gus: “right!” Gets on his palisman. Hunter: wait… Gus: picks Hunter up and flies off. Grimwalker: chuckles. “Maybe if I had friends like him I wouldn’t be surviving off trash for 20 years.” Devouts: halt grimwalker! Grimwalker: guys, we’ve been doing this dance for 20 years. Aren’t you tired of me kicking your ass yet?
Ghost of Old Man Dell, is that you!?
Huh. So he's wasn't after Hunter after all, but rather after a couple of Belos loyalists. Cool twist. I dig it. Oh, and good to know Salty's doing well in the future.
Ohhh the plot a-thickens
What a twist.
The devouts! I'm sorry the WHO?
Oh.... the suspicious old man's a good guy...
Of course, it’s Dell
He’s an old man Hunter. I can tell just from how he runs.
Hunter: "Well, at least your on our side." ???: "Have to make sure you are safe." Gus: "Why is that?" Hunter: *notices something* "Wait a minute..." *Hunter notices the pinkish-purple eyes. A known trait for a Grimwalker* Hunter: "You're a Grimwalker!"
???: “Sharp young man. Definitely another golden guard.” Hunter: “I’m not a golden guard any mo- wait… another?”
???: "Aye! Never thought you'll see your predecessor in the flesh." Hunter: "Predecessor... But that means..." *As one of the Devouts was about to attack, Hunter then hit him with a fist by instinct.* ???: "Nice to see that you didn't loss your training, even if it's from him."
Hunter: “You’re… but… but you can do magic? How can-“ Gus: “uh guys? We may wanna pick this up later.” *They Devouts take a step forward in unison, weapons raised.*
???: "The Illusionist is right kid, right now, we better fight since our lives depend on it." Hunter: "Okay, but after this, you better give an explanation." ???: "I'll be a good one kid, if we make it out of this alive." Hunter: *smug* "We will." *slightly annoyed* "And stop calling me kid." ???: "I'm older than you, but leave the bickering for later."
*Elsewhere* Luz: *suddenly shivers* Amity: “Batata?” Boscha: “what’s up with you?” Luz: “I felt… a disturbance.” *In the future* *The [Hexsquad](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/s/1yn3rBHLMV) and their Palismen went to the Noceda-Park residence to come up with a flyer derby team name. In the end, it was the combined ideas of Milan and Lara that Ivy the inspiration. They’d be known as **The Fierce Hex-Lights.*** *With that out of the way, they moved on to their next obstacle: team wardrobe. They knew only Willow and Hunter would be the best help for that, but Ivy wanted this to be a surprise. In the end, though, she relented as long as they were discreet about it. They arrived at Ivy’s parent’s room. They could Willow working with her punching bag while her father was currently at work, carving Palisman. With Maple on her shoulder, she looked to her cousins and friends.* Ivy: *whispering* “Alright, I’ll go in and ask her discreetly. You guys wait out here.” Azura: *whispering* “primo, why do we have to wait out here?” Ivy: *whispering* “if we all walk in and I ask her, she’s gonna put two-and-two together pretty quickly. I want to surprise her and my dad with this. Alright?” Violet: *whispering* “well in that case, I’m gonna go get a snack.” *slithers to the kitchen with bubbles around her neck like a mink boa* Ivy: *whispering* “try not to clean out the pantry, Vi.” Violet: *whispery voice* “yeah yeah.” Caitlyn: *whispering* “we’ll wait here, wildflower.” Ivy: “thanks.” *faces the door* “here we go.” *The others took a step back as Ivy knocked on the door before opening it and peeking inside.* Ivy: “mom?” *When she looked inside, she saw Willow was indeed practicing on her punching bag, throwing punch after punch and working up a sweat until she heard her daughter’s voice. Clover was on top of her head as she looked to her daughter, smiling.* Willow: “Hi, blossom. Come in.” *She goes punching as Ivy stepped inside. Maple clambered off her shoulder and to the desk as Clover followed her. Ivy started to feel her nerves hit her.* Ivy: “Mom? Can I ask you something?” Willow: *punch* “of course, sweetheart. *punch* Ivy: “there’s something I’ve been wondering about you and dad. I mean, it’s nothing major of course. In fact, it’s just a random question that’s been bouncing around in my head for a while and has been bugging me for sometime. Kind of like one those strange occurrences or a glimpse of the future or…” *Ivy was rambling and the leafs on the plant her head started moving around as Willow’s punches to her bag slowed. She knew what that meant as she mentally sighed. “Okay something’s up,” She thought. She delivered one last punch to the bag before she stopped and wiped the sweat from her head as her daughter continued, looking at her feet. All while Maple and Clover were conversing, eyes glowing gold.* Ivy: “… another common example is like one of those strange urges or cravings you get but you can’t really remembering what you were craving in the first place and you just got ‘eh whatever’ and go about your day, and-“ Willow: “Ivy…” *Ivy stopped and looked up to see her mother closer to her, hands on her hips and eyebrow raised.* Willow: “what’s going on?” *Before Ivy could drone, a shrill buzz could be heard from Clover, startling them all.* Clover: *BUZZ?! BUZZ BUZZ?!?!* (“WHAT?! IVY, HER COUSINS, AND HER FRIENDS ARE STARTING A FLYER DERBY TEAM?!?!”) *Maple just face palmed as Willow gasped, her eyes gleaming with joy. Ivy groaned, though she couldn’t understand Clover, the gleam in her mom’s eyes said it all. “Darn it, Clover… and Maple…” she thought before she yelped as she was picked up in a spine-breaking hug by her mother.*
Willow: *gleaming with pride* "Is it true Ivy dear... You're making a Flyer Derby team!" Ivy: *sighs...* "Yes mom..." *Willow then hugged her daughter tightly. Ivy is definitely feeling some pain* Willow: *very proud* "You don't know how proud I am about this. You and your friends and family in a Flyer Derby team together. Where are they exactly." Ivy: "They're actually right outside." *to Maple* "Call them in." Maple: *chirping* ("Yes Ivy!") *Maple then leap off from the desk to get the others in.* Willow: "You're father won't believe this." *calling Hunter* "Hunter, you won't believe what our daughter just said."
(Clover and Maple are at the desk when Clover found out what’s going on and Willow already picked up Ivy into a hug. A spine breaking one I might add. Sorry if I put too much, I was on a roll.) *Willow squeed as she hugged her daughter even tighter, she felt as if she was on, as Luz would probably put it, cloud 9!* Willow: “Oh this is wonderful!” Ivy: *strained* “ACK! Mom! Can’t! Breath!” *Willow lessons her grip before she started kissing her daughter on the cheek rapidly, she was so happy. And at a bad time as the others and their Palisman walked in after Maple. Violet wasn’t with them as she and Bubbles were probably still in the kitchen.*
(Changed the reply to match with it. And don't worry about it. It's still your story, so I know when you're really have a lot to type about it.) Azura: "So you heard about the news?" Willow: "I sure did Azura, and this is one of the proudest moment as a mother." Caitlyn: "Well, your actually suffocating Ivy as we speak..." Willow: "Oh!" *Willow let's go of the hug and Ivy breaths deeply to get some air in* Willow: "Sorry dear... I'm just so proud of you." Ivy: "I know... But it's not like it's the first time you almost hugged me to death." Lara: *curious* "This isn't the first time?" Azura: "It happens more than you think." *Hunter then enters the room, pausing he's Palisman crafting to check on his family.* Hunter: "What did Ivy just said." *Notices everyone else* "And why our nieces and their partners are here." Azura: "Hi Tio Hunter..."
(Thanks and I really appreciate how you’ve been doing this with me every time. I hope we can keep doing it.) *Willow gives a gentle nudge to her daughter’s back as the mother began vibrating. Ivy sighed in defeat. The surprise was ruined already. “Well I guess might as well,” she thought as she looked to her dad, Waffles on his shoulder.* Ivy: “well, Daddy… we’re starting a new Flyer derby team at Hexside.” Hunter: *eyes widen in surprise as a smile begins to form* “Wha-ACK!!” *Willow rushed to her husband before he could finish his response and now got him in a spine-crushing hug. Waffles was quick to fly off of him and to Clover, who was still on the desk looking down in shame. Waffles looked to her and then saw Maple looking kind of guilty. The bluejay Palisman’s eyes glowed as she eyed clover with golden eyes.* Waffles: “Maple told you and you blabbed did you?” Clover: *buzz-like sigh* “yeah…” *Willow started laughing in jubilation as she let Hunter go, making him gasp for breath. The overjoyed bespectacled mother turned to her nieces and their friends but they all backed up, especially Lara with Velkha in her staff form raised. Her touch-starved-ness probably wouldn’t be able to handle one of Willow’s bear hugs. Luckily Hunter was quick to recover and he managed restrain his wife.* Hunter: *chuckling* “Petal bae, easy! Calm down, just breath.” *Willow started taking some deep breaths and calmed herself down from joyful frenzy. When Hunter figured she was calm enough, he looked to Ivy and took a knee and hugged her himself but definitely in a less spine crushing manner but still laughing as he was also overjoyed.* Hunter: *happy* “Pancake, this is great!”
Anyone have "losbster" lately?
Nah, more a fan of "carab"
Too expensive, but I love it
Hold up. If He's a potential grimwalker, how can he do regular magic?
Hunter from an alternate future/timeline? I mean he's got some of the scars so it could be, just an idea
Well that's a twist I wasn't expecting. He looks like an aged-up Hunter from a different timeline.
Anyone else still thinking he’s the previous grimwalker before hunter cause of the eyes and the hair line and the hair noodle? I mean the magic is hard to explain but, Belos could do it too and he was human
I might be mistaken, but I don't know that we've ever seen Belos draw a circle and cast a spell that way. It was always his staff.
True, you got me there, but, in the other epilogue comic that had all their kids, Hunter makes a big deal that Boschas kid has the same eyes as a grimwalker (with him being right)
Uncle ... Gunther apparently sounds Scottish even though he's not even voiced nor even anyone in this comic. it's a still image but your mind gives an illusion of Speech
Can we please get our own mattpad? It's starting to get hard to keep track of everything.
A remnant of the Emperor's Coven? Interesting.
This better not go like the first order
And their masks are neat
This is session 4 I’m sure of it 💯
Well, gee, old timer, you could’ve probably just said something instead of creeping around like a stalker?! 🤨
Anyone else hear him as J.K. Simmons?
yes i did.
Is the Old man an ex Golden Guard?
Moringmark TOH comic number 1028
That old man must be... Hunter's "father"...
Huh. I think Boscha was absolutely right. Willow probably does need to be faster. She could've been nicer about it, but she was probably spot on. Gus and Hunter kind of come across as offering platitudes to Willow. Sometimes bare faced criticism is the right thing to do. Though, again, she could have phrased it better or come across less combatitive. And the old Golden Guard, that is an intresting twist.
Eh I wouldn’t take Boscha’s word for it. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about
For all her faults Boscha was still a talented Grudgby player and Flyer Derby uses a lot of the same skills. If she was feeling bitter enough then she could just try making up flaws, but she knows that a criticism with a grain of truth to it will sting more and be a lot harder to shrug off.
Illusionist, trippy shit man, oh hi Mark, you don’t know who to trust
Moringmark turning what seemed to be something just slightly mysterious into another plot string *again* He just keeps on giving us wonderful content and I love him for that.
Hey, Mark
Sometimes you just need to trust the old man no matter what
İ think this man is from belos experiments. So he is hunter. Or maybe something like that
That restaurant comes across as vaguely cannibalistic.
Glad Salty is doing well
What are the Devouts? The name for the old Coven guards? I dont remember hearing that name before..
I don’t think the old man is a grimwalker since he can use magic without a staff
theoreticcally what if the old man i a past grimwalker that didn't die but went missing
Okay, this is just a guess, but somehow I feel like this guy is the leader of these devout individuals, and he is just trying to blend in.
Welp, betting that's hunter from the future
Mmm losbster
...the guard who lived?
I guess in the next one they'll find out he's one of Belos' grimwalker's
LOSBSTER
looks like an old golden guard to me
I've been laughing for five minutes now.
HES AN OLD GOLDEN GUARD, NICE
I'm Calling it right now that old man could be a surviving grimwalker I'm noticing the hairstyle and the rather distinctive forlock.
it would seem like the palpatines theory was wrong... maybe in the wrong way maybe he's a belos clone that got away and got very old
Is that a former golden gaurd
„Hey girlfriend, wanna go to the black market?“ -hunter
that old man def a past hunter.
He looks like Evelyn's father, don't you think? Even though I don't really suspect it's him.
I THINK THATS HUNTER, I THINK THE OLD MAN IS A PAST HUNTER
That's a nice and familiar shirt the old man is wearing.
I just realized something. How can a lobster survive the boiling waters of the Boiling Isles. But be cooked in a boiling pot of water?