#acier lichita silva

[kalolasart]

This time aunties Keyl and Helena took Acier on a stroll 💕

Keyl belongs to @Keyl_clover on twitter

Little Acier belongs to @1phoebe1

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Below a version without the background.

[kalolasfantasyworld]

The Chaotic Energy 🩷

@1phoebe1

Pose reference @Magical_Pouch

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Firstly: You're not a bother. And secondly if I say that friendly discussion is welcomed, and you're free to disagree with me, I mean it. This is both and I'm welcoming it, because it'd be a dull life to not have one's opinions or views disagreed ever.

It's a constructive conversation.

And when it comes to Lucius not being worried about our heroes, I agree with him being able to just smirk back as he watches them squirm. Which is very much a Big Bad thing to do, and he has no reason to be worried. I also remember the scene, which is why I was very reluctant to think that we'll get a real ending, unless it's some grand Kamikaze type of an ending. Because Lucius isn't where the MCs are. I was thinking that the characters that aren't on screen are locating Lucius and going there behind Lucius' back when his attention is on the Royal Capitol. Y'know, like a backstab?

I... was thinking that the 3 months he took to plan the final arc kinda promised for something big. Something great. Which is why I held onto a lot of hope for this autumn, because a planning break that lasted for so long implies that someone has more than one ace up his sleeve, which is why this autumn especially feels very lacklustre to me. And it doesn't help that the last time I felt surprised by BC was, well, actually, suppose Asta winding up to Hino was a tad bit surprising, but the JuLu reveal was the Big Surprise. But ever since then, the plot seems to have been dragging along after all the fights, and I do appreciate a good fight in the series, but I want a story as well.

But as you said, it's Tabata's story. He's sharing it with the world, and it's his to do whatever he wants with it.

When it comes to scenes Tabs feels that he needs to draw, I want to believe that he really will tie all the loose ends together. Lichita being on the new coloured spread made me hope for her to be present and important in the upcoming chapters. Tabs, actually, has a lot of potential with bringing back a lot of the dead parents. Zara could be there against Zora. Lichita? Lucius could use her as an... undead human shield. Acier is already causing a lot of emotional suffering to the Silvas.

This is basically Rades' spell, but on a different level.

He could have had the Bulls regroup a bit better before just barging in. He could have had more "let's collect our thoughts", which we got in Spade arc. The tempo of that was much slower. So, I feel like these chapters just want to be done with. The writer problem of "I just need to get through this scene so that I can move on".

I want to be wrong. I've wanted to be wrong with waiting for the story to pick up from the beginning of the Spade Arc. Because even that felt a bit rushed. And if Tabs did what he did with the Elf Arc, he'd tie up the events of Spade (the ground work for which is laid) with the events of the Final arc. Especially since Adra was also in that coloured spread.

Also, the very beginning of BC feels too convenient. Asta to just happen to be at a location where his grimoire is. The grimoire to have wound up there. Lucius to have accepted Asta being there from the very beginning, because if a man who can see into the future finds one things/person standing right before him that has not existed in any other scenario, then why wouldn't he just do away with it? Sure, in the beginning it might not seem like much of a threat, but not when that one person starts winning a lot of the fights. Like... when things have gone as far as the Final Arc, Lucius shouldn't be that surprised.

There is so much story, so much lore, and so many plot twists that I feel haven't been addressed in the past year, that I'm losing hope for BC to be bouncing back.

The one thing that gives me hope is that I was very disinterested in the Royal Knight's arc. I basically skipped 50% of the episodes because it was just "blah blah" to me, so maybe this is just that. I'd need to sit out for these fights to just end, until we'd get to the actual interesting part.

I'm just frustrated with the lack of a story this year

About chapter 369:

Remember that these are my own, personal opinions, and you don't need to agree with them (however, friendly discussion is welcomed as always). And my opinions are affected by the rumour I heard about there being only 3 chapters of BC left, including 369. Meaning that we'd get the finish, maybe, Christmas 2024.

The chapter was very MagLuck centric, which is amazing to those who love the dynamic duo, and I'm happy for them, but... I felt that essentially... nothing happened? I mean, Asta comes back, with Ichika, and we have the very brief "omg Captain Yami's lil' sister is here?! wait?! He has a sister??!!", but it was very brief. And, I get that due to the tempo of the point where the story is, them being in the battle where we've been for the past... 30+ chapters (granted that Asta was in yet another battle within those 30 chapters, but it's been basically just one battle after another ever since the start of the Spade arc); battles make the tempo quick. That's how most prose works. You can't focus on many events in the heat of the battle, but BC... in my opinion, has become about nothing else than fighting. It's like Luck took over Tabs and it's just fight fight fight. The movie was just one 1h+ long fight scene with minimal story, and so is the manga as it stands now.

And... if Tabs is supposed to wrap it up in 60 or so pages, I cannot see how he could realistically do that unless it ends in the "you all die" ending. Which would be very un-BC like.

Could Lucius die of a heart attack? It's possible. The big bad's heart can't take the toll of all the mana he's consuming suddenly and it gives out and he flops down. Asta and Yuno wouldn't get their rivalry settled and life in Clover would go back to business as usual. (I'm not seriously suggesting this of course, I'm trying to be funny)

I hear that this is very Berserk type of a situation to be in. You got one chapter every 6 months and nothing essentially happens, because the plot is progressing so slowly. But as of now, I feel like BC is a falling house of cards. A lot happens, without proper development, and it's buried under flashy fights, maybe, meant to distract the reader.

The next chapter will (if we believe the battle order in the end of chapter 368) have the Mereo&Morris battle, and the last issue will deal with Yuno&Asta vs. Lucius. But it all feels too hasted.

There absolutely are good things about BC, which is why I'm saddened to feel that it's going out in flames. I just don't find things to expect anymore.

I am happy to those who feel hyped for the MagLuck moment, and them having their Great Duo Fight against the big bad, and my criticism isn't just about this chapter. It's about the last 100 chapters. The movie. The lack of lore, world-building, character-building, the lack... of a story.

And I blame the manga industry pushing Tabs to burnout, which is why we're here.

I feel bad for Tabs. I feel bad for the story. It could've been a cool story.

And that's the real tragedy here, to me. What might've been

[rakkikuroba]

Idea : For mother day.

We first see Patri’s mom, happily crying as 15yo Patri shows her his new grimoire. She takes him in her harm and they hug tightly.

We then see Licht, Tetia and Lumiel playing with their twins. One of them is on Lumiel shoulders while the others is in Licht arm. They’re all laughing happily.

Next we saw a child version of the Zogratis. Vanica built a snowman with Dante’s help. A woman stand nearling, she’s looking at her daughter, laughing at every silly things she does, she’s holding a small child in her arm, Zenon.

We see a high noble, by her clothes, caressing her pregnant belly. She’s sitting next to the fireplace on a confortable sofa. It’s snowing outside. An another high noble enters, he looks like an adult version of Yuno. He comes kissing her hand then kneels to softly kiss her belly.

We see Acier, she’s sitting in her bed, Nozel, Nebra and Solid are around, looking in her arms as she hold tiny Noelle. She introduced them to her new baby sister. The smallest ones look surprised but really happy, little Solid already wants to play with her.

We see Lichita, she’s singing a lullaby to her small boys, both their heads on her legs. She is gently stroking their hairs as they sleep, a small smile on their tiny lips.

And you can hear Isabella’s Lullaby from The Promised Neverland.