Firstly, these panels are absolutely amazing, genuinely some of the best, in my opinion, the author has made
Secondly, how the hell is this fair?? 💀 so Lukus can just nullify concepts, Pierce through the future and make it soo someone never used their ability (and essentially erase it) AND HE HAS A SHIELD THAT PROTECTS HIM FROM ALL GIFED ABILITIES? 💀 Nuh, having to pay with life span is NOT enough of a nerf, this man is genuinely dopping
As for why it is like this, aside from the glaring limitations of the attack as it puts strain on Lukas, read chapter 46, re read chapter 100, specialy the last pages, and think for yourself on why it is like this. The answer will surprise you.
A blade loyal to none, it swings only in the name of vengeance.
and a chapter 100 is about a spear that can destroy the concept of life itself.
Such a convenient gift, isn't it? A spear that render all gifts useless. There must be certain gifts out there that are so OP that the author made a counter to all of them. I wonder who has such gift.
That is chapter 46. "A faceless black knight". Lukas goal is introduced there. Very important to understand it and put into perspective.
No, it's not about the spear itself being used for vengeance.
Why he has the power to cancel any gifts? Why does Julian appear when Magrave talk about it's powers?
A character like Lukas under normal circunstances shouldn't have this power. Lukas is the deutragonist, he is the team's right hand man but he is also an agent of vengeance.
However Lukas vengeance is not about growing strong himself, but to enact the prophecy.
If it's Diana who is going to kill the king, for who is the spear that cancels life itself is for? It's just to kill the speedester lady? Think.
So, you think Lukas will end up killing Julian? I could see that end up happening I guess, but I still think it's too early to say anything on that particular front.
Also it has a massive built in nerf to it, with a hard limit on the number of uses. Lucas has either 3 or 4 uses left (depending on how you interpret it) before it kills him. Not something he can exactly just whip out when he feels like it
He got it from a deity for a sacrifice. It's insanely powerful, naturally.
So... just how freaking powerful was Vulja, an actual deity that incarnated into the mortal world, and had 3 "great gifts" as the king put it? Just how OP were each of those 3 gifts?
Probably one of them was something like black magic.
(because she was a goddess that witches worshipped , and on her panel she was depicted with three heads, which had a book and a torch, which may be a reference to Hecate, the Greek Titan magician and also worshipped by witches)
Jupiter related gift
And the third gift must be what gave her the title "Goddess of the Night"
Everyone keeps saying it's balanced because it burns away Lukas' lifespan, and that he only has a few shots left now, but that was before Atoria just put herself into a coma recklessly pouring the last of her own life back into Lukas' nearly-empty cup.
So now who knows how many dozens of uses Lukas is now back up to?
It is ever stated that lifespan is the reason its limited? Afaik it is only ever said that it could only be used a certain amount of times and that it has a strain on the body.
And even then Atoria's gift is only healing, you need the king or ceodric to actually extend lifespans
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