Gifts of wandering ice

Page 416 - Rest in peace

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Mildegard

Jan's eyes were destroyed by his own immune system in a cytokine storm. The process included inflammation, pain, fever, and bloody tears, also, Jan must've scratched at them at some point, so they're not a pretty sight.

The islanders are not religious so they have no concept of afterlife. The Mutes are kind of spiritual, though, and do have such concept. mostly because of their ancestors who grew up knowing about artificial immortality and memory transfer. Nikt is a son of a Mute shaman, hense his unusual wishes to his dead brother.

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melaredblu

Religious or not, watching somebody pass is bound to make one more pensive than usual about the whole mortality thing we're saddled with and the mysteries only the dead can know. It's just human nature.

25th Apr 2021, 3:30 AM edit delete reply

Mildegard

It's not only a human thing. Any species intelligent enough mourns their dead. Elephants, apes, dogs, etc. And you're right, religion is not necessary here.

26th Apr 2021, 11:42 AM edit delete reply

Marcel

These last couple of updates have been very powerful and moving.

25th Apr 2021, 10:02 AM edit delete reply

Mildegard

It was a good time for my comic, so many readers... People really liked this chapter.

26th Apr 2021, 11:43 AM edit delete reply

The Doodler

Oof, as creepy as Jan was this page hits you weirdly hard. I blame the drawing quality.

10th May 2021, 8:58 PM edit delete reply

Mildegard

It was a difficult page to draw; stirred some old memories of mine.
Hmmm... do we feel sorry for Jan here? Maybe it's Nikt that makes us feel this way.

12th May 2021, 11:21 PM edit delete reply