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None of that is hubris though. He wasn't doing that stuff because he thought he was better or that the Wrought were dum dums. There is stuff he could've done better but he doesn't have a hubris issue in the least. His biggest problem is, as you note, trying too hard to help when the locals really don't want him messing with things for one reason or another. But none of that is based on pride or hubris.

tibbish

Uh . . . Rozeta based her claims of Erick's strength off of something most other people wouldn't ever consider, didn't she. Namely, that Rozeta is not going to aggress against Erick and stop his wizardry from growing, and that Erick isn't going to cause the world to rise up against him. I have the feeling Vierd hasn't actually seen a fully-realized wizard since close to post-sundering.

Cam Hanach

I figured that out last night. I didn't know it was even a thing honestly

Jamie Idle

You can connect your Patreon to your Discord and these things are handled automatically. (I get you not wanting to do that, but just so you know the option is there.)

Lessthan

https://discord.com/channels/524089371666677762/524089371666677766 Might work, might not, I'm not the most technologically versed. I think Arcs had it up on their Patreon page about section or whatever?

Cam Hanach

Thinking that people were out to kill him who likely could've killed him, although Sitnakov [?] showed much more hubris in that then Erick did. The whole way he started off his trip into the Wrought capital with grudging agreement not to interfere in their criminal justice system to catch that one kids moms killer, after already setting up the spell to find locations. I agree though that his hubris isn't directed around thinking he's a big fish though, since that's just down to some misconceptions on what power people have when he himself def. does have power too. There's been no truly massive examples, well, maybe thanking Fairy Moon, and a lot of the things are just Erick following his character of wanting to help and not be a bystander.

Cam Hanach

Someone please link me to the discord. I need contact with fellow Veird junkies

Jamie Idle

What hubris has Eric shown lately? Also he is only 1 of a handful of people ever to make it to the Core which is a huge deal in story. He is very obviously a big fish now and has been for some time really.

tibbish

Sundays are consistently my favorite day of the week, for the sole reason that this story gets updated. The world you've created is consistently enthralling. Erick has definitely been on the receiving end of some terrible things in the last few chapters. Reading them, at moments I felt furious - and at the same time delighted. I feel the justifiable rage Erick has against his captors and the manipulation he has suffered. I also feel that this is also all brilliant writing. It is natural followup to the hubris and lack of perspective that Erick has shown lately. He is not yet as big a fish as he thinks. It's nice to see him get slapped down for his temper tantrum against the most powerful forces in existence, while at the same time positioning him to grow both in ability and in understanding of the true shape of things. Thank you for bringing this world to life. Please keep on doing exactly what you're doing, and don't change a damn thing.

The next chapter should be called "Eric unlocks god mode" 😂 Or "Deus Ex Eric"

Gavriel

Is there that much to understand with Fairy Moon? She isn't a deep character at all. The only thing that would be saving her from some sort've retribution is that without her Ar'Cosmos would fall and the people living there would be screwed. In a way she is essentially holding them hostage.

tibbish

Sucks Fairy Moon can't be killed since Ar'Cosmos depends on her survival somehow but hopefully after this stretch of the Gate arc she can pigeon holed off somewhere and never seen again. The chapter is mostly great without her and when she shows up (even second hand mentions of her or her actions) its grating. All she does is drop threats, say she'll be watching, and then pop into a wall like a psycho. Which apparently is no big deal now?! No one other than Eric seemed too concerned in the least about it...even though they all knew that she could make good on her threats and there wasn't anything they could really do about it. Geeeeeeeee no possible problems there right? Them constantly trying to appease Eric for her screw ups (she never apologizes apparently) while doing the whole "so we can be friends now riiiiight" schtick after what was done to him was rather ridiculous too.

tibbish

We are definitely headed towards some great tragedy that ends with a lot of people dead and Erick outed as a wizard to the whole world before he’s ready. My guess is Spur and Oceanside and Stratagold team up and decide to end Ar’Cosmos once and for all, and they come in swords swinging right as Erick figures out Elemental Benevolence.

Daydeus

Dont think kill anything you don't understand is a good way to handle things

Martin Brandel

Due to not trusting Ericks current state of mind due to interference I was getting strong unreliable narrator vibes. Add the outright villainous actions of the fae towards Erick and this has made these last few chapters challenging for me to read. There surely can be no happy ending to this arc for anyone involved in it including Erick.

Grumble

At this point it just feels like the fae just need to be slid into the same category as the angels and demons. Priority extermination targets. Even old mel is relateable to a certain extent you can understand , especially now, how he would get where he is. The fae on other hand just feel wholly alien like some eldtritch abomination. Sure when it turned you into a pile of flesh goo it was just giving you a friendly eldritch greeting but at the end of the day your still a pile of goo.

Althaelus

If, at least, fairy moon doesn’t get murderized by the end of this little detour I’ll be very mad.

Radius Morse