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  1. SirCameleo on Chapter 3 Mon 30 Jun 2025 08:51PM UTC

    A 2D drawing of a green crocodile called Big Challenges from Hello Kitty.

    There goes my hope of seal breaking (or maybe not?)

    I hope things get better becouse fella, It's hard to imagine how could they get worse.

    I hope Jude is aware of what he did, sending his son to die or far worse.

    I wonder how does it feel for people working in the estate for long enough to have known Layla, seeing as a once happy and cheerfull child is breaking into nothingness.

    Anyway what I wanted to say is that this is a very good chapter, gives a vivid image of torment Luka is going thru, shows nicely other peoples reactions even without dialog.

    Good stuff, I'm sad now : [ (I already miss the sea-dragon)

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    1. notesfromtheunderworld on Chapter 3 Wed 02 Jul 2025 05:58AM UTC

      Will the seal break? Or will it not? Hmm… we’ll just have to see!

      Things do get better, don’t worry! As for Jude, yeah, he’s a complicated character. I tried to foreshadow his actions a bit back in Chapter One, lol. He’s the kind of man who tries to fix your problems when all you really want is to vent, and you can handle things on your own. It ends with him dismissing your feelings entirely because you never needed someone to fix the problem, you just wanted someone to listen.

      Was Jude aware of what he was doing? Not exactly. That’ll come up again later on. I wanted to portray him as a terrible person but someone who was still trying, in his own messed up way. Doesn’t mean he’s not still a piece of shit though.

      He hated magic, celestial magic especially, because it’s what killed Layla. He didn’t know about the Eclipse Gate but he did know that celestial wizards often develop Magic Deficiency Disease. So he acted irrationally, trying to 'save' Luka but also to keep control over him. As long as Luka had his magic, he’d always be stronger than Jude, mentally and physically, and Jude knew it. He knew it was only a matter of time before love ran out and Luka ran away. In the end, he drove Luka away by trying to prevent it.

      Thank you for reading and leaving a comment! It means a lot to me <3

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