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And that's all, folks.

Previous: [link]
Next: The stars.

Fun facts:

1) There is a cancerous, gnarled, shivering knot of hardened meat where the tendons of my wrist and forearm used to be. This is an intriguing turn of events.

2) This one was, more than any of the former rounds, built for the reader to think about. Especially the final confrontation with Karl in the previous section. If, even for just a single second, you the reader felt bad for Karl, saw it not as rightful vengeance but the merciless execution of a broken creature, if for even that second you thought yes, the Professor was in fact worse, then my job has been done. Because you, the reader, for a split second, saw through the eyes of a sociopath, and agreed with him. Ooops. 8D

3) I am never drawing a single fucking pair of goggles again.

4) The baby's name is Cora. (Cora Alexia [error last name = "0"])

5) Annie's death has been planned since I agreed to join the tournament.

6) There are no words for how much I've wanted to say "I'm going somewhere with this, I swear!" over the past six months.

7) How freaking hardcore is Karl. He gets decapitated. He loses an arm. He gets mentally gang-banged. And then he gets blown up. AND HE STILL. DOESN'T. DIE. God I loved writing him.

8) I broke the "next" link of the first section on purpose. :heart:

Noticed today that I left out a last line, and left in some pencils that I'd meant to delete, in this section, so those are fixed.

Immense amounts of love and appreciation go to =TheCrowchan for being my beta the entire time, and to =manic-pixie, `Endling, and =Bilious for patiently allowing me to bounce ideas off them like quarters off their washboard abs. Credit is also quite due to `Endling for suggesting the possibility of Karl's possession, and to *CyrilTheWizard for inspiring the fallout of the wish.

If you haven't seen *Unknown-person's breathtaking entry, make like a tree, and get the fuck over there, immediately. I mean it. I'm watching you.

In order of appearance...
Eli (c) =Garagos
Jinam (c) =Rocker-Artist
Lucia (c) =Izuma
Murphy (c) *CyrilTheWizard
Eric (c) =cailencrow
Karl, Arma, the lovely redhead, Climber, Jack Derippe (c) *Unknown-person
Mizuno (c) ~Cirihtt
Mulciber, Nephew, Law of Talos (c) =Sins-Of-Angels
Keith (c) ~ProminenceFlare
Lilith (c) `Endling
Chimbley (c) ~ConcentrationMoon
Steffi, Kiwibot (c) *ShikakuSuika
Yan Qian, Dembe (c) =Iris-Zeible
The Brave (c) =Clairvoire
Todd (c) =kilojara16
Faust (c) *HaveConquest
Annie, Professor, Cora (c) Me

Thank you all for your support. It wouldn't have been possible without you.

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:iconkhmage1918:
May I laugh to the humiliation of Karl and Cry in the pure beauty of this ending?

--
A proud member of the TUPPS
May Karl be the same... but a little more wiser
I died 4 times 8D
Durp :I
:iconexileddelusion:
So cute xD a very fitting end to Karl (I just love he and mizu's final standoff xD) and the story overall. Sooooo adorables ;v;!! You did wonderfully. take a bow and make sure to get some sleep and rest!!
:iconwandering-ronin:
Oh wow, that was amazingly beautiful. I loved the script for this.

--
"I was destined to be a wanderer."
~Hayashi Fumiko
----
SDL Gallery: [link]
Status: Not accepting duels
:iconmyrmadon:
Okay, this was just downright epic.
You left me wondering where you were going with what happened with Annie right off the bat... but you followed through beautifully. You even managed moments of downright hilarious merged with a seriousness that told this finale in the most spectacular fashion.

The only moment that confused me a bit was with the spirits and Karl. Maybe I went over it too quickly, but it kinda stumped me. Going back to read over it again to try and figure it out, though.

Either way, this was an amazing piece and well worth the wait. Kudos, Lillian, this is a job masterfully well done.

--
The moment man devoured the fruit of knowledge, he sealed his fate...
Entrusting his future to the cards, man clings to a dim hope.
Yes, the arcana is the means by which all is revealed.
:iconthecrowchan:
Absolutely sublime, from start to finish.

--
"They believe that The [President] is a good man. They believe in God. They believe in justice. They believe in 'Knight Rider'.

These people are the Enemy.

Upgrade your sexual organs today, so that we may leave them behind."

-- Spider Jerusalem
:iconbobalunatic:
Bravo. Your storytelling is really something to behold. I'm really, really glad I'm not a judge right now. xD;
:iconsomedutch:
Got to say, everything about that was beautiful... the art, the story, the execution of it all... heh, the only thing I could possibly nit pick at is the fact that all the love-able charm of Karl was gone and it was simply too easy to hate him in the way he was portrayed here... yet again, you did that in such a way as to where that works as a benefit for the story...

Bravo, and the best of luck to you and Unknown, I give you a 10/10... And now I honestly don't know who I want to win anymore...
:iconyoungpilgrim7:
eat some cake because cake is for CHAMPIONS
xox
:iconhyperanimekittygirl:
Beautiful.

You are a master of storytelling. I have enjoyed your artwork, your characters, and your thought-provoking interactions more than I know how to say.

Thank you for the opportunity to read such a masterpiece, and I wish you the best of luck in the tournament.

--
Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.
"Only an engineer would say that the storage pockets in the lab manual are inefficient." (my chem 114 TA, when I complained about them because they're inefficient)
:iconqueenofpie:
Ah. Aaaah. I don't think I've ever loved someone's OCs as much as I love this pair. It was a kick in the crotch when Annie died and....and....aah. You master, you.

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