July 13, 2016 - Prophecy - page 20

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TOR: Hey!
TOR: Get off of me!

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SWORD: Master! You have found me!

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TOR: I give up. I think this thing is coming with us.
SILVER: Okay. Let's go.

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SWORD: Nooo! Don't leave me! Master!!
NARRATOR: And thus, another prophecy was abandoned and left unfulfilled...

61 comments

Jan

The sword chooses Silver. Too bad it scared her off.

RCRuskin and Alphawolf both guessed correctly she's the chosen one.

(Psst! Silver has a cameo on The Whiteboard this week!)

Klepter • 07/13/2016

I'd chose the dragon buddy over a sword too. I wonder what his name is.

jprime • 07/13/2016

Guess she just didn't want the responsibility. Looking out for Tor is plenty taxing as it is.

McClaw • 07/13/2016

Maybe she also doesn't want to disappoint Tor, who was really looking for a sword of his own.

UltraFennec • 07/13/2016

LOLOL of course, that's exactly what would happen in this story. XD

Zebak • 07/13/2016

..teaches that sword to lessen its... enthusiasm...

I too would leave it behind should an item start screaming happy of me being its master... even more so if it was not so kind to my striped companion..

..or disliked by its own guardian... eh...

Night-X • 07/13/2016

Who wants a annoying talking sword anyway.

Verp • 07/13/2016

Sehlats have way too much sense of duty, so I would have taken the sword with me if it insisted. I would just hope no personal loss, martyrdom or too much gore is involved in wielding the mighty sword. I just had the mental image of Silver holding the sword up, powerful forces coursing through it turning her into a muscular hero and Tor into a mighty saddled battle cat.

Shockwave07 • 07/13/2016

@Verp: Silver Fox and the Wrecker of the Valley!

@The Strip: Now dragon pet... And another sword in need of therapy sessions...

Frank • 07/13/2016

@Night-X: Why, Eddie Valiant does, of course!

MishaFox • 07/13/2016

I feel sad for the sword. Waited all this time and was just abandoned.

MiyuHogosha (aka Swift) • 07/13/2016

Provided that mosts tories with talking swaords end badly (or scary), I can related..I'd left it too XD

Jasonn • 07/13/2016

Tor just loosened it for her. Yeah, that's it <.< >.>

Sonic Wolfe • 07/13/2016

The prophesy said "One day the chosen one will come and lift the sword out of its binding. But then, she will return it due to its bad stats..."

Jan • 07/13/2016

@McClaw I think she's more disappointed herself that it wasn't a giant axe.

@Sonic Wolfe Hahaha, I've trashed so many "legendary" weapons in games because of bad stats. "Only +40% crit damage? Wtf is this?"

Sonic Wolfe • 07/13/2016

@McClaw But Tor have a pet dragon now... I want one...

RCRuskin • 07/13/2016

No!

Silver!

Get the sword!

OmegaWolf • 07/13/2016

Yea not everyone wants to be part of a prophecy.

Tyro Thunderdrone • 07/13/2016

I think this is where her real life personality bled into her acting XD

Alphawolf • 07/13/2016

I bet she's gonna come back when she needs it.

Vanbael • 07/13/2016

Aw come on Silver! Is the sword really that scary? Yes it talks but think of the stat bonuses! Now if only I 'talking sword' on my magical items list

Katnik • 07/13/2016

Ah, cruel fate, t'was never meant to be, for the Sword can neither sing nor dance, nor call sweet birds to thee. It's edge be sharp, this I'll grant, but sharper still it's tongue ! And a finer friend by far, shall be the Dragon young.

Silverwolf • 07/13/2016

"It's not a giant, enchanted HALF-MOON AXE. Forget it."

Spazzmatt • 07/13/2016

Part of me thinks that the sword will come in handy later in the comic... I don't think we've heard enough of the "Master-crying Sword"...

Okay... I'll leave the video game puns to Savestate.

soriac • 07/13/2016

I would choose the dragon over the sword, too. At least the dragon hasn't spoken yet, that's a big plus considering the swords manners.

But I wonder what the griffin babies will say, now that someone other has called dibs on "Uncle Dinner" :-)

Panther • 07/13/2016

@ Mishafox :

I agree with you about sadness for the sword

Not a singing sword but a sighing one X_X

Jordy • 07/13/2016

Don't leave it! Take it with you!

Jordy • 07/13/2016

Noooooo! Take it! Pleeeeezzzz!

LarryTheLion • 07/13/2016

She got wasted for a miserable axe. Some people do not know what they really want.

drivernjax • 07/13/2016

I see that Amber took a short vacation from the strip and made a trip to Alaska today. I'm wondering why she didn't bring Tor unless the dragon was keeping him too busy.

drivernjax • 07/13/2016

Maybe I should have said, Silver since I can't remember who's who.

Amaroq • 07/13/2016

If I were a magic sword, I would have people fill out a questionare to determine a level of compatibility. If they were compatible and decided to leave me behind, I would try to guilt them into picking me up anyway, at least until somebody else who was even more compatible came along.

Fenriswolf • 07/14/2016

Hmmn...Silver was willing to drink someone under the table for an oversized singing axe, but not take the sword? Drat. I was hoping she'd take it and go back to town for that bikini armor to match it. :b Of course that sword wasn't a match for Tor...I'm betting he'd rather look for something akin to Gut's "Dragonslayer" (IE: "Berserk")...that would be more of his self imaged style!

Connorses • 07/14/2016

@Katnik ... That was great. Not only does it fit the scenario, it's a great poem.

Jan • 07/14/2016

@drivernjax Ahaha, that's awesome. Doc is awesome. For anyone wondering, it's here: http://www.the-whiteboard.com/ (Or http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb2143.html when it updates tomorrow.)

Katnik • 07/14/2016

@Connorses, Thanks. I can't help thinking the musical axe would be better company, especially if it knows more than just the "Top 40" hits.

Blinkey • 07/14/2016

Ah well it wasn't the best prophecy anyway. Now they're free to make their own! One that doesn't involve the four adventurers sacrificing themselves.

ndrvr • 07/15/2016

This prophecy was "double edged" anyway, say for an ambush. What would anyone choose for, a silent Dragon or an everbabbling sword? ^^

Jan • 07/15/2016

@Blinkey A prophecy is like a cell phone contract. You're locked in for what seems an eternity and the early termination fees are pretty steep. ;)

Denizen • 07/15/2016

Looks like Tor now has a portable flamethrower.

Blinkey • 07/15/2016

@Jan 36 month contract with full exit fees and no data? I'll take sacrifice, thanks.

Perfesser_Bear • 07/16/2016

Can I say, "...squeak?"

Flinx and his minidrag Pip have company.

Arc Nova • 07/16/2016

There's probably another prophecy that overrides the first prophecy. You'd need to get a good prophecy lawyer to sort it all out.

Also, the dragon is my new favorite character. Not that I'm biased. XD

Enigma • 07/16/2016

nods Yaaaa I would do the same thing as Silver only I would have taken a piss and crap on it before leaving it just to add to the pain of being rejected.

Monks Hand Games • 07/16/2016

Girl, you know what they say: if you don't want the destiny, don't tug the sword

drivernjax • 07/16/2016

@Perfesser_Bear. YOU know Flinx and Pip? OMG. I remember reading those stories many, MANY years ago.

Katnik • 07/17/2016

You know, maybe she is better off without deadly weapons. Somehow I just can't see Silver (or Tor, for that matter), hacking some poor guy up with an angry sword. The thought is a little disturbing.

Guesticus • 07/18/2016

A lot of people guessed that it would be Silver to pull out the sword :D

Guesticus • 07/18/2016

drivernjax: what about Skeeve and Gleep?

SCKnight • 07/21/2016

Okay...seriously...why didn't she take the sword?

My only guess is that she was shocked that she was able to pull the sword from the stone and was a bit unnerved by it.

Come to think about it, Tor and Silver don't particularly like being heroes. I wonder why.

Jan • 07/21/2016

@SCKnight Silver: "Instant responsibility? No thanks." Maybe she's not looking for a break and her life with Tor isn't so bad after all...

Donkey • 07/21/2016

I am thinking more of the dragon in the myth series of books by Robert Aspirin. Talk about one big pain in the flank! You thought I was going to say ass didn't you!

jprime • 07/21/2016

@Jan So I was right!

Maracuya • 07/21/2016

The other day, I came across a cat who behaved like the dragon. Needed the owner to get her off me. Worse than any dog. Wondering whether the dragon is a fluffy cat in love reborn? ;-) Or an enchanted damsel in distress who thinks Tor might be a different kind of knight to save her from (being) a dragon. Sorry for my mind running wild. plastersmouthwithsellotape

Panther • 07/25/2016

Maybe Silver should ask about the prophecy before to leave and let the sword here ?

Silverwolf • 07/25/2016

@Amaroq Damn, I wish I had the money and the computer at the time for some better Mechwarrior stuff...I finished the Wolf campaign on MW2.

@Jan, @drivernjax: Wish I could get my Tipmann A5 tested to work again. Unfortunately I modified it for accuracy and feel and made it frigging HUGE! (The thing looks like a G36 assault rifle, and all I wanted was a stable plaftform which maximized accuracy for the legal muzzle velocity. The stock stabilizes nicely into the shoulder, and the hammerhead rifled barrel maximizes accuracy per round...but I don't need to look like I'm overcompensating, and the large marker is a huge target!)

MiyuHogosha (aka Swift) • 07/26/2016

@Jan Pulling the sword was the the beginning anyway. Leaving it was her choice though. If this a steretypical prophecy it would keep going regardless sword is there or not :P

Matt • 07/06/2017

The Prophecy with the four adventures has begun was the artifact unknown? still unknown? Was it the sword? Is it the axe ? The world may never know.

Matt • 07/06/2017

Silver didn't really want the sword she just pulled it. She left it because she out of indifference. She didn't want the sword to be a slave to her. Jan should not have put it back but tossed it, or left it out of the hole. Maybe then it could be free of the prophecy. She could of angrily put it back for insulting HER TIGER.

Matt • 07/06/2017

Silver does not like talking swords.

Matt • 07/06/2017

Why is Bapple playing guess who as the leave? It is Dangerous to not see where on is going. Is Tor giving up trying to leave the dragon or is the dragon giving up on being the guardian to the sword. maybe both?

Matt • 07/06/2017

It is possible she took the cue to abandon the sword from the dragon when she looked into its eyes.