[Report This]Date: January 20 2025 5:17 PM Title: Chapter 14.5 - Solitude (???)
Amazing chapter. Yeah last chapter basically already confirmed it, this is Layla. Though I didn't expect her to also be the goddess of solitude. Looks like the answer was simply yes when i asked if Layla was the emperors daughter or the goddess of solitude lol.
I always like to see some tera action and this did not disappoint, I was not expecting her to destroy a 100 planets. I definitely see parallels to what Mimi did to that city in part 1. Both were pretty much completely unnecessary atrocities that left them both feeling empty afterwards though Laylas was far bigger in scale.
Although Laylas father betraying her in such a horrible way is a lot more reasonable then going mad just because Amara got beat up lol. Though Layla then loses the plot when she just starts killing everyone. I like at the end she even killed the one person who cared about her and then cried about being all alone. Yeah I can definitely see her hatred towards humanity just being her coping and herself being the one she truly hates.
Estheia being the master mind behind the turn definitely cements her as main villain along with Layla. I did think for a second she could have used Alluria to brainwash the emperor into betraying her but there was absolutely no need when the emperor is so stupid and evil himself lol. Its hilarious that taking his daughter on a picnic was all he needed to do for him to win everything lmao.
Looks like Mimis training is finally going to pay off since shes pretty much the only one who has a chance with her domain of origin and has a similar experience to what Layla went through.
Author's Response:
Thank you for the review!
Layla's father is pretty much the root of all the problems humanity faces today. Interesting thought about Alluria manipulating her father, but it would be pretty obvious if that were the case since her victims always display a crazed sense of attraction to her that overwhelmed everything else.
As for whether Mimi's training will actually pay off, we will have to wait and see.
Date: January 13 2025 2:14 PM Title: Chapter 14.5 - Solitude (???)
This was.... exactly what i expected! almost... didnt really thought estheia is the one who did all of this... and layla, between her and estheia i think estheia is the main antagonist of this story since as lista said with her entry:
"Estheia, shes always so serious, following every single one of genesis' instructions to the letter, It saddens me that she has changed so much since her death"
ill explain my theory on why i think estheia is the main villain of this story.
As lista said on chapter 13 ( Identity ), she is saddened to see her change so much after genesis' death, which im going to assume is that while shes still serious to the core, she treats humans with care before genesis' death, and after her death, she was the one most affected which made her hate humans, and started to plan her eternal vengeance against the humans.
And here layla comes as the perfect person to plant astheia's hatred. We know astheia is smart, so she likely has the actions in 14.5 planned long ago, and that is what caused layla to act like she did on chapter 14.
Now i think as old as layla is now, i think we have the perfect people to give her heart again in the form of ryan and ryemi, since they might be a contrast of layla and the emperor. Though in which way i cant really put into words, the next chapter is sure to reveal some of what i said is either true or false.
thats it! These last few chapters are very fun as it got my head really working out on the scenarios and theorycrafting and such, Thanks for the new chapter and im eagerly waiting for the next one!
Author's Response:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Both Estheia and Layla have been the antagonists that stand out the most so far, with most of the other antagonists only having minor roles. It is interesting to see how you feel the story will progress in terms of the development of these two characters.
One of the things I like to present in this story is the idea that anyone can be an antagonist and anyone can be an ally, everyone has their own alignments and principles but they can intersect or conflict in various ways, which leads to many different possibilities. Ignis, Amara, Aegis are just some examples of former antagonists turned into allies. And although there aren't really any super obvious examples of an outrightly good character turning into a villain, we have had examples of good characters committing atrocious acts, which presents the idea that there is potential for them to become a true antagonist even if that potential is not realized.
This concept will definitely be furthered explored as we reach the ending, so stay tuned!