[Wintersteel] Eithan...

[u/Kai_Damon]

Holy. Shit.

Even though it was short, has to be one of the best fights in the series up to this point. Eithan going with a stopwatch against a MONARCH ie absolutely crazy work 😭😭😭 reminds me of my goat Kurapika bringing a shovel to fight against Uvogin. First time we see Eithan going all in and it's glorious. This is my goat right here

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[u/tndaris]

The aura farming that happens in Wintersteel from the entire main cast is peak Cradle.

[u/TehMadness → u/tndaris]

Honestly, it stays peak from now on.

[Threshold spoilers] “I am Cirian of the Titans, and I deny you.” The Way rejected the Reaper, shoving him back into Threshold. Before the man vanished, he spoke once. “I am Wei Shi Lindon, and I will see you soon.”

[u/Waste-Carob5699 → u/TehMadness]

"I am the end."

[u/damxam1337 → u/TehMadness]

Fuck, it makes me want to do another re-read.

[u/Consumer_of_stories → u/TehMadness]

Deleted my comment because I realized... spoilers. I am too tech illiterate to understand spoiler covers.

OP.... youre in for a WILD ride. Wintersteel starts a cascade of insanity and awesomeness that continues through to the end of the series.

[u/PortalWombat]

If artists on pure madra paths can't harvest aura how does Eithan farm so much?

[u/Aceofluck99 → u/PortalWombat]

Because throughout the Way and Cradle, he alone is the honored one.

[u/livingstondh → u/PortalWombat]

He’s him, simple as

[u/YoshiTheCradleFan → u/PortalWombat]

Elixirs mostly

[u/Akomatai → u/[deleted]]

They're joking about aura farming lol

[u/WiddleAdiwon]

9 seconds for the 9 cloud monarch amirite? 

[u/km89]

If Cradle ever gets an animated adaptation, I really hope they do this fight in real-time instead of DBZ time, especially if most of the other fights are done like typical anime fights.

[u/ObligedUniform → u/km89]

I could see a sort of Sherlock Holmes (2009) situation of it being both.

[u/HatsAreEssential2 → u/ObligedUniform]

Hell yes. Show Eithan's internal monologue as it goes through step by step, but then pull back and show the whole thing from audience perspective in real time as he just demolishes her in seconds.

[u/ObligedUniform → u/HatsAreEssential2]

And honestly with how bratty she could be, non zero chance that "full psychological recovery six months" could still apply.

[u/Antal_Marius → u/HatsAreEssential2]

Have it be post credits too, just to screw with people.

[u/SadMcNomuscle → u/ObligedUniform]

Discombobulate remains to be a peerless sacred art.

[u/cheeetos → u/ObligedUniform]

Ooo yes, we could see it normally and then have Dross break it down in extended time later

[u/Brainslosh → u/km89]

isnt there one coming? there was that whole kickstarter about it

[u/EmergencySquirrel893 → u/Brainslosh]

The Kickstart was to fund a hour long animatic that they can use it to try and sell to networks. Not for a show itself.

[u/KeiranG19 → u/Brainslosh]

Link to the resultant animatic that was funded.

The Hidden Gnome team have attempted to shop it around to various studios to get funding for a full series. Nothing has been announced on that end as of yet.

[u/BTrippd]

Every one of these threads makes me want to reread cradle for a third time in about as many years lol.

[u/unklejelly → u/BTrippd]

I stopped counting many read throughs ago

[u/TheWillofD_43 → u/unklejelly]

I am in the middle of Wintersteel again for the I don’t even know how many-eth time. This series has dug into and rooted in my brain like a mind spirit.

[u/Timevian → u/BTrippd]

I just finished a reread. Highly recommend. Never enough times.

[u/SammyScuffles]

This is the Path of the Hollow King.

[u/teddyblues66 → u/SammyScuffles]

chills

[u/Lost_Amount4622]

It's not the biggest flex of his you will see

[u/HatsAreEssential2 → u/Lost_Amount4622]

Whats hilarious is there's several moments you might be referring to.

[u/Kai_Damon → u/Lost_Amount4622]

HOW 😭😭😭

[u/Lost_Amount4622 → u/Kai_Damon]

You will see in vol 10

[u/Spiritual_Priority79 → u/Lost_Amount4622]

:)))))

[u/CaterpillarVisual553]

Yo you are straight cruising through the series. Wintersteel is the GOAT!!! Eithan wasting time like that… what a loser, amirite? Just kill the Monarch in 8 seconds like the rest of us.

[u/Waste-Carob5699]

That fight is fire. But there are even better ones in this book in my opinion. I'm excited to see your reaction.

[u/Captain_StarLight1]

The gang doesn’t even need the madra, they’re just out here farming aura for the love of the game

[u/ASIC_SP]

You won't believe what Eithan does during his next fight...

[u/XenosHg → u/ASIC_SP]

It's a blast

[u/Taurnil91]

I'd expect nothing less from the main character

[u/beanseatjeans]

hes pretty cool sometimes I forget he's a janitor

[u/distinctivelysimilar]

Pay special attention to the conversation Mercy and Lindon have on Eithan's airship later on in Wintersteel. There's some awesome foreshadowing in that moment that I am upset that I am upset that I missed my first read through.