Geoffrey257

Good observation, I completely missed that! Neredos seems to know the demon war hasn't ended and it seems like he's doing something to ensure the demons don't come back. He also knows he's dying which may be why he's doing this now. It also sounds like he's acknowledged that his rule wasn't the best and that it stagnated progress. I find it hard to believe that Styx could kill him. Even though Neredos is dying, he is still protected by three demons. Neredos is also currently quite powerful with his cloak, helmet and gauntlet. I wonder why they didn't destroy the pillars before. What would happen if they just smashed a pillar? They could have even killed the demons one by one by opening one pillar at a time. I wonder why Neredos didn't do this (and maybe keep the four demon generals alive in their pillars)

I'm glad to see the group is coming together again, we're just missing Styx now. I wonder how the demon was freed. Was it Neredos? Is he planning to raise up the city, release the demons, and self-destruct the city?

Alsha knows Bradeth's intent to open the Pillar of Ibrix. After hearing a group of Elrok opened the pillar, why would she immediately assume it was Maxthane who opened it? Veil should have offered Styx a better explanation to convince him of her thoughts. Her explanation basically consisted of two line that said he's ruled too long and he's crazy. Not very persuasive if you ask me. Styx's mother, Nal Maya, was able to resist Veil's mind alterations. Maybe Styx will be able to do the same. Good point. Veil worked with the scientists and doctors during the Demon war and their technological and medical knowledge was far greater than current times. She probably has a good understanding about the human body and what it can and cannot do. She may also have recognized the demon blood to be alive as Maxthane had and knew she had to destroy it to save the person infected and that regular healing wouldn't remove the blood. It may have been through this that she found out the Fedain's ability to destroy and take the life force from others.

As dktc and drpaladin said, it's already been mentioned. I've forgotten their names now, but she's Prism's Gor friend's wife who sought out Ghayle after she gave birth. You're right, but all Grim has to do is abdicate to relieve himself of the responsibility right? Hopefully everyone meets up: Bradeth and Grim, Styx, and Maxthane and his group. Even if Grim can't help heal Styx (he should at least be able to slow it down), he could help uncover the secrets at the Temple of Naxthul.

Did Drake sacrifice himself or is he still alive? Will Styx send someone after him? I wonder if Styx is going to connect the dots that Maxthane is Veil's son. I've been thinking about Veil and her last failed attempt at killing Neredos. Why didn't she alter Neredos' mind before destroying his cells? Or at the very least why kill his nerve cells rather than any other cells that wouldn't give him pain and alert him that she's killing him? I feel like Veil's only reason to stay alive is to babysit Neredos and to kill him if given the opportunity. She probably wouldn't mind dying once Neredos has died. If i remember correctly, she didn't like aging those girls to keep herself young. I also just realised, Styx will have to ask for healing first, then accuse Veil later. He wouldn't want to give her the chance to alter his mind or age him.

Styx probably doesn't directly fit into her agenda, but I'm sure she would like more allies who could help her take down Neredos. She hasn't exactly been successful on her own for the last 800 years and she's lost an ally in Fasha. Yeah, it was very sad when Dogo and Rega died. Both Maxthane and Styx lost quite a bit of support.

I doubt she'll have a problem curing Styx, especially since, as Styx mentioned, he already met her. The problem would be for Styx and Drake to get to her which can't be easy.

I feel like one of the slayers should use the Sanguistis. They now know the effects the blade has and how it works so they could minimize its use, but still use it effectively in defeating the dragons. Yes, it will drain their life force, but it could also help them defeat the dragons and survive. For example, Von may still be alive if he had used the blade. What rank is Von?

I also wasn't expecting to return to Maxthane so soon, but thanks for letting us know what happens to not leave it on a cliffhanger! I think Maxthane handled it pretty well. I think Veil made a mistake trying to kill Neredos. It would be better for her to maintain his trust wait until she is more certain in her attempts to kill Neredos.

I remember being unsure whether I should read this when reading the summary, but I'm glad I did! I'm sad to see the story end. It seems like there's a bit of support for my hypothesis that Lily and Grandma Asta are connected to Sanctuary, but I guess we won't know for sure. I was pretty surprised when it turned out Jet was Matt's mate. I'm still a bit confused about mates. When do people find their mate? Based on Rory and Milan, I originally thought it was when the two first meet, but they're a special case since Milan came from out of town. Normally I'd assume everyone knows everyone in Portento so when does a pair find out their mates? In Matt's and Jet's case, I assumed they already knew each other in the past, but it seems like they've suddenly taken an interest in one another.

That's true, but Prism and Grim were more of a side effect of being sealed. Could someone only seal a human (or non-demon)? I think most would assume Salidar is in the pillar since he and Maxthane were the only ones in the room, but now only Maxthane is in the room with a pillar in Salidar's place. If Maxthane is forced to release Fasha, I guess it was good that Fasha kept up his Salidar disguise.

That's what it sounded like to me. He sealed Fasha up in a pillar. As drpaladin mentioned, this may still lead to problems for Maxthane depending on the knowledge people have of the pillars. Can it only be used to seal demons or can it be used on humans too? What if people assume humans can be sealed up and Maxthane sealed up "Salidar"?

😢 I feel so bad for Styx. Dogo is probably going to die soon due to the demon's toxic blood. He already has signs he's not doing well and (I had to check) Veil said that people who contract the blood will die over several weeks if they get a low dose. At least Styx gets some time to know his father and past.

Why are the elves spending so much time sending things out to get the group? Why don't they go themselves or even send some elves to get Kieran? Having people talk to them to explain the situation would probably make Kieran and the others more willing to go along than to have mindless Fetches get them

I'm just confirming, what Prism and Telzath see through Ghayle is like a movie right? They only see people's actions, but don't hear their thoughts. Which is different from what we readers experience, knowing both the thoughts and actions of the characters. What a coincidence that all these main characters keep bumping into each other, haha...or is it fate?

Great ending to a great story! You really brought the characters to life and made them realistic. I hope we see more from you in the future. Adopting makes sense. Ethan kept hinting at marriage, which probably meant it wasn't. I also thought it would be odd that Jenn and Aiden marries before them. I was thinking they were having a baby with a surrogate mother, but it didn't quite fit. Adoption works with the paperwork and dressing up.

I wonder what repercussions there are if Maxthane decides to demote Krythe. But hopefully he can gain respect by showing leadership in defeating the demon. It was mentioned that Kubriss is the one Bradeth wanted to meet.

Really? I would have thought he looks different in human form. So humans and elves look the same? Mr. B was changed though right?

Why didn't Jordan go to Mcgill? It's so much cheaper there. Hmm, that's true.

I'm surprised Noah's parents are still living in Vancouver, what I consider a gay friendly city. I've forgotten, where does Jordan's mom live and where do Noah and Jordan go to school? Haha, I was going to ask about this when Jordan proposed. Jordan said Noah's middle name, but Noah didn't say Jordan's even though he knows Jordan's full name. I think Ethan mentioned where they came from, but I think it might have been in the comments and not in the story (but I may be wrong and missed it)

I don't quite get the slut comments. It's been several months since the break up so it's not like Jordan was seeking sex right after the break up. Based on the knowledge that Jordan has (doesn't know that Noah came out. From his point of view, Noah chose to "be straight" for the rest of their lives.), I think it'd be more unhealthy for Jordan to wait around for Noah and not move on.

Haha, it's funny how this is the first assumption for people in life sciences...but they're not exactly wrong. I remember in a couple of my first and second year courses the prof asks who here is planning to go into health care as a doctor, dentist or pharmacist? Probably over 80% of the class put up their hands Looks like the Noah's dad is influenced by the mom. It seems like the dad may be willing to look past this for Noah and hopefully he'll fight for Noah after thinking things through. Same with Noah's brother. Seems like he'd be okay with Noah being gay.

I'm actually glad that Noah decided not to get back together with Jordan. He should take time for himself to really understand what he wants and understand himself as a person. He should assess what's important to him in life. Noah should see a therapist. His thoughts aren't healthy and getting help to untangle himself from his toxic family/parents would be good for him too.

I'm glad Noah acknowledged that he's been acting selfishly, but it's one thing to acknowledge it and another to act on that knowledge. In a way he's still being selfish by acting on what he thinks is best for himself even though he says this is also what's best for Jordan. I'm also not sure how he can still respect the wishes of those who would have conditional love for him. Yes, he loves his family, but if his family doesn't love him back (that is, if his whole family would disown him and not just his mom) why hang on to them? Is his reason quantity over quality (whole family with conditional love vs Jordan's unconditional love)?

I'm definitely "Team Jordan" here. Like you say he's more relatable and his thinking makes sense. While Noah being withdrawn is fine (not everyone are extroverts. I know I'm not) I think the reason why I'm siding with Jordan here is that Noah seems to be rather selfish. He's asking Jordan to make a pretty big sacrifice in exchange for reducing an (IMO) already small risk of being outed and I just don't think that's fair to Jordan. On top of that, it know seems like Sebastian convinced Noah to break up with Jordan.