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* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It's impossible to talk about Erin in detail without mentioning [[spoiler:that he's possessed by the Void Dragon.]]
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* PaintingTheMedium: Most people speak in regular white speech bubbles, but Vash and the Collector, being otherworldly beings, both have colored speech bubbles, blue and green respectively. And even though Vash speaks with a blue bubble, Kendal's speech bubble is an ordinary white. Several exceptionally divine entities, including the being in the storm, Void Dragon, don't use bubbles at all, but rather large block letters.
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* DeathWorld: [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-6-17/ The caverns]] beneath the surface are full of winding paths and tunnels, some of which are flooded, full of magma or molten metal and even poisonous air. The habitable parts are full of monsters and even if you manage to avoid them then the energy surrounding the place will eventually corrupt you and turn you into one of them.
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Creator/{{Red}}. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Creator/{{Red}}.[[WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions Red]]. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Red (WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions).Creator/{{Red}}. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
** The [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/0-1-1/ very first page]] shows [[VisualTitleDrop a colorful aurora]] across the night sky, lampshaded in the AltText:
---> ohhhh, THAT'S why it's called "aurora"
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--> The Storm Of Magic is known by many regional names, but to avoid confusion, the accepted terminology in scholarly circles is typically simply “The Storm”, for there is only one, and all other storms pale in comparison to its scale and deadly ferocity.
--> The Storm Of Magic is known by many regional names, but to avoid confusion, the accepted terminology in scholarly circles is typically simply “The Storm”, for there is only one, and all other storms pale in comparison to its scale and deadly ferocity.
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* PowerFloats: [[spoiler:Alinua actually rises into the air when unleashing her full powers.]]
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Creator/{{Red}}. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Creator/{{Red}}.Red (WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions). It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Red, best known as the co-creator of WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
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''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Red, best known as the co-creator of WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions.Creator/{{Red}}. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Our heroes]] (so far).]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Our heroes]] (so far).]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Our heroes]](so far).L-R: [[TheHeart Alinua]], [[TheSmartGuy Erin]], and [[TheLeader Kendal]].]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Our heroes]]
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As of February 2020, the webcomic is six chapters into the first arc. Currently, it is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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As of February April 2020, the webcomic is six seven chapters into the first arc. Currently, it is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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* JoinedYourParty:
** Kendal and Alinua decide to start traveling together at the end of Chapter 3
--->'''Kendal:''' But you're free to go wherever you want, you don't need to--\\
'''Alinua:''' Hey. Do you want to go alone?\\
'''Kendal:''' Not really.\\
'''Alinua:''' Me neither. Easy choice.
** Erin joins in Chapter 6.
--->'''AltText:''' whaaaaat a new party member that's craaaaazy and so unpreeeedented
** Kendal and Alinua decide to start traveling together at the end of Chapter 3
--->'''Kendal:''' But you're free to go wherever you want, you don't need to--\\
'''Alinua:''' Hey. Do you want to go alone?\\
'''Kendal:''' Not really.\\
'''Alinua:''' Me neither. Easy choice.
** Erin joins in Chapter 6.
--->'''AltText:''' whaaaaat a new party member that's craaaaazy and so unpreeeedented
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* PaintingTheMedium: Most people speak in regular white speech bubbles, but Vash and the Collector, being otherworldly beings, both have colored speech bubbles, blue and green respectively. And even though Vash speaks with a blue bubble, Kendal's speech bubble is an ordinary white. Several exceptionally divine entities, including the being in the storm, don't use bubbles at all, but rather large block letters.
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* FloatingContinent: The world of Aurora includes the Flying Islands, an airborne island chain that was magically lifted from the surface several centuries ago and is now home to the cloud elves.
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* TraumaButton: Erin inadvertently presses pushes this for Alinua when he casually mentions how uncommon cloud elves are outside of the [[FloatingContinent Archipelago Nimbus]]. Flying Islands]]. It turns out the reason she lives on the surface is because when she was born her birth parents ''threw her off the edge'' when she was born.edge''.
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* TraumaButton: Erin inadvertently presses this for Alinua when he mentions how uncommon cloud elves are outside of the [[FloatingContinent Archipelago Nimbus]]. It turns out the reason she lives on the surface is because her birth parents ''dropped ''threw her off the edge'' when she was born.
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* TraumaButton: Erin inadvertently presses this for Alinua when he mentions how uncommon cloud elves are outside of the [[FlyingContinent Archipelago Nimbus.Nimbus]]. It turns out the reason she lives on the surface is because her birth parents ''dropped her off the edge'' when she was born.
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* TearsOfJoy: Alinua sheds these [[spoiler:after her magical transformation which gave her better control over her power and allowed her to no longer view herself as a monster]].
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: The in-universe explanation for souls is that people are concentrated amounts of soul-energy, with gods having extremely high amounts of soul energy. How Kendal factors into all of this has yet to be explained.
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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Icarus]] has the misfortune of getting possessed by a golden-eyed being upon entering [[spoiler:the Storm of Magic]]. Still, he manages to warn Kendal to run, showing he's FightingFromTheInside.
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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Icarus]] [[spoiler:Erin]] has the misfortune of getting possessed by a golden-eyed being upon entering [[spoiler:the Storm of Magic]]. Still, he manages to warn Kendal to run, showing he's FightingFromTheInside.
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* GilliganCut: In Chapter 5, the golden-eyed entity [[spoiler:retreats back into Icarus]], causing him to pass out. Kendal gives Alinua PuppyDogEyes and she begins to insist that they are ''not'' staying with him. Cut to Kendal sitting by a fire late at night with Icarus sleeping nearby.
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* GilliganCut: In Chapter 5, the golden-eyed entity [[spoiler:retreats back into Icarus]], Erin]], causing him to pass out. Kendal gives Alinua PuppyDogEyes and she begins to insist that they are ''not'' staying with him. Cut to Kendal sitting by a fire late at night with Icarus [[spoiler:Erin]] sleeping nearby.
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* GilliganCut: Twice so far, in chapters four In Chapter 5, the golden-eyed entity [[spoiler:retreats back into Icarus]], causing him to pass out. Kendal gives Alinua PuppyDogEyes and five specifically.she begins to insist that they are ''not'' staying with him. Cut to Kendal sitting by a fire late at night with Icarus sleeping nearby.
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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Icarus]] has the misfortune of getting possessed by a golden-eyed being upon entering [[spoiler:the Storm of Magic]]. Still, he manages to warn Kendal to run, showing he's FightFromTheInside.FightingFromTheInside.
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The webcomic can be found [[https://comicaurora.com/ here]]. The official Twitter account (run by Red) can be found [[https://twitter.com/AuroraWebcomic here]]. If you want to talk about the comic, you can go to the [[https://discord.gg/dVEy6X4 discord]] or the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AuroraComic/ subreddit]]. Additionally, a fandub ([[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9IVB6eSJ6Yqm8nsAqKg3g here]]) is in the process of recording.
Other forms of media with a similar name can be found [[{{Main/Aurora}} here]].
Other forms of media with a similar name can be found [[{{Main/Aurora}} here]].
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The webcomic can be found [[https://comicaurora.com/ here]]. The official Twitter account (run by Red) can be found [[https://twitter.com/AuroraWebcomic here]]. If you want to talk about the comic, you can go to the [[https://discord.gg/dVEy6X4 discord]] or the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AuroraComic/ subreddit]]. Additionally, a fandub ([[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9IVB6eSJ6Yqm8nsAqKg3g here]]) is in the process of recording.
recording. Other forms of media with a similar name can be found [[{{Main/Aurora}} here]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Our heroes]] (so far).]]
''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Red, best known as the co-creator of WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
As of January 2020, the webcomic is five chapters into the first arc. Currently, it is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The webcomic can be found [[https://comicaurora.com/ here]]. The official Twitter account (run by Red) can be found [[https://twitter.com/AuroraWebcomic here]]. If you want to talk about the comic, you can go to the [[https://discord.gg/dVEy6X4 discord]] or the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AuroraComic/ subreddit]]. Additionally, a fandub ([[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9IVB6eSJ6Yqm8nsAqKg3g here]]) is in the process of recording.
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!!''Aurora'' contains examples of
* AltText: Every page has one, usually Red making snarky comments about her own work. A few notable ones...
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-1-24/ 1.1.24]]:
--->vash: JUST FOLLOW THE SOUND OF MY TORTURED SOUL ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED MILES UNDERGROUND. YOU CAN DO IT! I BELIEVE IN [=YOUUUUUuuuuu=]
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-2-7/ 1.2.7]]:
--->yeah stab wounds are the WORST
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-2-13/ 1.2.13]]:
--->magical hazmat suits are my favorite fantasyland thing
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-2-17/ 1.2.17]]:
--->awhaaat? inviting the mysterious stranger to join you on your quest? unprecedented! unheard of! the fantasy genre has never seen anything like it!
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Even background characters have a wide variety of skin tones ranging through the whole color spectrum.
* {{Animesque}}: The art style is somewhat reminiscent of anime and manga styles.
* BarredFromTheAfterlife: The souls of the citizens of Vash can't proceed to the afterlife until Vash formally releases them. As Vash is unvailable, that means they're all currently trapped in should-be-dead bodies screaming and crying for help.
* BluffTheImposter: Invoked. In Windscrest, Kendal asks the magistrate to ask him something only Vash could know to prove their connection.
* CoolSword: Vash possesses an apparently magical sword. The jewel at the hilt glows the same color as his eyes.
* ElementalPowers: Mages in this world are capable of channeling one or more of the six elements: wind, water, fire, stone, lightning, and life.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: Upon introduction, Alinua is shrouded in shadow, her eyes visibly glowing green. However, we see her full face after she introduces herself to Kendal.
* GlowingEyes: Vash has these (though Kendal doesn't) and Alinua's eyes glow green when she uses her powers.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Downplayed. In Windscrest, the magistrate-- upon realizing Kendal's nature-- initially refers to him as "who", but quickly changes it to "what".
-->'''Magistrate:''' Given the demonstration, I believe that you are who-- what you say you are.
* MartyrWithoutACause: Alinua and Kendal both have shades of this.
-->'''Kendal:''' Why did you do that? You could have died.\\
'''Alinua:''' [[YourDaysAreNumbered I'll die anyway.]] But I...don't get many opportunities to do anything good. That might make this all worth it.
* NoSocialSkills: Applies to both Alinua and Kendal.
-->'''Kendal:''' You've talked to people before, right?\\
'''Alinua:''' [[TheExile Yeah, like, ten years ago]]. [[WalkingTheEarth I'm kind of out of practice]].\\
'''Kendal:''' That's better than NO experience. [[ReallyWasBornYesterday You're literally the only person I've ever actually talked to.]]\\
'''Alinua:''' Yeah, but you have centuries of Vash's experience to draw on!\\
'''Kendal:''' It was easier for [[TheParagon Vash]]! People respect gods! I'm just...some guy.
* OddShapedPanel: [[spoiler:When Alinua uses her powers to attack the Sentinel]], the panels at the bottom half of the page are divided by what looks like cracks, mirroring [[spoiler:Alinua's plants making cracks in the Sentinel.]]
* PowerFloats: [[spoiler:Alinua actually rises into the air when unleashing her full powers.]]
* PowerIncontinence: Alinua has extreme difficulty controlling her life-powers. One boy born with powers like hers accidentally incited the last chimera plague that killed countless people, including himself. [[spoiler:After undergoing a strange transformation in Chapter 3, she has a much better control over her powers.]]
* SicklyGreenGlow: Alinua and the Collector both have immense powers that elicit an ominous green glow.
* SpeechBubbles: Notably, Vash and Kendal have different-colored speech bubbles.
* SpeechBubblesInterruption: In the tree, Kendal talks about leaving soon, only to be interrupted by Alinua saying "You can't leave."
* SuperMode: Alinua enters this whenever she uses her powers beyond small tasks. Unfortunately, she has extreme difficulty controlling them when this powerful.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: When Kendal and Alinua arrive in Windscrest, they are immediately greeted by an angry pitchfork-wielding crowd who assume they caused the destruction of Vash.
* VisualTitleDrop: The very first panel shows a colorful aurora across the night sky.
* WakingUpElsewhere: Chapter 2 opens with Kendal waking up in Alinua's cave after passing out from blood loss.
* YearZero: The prologue is set in “Year Zero”
* YourSoulIsMine: The duly-named Collector steals souls. She notes that she has stolen hundreds of human souls, and has since lost interest in them, but the idea of stealing the soul of a god (namely Vash) excites her.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Our heroes]] (so far).]]
''Aurora'' is an ongoing webcomic started in April 2019 written and illustrated by Red, best known as the co-creator of WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions. It is a high-fantasy webcomic that begins when an entity known as the Collector steals the soul of the god Vash and departs with it. However, Vash’s body is not ready to die and somehow retains an entirely new consciousness who sets out with a mage named Alinua to get back Vash’s soul.
As of January 2020, the webcomic is five chapters into the first arc. Currently, it is updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The webcomic can be found [[https://comicaurora.com/ here]]. The official Twitter account (run by Red) can be found [[https://twitter.com/AuroraWebcomic here]]. If you want to talk about the comic, you can go to the [[https://discord.gg/dVEy6X4 discord]] or the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AuroraComic/ subreddit]]. Additionally, a fandub ([[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9IVB6eSJ6Yqm8nsAqKg3g here]]) is in the process of recording.
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!!''Aurora'' contains examples of
* AltText: Every page has one, usually Red making snarky comments about her own work. A few notable ones...
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-1-24/ 1.1.24]]:
--->vash: JUST FOLLOW THE SOUND OF MY TORTURED SOUL ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED MILES UNDERGROUND. YOU CAN DO IT! I BELIEVE IN [=YOUUUUUuuuuu=]
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-2-7/ 1.2.7]]:
--->yeah stab wounds are the WORST
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-2-13/ 1.2.13]]:
--->magical hazmat suits are my favorite fantasyland thing
** [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-2-17/ 1.2.17]]:
--->awhaaat? inviting the mysterious stranger to join you on your quest? unprecedented! unheard of! the fantasy genre has never seen anything like it!
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Even background characters have a wide variety of skin tones ranging through the whole color spectrum.
* {{Animesque}}: The art style is somewhat reminiscent of anime and manga styles.
* BarredFromTheAfterlife: The souls of the citizens of Vash can't proceed to the afterlife until Vash formally releases them. As Vash is unvailable, that means they're all currently trapped in should-be-dead bodies screaming and crying for help.
* BluffTheImposter: Invoked. In Windscrest, Kendal asks the magistrate to ask him something only Vash could know to prove their connection.
* CoolSword: Vash possesses an apparently magical sword. The jewel at the hilt glows the same color as his eyes.
* ElementalPowers: Mages in this world are capable of channeling one or more of the six elements: wind, water, fire, stone, lightning, and life.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: Upon introduction, Alinua is shrouded in shadow, her eyes visibly glowing green. However, we see her full face after she introduces herself to Kendal.
* GlowingEyes: Vash has these (though Kendal doesn't) and Alinua's eyes glow green when she uses her powers.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Downplayed. In Windscrest, the magistrate-- upon realizing Kendal's nature-- initially refers to him as "who", but quickly changes it to "what".
-->'''Magistrate:''' Given the demonstration, I believe that you are who-- what you say you are.
* MartyrWithoutACause: Alinua and Kendal both have shades of this.
-->'''Kendal:''' Why did you do that? You could have died.\\
'''Alinua:''' [[YourDaysAreNumbered I'll die anyway.]] But I...don't get many opportunities to do anything good. That might make this all worth it.
* NoSocialSkills: Applies to both Alinua and Kendal.
-->'''Kendal:''' You've talked to people before, right?\\
'''Alinua:''' [[TheExile Yeah, like, ten years ago]]. [[WalkingTheEarth I'm kind of out of practice]].\\
'''Kendal:''' That's better than NO experience. [[ReallyWasBornYesterday You're literally the only person I've ever actually talked to.]]\\
'''Alinua:''' Yeah, but you have centuries of Vash's experience to draw on!\\
'''Kendal:''' It was easier for [[TheParagon Vash]]! People respect gods! I'm just...some guy.
* OddShapedPanel: [[spoiler:When Alinua uses her powers to attack the Sentinel]], the panels at the bottom half of the page are divided by what looks like cracks, mirroring [[spoiler:Alinua's plants making cracks in the Sentinel.]]
* PowerFloats: [[spoiler:Alinua actually rises into the air when unleashing her full powers.]]
* PowerIncontinence: Alinua has extreme difficulty controlling her life-powers. One boy born with powers like hers accidentally incited the last chimera plague that killed countless people, including himself. [[spoiler:After undergoing a strange transformation in Chapter 3, she has a much better control over her powers.]]
* SicklyGreenGlow: Alinua and the Collector both have immense powers that elicit an ominous green glow.
* SpeechBubbles: Notably, Vash and Kendal have different-colored speech bubbles.
* SpeechBubblesInterruption: In the tree, Kendal talks about leaving soon, only to be interrupted by Alinua saying "You can't leave."
* SuperMode: Alinua enters this whenever she uses her powers beyond small tasks. Unfortunately, she has extreme difficulty controlling them when this powerful.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: When Kendal and Alinua arrive in Windscrest, they are immediately greeted by an angry pitchfork-wielding crowd who assume they caused the destruction of Vash.
* VisualTitleDrop: The very first panel shows a colorful aurora across the night sky.
* WakingUpElsewhere: Chapter 2 opens with Kendal waking up in Alinua's cave after passing out from blood loss.
* YearZero: The prologue is set in “Year Zero”
* YourSoulIsMine: The duly-named Collector steals souls. She notes that she has stolen hundreds of human souls, and has since lost interest in them, but the idea of stealing the soul of a god (namely Vash) excites her.
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