#owo cotl ask

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Something I don’t think you’ve ever elaborated on are the followers that The False Prophet had to kill after Shamura forced them to turn during crusades. You’ve implied it with their opinions of the spider, but you’ve never said who those followers were and showed the events both during and immediately after.

Just figured, what with how hard they take the necessary sacrifices of The Keys, I can only imagine how they feel about their completely unnecessary deaths, and by their own hands no less!

DING DING DING! Finally, someone who remembers that Shamura makes you kill 3 followers. Thank you so much for this ask; I've been waiting for it for a long time.

Now, this is the main problem with the former Spider Bishop and their relationship with the False Prophet: Shamura made it personal.

While Heket and Kallamar only caused minor problems for the cult, things that were completely solvable (and when they were brought into the cult, it caused them some karma in how they were treated), Shamura is a completely different matter.

The False Prophet is a mix of sentimentalist and possessive with their cult, their property, what's theirs. The punishment for defiling what is under that title is great and painful, but forcing them to do it with their own hands? The emotion is difficult to describe, much less the retaliation.

The only reason Shamura is alive and in the cult is a mixture of keeping their word to Silkcradle Key, who asked them not to hold a grudge, as well as waiting for Time to give them a solution for the hole in their chest that demands that the spider pay.

As an extra Fun Fact, and to rub salt in the wound, the False Prophet believes that every death caused by the Red Crown tears that life from the eternal cycle. Does this matter to them during the Crusades? Absolutely not; those outside the cult usually don't matter to them in the slightest. Do with that information as you please.

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may be a odd question, but does Narinder get bullied in the cult? Like i figure there was some initial bullying around when he first join, and he still got his maid outfit, but what about after he truly converts? He seem fairly scared before the fox cleared things up in the recent post.

Not so odd I think, so don't worry. So, the thing about Narinder is that, when he came to the cult, he was insufferable.

In particular, he was antagonistic towards everything, especially the Lamb. The perceived betrayal of his defeat deeply wounded his godly ego, and now stripped of his powers, all he could do was complain and cause minor trouble really.

As mentioned in other posts, the punishment for those who "misbehave" in the cult is a swim in the lagoon. Narinder never deserved to be imprisoned, but he did go swimming numerous times. It was always in response to his own actions, and this lowered his temper over time.

And then his first sibling joined the cult: Leshy.

The worm began his time in the cult in a fairly similar way, only thing that indoctrinating him and making sure he obeyed was left in Camellia's direct hands. However, this did not prevent old grudges from ending with both brothers fighting in the middle of the cult.

Here Narinder learned a severe lesson that may have affected his perception of things in the future (along with other things he witnessed).

The cat hadn't tried to attack other followers before (because he had common sense), but with Leshy, he got carried away by the adrenaline of the fight, and although he didn't manage to touch him, Camellia's punch almost knocked him out. Likewise, this was the first time anyone had hit him in the cult, so the impact was considerable.

In the cult, violence is very frowned upon; followers are not allowed to harm others, but former bishops and their caretakers are kind of an special case. Camellia had direct permission from the False Prophet to use force if he deemed it necessary to deal with Leshy, but likewise, only he had the authority to do so, so he intervened immediately in response to Narinder's actions.

This was perhaps a wake-up call for the cat, who until that moment hadn't truly grasped the conditions of his newfound mortality. The fact that he hadn't been harmed before didn't mean it couldn't happen (a notion only reinforced over time, given that my CPU is sadistic and almost all the violent followers have hit him at some point). Then came the incident with Sozo and Narinder, still believing himself to be not a part of the cult, assumed the False Prophet wouldn't hesitate to get rid of him if he made a mistake (cue his panic with the Lamb death).

As I showed in the last comic, Narinder ends up finding his place in the cult and the False Prophet already has him among his favorites, so it's unlikely anything serious will happen to him unless he brings it on himself (and the cat has no intention of doing so).

As for the maid outfit? It started as a joke to further deflate his ego (the arrival of Leshy and Heket reignited the fire that had died down during the swimming sessions), and over time, Narinder realized that absolutely no one cared. New members who always saw him in that outfit never laughed; they just saw it as normal, and he got used to it himself.

The only thing that might bother him a little is how exposed his neck is, but that's something that might change in the future.

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I just realized the Lamb's body might have vanished. So their collar is left behind and Narinder is terrified.

You can tell that I'm very excited for the reveal.

I also want to see how the crown of Corruption will act with the Goat.

This is right after "Unpleasant Surprise"

and this is right after

Thank you so much for the asks! I plan to answer the previous ones too, by the way.

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Idk if someone asked this b4 or if you already answered this smwhere but

How does the fox see with that sheep mask on? Isnt it over their eyes? Was there ever any funny moments where they tripped or bumbed into something because of it?

The lamb mask only partially covers their eyes, so it doesn't interfere with their full vision (it does affect their range, so they have to tilt their head a little more to look up). They magically hide the rest of their face, so while they may look strange, no one gets close enough to question them… or has the interest to.

As a little fun fact, the brightness of their eyes increases with strong emotions and there are times when they can be seen through the shadow mask.

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When Ratau passes on will they be reincarnated?

Honestly, I think it's something even Ratau himself wouldn't know how to answer, hahaha. I mentioned before that the Lamb and Ratau were extremely long-lived thanks to the magic of the red crown, but not immortal. The Lamb died and went to purgatory. What do you think will happen to this old rat?

Anyway, he's not particularly eager to find out either; Ratau will remain in his place until further notice.

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Do Aym and Baal get reunited with their mom

Of course! The moment the False Prophet understood the purpose of the collars, they sought out two sacrifices and brought both cats back to life to return them to their mother.

You can see the reunion here

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Is it bad that I wanna pinch the False Prophet's cheeks and ruffle their fur, even after they ascend and become The Collector?

As the False Prophet they don't like randoms to touch them, but once the Collector, they're really chill and won't deny some pets.

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It was, I think, implied that Yuki VII has a thing for Narinder and Hekat? Am I wrong or are there any updates there?

Yuki VII has a relationship with Narinder and Shamura because my CPU is a sadist as mentioned here

The False Prophet is still...dealing with that (lol) But it's not like they're going to do something about it; they would never deny Yuki anything.

*Yuki VI was the one that got a relationship with Heket as shown here