RE: [OOC][PLOT] The Seventh Thread of Planning for Arc 1 - Arrivals
05-09-2021, 08:33 PM (This post was last modified: 05-09-2021, 08:36 PM by robkelk.)
05-09-2021, 08:33 PM (This post was last modified: 05-09-2021, 08:36 PM by robkelk.)
Hmmmmm...
Remember the various scenes early in the Ah! My Goddess manga when Skuld got pissed off and started to commit mayhem (with her "Skuld bombs"), only to be thwarted by Urd before anything could go wrong?
It appears that this isn't something that Fujishima-san made up - it's straight out of Norna-Gests þáttr. Except for the "Skuld bombs".
And the way that Urd thwarted Skuld's curse in that saga had its own side-effects, too. Again, her style wasn't made up by Fujishima-san.
"That's all well and good, Rob, but what does it have to do with There's Nothing Better?"
For one thing, it gives Skuld a reason to continue avoiding using her magic, even after Belldandy trained Skuld sufficiently that she could safely manifest her angel by the end of the manga.
For another, it gives Skuld a second reason to be interested in Blossom Apartments. Touma's right hand is canonically able to block even divine magic -- which, if he's willing to help, gives Skuld an option to be able to train in using her own divine magic without risking the near-tragedy mentioned in Norna-Gests þáttr. If only she had the time to stay on Earth for training... but that's what Arc 3 is for, right?
Remember the various scenes early in the Ah! My Goddess manga when Skuld got pissed off and started to commit mayhem (with her "Skuld bombs"), only to be thwarted by Urd before anything could go wrong?
It appears that this isn't something that Fujishima-san made up - it's straight out of Norna-Gests þáttr. Except for the "Skuld bombs".
And the way that Urd thwarted Skuld's curse in that saga had its own side-effects, too. Again, her style wasn't made up by Fujishima-san.
"That's all well and good, Rob, but what does it have to do with There's Nothing Better?"
For one thing, it gives Skuld a reason to continue avoiding using her magic, even after Belldandy trained Skuld sufficiently that she could safely manifest her angel by the end of the manga.
For another, it gives Skuld a second reason to be interested in Blossom Apartments. Touma's right hand is canonically able to block even divine magic -- which, if he's willing to help, gives Skuld an option to be able to train in using her own divine magic without risking the near-tragedy mentioned in Norna-Gests þáttr. If only she had the time to stay on Earth for training... but that's what Arc 3 is for, right?
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown