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Eric - Two things: Chapter 13 is brilliant. Simply brilliant.

And two, you lowlife effin' bastard!! Damn you! I knew people would die in this battle, but I shed a tear that still stains my cheek for the last three deaths. Damn you!

The reason I said the "last three deaths" was to avoid spoilers for those who haven't yet read the chapter. Given we live in a time of war, I accept there will be more deaths.

Eric Storm wrote:

darthel0101 wrote:

One issue, four letters - M.O.A.B.
Other than that, superb sculpting.

(posted from Chapter 13: May - Feral Moon)

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Or are you comparing the electromandy blending to a MOAB explosion?  (I would like to point out it's far closer to an FAE than a MOAB...)

Eric Storm

Not looking at the Mandy at all - -
Forgot the FAE acronym but it is hard to forget Mother Of All Bombs - - - IOW, igniting an aerosolized cloud of combustible liquid. It wouldn't have been as impressive as the Mandy mixture, but it would have been much worse than just creating an overgrown fireball. Compare it to the blasts caused in grain silos after the grain has been removed - the dust in the air is literally explosive.
I'll be rereading the chapter today and might have cleared critique later.

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darthel0101 wrote:

Not looking at the Mandy at all - -
Forgot the FAE acronym but it is hard to forget Mother Of All Bombs - - - IOW, igniting an aerosolized cloud of combustible liquid. It wouldn't have been as impressive as the Mandy mixture, but it would have been much worse than just creating an overgrown fireball. Compare it to the blasts caused in grain silos after the grain has been removed - the dust in the air is literally explosive.

You don't need to wait for the grain to be removed... the silo just can't be full. 

In any case, not sure if you're confused or not, but the MOAB is NOT a fuel-air explosive.  It's just... a "damn big bomb".  It is entirely conventional in its makeup: a metal casing surrounding explosives.  It's just that the metal casing surrounds a SHIT-TON of explosives. 

But yes, I'd forgotten the ACTUAL FAE that I used in the chapter when I responded... though, honestly both that and the electromandy could both be considered FAE explosions...  IF, that is, they qualify as explosions at all, as opposed to deflagrations, and I'm not sure which way either of those things would go in that case.  The lack of a pressure-inducing mechanism suggests they would be deflagrations, but weapon physics isn't my strong suit.  Perhaps the speed of the ignition might, itself, cause a pressure wave, making them explosions, but... *shrugs*

Either way, I don't want to be standing nearby. 

Eric Storm

Eric

I will post a spoiler here for all to see! Your one of the best writers I have found on the internet.

(posted from the Item Information Page)

What an emotional chapter. Loved seeing all of the different groups that David had befriended during the series turning up to help. Couldn’t help but chuckle when David asked the one were to please tell him that he had killed someone else besides the professor that the were had just killed.

The demon killed two people close to David unless I misread. The death that brought the most tears to my eyes was definitely the one that occurred after the battle.

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KaosKing:  K.

thehilz:  Okay, yes, but the first death clearly didn't have the impact of the second.

Eric Storm

Eric - Do we ever learn why the demons (or so many demons) sided with the weres?

thehilz:

He'd have been pissed, but not "Joe-level" pissed.  They were friends, but they weren't THAT close.

bigfoot:

They're demons.  They don't need a reason to cause trouble.  The werewolves asked them to cause chaos.  That's what demons like best.

darkbringer2010 wrote:

...I was absolutely riveted, while reading it...

You should have that looked at.  A tetanus shot might be in order! 

Eric Storm

Eric Storm wrote:

IF, that is, they qualify as explosions at all, as opposed to deflagrations, and I'm not sure which way either of those things would go in that case.  The lack of a pressure-inducing mechanism suggests they would be deflagrations, but weapon physics isn't my strong suit.  Perhaps the speed of the ignition might, itself, cause a pressure wave, making them explosions, but... *shrugs*

Either way, I don't want to be standing nearby. 

Not physics as such but practical bomb stuff I do know. Having said that the MOAB  and the FAE as used in Desert Storm 2. Are far after me but we had these types of bombs During my time. The MOAB And the current FAE are both area weapons but built for different targets Which by the way are not likely to be used in dugerra MOAB is for hard targets--reinforced bomb proof bunkers we had bunker and dam buster bombs same type just smaller and perhaps better aimed. But aiming is secondary the principle is a 10,000 pound bomb going of at one location concentrating the force of say 10 1,000 bombs in one spot. FAE by the definition we used is not a real blast bomb it is used against soft targets. A fAE will not affect reinforcement much it might kill everyone inside though. This weapon works with an implosion the opposite of a blast. The ones we used would suck a soldier out of a foxhole 3ft outside the weapon radius. The big ones they used against the republican guard basically destroyed an army While it will cook off ammo it is more antipersonell doing little direct damage to fixtures fortifications or equipment

Yes both hurt and honestly the Deflagration (had to look that up) likely hurts much worse it was explained to us as boiling your lungs instantly like inhaling live steam. something most sailors know all about

Well... what a battle. All those deaths. Especially the ones of those we’ve come to know during this tale. And David’s promise at the end, I think, gives a good indication about how much he cares for them, given that he will continue to ‘live’ for quite some time to come. Now to wait on the final two chapters.

One question is still in my head from the chapter before. David possessed someone to look for something and only found absence of it. But their ‘superior’ was also mentioned before. Of course, there hasn’t been any time for David to look into ‘superior’, but would he find something if he were to look into them.