Just soooo exciting, this chapter! To read of Sapphire Angel on the cusp of defeat, but then to miraculously once again turn the tables, having Savage back on the verge of defeat, but then to have it slip away. Great job in conveying Sapphire Angel’s morality struggle, but at the same time, revealing how her indecisiveness has cost her. As well, it’s so super intriguing seeing Sapphire Angel exposed as vulnerable. Even in his oh so near defeat, Savage should be able to take heart in the fact that he had essentially beaten the superheroine, so now he KNOWS she can be beaten. Can’t wait to read their next big confrontation! Keep up the great work, CJ. You’re amazing! :x
…..That was somehow a better rollercoaster than ANY of the rollercoasters I’ve been to, at both Wild Adventures AND Six Flags Over Georgia! …..I don’t know if you know what those places are, but they’ve got some killer rollercoasters, I tell you. Even more “killer” than Maximus Savage himself. …..Anyway, I was literally on the edge of my seat during that whole thing; I had to slow down a bit during the incredibly involved fight scenes since you clearly have a larger understanding of action than I do (e.g., the reference to a “fulcrum” was something I had to search; I knew it had something to do with a lever but not exactly what).
This was almost exactly the type of “second-wind” action sequences in most forms of media where the protagonist finally overcomes their struggles, overpowers the antagonist after initially being on the ropes for most of the confrontation, and bounces back…..except that Sapphire ends up letting Savage get away again, just like the attack on the unveiling ceremony near the beginning. That sucks, though……I genuinely think the sprinkler system could’ve single-handedly extinguished the fire and let Sapphire continue to chase him. She fell victim to her own chronic heroism…..yikes. And the writing at that scene…..dang. I would be crying too, if I were her; getting this, a chance to redeem oneself by taking down the person who humiliated and/or evaded you before…..only to have it slip through my fingers a second time…..I’d just want to disappear off the face of the Earth at that point. And this time, she doesn’t have a lot of people to lean on. Conner’s out, and her only options are probably Ethan or the Devor family. Maybe NOW she’ll want to look into a partnership with Lockheed and the FBI?
I was not expecting to see the silver-eyed man again here, though; if he really did somehow have a way of viewing that entire battle, then that means that Sapphire unwittingly gave the silver-eyed man a PERFECT display of her capabilities…..and how “well” Savage would perform against her should the silver-eyed man choose to use him as his champion. I’d choose someone else if I were the silver-eyed man…..Savage just seems a little too much on the “brawn” side, and I’d want someone more “balanced”. But that’s just me. Wonder what Majid Azari will say if the silver-eyed man ever briefs this to him.
I had a feeling we were nowhere near done, and right now, that’s never been more clear. Maybe the old adage “the third time’s the charm”? And maybe that one will be with some help from the FBI and/or the Justice Seekers? (Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Savage got away from Sapphire here, only to be almost immediately defeated by the Justice Seekers the moment he’s out of her sight?) I will say this, though; every failure she has is bound to make her eventual success against him all the more satisfying.
Just soooo exciting, this chapter! To read of Sapphire Angel on the cusp of defeat, but then to miraculously once again turn the tables, having Savage back on the verge of defeat, but then to have it slip away. Great job in conveying Sapphire Angel’s morality struggle, but at the same time, revealing how her indecisiveness has cost her. As well, it’s so super intriguing seeing Sapphire Angel exposed as vulnerable. Even in his oh so near defeat, Savage should be able to take heart in the fact that he had essentially beaten the superheroine, so now he KNOWS she can be beaten. Can’t wait to read their next big confrontation! Keep up the great work, CJ. You’re amazing! :x
…..That was somehow a better rollercoaster than ANY of the rollercoasters I’ve been to, at both Wild Adventures AND Six Flags Over Georgia! …..I don’t know if you know what those places are, but they’ve got some killer rollercoasters, I tell you. Even more “killer” than Maximus Savage himself. …..Anyway, I was literally on the edge of my seat during that whole thing; I had to slow down a bit during the incredibly involved fight scenes since you clearly have a larger understanding of action than I do (e.g., the reference to a “fulcrum” was something I had to search; I knew it had something to do with a lever but not exactly what).
This was almost exactly the type of “second-wind” action sequences in most forms of media where the protagonist finally overcomes their struggles, overpowers the antagonist after initially being on the ropes for most of the confrontation, and bounces back…..except that Sapphire ends up letting Savage get away again, just like the attack on the unveiling ceremony near the beginning. That sucks, though……I genuinely think the sprinkler system could’ve single-handedly extinguished the fire and let Sapphire continue to chase him. She fell victim to her own chronic heroism…..yikes. And the writing at that scene…..dang. I would be crying too, if I were her; getting this, a chance to redeem oneself by taking down the person who humiliated and/or evaded you before…..only to have it slip through my fingers a second time…..I’d just want to disappear off the face of the Earth at that point. And this time, she doesn’t have a lot of people to lean on. Conner’s out, and her only options are probably Ethan or the Devor family. Maybe NOW she’ll want to look into a partnership with Lockheed and the FBI?
I was not expecting to see the silver-eyed man again here, though; if he really did somehow have a way of viewing that entire battle, then that means that Sapphire unwittingly gave the silver-eyed man a PERFECT display of her capabilities…..and how “well” Savage would perform against her should the silver-eyed man choose to use him as his champion. I’d choose someone else if I were the silver-eyed man…..Savage just seems a little too much on the “brawn” side, and I’d want someone more “balanced”. But that’s just me. Wonder what Majid Azari will say if the silver-eyed man ever briefs this to him.
I had a feeling we were nowhere near done, and right now, that’s never been more clear. Maybe the old adage “the third time’s the charm”? And maybe that one will be with some help from the FBI and/or the Justice Seekers? (Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Savage got away from Sapphire here, only to be almost immediately defeated by the Justice Seekers the moment he’s out of her sight?) I will say this, though; every failure she has is bound to make her eventual success against him all the more satisfying.
Let’s get it on!