There are several loose ends I would like to see resolved in the \u201cSalvos\u201d series. For instance, the Devil treated Salvos terribly in book 10, when she teleported from that sacrificial portal into his pocket space, and she was wounded, exhausted and trying to process the fact that she had to leave her companions and friends, and everybody knows her secret now so it\u2019s a big question how they will react to her when she comes back; will everybody hate her? Will she be able to function normally there like before? She was processing it all so hard, she couldn\u2019t even concentrate on half of what the Devil was saying to her, and he was so into his stupid idea of seeing her as entertainment, that he completely failed to see her as a person. So, instead of giving her the time to heal, rest and basically get her shit together, possibly talk her through that stuff, he told her she\u2019s nothing compared to what\u2019s out there, took her on a tour of the Multiverse, additionally traumatised her to the point where she was shaking, and then he dumped her into the Netherworld, at exactly the worst possible time, when the plane was resetting, and between the ocean of lava and black lightning there was also a whole Netherworld full of wild demons trying to kill everything that moves, and the only place she could go hide and heal was the underground cavern that turned out to be his lost kingdom brimming with Corruption.<\/p>\n
Also, when they met again, the first thing he did was chastise her for being arrogant. To which she responded by healing his soul and giving him his life back, and he\u2019s now with Belphegor in his old kingdom, reclaiming his actual life and dealing with the outcomes of his failures rather than going around like a crazy person, emulating Trico so that everybody would hate him and throw rocks at him, which he in his guilt thought was a just punishment for his role in the whole end of the world affair.<\/p>\n
So, what is he going to do when Belphegor asks him how did he find such an admirable person, telling him about his experience with his daughter? Grin guiltily and admit he was treating her as entertainment and he was being a total asshole? They both owe her one.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, there just happens to be a person by the name of Soli who just happens to be the designated enemy of the Arcraem and is working on destroying the world, and I think it\u2019s Trico himself, and it\u2019s a problem Salvos won\u2019t be able to solve on her own. It would be nice to see the three of them heal that old wound like a proper family, especially if Salvos indeed happens to be a reincarnation of Via, and forgives Samuel for his role in her death. In any case, I don\u2019t think the ritual of Regnorex will be something that\u2019s easily solved, especially if Soli is the one behind it. Also, they can\u2019t truly deal with him without breaking the ancient interdiction that prohibits them from killing another Worldwalker under threat of their world being completely destroyed; and yes, Idu will be waiting for just that kind of an excuse, and unless Salvos ascends to the status of a True God, nothing can be done about that one since he\u2019s too powerful.<\/p>\n
But Samuel needs to make it up to Salvos for treating her like shit instead of actual family, and she did promise to come see Belphegor again, when she\u2019s strong enough. It would be fun if she came back through that wall of infinite corruption where the broken wall of the Nexeus meets the Void, from the other side, and just fixed the broken outer wall of the world. Samuel and Belphegor would lose their shit. Also, if she brought the Beast with her, morphed into a scary-looking humanoid, Samuel would really<\/i> lose his shit. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
A return of Samuel to her school, this time under his real name, in order to explain the Corruption and other historical facts, might also be interesting to see.<\/p>\n
Helena meeting Salvos now that everybody knows, and after Salvos solved the Belzu problem that was a point of contention between them, might be interesting. You see, they both knew that Belzu will end up betraying them to who knows what end, and Helena was very unhappy about that alliance; however, when Belzu did betray them, Salvos herself killed him, tying that loose end. Also, Helena will feel quite guilty for her own role in distrusting Salvos despite the fact that she ended up saving them all and warning them about the Corruption and all that. Knowing that Salvos\u2019 father is the First King of the Netherworld, and that two powerful Demons actually conspired incognito in order to warn them of the true danger, teach them proper space magic, and defeat the invasion of Regnorex, will lead to an understanding that Humanity owes them big time. I wonder how they\u2019ll deal with that.<\/p>\n
When Soli is revealed to be the main antagonist, the Humans won\u2019t take that well. There\u2019s going to be a serious shit show regarding that. They\u2019ve been indoctrinated for ages into thinking the Spirit Lord is some kind of a transcendental God figure \u2013 rather than the Arcraem. They\u2019ll have quite a bit of a hard time accepting the truth, or dealing with it. Also, if the Nexeus can\u2019t be saved, the evacuation will be hasty and messy.<\/p>\n
I wonder if Hartia will manage to fix his relationship with the Fairies; there is a hint that Fairy Queen\u2019s misguided attempt to create that separate world will fail catastrophically, and likely kill them all, which might make Hartia the sole survivor of his species. However, he might in some way save them all when that world starts crumbling, showing them that the Fairy Queen and not himself was the true problem all along. In any case, there\u2019s a story arc there and I wonder how it\u2019s going to be resolved. Also, Salvos meeting Lily as a lvl. 200 God might be funny, especially if Lily still didn\u2019t learn how to travel between the planes. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Manos was deliberately written ambiguously. Salvos trusts him because she saw that he\u2019s drowning under the burden of all the deaths he caused, and he desires salvation from it all. She interprets it as his desire to get away from Regnorex. However, since \u201csalvation\u201d is something Regnorex keeps talking about, there might be a double meaning there, and how Manos ends up resolving his problem remains an open question.<\/p>\n
Is there anything else I forgot? Probably. Willy is going to evolve soon, since he\u2019s close to lvl. 150. Edithe will have to advance her class since her level is likely going to explode from the integration with the Archangel, and the experience of killing Matriarch Centinel, and, likely, the Archangel himself. That\u2019s going to be weird and I can\u2019t even guess where it goes. Also, the Arcraem might have a say in her Class options. Centina, too, is very close to evolving to Ancient Centinel, and since she\u2019s trying to become as humanoid as possible, her evolution might be something to see. Also, she and Clayton got quite close, although not as close as she would like. I wonder what\u2019s with that. Valda watched Sally die defending them. That must have left quite an impression. Also, all those bigoted staff members in the Mavos Academy are going to be a problem sooner rather than later, since that Dreaded Goblet is going to be an endpoint for a portal Salvos is likely to create, and when she brings a dozen Demons of extreme levels with her, that\u2019s going to be quite something. Also, since there is an Elven invasion in progress, Salvos might bring their Matriarch to the summit, along with some Kobolds. She\u2019s not taking sides there, despite Humans being too willing to have a war with everybody. Although, after the Demon invasion, Elven invasion and possibly a Kobold invasion, I think they might be somewhat done with war.<\/p>\n
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There are several loose ends I would like to see resolved in the \u201cSalvos\u201d series. For instance, the Devil treated Salvos terribly in book 10, when she teleported from that sacrificial portal into his pocket space, and she was wounded, … Continue reading