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Does Thomas get a free pass?
Mira:
Possible, what I see though is the island separating the Hunger Demon from the very human Thomas. I remember the image that Harry saw in his soul gaze of Thomas, his struggle with the Hunger Demon, and the Demon winning. Also without the Demon, the image that was left was a very weak, very human.. The image was of a ninety pound weakling, not the handsome sexy vampire that is a member of the White Court. I think Jim put that image there for a reason, and if a vanilla human emerges from the island, it make it very interesting. Imagine a very human Thomas having to deal with being very ordinary. And who knows? It may be his happy ending, if he and Harry find Justine and she is no longer possessed by a Walker. She has had her baby who isn't possessed by the Hunger Demon because Thomas really isn't it's father. So they become an ordinary vanilla loving family, what ending could be happier?
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on March 06, 2024, 07:10:44 PM --- ... Possible, what I see though is the island separating the Hunger Demon from the very human Thomas ...
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I have seen this theory before.
I am extremely dubious about it.
I think Jim has written some of these Big Deal(tm) artifacts -- like the Island / the well -- as much more "Big Guns," and not really capable, not really relevant, to such a fine discrimination as filtering a Whampire Hunger Demon out of a human being. I doubt Alfred would even comprehend the request.
That being said... the dominant Whampire form seems to be Lust, with relatively few feeding from despair or fear. And these Lust demons are profoundly-subject to Love; someone in Love burns them on-contact, and if a proto-Whamp makes love to someone they genuinely love... that burns away the Hunger Demon forever.
And lo, we have Chekhov's Amoracchius, the Sword of Love.
If Thomas is to be de-Whampired, my bet is on Amoracchius to do the job. Because while an Angel is a "Big Gun," they're also (very much) capable of the sort of "fine discrimination" that I don't see Demonreach achieving.
And then we'd have a modern Elric (Moorcock's tormented, white, sword-wielding / frail-without-sword guy) ... which could be a bit tempting for Jim... ;-)
Mira:
--- Quote ---I think Jim has written some of these Big Deal(tm) artifacts -- like the Island / the well -- as much more "Big Guns," and not really capable, not really relevant, to such a fine discrimination as filtering a Whampire Hunger Demon out of a human being. I doubt Alfred would even comprehend the request.
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I wouldn't sell Alfred short on that, and I do think the Sword of Love will also have something to do with it. We will have to see..
Avernite:
My money's on Lea, she has after all shown the ability to target Red Court parasites without serious harm to the human being parasited. Why not a full removal on a white, as her 'redemption' (and presumably by Harry making a deal, because that would give just enough pain to him during an otherwise significant triumph).
Mira:
--- Quote from: Avernite on March 07, 2024, 09:41:55 PM ---My money's on Lea, she has after all shown the ability to target Red Court parasites without serious harm to the human being parasited. Why not a full removal on a white, as her 'redemption' (and presumably by Harry making a deal, because that would give just enough pain to him during an otherwise significant triumph).
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The problem with that is Red Court vampires were different than White Court vampires, only thing in common was both are a form of vampire. Dogs and cats are both mammals, but they are very different animals, some things in common but they cannot be treated the same way. So it doesn't necessarily follow that just because Lea could deal with a Red Court Vamp that she could do the same with a White Court Vamp.
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