Page 216
KimLuster on Nov. 10, 2014
I know many thought Kimber Lee's face should be cut up good but she's pretty tough (superhumanly so) and has been hurt badly many times already (even shot) and recovered with none the worse for wear each time. She can be hurt, but it takes ALOT!
.
So… the Big Guy, Subject One, is Eli Hoff…!
.
Eli is very important to this story so I think I need to present a synopsis (for those who haven't been able to trudge through all my backlog, or forgot some of it (two years is a long time…)). Feel free to skip all this if you like…
.
Eli is Kimber Lee's uncle on her Mother's side. He used to teach her music when she was a little girl, and… apparently he did a bit more to her as well… Super-nice guy on the outside - devil incarnate inside (such people, sadly, are not uncommon enough)…
.
Kimber Lee came to believe that suppressed memories of what Eli did to her may have been the root of the cancer-like symptoms we see at the beginning of this story. Her dream powers, being so strong, turned her memories, her mental cancer, into a physical cancer.
.
So what the frag is he doing here, mutated into a human Mighty Joe Young (hey I liked that movie), captured, and unconcious? The pages outlined below may give some clues, esp. the last pages mentioned! (see I told you I have this entire story mapped out :)
.
pgs 19-22: We first encounter Eli during Kimber Lee's first dream-therapy session.
.
pgs 46-48: Kimber Lee begins to think that memories of Eli may have caused the drastic affects on her body, and that killing the dream representation of him is necessary for her healing
.
pgs 62-72: Kimber tries (and fails) to track down and kill Eli during what she thought was her second dream therapy session
.
pgs 81-82: Kimber Lee (thinking she's still dreaming) explains to Dr. Trager and company why she's trying to kill Eli (thinking he's a dream-symbol of her cancer).
.
pgs 96-108: Kimber Lee discovers that Jack Caleb kidnapped Eli. Thinking she's still dreaming, she tries to kill Eli. A firefight occurs, and a stray bullets hit Eli, seemingly killing him. Kimber Lee appears to ‘infect’ Eli's dead body with the Godstrain (pg 105) and he comes back to life… sort of (pg 108). And that's the last we see of him until now. Apparently he changed, a LOT, in the intervening time…
.
And now, Kimber Lee no longer believes she's dreaming, that all this reality-bending stuff is truly happening, and now she meets up with her child nightmare, mutated into a monster, once more, here in the desert facility (like we see in the movies…). How? Lots of revelations and… stuff… coming in chapter 10
.
Finally, I normally am really humble, but my next chapter header image kicks all sorts of A$$…!!!
.
Thanks for Reading Everyone!
skyangel at 2:20AM, Feb. 13, 2015
I must admit I'd forgotten all about Eli! Last time I remember seeing him he was into a bit of bondage in the back of a helicopter but I thought he died from that stray bullet. Just flitting back I see her tears fell in his eyes though so I'm thinking that must be what led to this!
VinoMas at 8:01AM, Nov. 25, 2014
Eli!!!!
KimLuster at 7:26AM, Nov. 12, 2014
hehe :D
tupapayon at 7:20AM, Nov. 12, 2014
Ratings are overrated... What?
KimLuster at 5:39AM, Nov. 12, 2014
@bravo: haha yeah, well I have a couple of teens I personally know reading my story (they don't have accounts here) so I do try to sort of keep it in line. I understand that in PG-13 movies you're allowed one non-sexual F-Bomb, so I may drop one somewhere in the story (or not!). You can also show the occasional female nipple in a non-sexual way (which I do again in my next chapter header). Yeah, it's hard to know where the line should be - but there's gotta be one, if just to notify parents of content so they don't have to sift thru every page/frame prior to their kids seeing something...!
bravo1102 at 4:54AM, Nov. 12, 2014
No one really monitors the teen versus Mature distinction. Some of the fanservice in the teen-rated manga to us Puritanical western types is way over the top (pun intended) And then there's f-bombs in teen rated? Censors to action!
KimLuster at 5:26PM, Nov. 11, 2014
@Peipei: Yep, a twist that'll... well just keep reading haha... And it's not you - Kimber Lee didn't get hurt as bad as she should've, and she heals really quickly!
Peipei at 5:23PM, Nov. 11, 2014
Woah! You've thrown quite a plot twist on this page! And is it me or is her face healing up really quickly?
KimLuster at 6:39AM, Nov. 11, 2014
@plymayer: Oh God I hope not - I'm trying very hard to keep this thing teen-rated! Although my next chapter head may get me called on the carpet!!
plymayer at 5:13AM, Nov. 11, 2014
Perhaps Eli's dreams are causing things to happen?
KimLuster at 4:30AM, Nov. 11, 2014
@machinehead: Thank You so much!
KimLuster at 4:29AM, Nov. 11, 2014
@Call me Tom: haha I used a reference photo of my self last time my ex paid a visit ;)
KimLuster at 4:28AM, Nov. 11, 2014
@bravo: Oh I haven't forgotten about Socorro (a few pages back, during the warroom meeting, they made a passing reference to a Subject 2), but it could be a little while before we see her...
KimLuster at 4:26AM, Nov. 11, 2014
@plymayer: I tried hard to make it a surprise, but wondered if anyone would suspect :) Eli dreaming this... Hmmm... Maybe he'll wake up a tell us ;)
KimLuster at 4:24AM, Nov. 11, 2014
@FC: Yeah, Godstrain therapy doesn't leave scars - Kimber Lee also doesn't have any scars from where she's been cut, shot, bitten by a poodle.... ;)
Call Me Tom at 10:53PM, Nov. 10, 2014
I love the look of horror on Kim's face at the bottom of the page!
bravo1102 at 10:01PM, Nov. 10, 2014
Oh crud, if infecting a "dead" person with the Godstrain does this. what did Kimber Lee do to her best friend? Raises all kinds of WTF! As Bette Davis said "hold on it's gonna be a bumpy ride"
plymayer at 8:26PM, Nov. 10, 2014
This is a surprise. Never expected Eli would be subject 1. Wondering if his sleeping subconscious isn't somehow causing all or some of this....
fallopiancrusader at 6:56PM, Nov. 10, 2014
Well, Eli's forehead healed pretty well.
machinehead at 6:49PM, Nov. 10, 2014
Great looking page!
KimLuster at 4:47PM, Nov. 10, 2014
@Tupapayon: Thanks! Lots of answers, new mysteries, and other... stuff... coming!! :)
KimLuster at 4:37PM, Nov. 10, 2014
@Banes: Yeah, temporary life at the ranch served several purposes - but now... well, it's gonna be a ride!!!
tupapayon at 4:25PM, Nov. 10, 2014
I knew it was T. O. I called it!!... I wonder who's in control now... Great story... Give me more...
Banes at 3:59PM, Nov. 10, 2014
Whoa! Shocking final panel! The recap definitely helps after some time has gone by :D ...I see that Kim had to spend some weeks on her friends' ranch to allow who-knows-what has been happening to Eli. Very cool stuff. Great shots of Big Eli, with the forshortening and stuff. Very surprising scene here; I don't know what else to say! One of the most intense moments in the story so far!