The
Behemoth Simurgh fight was by far the best Endbringer fight in this story. Between the tease and switch-up by the Endbringers to start things off, and the general progression of the fight, there was an enormous amount of dramatic tension. FINALLY, they pull off a victory. Albeit a Pyrrhic victory.
Or not. It was absolutely fantastic.
Barghest(?), the timed Endbringer that did things in threes, was also interesting. It was not only original, it appropriately felt like a direct response to Pantheon on two fronts. First, in the nature of its powers. Second, it was like it was saying, "The Endbringers are a puzzle. Now, what are you going to do about it?" Nothing, apparently, but I digress.
However, by this point in the story we have now seen a lot of Endbringer fights. Individually, I can objectively say that several of them are creative or interesting in one form or another. However, all together...they have become repetitive. Routine. For example, Wendigo could have been really cool. If it had come earlier (when BB still mattered), or there hadn't already been a glut of Endbringer fights. Also consider: Pantheon has lost every single Endbringer fight except one. They publicly claim three kills, but they know they've only killed two, and
we know it's actually only one. Of the one they actually kill, it still doesn't taste like a victory. It's more like, "If you can't kill
this one, after specifically preparing for it for several months, you should just take your ball and go home."
So, there's no dramatic tension left, because there's no longer any nail-biting anticipation of, "OMG! Will they win or lose this one?!" That anticipation has slowly bled out over the course of all these battles that end the same way more or less. I guess I only speak for myself, but I find the protagonists losing every fight every bit as boring as if they won every fight. Only more depressing. Not to mention, that if Pantheon can't handle the Endbringers, what chance do they really have against Scion?
All that is now capped off by the fact that the latest Endbringer's signature horror is...zombies. Really? I suppose it's not really TanaNari's fault that zombies have been done to death (punny?
) on every form of media known to man. But still...
Before someone suggests that I quit reading the story, if I don't like it or find it boring (brilliant rebuttal by the way), don't bother. I still track the story because I'm still enjoying all the bits between the Endbringer fights. For example, that last Lisa chapter was excellent. Apparently it was a bitch to write. It was also a bitch to read, but in a good way. However, by this point, when an Endbringer fight starts, I simply wait a couple days, and then come back to skim those chapters once I figure they're all written. That's pretty serious when I otherwise check the status of this story every night.
Now? You got some valid criticism, by all means, give valid criticism. Complain that a scene isn't done well as it could be, and I'll see about improving it. Show HOW it can be improved and I *WILL* improve it.
What we're trying to tell you is that you have a whole series of scenes that aren't done as well you're capable of doing. I just spent some time articulating
why. I figure I can spend the time pointing these things out, because you were nice enough to spend the time sharing this story.
But when you don't like a scene *BECAUSE* it's doing exactly what I intend it to do, then that's just you bitching.
So the intention of these Endbringer scenes is to bore us? Well done then, I take back everything I've said.
It's valid of nothing except that you don't like that writer's style.
Considering a writer's style is as open to evolution and refinement as everything else, it's also open to critique. If you don't agree with that critique, then fine. It's certainly your prerogative. If you only want grammar and spelling errs pointed out, then say so. However, don't invite criticism, then brush it off and denigrate it simply because you don't agree with it. It makes you look like a spoiled prima donna.
