![[Aerial view of Margonsfield.] \n Max: Ok, collect your mind and body. \n CAPTION: Margonsfield, CA \n January 29, 2022 \n [Alex is surrounded by light.] \n Max (off-panel): Feel your Energy amass inside you. You have untapped power... \n [The physical world. Alex and Max are meditating, Max opens one eye.] \n [Max raises his fist and yells, Alex gets up.] \n Max: NOW GO! \n [Alex sprints through a pasture.] \n [Alex climbs up a cliff.] \n [Alex sails down, ready to kick something.] \n Alex: YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH \n [Alex hits a tree with his foot.] \n SFX: THUD \n [Alex falls over.] \n Alex: Ow. \n [Fred and Max walk over.] \n Fred: Hi guys! How's the demigod practice going? \n Alex: Not great. \n Max: He hasn't showed any signs of his divine heritage yet. \n [Same scene.] \n Fred: Well, maybe you need a fresh punching bag. \n Fred: How 'bout you practice on my car? It's totaled anyway. \n Max: Cool! \n [Same scene.] \n Alex: What? But your car was fine about a month ago. \n Fred: Things change, Alex. Things change. \n [Alex, Max, and Fred look at the wrecked car, severely bent in the middle, in a barn.] \n Alex: Whoa. That is...uh... \n Alex: That's some damage. \n [Alex picks up a steering wheel.] \n Alex: How did you ever get this up here? \n Fred: She still runs. \n Alex: No, "she" most definitely does not. \n [Max kicks the car, a turkey pecks the ground, and Fred leaves.] \n Max: Ok, let's try this again. \n Max: Focus on the sweeping motion of your foot. \n [Alex kicks the car.] \n SFX: KICK \n [Alex kicks the car again.] \n SFX: KICK \n [Alex kicks the car repeatedly.] \n SFX: KICK KICK KICK KICK KICK \n [Alex throws up his hands.] \n Alex: I can't believe this! I can't even ding a totaled car! I can't be a demigod! \n [The background and Alex's eyes glow pink as Alex lifts the car.] \n Alex: THIS IS A- \n [Alex lifts the car more.] \n Alex: STUPID WASTE- \n [Alex throws the car.] \n Alex: OF TIME! \n [Alex still in his demigodly state.] \n [It begins to wear off.] \n [The car has impaled the barn roof.] \n Max (off-panel): Nice throw.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnT3PiIGiEjxcStb9mPNnv0Qx4GBQXwzM2zrH4YB9nigALfRH2CZmfzG7NvmT4M47wZdgx6YYRDSJN3x98LcWh2BTFSTifp2OhxUTKcWhgG9tA6GXyFPvIXgJZJ7Ji1mEjukzIMeu5mC-EdAt1KMzHBqf2XV-jPRlFEiNtrQ-FfCtDqxs81tb9IuOR=w384-h640)
Finally, I'm back to posting (kind of) regularly!
In case you need some recap, Life (god of life) is Alex and Max's great-great-great-grandfather. They inherited some demigodly powers from him, but Max is the only one who really made use of them. He worked hard for over a year and became a Celestial Manager to service the gods, and now he's teaching his brother how to use magic and his untapped powers.
Also, those mountains in the first panel are real. If you look closely at some recent comics, you might be able to pinpoint Margonsfield... 😉
Anger is the power behind demigod powers?
ReplyDeleteNot exactly. If you have divine ancestry, some magic powers (mostly unrelated to the god's field) are passed down to you. These very gradually degrade with each generation - becoming nearly undetectable within 25 to 30 generations, but there's so much variance anyway there's basically no difference between a son and great-great-great-grandson.
DeleteYou can learn to control your powers slowly, but before you can do this they are triggered by whims and emotion, like here for Alex. He's never used them before.
The McJeannasons are the only demigod family, though. I might change how long powers degrade later.
DeleteAre you sure they're the only demigod family? You never know, I may be a demigod
DeleteHaha, well it's not settled yet... 😉
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