Pray n' Play

[Elagune]

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Summary
What is a Contract?

It is a deal signed between a mortal and a higher being, one that lasts for life. It is a trade-off between a mortal, who gives up his solitude and allows the higher being to live off his emotions, and a higher being, who gives up her power for the mortal to use as he wills. The signing of a Contract happens the moment two compatible souls meet - sometimes willingly and sometimes not, and begets a Contract Card that symbolizes the bond between mortal and immortal, allowing the mortal to wield his partner's abilities as magic.

Many are the ones who seek Contracts, and there are some who find Contracts without meaning to. Sometimes Contracts may bring joy, and sometimes Contracts may bring sorrow. One thing is for sure, however... The moment you sign this deal, your life will never be the same!

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[Maximum Zersk]

Interesting summary. Stupid bandwidth won't let me see it, though. :smallyuk:

[MethosH]

Interesting summary. Stupid bandwidth won't let me see it, though. :smallyuk:

I second that. If you want me to temporarily host your images PM me :smallbiggrin:

EDIT: Nevermind, they are working

[Silverraptor]

Cool! I will definitely be reading this.:smallwink:

[CoffeeIncluded]

*Laughs* I'm gonna love this!

[Maximum Zersk]

"Demon Summoning for Dummies" eh?

This is going to be interesting. :smallamused:

[Hurkyl]

I like the little katakana gag. :smallsmile:

[Maximum Zersk]

You mean the fact that translating the katakana would be too ambiguous?

It could be translated:

Pray 'n Play

Play 'n Pray

Pray 'n Pray

Play 'n Play

Flying Banana 'n Fencing Donut

:smalltongue:

[Kopaka]

Cooooooooool...
And awesome art, between this and the other thread.
*subscribes*

[FoE]

I think I have that book on my shelf.

[Jacklu]

Awesome! ^_^ Can't wait to see where this leads.

[Hacktor]

Looks promising. I'll be folowing this, make sure to register it as an Active webcomic if you haven't already. :smallbiggrin:

[Nameless]

I haz a feeling that this will be awesome.

[Ichneumon]

I WILL be following this, to the bitter end.

[Cizak]

Finally! I will so be reading this :smallsmile:

[Hyoumu Yau]

Thou art truly most awesome, and so art thine art, and thine webcomic. :smallwink:

Yay for Faustian Contracts! Books "for Dummies" for the win!

[Sanguine]

This looks awesome. Can't wait for strip2.

[Weimann]

Nice. This might be worth following.

[Ichneumon]

Nice. This might be worth following.

Wrong, this is worth following.:smallwink:

[Realms of Chaos]

All hail Elagune.

[Inhuman Bot]

See? This is another way Elagune can make us all feel bad with the might of his overwhelmingly awesome drawing skills. :smallbiggrin:

[Elagune]

New page up. It might be a couple more pages before you guys start getting the hang of the world and the real beginning of the story, but please keep on reading - I'm still figuring things out as it is.

[Ichneumon]

I love how you contour big black areas with white lines, like the "vampire"-like character in the second comic.

[Hyoumu Yau]

Yay! ^___^

The aristocratic/vampire-like character is totally cool, I like such characters :smallbiggrin:
Although some of the facial expression (or at least the way the eyes are drawn) in the second half look a little bit strange to me, it's awesome nevertheless.
It's a shame I can't hug you :smallfrown:

[Keveak]

You've done it again Elagune.

You've created something so great, that I can do nothing but worship and envy your talent.

Where's the fan-club :smalltongue:

[Crafty Cultist]

From your OotS manga thread we have already seen your artistic capabilities. if your story half as good it'll make this a must-read.

Do your best. you have my support

[Cizak]

Hmm... as you said yourself, I don't really get the story. But (for now at least) I'm just sticking around for the art work. :smallsmile:

[Elagune]

New comic up. I'm just hoping the opening pages keep the reader's interest enough before I get into the explanations about the world.

[Maximum Zersk]

Heh, Lemonade. :smalltongue:

[Ichneumon]

I don't get it... Has he already summoned something?

[Hyoumu Yau]

I don't get it... Has he already summoned something?

Probably. What else could be roaring there?

Heh, Lemonade :smallbiggrin:

As awesome as ever:smallwink:!

[Dallas-Dakota]

Exceeded bandwith.....


Perhaps make a seperate account for this webcomic?

My photoshop account rules are shaky though...

[Elagune]

New page up. I'm using a temporary solution, so hopefully the images work now.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Freaking awesome.

[Crafty Cultist]

That boy has the air of a Deadpan Snarker (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadpanSnarker) to him. I approve:smallbiggrin:

[Maximum Zersk]

That Vampire is mah favourite. 'Specially since he's not angsty, and actually LOOKS like a vampire. :smalltongue:

[Nameless]

That Vampire is mah favourite. 'Specially since he's not angsty, and actually LOOKS like a vampire. :smalltongue:

And doesn't sparkle like a girl toy.

[Prime32]

So... they're using magic cards to cast spells? in America

[Ichneumon]

Are they using magical cards? If so, it's awesome.

[Tobi_goodboy]

Are they using magical cards? If so, it's awesome.

reminds me of the 'greed island' arc of HunterxHunter--fused with 'Devil's Candy' (an amazing oneshot from 'the rising stars of manga' volume 1).

i cant wait to see more!

[Zeful]

So... they're using magic cards to cast spells? in America

We haven't seen anyone cast any spells yet, which gives me the impression that the card is the expression of the contract (like Negima) rather than any particular spell.

[Bradakhan]

We haven't seen anyone cast any spells yet, which gives me the impression that the card is the expression of the contract (like Negima) rather than any particular spell.

At the start of the fourth one, the vampire used a card called "burst" to open the door :smallannoyed:

[Athaniar]

Also, a card is in the comic's logo. As for the comic itself, it's awesome.

[X2]

I'm just upset I didn't do this card thing first. I like stuff like that...

[Hyoumu Yau]

Yeah, the idea with the cards is awesome. Good to see something original in the fancomics :smallwink:

And doesn't sparkle like a girl toy.

I'm not religious, but.... Amen,brother :smalleek: Let's hope that will never happen.

[Cizak]

Don't know if you read the "The Q's Comic Review"-thread by The_Q, but just wanted you to know that you were the runner up for the "Artwork of Awesome Reward" (http://i47.tinypic.com/xciqv9.png)(next to last panel).

EDIT: Just noticed that you spelled Laurence's name differently in Page 1 and 4. Might wanna fix one of them to the correct spelling.

[DoomITP]

This is AWESOME!! :smallbiggrin:

[Tobi_goodboy]

great work, keep it up.

[Elagune]

New page up at last.

I'm trying something new out right now. Probably going to use SAI Painter to start drawing, although all the effects and such will be applied in Photoshop.

[Sanguine]

Love that last line. :smallbiggrin:

[Cizak]

Gotta say I love your idea about using cards to cast spells :smallsmile:

[Tenshiro]

Quite exquisite and AWSM.

I hope nothing of concern happens to Tome from Page 1 since starting with Page 4 it seems to have been discarded...
<Tenshiro whistles innocently and walks away only to return on the next 5 pages posted and certainly not sooner, for obviously he is not the stalking rabid fanboy type when it comes to manga.>

Post Scriptum: MOAR! NAO! Pleash?
b.^-^.d

[Comet]

I can't help feeling like this is a mix of Yu Gi Oh and Shin Megami Tensei. This is both awesome and curious.

Keep it up, this is looking pretty good.

[Tobi_goodboy]

metal spell? can i assume there are fire, water, air, and wood spells as well?

[banthesun]

metal spell? can i assume there are fire, water, air, and wood spells as well?

Or "the dark element" metaphor or technical term for the mage schools?

Or that vampire could just be a tosser, and the elements don't really mean anything, he did just steal that kill.

[Zeful]

metal spell? can i assume there are fire, water, air, and wood spells as well?

The Chinese element system is Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, Metal. I don't know where you got Air from.

[Tobi_goodboy]

The Chinese element system is Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, Metal. I don't know where you got Air from.

*facepalm* my bad. been playing too much brave fencer musashi lately >_>

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Favourite line so far

"Will the cavalry please shut up?"

Though imho, would sound better as "Will the goddam cavalry please shut up?"

[Tobi_goodboy]

uh... bump?

[Silverraptor]

uh... bump?

Please don't. You can't bump other peoples fan comics. Only those who make the comic can bump a thread.

[Elagune]

Ah, sorry guys. This thing has been discontinued.

I've started work on another manga which is much better planned-out than this one. It can't be put into the fancomic section, though, because it's been hosted by another site. Please do check it out, though. The link is in my signature.