Hi. Thanks for approving me, since I browsed these boards a couple months back I've been dying to post with people so interested in discussing the story line, so thanks for the approval.
I'll try and be short with this. I'm very interested to hear what other have to say. So Elfhlem, the place that's taken 10 years to get in sight of for those like me who've been Berserk fans for years..
Firstly, Caska. She's essentially the reason for the trip, I would expect her to be healed as I can not think of any foreshadowing that SK ever gave Gatts that lead him astray. What will she do? I think she wil want to follow Griffith. Would this even be possible for a branded one? She can't even get close to him without blood spurting out her neck so I am truly interested to see where our author goes with this. Inevitably, I believe she will break Gatts heart. Subconsciously, she is memorized by the old Griffith, like how she touched his face and started crying in probably chapter 3 of V22 when Griffith, or maybe the child that was at one point inside Griffith... prompted him to protect Caska. I don't see her joining the revenge band wagon I'll state that much.
The child... first of all, what the hell is he? Well I think we'd probably all agree that he is Gatts and Caska's child turned evil by Griffith's demonic seed... then it becomes cloudy. We know he was in the egg that gave birth to Griffith, and that at the very least he and Griffith share each other's blood. I know there are people out there who think that the child and Griffith are one being, I don't think so personally but I could be persuaded to listen to that argument. I'm sure you all noticed in 327 how the child in his astral form is starting to have hair strongly resembling Griffith? I think after V22, the child split off from Griffith somehow, we have not seen any more inner Griffith thoughts about the subject since the volume right after his 'incarnation.' And we have seen what has to be the child several times, I am assuming he drifts around in his astral form and follows Gatts/Caska. The thing that gets me about the child is that we know he is demonic, but aside from him sucking the blood out of Caska's brand the moment he was born, we haven't seen him do a single malicious thing. Even before the incarnation.. if he hadn't gone to Gatts to warn him about Caska being burned at the stake as an infant I would even make the argument that any remaining good within Griffith was cast out with the child when the incarnation occured or shortly after. I do believe they separated at some point still though. Could we see the child and Gatts get closer only for Gatts to find out that he is still truly a demon? On top of the heartbreak that Caska is soon (imo) likely to inflict? Idk.. I could rant forever so I'm going to leave it to you all to comment and elaborate.
There's just so much that could happen once they reach Elfhelm, but as for Caska I think SK was on point when he told Gatts what he wants may not be what she wants. After all, her dream is to be Griffith's sword. If anyone, besides Charlotte... would sympathize with Griffith (knowing well what he did) it'd be her, even after the eclipse.
I'll try and be short with this. I'm very interested to hear what other have to say. So Elfhlem, the place that's taken 10 years to get in sight of for those like me who've been Berserk fans for years..
Firstly, Caska. She's essentially the reason for the trip, I would expect her to be healed as I can not think of any foreshadowing that SK ever gave Gatts that lead him astray. What will she do? I think she wil want to follow Griffith. Would this even be possible for a branded one? She can't even get close to him without blood spurting out her neck so I am truly interested to see where our author goes with this. Inevitably, I believe she will break Gatts heart. Subconsciously, she is memorized by the old Griffith, like how she touched his face and started crying in probably chapter 3 of V22 when Griffith, or maybe the child that was at one point inside Griffith... prompted him to protect Caska. I don't see her joining the revenge band wagon I'll state that much.
The child... first of all, what the hell is he? Well I think we'd probably all agree that he is Gatts and Caska's child turned evil by Griffith's demonic seed... then it becomes cloudy. We know he was in the egg that gave birth to Griffith, and that at the very least he and Griffith share each other's blood. I know there are people out there who think that the child and Griffith are one being, I don't think so personally but I could be persuaded to listen to that argument. I'm sure you all noticed in 327 how the child in his astral form is starting to have hair strongly resembling Griffith? I think after V22, the child split off from Griffith somehow, we have not seen any more inner Griffith thoughts about the subject since the volume right after his 'incarnation.' And we have seen what has to be the child several times, I am assuming he drifts around in his astral form and follows Gatts/Caska. The thing that gets me about the child is that we know he is demonic, but aside from him sucking the blood out of Caska's brand the moment he was born, we haven't seen him do a single malicious thing. Even before the incarnation.. if he hadn't gone to Gatts to warn him about Caska being burned at the stake as an infant I would even make the argument that any remaining good within Griffith was cast out with the child when the incarnation occured or shortly after. I do believe they separated at some point still though. Could we see the child and Gatts get closer only for Gatts to find out that he is still truly a demon? On top of the heartbreak that Caska is soon (imo) likely to inflict? Idk.. I could rant forever so I'm going to leave it to you all to comment and elaborate.
There's just so much that could happen once they reach Elfhelm, but as for Caska I think SK was on point when he told Gatts what he wants may not be what she wants. After all, her dream is to be Griffith's sword. If anyone, besides Charlotte... would sympathize with Griffith (knowing well what he did) it'd be her, even after the eclipse.