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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Amity and Skara's argument in Chapter 14. While Skara's right in that [[spoiler: Amity beating up Boscha began a series of events that would turn her into her current, psychopathic self, and the Blight never really tried to befriend the duo,]] Amity's ''also'' right because [[spoiler: neither Skara ''nor'' Boscha gave her any reason to believe they actually wanted to be her friends, which wasn't helped by Skara standing by the sidelines and watching obliviously as things got tense but she did nothing until it was too late.]]
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* MeleeATrois: Between the Ruby Sulphur Trio, Zenith Fantasy, and the [[spoiler: Red Lotus Trio]] in Chapter 13.
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* BookEnds: The first time Amity tried to apologize to Skara, the latter rejected her apology, causing her to throw a fit and demand why she didn't accept it. Come Chapter 14, and [[spoiler: right before Skara leaves for the Boiling Underworld]] Amity tries once again to apologize, only to be rejected yet again. Unlike last time, however, she stays calm and listens to Skara as she explains why, letting the two leave on somewhat friendlier terms.
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** There's only so much abuse someone used as InUniverseCatharsis can take before they call it quits. [[spoiler: Skara effectively decides to ditch the Boiling Isles once she comes to realize she can't keep being their personal stress reliever toy, a decision that nobody gets her to back down from.]]
** Even if you come to realize your mistakes, the damage done ''before'' the realization doesn't magically go away. [[spoiler: Amity grows regretful over her treat ment of Boscha and Skara when they were younger, but the ''years'' of physical and emotional abuse, especially their earlier fight, has caused Skara to be '''done''' with the Blight, to the point she only lasts long enough to say a final goodbye before she leaves.]]
** Even if you come to realize your mistakes, the damage done ''before'' the realization doesn't magically go away. [[spoiler: Amity grows regretful over her treat ment of Boscha and Skara when they were younger, but the ''years'' of physical and emotional abuse, especially their earlier fight, has caused Skara to be '''done''' with the Blight, to the point she only lasts long enough to say a final goodbye before she leaves.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: Act 1 ends on this for ''both'' sides of the story:
** Infinity Train: The MeleeATrois between the Ruby Sulphur Trio, Red Lotus Trio, and Zenith Fantasy ends with [[spoiler: Chloe ultimately killing Boscha when the witch proves to be impossible to reason with, and has gone down such a deep end she's willing to burn the entire Train in return,]] but there's a RayOfHopeEnding in [[spoiler: The Heartyard Car, where the Master of Masters explains that Boscha's soul is going to split into Denizens as part of a plan to help her evolve beyond a Static Passenger,]] a plan that requires Zenith Fantasy and the Red Lotus Trio to make a hesitant EnemyMine.
** The Boiling Isles: The tension between Amity and Skara boils over, resulting in a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown between the two of them. Skara [[DumbassNoMore finally sheds her obliviousness]] and [[GrewASpine grows a spine]], not only stating she won't let herself be pushed around anymore, but [[spoiler: leaving both Hexside ''and'' the Boiling Isles for the Boiling Underworld, where she can try become stronger.]] And while Amity and Skara's relationship is in such a bad state the latter can't stand being near the former, Luz gives Amity a pep talk to convince her to get better, which they both reaffirm while HoldingHands.
** Infinity Train: The MeleeATrois between the Ruby Sulphur Trio, Red Lotus Trio, and Zenith Fantasy ends with [[spoiler: Chloe ultimately killing Boscha when the witch proves to be impossible to reason with, and has gone down such a deep end she's willing to burn the entire Train in return,]] but there's a RayOfHopeEnding in [[spoiler: The Heartyard Car, where the Master of Masters explains that Boscha's soul is going to split into Denizens as part of a plan to help her evolve beyond a Static Passenger,]] a plan that requires Zenith Fantasy and the Red Lotus Trio to make a hesitant EnemyMine.
** The Boiling Isles: The tension between Amity and Skara boils over, resulting in a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown between the two of them. Skara [[DumbassNoMore finally sheds her obliviousness]] and [[GrewASpine grows a spine]], not only stating she won't let herself be pushed around anymore, but [[spoiler: leaving both Hexside ''and'' the Boiling Isles for the Boiling Underworld, where she can try become stronger.]] And while Amity and Skara's relationship is in such a bad state the latter can't stand being near the former, Luz gives Amity a pep talk to convince her to get better, which they both reaffirm while HoldingHands.
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** Amelia being the false Conductor and creator of the Apex is just dropped without any fanfare.
** [[spoiler:Chloe's reasoning for being on the Train has something to do with a pack of Spearows.]]
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** Chapter 13, "Armageddon" ends with: [[spoiler:Boscha attempting to ''burn the entire Train'' but stopped when Chloe disintegrates her...only to be revealed that Boscha isn't dead, but rather her body is crucified and her soul is being split into denizen forms that both Zenith Fantasy and Red Lotus Trio must help out in order for Boscha to have any chance of changing.]]
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* HoldYourHippogriffs: In the Boiling Isles, as the closest thing to a divine entity is the Titan, its name is used as an equivalent: "Oh my Titan!", for example.
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** PlayedStraight in the Boiling Isles, and ''especially'' the Boiling Underworld: Boscha wouldn't be anywhere the madwoman that she is if therapists were around, would she?
** The Infinity Train is an odd zigzag. On the one hand, nary a world featured shows any Denizen that resembles a therapist. On the other hand, the Train's very purpose turns it into a therapist of sorts.
** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in [[spoiler: the Pokémon World. Therapists not only exist, but Chloe has been constantly suggested to go seek one, with her even getting their number. However, her paranoid tendencies cause her to reject it every time.]]
** PlayedStraight in the Boiling Isles, and ''especially'' the Boiling Underworld: Boscha wouldn't be anywhere the madwoman that she is if therapists were around, would she?
** The Infinity Train is an odd zigzag. On the one hand, nary a world featured shows any Denizen that resembles a therapist. On the other hand, the Train's very purpose turns it into a therapist of sorts.
** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in [[spoiler: the Pokémon World. Therapists not only exist, but Chloe has been constantly suggested to go seek one, with her even getting their number. However, her paranoid tendencies cause her to reject it every time.]]
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* RedSkyTakeWarning: [[spoiler: The sky in the Paradise Lost Car turns red moments before it gets wiped from existence thanks to Boscha.]]
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* DetentionEpisode: Chapter 11 has Skara sent to detention because of the tentacles balloon plan she and her friends did with Boscha. Of course, [[GuiltByAssociationGag not only was Skara the ''only'' one sent to detention]], but it doesn't take long before a certain trio of troublemakers catches her...
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Like in ''Blossoming Trail'', the chapter titles are divided into two to represent the dual nature of the narrative: the first title usually has something to do with what happens on the Boiling Isles, while the second title represents the Car that's going to be visited. If a chapter has a single title, it means that the events are gonna take place mostly or exclusively on one side of the plot.
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* GutPunch: Chapter 3 not only features the ''brutal'' assault on the Apex, but when the leaders make a deal with Boscha to stop the assault by giving her the box with Phos' shards, Boscha [[FacialHorror defaces the leaders]] and gets ready to straight up kill them, only stopping when the Mana Academy students go to their aid, forcing her to leave while delivering a BreakingSpeech to the Apex. This very moment makes it clear we're not following a ByronicHero like in ''Blossoming Trail'', but an utterly deranged VillainProtagonist who'll go to any lengths and cross many lines to get what she wants.
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** Chapter 7 has Amirani exclaiming how she has not seen her daughter in a week. She does go into a bit of extremes trying to [[spoiler:murder Amity with an axe though...]]
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** Chapter 7 has Amirani exclaiming how she has not seen her daughter in a week.week, and how she believes the Blights have something to do with this. She does go into a bit of extremes trying to [[spoiler:murder Amity with an axe though...]]]]
** The Blight parents indirectly and accidentally pissed off the rulers of a DeathWorld not once, but ''twice'', and now have to deal with not only their potential revenge, but Amity becoming their primary target thanks to her history with Boscha.
** The Blight parents indirectly and accidentally pissed off the rulers of a DeathWorld not once, but ''twice'', and now have to deal with not only their potential revenge, but Amity becoming their primary target thanks to her history with Boscha.
** On the Infinity Train side of things, the children of the Apex that got named (Lucy, Alex, Lindsay, Todd) didn't really get that much focus outside of a few lines. In here, they share the spotlight with Simon and Grace on ''their'' side of the story.
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* CatchTwentyTwoDilemma: Catch22Dilemma: [[StaticCharacter Static Passengers]] are practically this: they're taken by the Infinity Train in order to work out their issues, but they have some underlying issue that makes them unable or unwilling to change, meaning their number never goes up or down, meaning they can't really work on their issues.
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** Chloe Cerise is struggling with problems of fear and self-worth and being bullied for something she didn't want, whereas Boscha ''herself'' is the bully who has a twisted view on what is considered "Strong" and "Weak". Chloe is a human girl who is into witches and later gain powers to cast fire and summon demons. Boscha herself is already imbued with magic.
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** Chloe Cerise is struggling with problems of fear and self-worth and being bullied for something she didn't want, whereas Boscha ''herself'' is the bully who has a twisted view on what is considered "Strong" and "Weak". Chloe is a human girl who is into witches and later gain powers to cast fire and summon demons. Boscha herself is already imbued with magic.fire magic, and is a member of a WitchSpecies.
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** The Infinity Train's existence to the passenger's homeworld is also opposite: ''Blossoming Trail'' has a former passenger ([[spoiler:Trip]]) eventually explain what the Train is, and its existence quickly spreads through the world. ''Boiling Point'' doesn't have the same luxury, so the Train's existence remains a secret.
** People's ''reaction'' to the passenger going missing are also different: ''Blossoming Trail'' initially has nobody notice Chloe's gone, but once they do, they make a campaign to spread awareness about it. In ''Boiling Point'', the number of people who actually care that Boscha's gone can be counted on one hand, as Boscha was so brutal and malicious that nobody would really miss her.
** People's ''reaction'' to the passenger going missing are also different: ''Blossoming Trail'' initially has nobody notice Chloe's gone, but once they do, they make a campaign to spread awareness about it. In ''Boiling Point'', the number of people who actually care that Boscha's gone can be counted on one hand, as Boscha was so brutal and malicious that nobody would really miss her.
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* {{Gesundheit}}: Lucy tells this to Simon when the latters corrects her when she calls a newspaper "papernews".
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* EvilTowerOfOminousness: The remnants of the Apex travel to one of these in the Archfiends Car, hoping to pass the trials and earn items to make them stronger. More specifically, it's more than likely the Tower of Zot, given how [[spoiler: Golbez]] is around.
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* ABirthdayNotABreak: Boscha was [[spoiler: verbally and physically broken by Amity, and then set on a training regimen that caused her to snap into the monster she is right now]] on [[spoiler: Amity's]] birthday.
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Chapter 8 has Luz and Skara both enter Amity's MentalWorld in order to see her memory regarding [[spoiler: what she did to turn Boscha into the sociopath she is today.]] Needless to say, [[WhamEpisode Luz is rather shocked by what she sees]].
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* TraumaButton: For Boscha, it's genuine tea parties. ''Pretend'' tea parties, she can handle just fine, but real tea parties remind her of [[spoiler: Amity's brutal verbal and physical beating of her]] a little too much.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: While on Amity's MentalWorld, Luz and Skara come across a memory that's chained up, and way too foggy and faint to make out what it shows. Skara [[DiscussedTrope theorizes]] this trope's the reason for it, and that Boscha's somehow responsible.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: While on Amity's MentalWorld, Luz and Skara come across a memory that's chained up, and way too foggy and faint to make out what it shows. Skara [[DiscussedTrope theorizes]] this trope's the reason for it, and that Boscha's somehow responsible.
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** In the original canon, the Infinity Train doesn't separate the Passengers into different types, but it does here: besides the normal Passenger, there's also the Static Passenger, which is pretty much the StaticCharacter, and Hopeless Passenger, which are Passengers who refuse to grow or change despite having the ability to do so.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Boscha, who's light skinned, does horrible things after horrible things and gets away with them, while her companion Skara, who's dark skinned, is constantly called out for ''her'' mistakes and forced to make up for said mistakes.
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* MagicPotion: Since the story follows a student in the Potions track, these kinds of potions get some focus.
** The story begins thanks to one of these: Boscha creates a potion to revive a Mandragora she killed, and tricks Amity into unleashing her. The aftermath of this act sends Boscha to the Train.
** Later, during the Cursed Princess Club Car, Boscha and the club decide to try brewing a potion in order to bond with her. We don't get to see what potion they picked, or if they even finished it, though.
** Later, in Chapter 11, Skara and Eileen work together to make a potion to heal Puddles' wounds by Viney's "request". [[spoiler: Skara's forced to drink it in order to try avoid Principal Bump tracing it back to Viney, and this has an interesting side effect...]]
** The story begins thanks to one of these: Boscha creates a potion to revive a Mandragora she killed, and tricks Amity into unleashing her. The aftermath of this act sends Boscha to the Train.
** Later, during the Cursed Princess Club Car, Boscha and the club decide to try brewing a potion in order to bond with her. We don't get to see what potion they picked, or if they even finished it, though.
** Later, in Chapter 11, Skara and Eileen work together to make a potion to heal Puddles' wounds by Viney's "request". [[spoiler: Skara's forced to drink it in order to try avoid Principal Bump tracing it back to Viney, and this has an interesting side effect...]]
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* BlackMarket: Chapter 11 reveals that one such market exists, and where else would it be located other than the Boiling Underworld?
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* OneSidedArmWrestling: When Hazel and Tuba play Todd's TestYourStrengthGame, the game's heavily one sided both times: Hazel gets easily beaten as soon as the game starts, while Tuba easily destroys the game without even trying.
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* InnocenseLost: This is the alternate title for Chapter 3, ''and it sure as hell lives up to it'':
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* BaitAndSwitch: Early in Chapter 4, Amity points out that Luz needs to study for all the exams she has to take, then points out she has a classmate who can teach her. Luz then says several things Amity takes as compliments, believing she's talking about herself... only for it to turn out she's talking about ''Willow''.
** Less comedically, the end of Chapter 6 sets up a HostageSituation with Amity's family. Next chapter reveals [[spoiler: they were just invited for lunch.]]
** Less comedically, the end of Chapter 6 sets up a HostageSituation with Amity's family. Next chapter reveals [[spoiler: they were just invited for lunch.]]
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* InnocenseLost: This is the alternate title for Chapter 3, ''and it sure as hell lives up to it'':
** On the Boiling Isles, Skara eventually breaks down when she and Luz are all alone, revealing herself to be a StepfordSmiler and giving Luz the first hint that Boscha's friendship with Skara might've had further consequences.
** On the Infinity Train, Boscha ''destroys'' the Apex: Not only does she reveal herself as a Passenger, flipping the Apex's belief that only Denizens could be inhuman, but she also shows much greater power and cruelty than the Apex has ever shown: by the end of the Chapter, the children are left traumatized, the leaders are defaced, and they collapse after being saved by the work of a Denizen. As if that wasn't enough, next Chapter reveals ''the entire Apex said screw it and left''.
** On the Boiling Isles, Skara eventually breaks down when she and Luz are all alone, revealing herself to be a StepfordSmiler and giving Luz the first hint that Boscha's friendship with Skara might've had further consequences.
** On the Infinity Train, Boscha ''destroys'' the Apex: Not only does she reveal herself as a Passenger, flipping the Apex's belief that only Denizens could be inhuman, but she also shows much greater power and cruelty than the Apex has ever shown: by the end of the Chapter, the children are left traumatized, the leaders are defaced, and they collapse after being saved by the work of a Denizen. As if that wasn't enough, next Chapter reveals ''the entire Apex said screw it and left''.
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* AnswerCut: In Chapter 8, Lindsay of the Apex questions who would chase after what little remains of the Apex (which is just Grace, Simon and four more children). Cut to the next scene where Chloe of the Vermillion just defeated the Cyber Peacock and got some spiffy new feathers.
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* TheCameo: Hazel and Tuba appear in Chapter 8, playing an arm wrestling machine.
* {{Crossover}}: ''Infinity Train'' meets ''The Owl House'', with some MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover thrown into the mix. Chapter 7 also crossoses over with [[spoiler:''Infinity Train: Blossoming Trail'' by having an alternate version of Chloe Cerise appearing.]]
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** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Luz. She plays a role in both canon and this story, but she's the main character in The former, while she's a supporting character in here.
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** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Luz. She plays a role in both canon and this story, but she's the main character in The former, while she's a supporting character in here.
** A notable example is the group of Luz, Willow, and Gus. In the canon show, these three are the most prominent group featured, while in here, only Luz retains some of her relevance: Willow is reduced to a background character, and Gus is nowhere to be seen.
** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Luz. She plays a role in both canon and this story, but she's the main character in The former, while she's a supporting character in here.
** A notable example is the group of Luz, Willow, and Gus. In the canon show, these three are the most prominent group featured, while in here, only Luz retains some of her relevance: Willow is reduced to a background character, and Gus is nowhere to be seen.
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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: [[spoiler: Amirani ''praising'' Amity for beating up Boscha ''does not'' help the horrified girl.]]
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* Villain Protagonist: Boscha does has moments of sympathy, but she's still a vicious, ill-tempered bully whose methods horrify the Apex, and who thinks that bringing people suffering will make them stronger.
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* DeconstructionFic: Like it's inspiration, ''Boiling Point'' isn't afraid to take apart certain bits and pieces of the show it's based on.
** Boscha's ability to get away with anything she does means that, when karma [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty finally gets to her and she's suspended]], she has no idea how to process what just happened and she eventually ''blows up'', hurting those around her in the process.
** Boscha and Skara have a genuine friendship here, but this one comes with its own set of problems: chief among them is the fact that, since Boscha has such an intense personality, she's the main thing that comes to mind when people see Skara, which makes her become loathed as a result of her connection to her.
** Most of the Passengers who wind up on the Infinity Train are normal people with a couple issues. Boscha, meanwhile, not only comes from the WombLevel of a GiantCorpseWorld, but has enough firepower to melt down a Car: this is such a change from the norm that it catches everybody off-guard.
*** Her number also provides another deconstruction, since being so mentally unstable, her number [[BrokeTheRatingScale breaks the scale]]: it appears as two different numbers before assuming its full length.
** Furthermore, most people who actually enter the Train simply want to get home, and that's it. While this is true for Boscha too, her desire to be the strongest is so hard wired into her head that it becomes secondary to her goal of becoming the strongest in the Train.
** Skara is constantly blamed and made to pick up the slack when it comes the things Boscha's done. This has caused her to become the StepfordSmiler, and when Boscha goes missing, she loses one of the few supportive people she has in her life, causing her to break down.
** Amity, Boscha, and Skara's arranged friendship has more consequences here: not only does each of them have a role in it (Skara being oblivious to everything, Boscha keeping her social darwinist mentality, and Amity just straight up wanting nothing to do with either of them) but things eventually boil over, to the point [[spoiler: Amity beats up Boscha in order to have some catharsis]] and the Urodelas and Blights come to hate each other as a result.
** Boscha's ability to get away with anything she does means that, when karma [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty finally gets to her and she's suspended]], she has no idea how to process what just happened and she eventually ''blows up'', hurting those around her in the process.
** Boscha and Skara have a genuine friendship here, but this one comes with its own set of problems: chief among them is the fact that, since Boscha has such an intense personality, she's the main thing that comes to mind when people see Skara, which makes her become loathed as a result of her connection to her.
** Most of the Passengers who wind up on the Infinity Train are normal people with a couple issues. Boscha, meanwhile, not only comes from the WombLevel of a GiantCorpseWorld, but has enough firepower to melt down a Car: this is such a change from the norm that it catches everybody off-guard.
*** Her number also provides another deconstruction, since being so mentally unstable, her number [[BrokeTheRatingScale breaks the scale]]: it appears as two different numbers before assuming its full length.
** Furthermore, most people who actually enter the Train simply want to get home, and that's it. While this is true for Boscha too, her desire to be the strongest is so hard wired into her head that it becomes secondary to her goal of becoming the strongest in the Train.
** Skara is constantly blamed and made to pick up the slack when it comes the things Boscha's done. This has caused her to become the StepfordSmiler, and when Boscha goes missing, she loses one of the few supportive people she has in her life, causing her to break down.
** Amity, Boscha, and Skara's arranged friendship has more consequences here: not only does each of them have a role in it (Skara being oblivious to everything, Boscha keeping her social darwinist mentality, and Amity just straight up wanting nothing to do with either of them) but things eventually boil over, to the point [[spoiler: Amity beats up Boscha in order to have some catharsis]] and the Urodelas and Blights come to hate each other as a result.
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** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially''if they happen to be their parents.
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** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially''if ''especially'' if they happen to be their parents.parents. And if the main suspect happens to be a member of a family they dislike...
** Amity not only shows NoSympathy towards Skara when her shoulder's recovering, but [[spoiler: beat up Boscha, Skara's only friend, so badly that she broke and turned into the monster she is today,]] all while she and Boscha would go on to be condemned as bullies, while Amity was seen as better than them. All of this combined causes Skara and Amity to have the ''worst'' relationship out of the three, being build out of absolute spite.
** Even if GettingEatenIsHarmless, the act of being SwallowedWhole is something traumatic. When Willow saves Skara from being [[spoiler: eaten alive by the Dire Mandragora]] the Bard is left practically shaking in her boots.
** Amity not only shows NoSympathy towards Skara when her shoulder's recovering, but [[spoiler: beat up Boscha, Skara's only friend, so badly that she broke and turned into the monster she is today,]] all while she and Boscha would go on to be condemned as bullies, while Amity was seen as better than them. All of this combined causes Skara and Amity to have the ''worst'' relationship out of the three, being build out of absolute spite.
** Even if GettingEatenIsHarmless, the act of being SwallowedWhole is something traumatic. When Willow saves Skara from being [[spoiler: eaten alive by the Dire Mandragora]] the Bard is left practically shaking in her boots.
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* NoodleIncident: At the end of Chapter 5, Chris reminds Boscha to be careful of her fire else they have a repeat of the [[VideoGame/DuckHunt "Duck Hunt" Car.]]
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* NoodleIncident: At the end of Chapter 5, Chris reminds Boscha to be careful of her fire fire, or else they they'll have a repeat of the [[VideoGame/DuckHunt "Duck Hunt" Car.]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The Apex, whose ideology was that they were better than anybody else and stood at the very top, ultimately get dismantled by Boscha, who not only holds the same beliefs, but has ''actual'' power to back it up.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: RuleOfSymbolism:
** Boscha goes through TranquilFury after getting suspended, but eventually blows up, accidentally injuring Skara before running away into the Train's direction. In other words, the ''Infinity Train'' picks her up after she reaches her ''boiling point''.
** The last thing Boscha did before disappearing from the Boiling Isles was burn Skara, directly on her shoulder. Once she's gone, people immediately start to pin the blame on her for everything that Boscha. In essence, she's left to ''shoulder the blame''.
** The Apex, whose ideology was that they were better than anybody else and stood at the very top, ultimately get dismantled by Boscha, who not only holds the same beliefs, but has ''actual'' power to back it up.
** Boscha goes through TranquilFury after getting suspended, but eventually blows up, accidentally injuring Skara before running away into the Train's direction. In other words, the ''Infinity Train'' picks her up after she reaches her ''boiling point''.
** The last thing Boscha did before disappearing from the Boiling Isles was burn Skara, directly on her shoulder. Once she's gone, people immediately start to pin the blame on her for everything that Boscha. In essence, she's left to ''shoulder the blame''.
** The Apex, whose ideology was that they were better than anybody else and stood at the very top, ultimately get dismantled by Boscha, who not only holds the same beliefs, but has ''actual'' power to back it up.
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** The specific statement Boscha uses to strike the Mandragora dead is "[[LightNovel/IsItWrongToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Firebolt!]]"
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** The specific statement Boscha uses to strike the Mandragora dead is "[[LightNovel/IsItWrongToPickUpGirlsInADungeon "[[LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Firebolt!]]"
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** Larsta of the Astral Car remarks that Boscha reminds him of a similar [[Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail red-haired passenger who was accompanied by a sentient book and a corgi]].
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** Larsta Lartsa of the Astral Car remarks that Boscha reminds him of a similar [[Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail red-haired passenger who was accompanied by a sentient book and a corgi]].corgi]].
** Skara's family name in this story is "Brae". Said together, her full name would be [[Videogame/TheBardsTaleIV Skara Brae]].
** Skara's family name in this story is "Brae". Said together, her full name would be [[Videogame/TheBardsTaleIV Skara Brae]].
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* AdaptationExpansion: The way the Cars of the Infinity Train work is explained here: rather than being interconnected, they're connected to what a Passenger ''needs'', so it's entirely possible for two people to arrive in one Car but go on to two different Cars when they leave. It's also stated that if a Denizen goes through a door first, they'll return to their Car of origin; Chris, for example, would return to the Mana Academy Car.
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* AdaptationExpansion: AdaptationExpansion:
** The way the Cars of the Infinity Train work is explained here: rather than being interconnected, they're connected to what a Passenger ''needs'', so it's entirely possible for two people to arrive in one Car but go on to two different Cars when they leave. It's also stated that if a Denizen goes through a door first, they'll return to their Car of origin; Chris, for example, would return to the Mana AcademyCar.Car.
** The forced friendship between between Amity, Skara, and Boscha is also given more focus, both on the way the trio hang around each other (Boscha and Skara being each other's OnlyFriend while Skara and Amity can't stand each other) to what other people believe of it (That Skara and Boscha are both terrible people, while Amity gets a pass for not associating with them).
** The way the Cars of the Infinity Train work is explained here: rather than being interconnected, they're connected to what a Passenger ''needs'', so it's entirely possible for two people to arrive in one Car but go on to two different Cars when they leave. It's also stated that if a Denizen goes through a door first, they'll return to their Car of origin; Chris, for example, would return to the Mana Academy
** The forced friendship between between Amity, Skara, and Boscha is also given more focus, both on the way the trio hang around each other (Boscha and Skara being each other's OnlyFriend while Skara and Amity can't stand each other) to what other people believe of it (That Skara and Boscha are both terrible people, while Amity gets a pass for not associating with them).
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** The Boiling Underworld is one giant example of this: an EldritchLocation where MightMakesRight reaches its logical conclusion, where people are either "Strong", "Weak", or "Nothing", the latter [[spoiler: even having their deceased corpses harvested for organs to feed the Strong]] And keep in mind, ''Boscha lives here''.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Not only do we have Boscha and Skara's (And Amity's) false friendship have actual dangerous consequences, but the entire existence of the Boiling Underworld makes the Boiling Isles look harmless in comparison.
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* WesternZodiac: Chapter 5 includes a couple signs during the author's note, though it only covers four specific characters:
** Boscha is a Leo.
** Luz is a Gemini.
** Amity is an Aries.
** Skara is a Scorpio.
** Boscha is a Leo.
** Luz is a Gemini.
** Amity is an Aries.
** Skara is a Scorpio.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The Boiling Underworld is located ''in the stomach of the Titan's corpse'', so the MightMakesRight mentality that takes up the Boiling Isles is not only more common, but ''mandatory''. [[spoiler: The inhabitants, or at least the Urodelas, also have no issue eating organs from deceased people who were either "Weak" or "Nothing", believing that the only purpose those who can't survive the Boiling Underworld have is to ''sustain those who are''.]]
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* HostageSituation: The end of Chapter 6 implies one, but the next chapter [[SubvertedTrope subverts it]]. [[spoiler: Amity and Luz go to the former's house to find it trashed, and with a letter that sounds like they're being held hostage. However, once they reach the Boiling Underworld, it turns out the place was in shambles because Amity and Boscha's mothers duke it out, and when they lost, they were taken to the mansion for lunch, with the letter being Prometheus' poor attempt at inviting Amity to come.]]
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* TwentyPercentCooler: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] [[PlayedForDrama for Drama]]. When she's asked what the Boiling Underworld's like, Eda states that it's "like the Boiling Isles, but twenty times more brutal. [[FantasticCasteSystem And with a more rigid caste system]]."
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* DuelsDecideEverything: Boscha challenges King Lartsa to a duel when the astral monarch refuses to teach her Astral Magic; if she wins, he teaches her how to do the magic, unworthy status be damned. [[spoiler: Boscha loses.]]
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* DuelsDecideEverything: ** Boscha challenges King Lartsa to a duel when the astral monarch refuses to teach her Astral Magic; if she wins, he teaches her how to do the magic, unworthy status be damned. [[spoiler: Boscha loses.]]
** [[spoiler: The HostageSituation also happens to have been this: rather than actually being kidnapped, Amity's mother, Odalia, was challenged to a duel by Boscha's mother, Amirani. And when she lost, the entire family was forced to go to the Urodela Mansion for lunch.]]
** [[spoiler: The HostageSituation also happens to have been this: rather than actually being kidnapped, Amity's mother, Odalia, was challenged to a duel by Boscha's mother, Amirani. And when she lost, the entire family was forced to go to the Urodela Mansion for lunch.]]
* EldritchLocation: There's no other way to describe the Boiling Underworld, a city situated on the stomach of the Titan's corpse, with all the viscera and bones expected.
* FantasticCasteSystem: The Boiling Underworld is said to have one of these, which, given it's the stomach of the Titan, is to be expected: Those who are "Strong" basically rule the place, while the "Weak" strive to survive, and they and those declared "Nothing" are served to feed the Strong.
* FantasticCasteSystem: The Boiling Underworld is said to have one of these, which, given it's the stomach of the Titan, is to be expected: Those who are "Strong" basically rule the place, while the "Weak" strive to survive, and they and those declared "Nothing" are served to feed the Strong.
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** Chapter 7 has Amity along with her family, Luz and Skara learning that Boscha has been missing for a week.
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** Chapter 7 has Amity along with her family, Luz and Skara learning that Boscha has been missing for over a week.
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** The Apex's existence isn't keep a secret ''at all'', and neither is One-One's status as the true conductor.
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* OurTitansAreDifferent: Besides the obvious GiantCorpseWorld, the Titan also has a functioning stomach ''somehow'', which serves as the foundation for the Boiling Underworld.
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** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially''if they happen to be their parents.
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* WombLevel: The Boiling Underworld is pretty much this, being a giant city that's located in the stomach of the Titan. Have fun figuring out how ''that'' works.
