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* Blackwolf, an animal person, lived an impoverished but happy life with his mother who shared his abilities, Pastor Goodness, and Hanyi. However, naively messing around with a camera and sending a photo of him and Hanyi to be developed attracts the attention of monster hunters. They proceed wound Hanyi, burn down his home with no trace of his mother, and take him away [[VanHelsingHatecrimes seemingly just for existing]].

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* Blackwolf, an animal person, lived an impoverished but happy life with his mother who shared his abilities, Pastor Goodness, and Hanyi. However, naively messing around with a camera and sending a photo of him and Hanyi to be developed attracts the attention of monster hunters. They proceed wound Hanyi, burn down his home with no trace of his mother, and take him away [[VanHelsingHatecrimes seemingly just for existing]].existing]].
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* Blackwolf, an animal person, lived an impoverished but happy life with his mother who shared his abilities, Father Goodness, and Hanyi. However, naively messing around with a camera and sending a photo of him and Hanyi to be developed attracts the attention of monster hunters. They proceed wound Hanyi, burn down his home with no trace of his mother, and take him away [[VanHelsingHatecrimes seemingly just for existing]].

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* Blackwolf, an animal person, lived an impoverished but happy life with his mother who shared his abilities, Father Pastor Goodness, and Hanyi. However, naively messing around with a camera and sending a photo of him and Hanyi to be developed attracts the attention of monster hunters. They proceed wound Hanyi, burn down his home with no trace of his mother, and take him away [[VanHelsingHatecrimes seemingly just for existing]].
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* After escaping the graveyard, the next day Oscar and Cliff are informing Eliza about Sheol, though they don't know his name, and his ability to hide even from Eliza's magical senses. She realizes he could be anywhere and they wouldn't be the wiser. At the same time a short distance from them, Cliff is smoking a cigarette, and Sheol appears behind him like smoke and vanishes just as quickly when Cliff turns about.

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* After escaping the graveyard, the next day Oscar and Cliff are informing Eliza about Sheol, though they don't know his name, and his ability to hide even from Eliza's magical senses. She realizes he could be anywhere and they wouldn't be the wiser. At the same time a short distance from them, Cliff is smoking a cigarette, and Sheol appears behind him like smoke and vanishes just as quickly when Cliff turns about.about.
* Blackwolf, an animal person, lived an impoverished but happy life with his mother who shared his abilities, Father Goodness, and Hanyi. However, naively messing around with a camera and sending a photo of him and Hanyi to be developed attracts the attention of monster hunters. They proceed wound Hanyi, burn down his home with no trace of his mother, and take him away [[VanHelsingHatecrimes seemingly just for existing]].

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In the words of the author, "Wilde Life is a horror comic."

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In the words of the author, "Wilde Life is a horror comic."".



** The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which upon consumption turned the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion that seemingly attacked the family that chased after them (while the story narrates that "the world will know of a raven's love"). This doesn't spell good news for Cliff.
** And taken up to eleven when [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/588 Raven corners Cliff]], apparently desperate for acceptance...

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** The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which upon consumption turned the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion that seemingly attacked the family that chased after them (while the story narrates that "the world will know of a raven's love"). This doesn't spell good news for Cliff.
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Cliff. And taken up to eleven when [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/588 Raven corners Cliff]], apparently desperate for acceptance... And ''then'' it's revealed that [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/595 Raven is in the middle of]] a LossOfIdentity due to The Madness, making his desperation much HarsherInHindsight.



*** And ''then'' it's revealed that [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/595 Raven is in the middle of]] a LossOfIdentity due to The Madness, making his desperation a lot HarsherInHindsight.
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** And taken UpToEleven when [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/588 Raven corners Cliff]], apparently desperate for acceptance...

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** And taken UpToEleven up to eleven when [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/588 Raven corners Cliff]], apparently desperate for acceptance...
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* So far in the comic there have been quite a few fellows that have attempted to [[AdultFear abduct Cliff and/or use him for their own ends.]] There's the pack of fellow werewolves (who also attempt to eat Oscar, knowing full well that eating human flesh drives animal people insane) that want Cliff to come with them to Colorado and quickly turn hostile when he refuses, the Witch Zulime (who enchants him into what appears to be a servitude spell within minutes of meeting him) and Raven (who very quickly starts showing manipulative and stalkerish tendencies and tries to persuade Cliff to leave his family and friends behind).

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* So far in the comic there have been quite a few fellows that have attempted to [[AdultFear abduct Cliff and/or use him for their own ends.]] ends. There's the pack of fellow werewolves (who also attempt to eat Oscar, knowing full well that eating human flesh drives animal people insane) that want Cliff to come with them to Colorado and quickly turn hostile when he refuses, the Witch Zulime (who enchants him into what appears to be a servitude spell within minutes of meeting him) and Raven (who very quickly starts showing manipulative and stalkerish tendencies and tries to persuade Cliff to leave his family and friends behind).
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* Oscar's date with Hazel goes from flirty and playful to a little questionable as she insists on going into the woods at night while Oscar [[TaughtByExperienceknows better]]. Hazel takes him to an abandoned headstone workshop which resembles a graveyard far too much. And then she tries to sell his soul to the Devil!

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* Oscar's date with Hazel goes from flirty and playful to a little questionable as she insists on going into the woods at night while Oscar [[TaughtByExperienceknows [[TaughtByExperience knows better]]. Hazel takes him to an abandoned headstone workshop which resembles a graveyard far too much. And then she tries to sell his soul to the Devil!

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* Oscar's date with Hazel goes from flirty and playful to a little questionable as she insists on going into the woods at night while Oscar [[GenreSavvy knows better]]. Hazel takes him to an abandoned headstone workshop which resembles a graveyard far too much. And then she tries to sell his soul to the Devil!

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* Oscar's date with Hazel goes from flirty and playful to a little questionable as she insists on going into the woods at night while Oscar [[GenreSavvy knows [[TaughtByExperienceknows better]]. Hazel takes him to an abandoned headstone workshop which resembles a graveyard far too much. And then she tries to sell his soul to the Devil!Devil!
* After escaping the graveyard, the next day Oscar and Cliff are informing Eliza about Sheol, though they don't know his name, and his ability to hide even from Eliza's magical senses. She realizes he could be anywhere and they wouldn't be the wiser. At the same time a short distance from them, Cliff is smoking a cigarette, and Sheol appears behind him like smoke and vanishes just as quickly when Cliff turns about.
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* Chapter 13 begins with a pastor finding a man wearing red sunglasses in the sanctuary while the doors are still locked. They talk briefly about the nature of the Devil. Through his cleverness, his victims never realize they're in danger until it's too late -- and then the man [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/920 gets up and reveals]] that he has completely BlackEyesOfEvil behind his glasses and rips off the pastor's lips, phasing through the doors of the church with blood on his mouth. The Devil has come to Podunk, and he's here to collect.

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* Chapter 13 begins with a pastor finding a man wearing red sunglasses in the sanctuary while the doors are still locked. They talk briefly about the nature of the Devil. Through his cleverness, his victims never realize they're in danger until it's too late -- and then the man [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/920 gets up and reveals]] that he has completely BlackEyesOfEvil behind his glasses and rips off the pastor's lips, phasing through the doors of the church with blood on his mouth. The Devil has come to Podunk, and he's here to collect.collect.
* Oscar's date with Hazel goes from flirty and playful to a little questionable as she insists on going into the woods at night while Oscar [[GenreSavvy knows better]]. Hazel takes him to an abandoned headstone workshop which resembles a graveyard far too much. And then she tries to sell his soul to the Devil!
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* Chapter 13 begins with a pastor finding a man wearing red sunglasses in the sanctuary while the doors are still locked. They talk briefly about the nature of the Devil. Through his cleverness, his victims never realize they're in danger until it's too late -- and the man [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/920 gets up and reveals]] that he has completely BlackEyesOfEvil behind his glasses and rips off the pastor's lips, and then phases through the doors of the church with blood on his mouth. The Devil has come to Podunk, and he's here to collect.

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* Chapter 13 begins with a pastor finding a man wearing red sunglasses in the sanctuary while the doors are still locked. They talk briefly about the nature of the Devil. Through his cleverness, his victims never realize they're in danger until it's too late -- and then the man [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/920 gets up and reveals]] that he has completely BlackEyesOfEvil behind his glasses and rips off the pastor's lips, and then phases phasing through the doors of the church with blood on his mouth. The Devil has come to Podunk, and he's here to collect.
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* Oscar inadvertently becomes the target of Cliff's outburst and that ends up [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/886 provoking Silvia]], giving a frightening vision of what she could be if Oscar wasn't around to immediately talk her down.

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* Oscar inadvertently becomes the target of Cliff's outburst and that ends up [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/886 provoking Silvia]], giving a frightening vision of what she could be if Oscar wasn't around to immediately talk her down.down.
* Chapter 13 begins with a pastor finding a man wearing red sunglasses in the sanctuary while the doors are still locked. They talk briefly about the nature of the Devil. Through his cleverness, his victims never realize they're in danger until it's too late -- and the man [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/920 gets up and reveals]] that he has completely BlackEyesOfEvil behind his glasses and rips off the pastor's lips, and then phases through the doors of the church with blood on his mouth. The Devil has come to Podunk, and he's here to collect.

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* The strip in which [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/870 readers finally see Carl abusing Cliff]], giving him a backhanded slap that causes a nosebleed because of a minor run-in with the cops. Upon seeing the nosebleed, Carl's first instinct is to cover up the evidence.

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* The strip in which [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/870 readers finally see Carl abusing Cliff]], giving him a backhanded slap that causes a nosebleed because of a minor run-in with the cops. Upon seeing the nosebleed, Carl's first instinct is to cover up the evidence. It gets worse when Kevin and Nora walk in on the scene. Cliff had been silently accepting the abuse to keep the family together, but now his only semblance of control over his life has been ruined and he blames himself for screwing it all up. The [[{{Mundanger}} sheer reality]] of the situation makes it one of the most terrifying chapters yet.
* Oscar inadvertently becomes the target of Cliff's outburst and that ends up [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/886 provoking Silvia]], giving a frightening vision of what she could be if Oscar wasn't around to immediately talk her down.
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* The strip in which [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/870 readers finally see Carl abusing Cliff]], giving him a backhanded slap that causes a nosebleed because of a minor run-in with the cops.

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* The strip in which [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/870 readers finally see Carl abusing Cliff]], giving him a backhanded slap that causes a nosebleed because of a minor run-in with the cops. Upon seeing the nosebleed, Carl's first instinct is to cover up the evidence.
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* After the ordeal with the spider-monster that nearly killed Oscar, Eliza comes close to breaking her vow to not harm monsters who are acting according to their instincts and keeping out of the town, only to be stopped by the White-Faced Bear. He makes it clear in no uncertain terms, he is tired of Oscar's messing up the status quo, of his actions endangering Cliff's life, and how his friendship with Eliza has pushed her into violating her vows like her predecessor. Oscar is now PersonaNonGrata in the area in the mind of the White-Faced bear. When Eliza tries to argue back, he roars at her, with one of the panels showing his mouth could be big enough to rip her whole head off if he wanted.

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* After the ordeal with the spider-monster that nearly killed Oscar, Eliza comes close to breaking her vow to not harm monsters who are acting according to their instincts and keeping out of the town, only to be stopped by the White-Faced Bear. He makes it clear in no uncertain terms, he is tired of Oscar's messing up the status quo, of his actions endangering Cliff's life, and how his friendship with Eliza has pushed her into violating her vows like her predecessor. Oscar is now PersonaNonGrata in the area in the mind of the White-Faced bear. When Eliza tries to argue back, he roars at her, with one of the panels showing his mouth could be big enough to rip her whole head off if he wanted.wanted.
* The strip in which [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/870 readers finally see Carl abusing Cliff]], giving him a backhanded slap that causes a nosebleed because of a minor run-in with the cops.
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* In one comic, [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/820 we learn precisely why Cliff hates his step-father so much]] - and according to WordOfGod, he's never even told his ''mother'' about it, leaving her confused as to why there was such a shift in how he treats Carl.

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* In one comic, [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/820 we learn precisely why Cliff hates his step-father so much]] - and according to WordOfGod, he's never even told his ''mother'' about it, leaving her confused as to why there was such a shift in how he treats Carl.Carl.
* After the ordeal with the spider-monster that nearly killed Oscar, Eliza comes close to breaking her vow to not harm monsters who are acting according to their instincts and keeping out of the town, only to be stopped by the White-Faced Bear. He makes it clear in no uncertain terms, he is tired of Oscar's messing up the status quo, of his actions endangering Cliff's life, and how his friendship with Eliza has pushed her into violating her vows like her predecessor. Oscar is now PersonaNonGrata in the area in the mind of the White-Faced bear. When Eliza tries to argue back, he roars at her, with one of the panels showing his mouth could be big enough to rip her whole head off if he wanted.
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*** And ''then'' it's revealed that [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/595 Raven is in the middle of]] a LossOfIdentity due to The Madness, making his desperation a lot HarsherInHindsight.

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*** And ''then'' it's revealed that [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/595 Raven is in the middle of]] a LossOfIdentity due to The Madness, making his desperation a lot HarsherInHindsight.HarsherInHindsight.
* In one comic, [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/820 we learn precisely why Cliff hates his step-father so much]] - and according to WordOfGod, he's never even told his ''mother'' about it, leaving her confused as to why there was such a shift in how he treats Carl.
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--->'''Raven''': It's not working... it won't stop scratching. Your skin is in the way.

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--->'''Raven''': It's not working... it won't stop scratching. Your skin is in the way.way.
*** And ''then'' it's revealed that [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/595 Raven is in the middle of]] a LossOfIdentity due to The Madness, making his desperation a lot HarsherInHindsight.

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* The beast in the lake's main predatory tactic is to get people to look into the crystal in its head, which makes them remember depressing points in their life and paralyzes them with grief, usually [[DrivenToSuicide goading them into letting themselves be eaten.]]

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* The beast in the lake's main predatory tactic is to get people to look into the crystal in its head, which makes them remember depressing points in their life and paralyzes them with grief, usually [[DrivenToSuicide [[DespairEventHorizon goading them into letting themselves be eaten.]]



* During the confrontation in the house, Raven states that he feels itchy behind the eyes and that it feels better when he's near Cliff before doubling over in pain and expelling a fountain of feathers from his back.
* The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which upon consumption turned the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion that seemingly attacked the family that chased after them (while the story narrates that "the world will know of a raven's love"). This doesn't spell good news for Cliff..

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* ** During the confrontation in the house, Raven states that he feels itchy behind the eyes and that it feels better when he's near Cliff before doubling over in pain and expelling a fountain of feathers from his back.
* ** The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which upon consumption turned the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion that seemingly attacked the family that chased after them (while the story narrates that "the world will know of a raven's love"). This doesn't spell good news for Cliff..Cliff.
** And taken UpToEleven when [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/588 Raven corners Cliff]], apparently desperate for acceptance...
--->'''Raven''': It's not working... it won't stop scratching. Your skin is in the way.
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* The eventual fate [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/354 of Zulime]] - she was trying to abduct Cliff because he was "marked", but she was still (apparently) genuinely helping other teens escape bad situations.

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* The eventual fate [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/354 of Zulime]] - she was trying to abduct Cliff because he was "marked", but she was still (apparently) genuinely helping other teens escape bad situations.situations, and they're [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/355 absolutely heartbroken]] when she goes missing.
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* The eventual fate [[https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic/354 of Zulime]] - she was trying to abduct Cliff because he was "marked", but she was still (apparently) genuinely helping other teens escape bad situations.
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* The Lightning Children, though small in size and eccentric in speech patterns, are quite vicious as they reduce corpses like the lake beast to nothing but bones in ''minutes.'' They also try to lead Oscar somewhere nobody would ever find him, implying they were going to tear him apart as well.

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* The Lightning Thunder Children, though small in size and eccentric in speech patterns, are quite vicious as they reduce corpses like the lake beast to nothing but bones in ''minutes.'' They also try to lead Oscar somewhere nobody would ever find him, implying they were going to tear him apart as well.
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** Raven in particular attempts to exploit Cliff multiple times; first by getting him inebriated, then continuously stroking Cliff while the latter shouts at him to stop, grabbing Cliff again when he tries to leave due to feeling uncomfortable, then later on stalking Cliff, following him to his house, flying through the window and assuming a feminine form to try and get Cliff to stay with them. Raven also tries to isolate Cliff from his family and friends and attempts to get Cliff to run away with him. He's not above manipulation either; when Cliff's finally had enough of his touching and turns into wolf form to get him to back down, he turns into a small child as a way to get Cliff to stop, then mocks him for this.

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** Raven in particular attempts to exploit Cliff multiple times; first by getting him inebriated, then continuously stroking Cliff while the latter shouts at him to stop, grabbing Cliff again when he tries to leave due to feeling uncomfortable, then later on stalking Cliff, following him to his house, flying through the window and assuming a feminine female form to try and get Cliff to stay with them. Raven also tries to isolate Cliff from his family and friends and attempts to get Cliff to run away with him. He's not above manipulation either; when Cliff's finally had enough of his touching and turns into wolf form to get him to back down, he turns into a small child as a way to get Cliff to stop, then mocks him for this.
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* The Weregarou is a ferocious beast that rips apart a few hunters in minutes. If a normal human looks at one, they turn into one. Oscar ends up having to travel through the woods with a Weregarou trying to kill him, and he's forced to have his eyes shut the entire time lest he run the risk of seeing it.

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* The Weregarou Rougarou is a ferocious beast that rips apart a few hunters in minutes. If a normal human looks at one, they turn into one. Oscar ends up having to travel through the woods with a Weregarou Rougarou trying to kill him, and he's forced to have his eyes shut the entire time lest he run the risk of seeing it.
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* Danielle Callahan, the poltergeist of Chapter 3, was just a kid that died and stayed behind at the request of their mother. Over time, she became more violent and uncontrollable (with intense remorse after every fit) until the Callahan parents felt like prisoners in their own house. She tries to force Mrs. Callahan to miscarry multiple times and nearly succeeds in killing Oscar before finally being allowed to pass on to the afterlife.
** Later on Sylvia also has a small burst of anger and breaks a vase with the same feelings of guilt and remorse afterwards, implying that this is what happens to ghosts over time.
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* The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which turns the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion, and seemingly attacks the family that chased after them. This doesn't spell good news for Cliff..

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* The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which turns upon consumption turned the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion, and fusion that seemingly attacks attacked the family that chased after them.them (while the story narrates that "the world will know of a raven's love"). This doesn't spell good news for Cliff..
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* During the confrontation in the house, Raven states that he feels itchy behind the eyes and that it feels better when he's near Cliff before doubling over in pain and expelling a fountain of feathers from his back.

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* During the confrontation in the house, Raven states that he feels itchy behind the eyes and that it feels better when he's near Cliff before doubling over in pain and expelling a fountain of feathers from his back.back.
* The short story before Chapter 9 introduces Raven is supremely ominous. A girl fell in love with a shapeshifting raven, but her family didn't approve of their affair. The raven turned himself into a golden seed which turns the girl into a horrific raven-human fusion, and seemingly attacks the family that chased after them. This doesn't spell good news for Cliff..

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* The Lightning Children, though small in size and eccentric in speech patterns, are quite vicious as they reduce corpses to nothing but bones in ''minutes.'' They also try to lead Oscar somewhere nobody would ever find him, implying they were going to tear him apart as well.

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* The Lightning Children, though small in size and eccentric in speech patterns, are quite vicious as they reduce corpses like the lake beast to nothing but bones in ''minutes.'' They also try to lead Oscar somewhere nobody would ever find him, implying they were going to tear him apart as well.



* The beast in the lake's main predatory tactic is to get people to look into its eyes, which makes them remember depressing and/or anxious points in their life and paralyzes them with grief. That's when the beast eats them.

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* The beast in the lake's main predatory tactic is to get people to look into the crystal in its eyes, head, which makes them remember depressing and/or anxious points in their life and paralyzes them with grief. That's when grief, usually [[DrivenToSuicide goading them into letting themselves be eaten.]]
** It also is strong enough to ram
the beast eats them. cave Oscar and Cliff are hiding in so hard that it runs the risk of collapsing, forcing the two to make a run for it.
** Cliff saves Oscar from being eaten by the lake beast, and it rams him in the chest straight into the lake. Clifford nearly drowns.
** The lake snake is later revealed to be an Uktena, born from the bodies of people who let their darker emotions overtake them.
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** It's stated that the beast in the lake [[WasOnceAMan used to be an animal person.]]

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** It's stated Eliza tells Oscar that the beast in the lake [[WasOnceAMan used to be an could have been a person once, and that most monsters come from animal person.people.]]
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* The Lightning Children, though small in size and eccentric in speech patterns, are quite vicious as they reduce corpses to nothing but bones in ''minutes.'' They also try to lead Oscar somewhere nobody would ever find him, implying they were going to tear him apart as well.
* The Weregarou is a ferocious beast that rips apart a few hunters in minutes. If a normal human looks at one, they turn into one. Oscar ends up having to travel through the woods with a Weregarou trying to kill him, and he's forced to have his eyes shut the entire time lest he run the risk of seeing it.
* The beast in the lake's main predatory tactic is to get people to look into its eyes, which makes them remember depressing and/or anxious points in their life and paralyzes them with grief. That's when the beast eats them.
** It's stated that the beast in the lake [[WasOnceAMan used to be an animal person.]]
* So far in the comic there have been quite a few fellows that have attempted to [[AdultFear abduct Cliff and/or use him for their own ends.]] There's the pack of fellow werewolves (who also attempt to eat Oscar, knowing full well that eating human flesh drives animal people insane) that want Cliff to come with them to Colorado and quickly turn hostile when he refuses, the Witch Zulime (who enchants him into what appears to be a servitude spell within minutes of meeting him) and Raven (who very quickly starts showing manipulative and stalkerish tendencies and tries to persuade Cliff to leave his family and friends behind).
** Raven in particular attempts to exploit Cliff multiple times; first by getting him inebriated, then continuously stroking Cliff while the latter shouts at him to stop, grabbing Cliff again when he tries to leave due to feeling uncomfortable, then later on stalking Cliff, following him to his house, flying through the window and assuming a feminine form to try and get Cliff to stay with them. Raven also tries to isolate Cliff from his family and friends and attempts to get Cliff to run away with him. He's not above manipulation either; when Cliff's finally had enough of his touching and turns into wolf form to get him to back down, he turns into a small child as a way to get Cliff to stop, then mocks him for this.
* During the confrontation in the house, Raven states that he feels itchy behind the eyes and that it feels better when he's near Cliff before doubling over in pain and expelling a fountain of feathers from his back.

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