Pandemonium: Chapter 10

## Chapter 10

Crain explaining the role of Zipher's box in his plans and the upcoming offensive on the village.

## Information

### Original release date

October 11th 2013

*"Zipher and Anna were no lovers."*

— Crain, correcting Domika.

Chapter 9 is the fourth chapter of the second volume of the *Pandemonium: Wizard Village* manga and the tenth chapter of the series overall, as written and illustrated by Shibamoto Sho. It was released on October 11th 2013.

## Overview

Chapter 10 fully reveals Zipher's past. The final conflict of the manga is set up.

Domika's pleas for Zipher to stay in the village are interrupted by the arrival of a mercenary force. it is revealed the mercenary band and Zipher had a deal. He guided them to the village using a transponder in the box he's carrying and the fireworks as additional signals. Crain explains that Zipher has been friends with Anna, rather than her lover.

The mercenary group storms the village, gathering everyone in the main square. After a failed insurgency by the villagers, Crain decides the mercenary band will kill all its residents.

## Summary

vThe chapter opens with a flashback. Zipher is seen talking to Crain, Faust and Stock. It is revealed that a transmitter is attached to the box Anna is being preserved in. Zipher agrees to send a signal to the mercenary gang when he reaches the village. He will confirm the existence of the Wizard Village by asking its chief to resurrect Anna. Crain asks what kind of a signal will Zipher send back, to which he responds with "Fireworks." Flashback ends with a teary eyed Zipher embarking on his journey into the Land of the Variants.

In the present, Crain reveals this plan to Domika. Seeing Zipher with her and knowing that Zipher stopped his fireworks displays fives days ago, Crain concludes that Zipher decided to betray him. Trying to defend the village from the upcoming invasion, Zipher tells Crain that the village has no special powers. However, seeing Domika's variant features, Crain doesn't believe him. After getting aggressive towards Crain, Zipher is beaten up by a pair of mercenaries.

Domika jumps to Zipher's defense, only to be rebuked that Anna wasn't Zipher's lover. Rather, the romantic feelings are revealed to have been a one sided affair. Crain commends Zipher on being such a good liar, managing to fool Domika. Endecon is revealed to have finished the reconnaissance of the village in advance. Crain states the objective for the following mission, which is the complete destruction of the Wizard Village.

Brooding in Domika's house, Molte is alerted to what's happening by looking outside the window. Mercenaries suddenly pour into the village and capture the villagers. Marco tries defending Kobolgarde and Brow, but is quickly neutralized. Crain and his elite guard enter the village, dragging a tied up Kayoh with them.

The villagers are rounded up in the streets. Multiple new faces are revealed, including some deformed and injured villagers who mostly stay indoors. As Zipher begs Crain to stop, Ainu and Cosith step up and ask him to leave. Crain and his team refuse to leave, instead accusing the so-called Wizard Village of controlling the Sky Golems and their Straight Thunder attacks. Crain decides to offer them the option of leaving the Land of the variants and disappearing somewhere far away. Knowing they have nowhere else to go, Ainu refuses.

Seeing as the negotiations broke down, Cosith attacks the mercenaries, but gets subdued by Faust. Having had enough, Crain orders his team to kill all the villagers.

## Characters in order of appearance

### Main characters

Crain

Zipher

Domika

Anna

Molte

Brow

Kobolgarde

Marco

Kayoh

Malsus

Cosith

Ainu

### Villagers

* Gulon, Kutar, Brepa, Agare, Balam, Cornu, Grif, Memeko, Shushu, Sius, Solato
* Sibo, Aegis, Behemoth, Shiroyabu, Bael, Bai, Leto, Wonk
* Keiten, Rou
* Neil, Eva, Rono, Ruvatos
* Mupos, Pendra
* Andras, Baal, Ipos, Kerone, Peryu, Purso

## Trivia

* Crain's dialogue reveals that the last fireworks display happened 5 days ago, which was just before the housing complex burned down.
* Crain characterizes Anna as a "*Woman who'd never belong to anybody*".
* Although his theory is dubious, Crain states that Zipher wanted to revive Anna so she'd feel obligated to return back his love.
* Molte is the only resident to notice the Mercenary group before the storming of the village.
* Chapter 10 is the first chapter to introduce new villagers since Chapter 3.
* Crain name drops the word "Pandemonium" on page 10 when describing the monstrous look of the denizens of the Wizard Village.
	+ Crain is also the only character in the manga to exclusively reference the village as the "Wizard Village".
* Kayoh is shown to be a prisoner of the Mercenary group on page 23, resolving the question of her fate.

## Gallery

The plan explained.Zipher and Crain come to an agreement."*She's a variant in the Land of the Variant.*"Crain reveals the nature of Zipher's relationship to Anna.The destruction of Wizard Village is ordered.Kayoh is shown to be alive.A number of new villagers, revealed.Cosith's rampage.Crain orders a genocide.

## References

1. ↑ http://hiyokonikki.blog.shinobi.jp/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B/pandemonium%20-%E9%AD%94%E8%A1%93%E5%B8%AB%E3%81%AE%E6%9D%91-%20%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E8%A9%B1%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0%E3%81%AE