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Kill 6 Billion Demons #4
Kill Six Billion Demons, Book 4: King of Swords
In this collection of the fourth chapter of the popular webcomic KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS, heir to the multiverse Allison Ruth must grapple with the limits to her own strength as she enters the world's deadliest multiversal fighting tournament in a desperate struggle against the god-king Solomon David.
170 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2020
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November 29, 2021
This volume finds protagonist Allison Ruth joining the annual fighting tournament held by ruthless demiurge Solomon David, in an attempt to rescue her boyfriend Zaid from imprisonment in his deceptively placid kingdom. I don't know how he does it, but creator Tom Parkinson-Morgan continues to subvert my expectations with every confrontation Allison has with one of these seven wicked rulers of reality in new and satisfying ways. None of her encounters with the three demiurges she's challenged have gone how I've expected, and Parkinson-Morgan keeps the story fresh and interesting, because I never know what is going to happen next.
Like the previous volume, this book had so many beautiful character moments as they define their relationships with one another and experience moments of profound personal growth. Allison and Cio had some truly fantastic moments between each other, but oh my goodness, this volume was absolutely White Chain's book from start to finish. The journey that character has been on is nothing short of magnificent and to see how her character continues to unfold is wildly satisfying. She has some perfect moments towards the end of this arc that brought me tremendous levels of joy which practically had me leaping out of my seat to cheer her on. Oh, and I also must at least mention how much I am thoroughly enjoying Gog-Agog. She is greatly amusing and on the surface seems the least threatening of all demiurges, which of course makes me suspect that she's far more sinister than she's letting on.
This volume seems to provide some closure on Allison's immediate goals up to this point, leaving one to wonder where the story may be headed from here (though the transition of her motivation to more ambitious purpose can certainly be guessed at easily enough for those who have read these four volumes), but at the end it definitely throws a curveball cliffhanger into the mix that could upset any future plans or happy reunions that one may hope to enjoy here.
The art in this volume is also nothing short of fantastic. Solomon David's realm is vastly different from the others we've seen so far. While most of the realms Allison has experienced are bleak and nightmarish hellscapes, Solomon David's realm is a beautiful realm of blue skies and divine palaces which seem to take inspiration from Greco-Roman design. The fight scenes are well crafted, there are so many imaginatively bizarre characters, and Parkinson-Morgan's level of extreme detail on those landscape shots continues to improve and impress.
This is one of the most imaginative and fascinating stories I have ever read. I cannot recommend this highly enough. If you haven't checked this series out, do yourself the immense favor of doing so. The first volume is a bit heavy on the exposition dumps, but if anything about the world intrigues you, I implore you to to continue past that, because in volume 2 the book really hits its stride and continues to delight from there. I can't wait to see where the story goes next.
Like the previous volume, this book had so many beautiful character moments as they define their relationships with one another and experience moments of profound personal growth. Allison and Cio had some truly fantastic moments between each other, but oh my goodness, this volume was absolutely White Chain's book from start to finish. The journey that character has been on is nothing short of magnificent and to see how her character continues to unfold is wildly satisfying. She has some perfect moments towards the end of this arc that brought me tremendous levels of joy which practically had me leaping out of my seat to cheer her on. Oh, and I also must at least mention how much I am thoroughly enjoying Gog-Agog. She is greatly amusing and on the surface seems the least threatening of all demiurges, which of course makes me suspect that she's far more sinister than she's letting on.
This volume seems to provide some closure on Allison's immediate goals up to this point, leaving one to wonder where the story may be headed from here (though the transition of her motivation to more ambitious purpose can certainly be guessed at easily enough for those who have read these four volumes), but at the end it definitely throws a curveball cliffhanger into the mix that could upset any future plans or happy reunions that one may hope to enjoy here.
The art in this volume is also nothing short of fantastic. Solomon David's realm is vastly different from the others we've seen so far. While most of the realms Allison has experienced are bleak and nightmarish hellscapes, Solomon David's realm is a beautiful realm of blue skies and divine palaces which seem to take inspiration from Greco-Roman design. The fight scenes are well crafted, there are so many imaginatively bizarre characters, and Parkinson-Morgan's level of extreme detail on those landscape shots continues to improve and impress.
This is one of the most imaginative and fascinating stories I have ever read. I cannot recommend this highly enough. If you haven't checked this series out, do yourself the immense favor of doing so. The first volume is a bit heavy on the exposition dumps, but if anything about the world intrigues you, I implore you to to continue past that, because in volume 2 the book really hits its stride and continues to delight from there. I can't wait to see where the story goes next.
December 31, 2020
The tournament arc of the series! Lots of character development, whacky new characters, incredible fights... The comic keeps getting more and more amazing.
Spoilers ahead, since I'm tired but still want to at least babble something incoherent about some favorite plot points!
Spoilers ahead, since I'm tired but still want to at least babble something incoherent about some favorite plot points!
February 20, 2025
Espectacular.
Accelera la fórmula que havia seguit en els llibres anteriors. Sorpreses, tensió, i espectacle visual en l'entrega més emocionant i treballada de tota la saga fins ara.
Qualsevol però que poguera haver fet a l'hora de recomanar començar aquesta saga diria que s'emmena a aquest llibre. Els components i filosofia de l'univers sencer que se'ns presenta ja s'han encaixat i lubricat per a funcionar a un nivell de qualitat i entreteniment que no s'havia vist a la saga fins ara.
Accelera la fórmula que havia seguit en els llibres anteriors. Sorpreses, tensió, i espectacle visual en l'entrega més emocionant i treballada de tota la saga fins ara.
Qualsevol però que poguera haver fet a l'hora de recomanar començar aquesta saga diria que s'emmena a aquest llibre. Els components i filosofia de l'univers sencer que se'ns presenta ja s'han encaixat i lubricat per a funcionar a un nivell de qualitat i entreteniment que no s'havia vist a la saga fins ara.
August 5, 2022
Estos cómics son brillantes y cada libro es mejor que el anterior. Fan, fan y megafan.
July 21, 2023
NOW we are COOKING with FUCKING GAS. All previous minor criticisms of this series are hereby rescinded. We've got massive martial arts action. We've got phenomenal worldbuilding and characters. We've got yolked ass buff women 😳 Literally what more do you need.
September 23, 2021
I’m in the minority that preferred the lore-heavyness of the earlier books BUT bonus points for White Chain getting to be happy for once
April 1, 2022
Is this a Jojo reference?
June 6, 2025
We're in the four-and-a-half territory now, folks. It's been one year, Allison isn't as clueless anymore and knows how to fight... a little bit... and then one day Plot just finds them at their weird godhead doorstep, and off we go once more. It's the inevitable Tournament Arc! Zaid is there!
Starting to pick up more and more on what I surmise to be the final overarching theme of the whole story, namely violence and what it actually gets you and whether there's any other way to fight evil. Solomon clearly didn't think so, despite years of study under some ancient masters that really should have spotted the red flags. That part honestly felt pretty weird, I'd have liked to hear some more context on that... but Solomon himself is a pretty cool guy, makes for a memorable anti-villain type.
The art keeps getting better, the fights are entertaining and well-choreographed - though I'd have liked to see more of the tournament itself - the main characters bounce off each other increasingly better as they get to know each other more and start to get upset with each other's quirks, a couple other minor characters are (re-)introduced that I like a lot, and there's less of Maya around. So, all in all, good show.
Starting to pick up more and more on what I surmise to be the final overarching theme of the whole story, namely violence and what it actually gets you and whether there's any other way to fight evil. Solomon clearly didn't think so, despite years of study under some ancient masters that really should have spotted the red flags. That part honestly felt pretty weird, I'd have liked to hear some more context on that... but Solomon himself is a pretty cool guy, makes for a memorable anti-villain type.
The art keeps getting better, the fights are entertaining and well-choreographed - though I'd have liked to see more of the tournament itself - the main characters bounce off each other increasingly better as they get to know each other more and start to get upset with each other's quirks, a couple other minor characters are (re-)introduced that I like a lot, and there's less of Maya around. So, all in all, good show.
October 24, 2024
JUST PERFECT. New favourite character named, "10 Vigilant Gaze Purges the Horizon."
July 21, 2021
The gathering of demons in a grand battle that turns deeply personal for Allison. Plain out coliseum-style gladiator battle switches suddenly to Solomon’s targeting Allison. Yet suddenly, an angel is revealed, and just as suddenly, the doom of this world arises.
Is power worth this chaos? Or is chaos the goal?!
Is power worth this chaos? Or is chaos the goal?!
September 15, 2021
It turns every fantasy trope I’ve been accustomed to on its head and cleverly poses some interesting questions on the world today, heroism and identity, or maybe that’s just me reading too much into it lol. Regardless one take away, of course being the all female/non binary cast. The action is top notch as usual and so is the art.
October 31, 2023
As if this series's anime influences couldn't already be felt a mile away, this volume makes us all painfully aware that it is by 2 of my favorite tropes:
1) TIMESKIP! A year has passed and people's abilities & looks have changed, roughly for the better!
2) TOURNAMENT ARC! Complete with a jester running colorful commentary, lots of crazy-powerful/just plain crazy moves & attacks, and the best kinds of power-boosting transformations (One of which is the good ol fashioned FU-SION-HA!).
Most impressed by everyone's CHARACTER growth tho! Other than 2 of their party, the girl cursed with terrible power, the angel everyone misgenders, and the fanfiction writer are all given lots of material to show how much they've progressed from volume one, both in the intervening year we didn't witness AND within the events of the book itself.
1) TIMESKIP! A year has passed and people's abilities & looks have changed, roughly for the better!
2) TOURNAMENT ARC! Complete with a jester running colorful commentary, lots of crazy-powerful/just plain crazy moves & attacks, and the best kinds of power-boosting transformations (One of which is the good ol fashioned FU-SION-HA!).
Most impressed by everyone's CHARACTER growth tho! Other than 2 of their party, the girl cursed with terrible power, the angel everyone misgenders, and the fanfiction writer are all given lots of material to show how much they've progressed from volume one, both in the intervening year we didn't witness AND within the events of the book itself.
July 5, 2022
Another installment in the visually and imaginatively lush 6 Billion Demons series.
The story continues, with our protagonists entering an epic tournament presided over by a god. On the plus side, we get more incredible art and inventiveness. I had to stop many times to ogle each panel and page, crammed with details.
On the, well, not negative so much as not astonishing side, the tournament plot was kinda unremarkable, even predictable. It followed a lot of well-worn cliches: escalating violence, dubious referreeing, heroes forced to fight each other.
Now, the last scene did skew into a new story, which meant a cliffhanger for a bound volume, so that will keep me going. Not to mention my admiration for the visuals.
The story continues, with our protagonists entering an epic tournament presided over by a god. On the plus side, we get more incredible art and inventiveness. I had to stop many times to ogle each panel and page, crammed with details.
On the, well, not negative so much as not astonishing side, the tournament plot was kinda unremarkable, even predictable. It followed a lot of well-worn cliches: escalating violence, dubious referreeing, heroes forced to fight each other.
Now, the last scene did skew into a new story, which meant a cliffhanger for a bound volume, so that will keep me going. Not to mention my admiration for the visuals.
September 23, 2022
World-building at its finest. I feel the K6BD series as a whole knocks Tolkien completely off his throne of world-building king. We are four volumes in and I hunger for setting information more than ever. Every crook and cranny is filled with surprises!
The plot is fairly straightforward, but with an interesting exploration of the main character's inner life.
As amazing as the setting is, the relationships between the main characters is the beating heart of this series and it does not disappoint.
What's amazing to me is that in the four volumes there has never been a weak point. Every bit of it screams read me. Easily makes my series list of all time favorites.
The plot is fairly straightforward, but with an interesting exploration of the main character's inner life.
As amazing as the setting is, the relationships between the main characters is the beating heart of this series and it does not disappoint.
What's amazing to me is that in the four volumes there has never been a weak point. Every bit of it screams read me. Easily makes my series list of all time favorites.
December 11, 2022
Good Lord this series just keeps getting better and better.
I stumbled upon this web comic years ago and decided to support the artist by buying the books. I had read a few of the strip before diving into these comics fully. It’s not only grown in scope, but tone and pacing. The characters evolve and grow, sometimes literally, and keep you wondering…what next?
If you like weird stories that aren’t your standard fare with an interesting art style, jump in. Good golly this is a fun story.
I stumbled upon this web comic years ago and decided to support the artist by buying the books. I had read a few of the strip before diving into these comics fully. It’s not only grown in scope, but tone and pacing. The characters evolve and grow, sometimes literally, and keep you wondering…what next?
If you like weird stories that aren’t your standard fare with an interesting art style, jump in. Good golly this is a fun story.
May 28, 2023
I’ve been surprised to find that across volumes three and four that I’ve become quite invested in the story and characters, considering how little I enjoyed volume one.
Volume four is a much more straightforward, linear narrative than previous volumes. The life and training of Allison under the angel White Chain, while having a semi-detached relationship with the demon Cio makes up the opening. The following is an arena battle competition for the right to challenge a god-king.
The art has improved again in this volume, and I’m keen to see where the story goes next.
Volume four is a much more straightforward, linear narrative than previous volumes. The life and training of Allison under the angel White Chain, while having a semi-detached relationship with the demon Cio makes up the opening. The following is an arena battle competition for the right to challenge a god-king.
The art has improved again in this volume, and I’m keen to see where the story goes next.
November 9, 2024
solomon david and rayuba are rlly cool. theres already so much packed into the series and tom/abbadon is an absolute unit for making this at the pace that he does. the world is 100% 'fleshed out', and the worldbuilding to volume ratio is far greater than the vast majority of other media. i do still wish that the character writing and plot, which is still great, was a bit more fleshed out and had more breathing room, though that would probably mean the series would take forever to progress and finish, either way definitely one of my favourite comics and pieces of media if not favourite
December 11, 2022
empezou moi ben! pero tristemente bebeu demasiado do manga e deixouse levar polos problemas que se atopan en moitos shonen e que non me gustan (principalmente torneos que sirven para pouco máis que para facer que a nosa personaxe protagonista reciba certo aumento dos seus poderes e mostrar o que mola a acción e meterlle nomes parvos a movementos dados). e mete esas dúas cousas aquí. e non, a verdade é que non. podería ter sido moito máis, e é unha mágoa
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May 21, 2024Not having read any of the series since before the Event, it did take a while getting back up to speed, possibly not helped by this volume only having one cutaway. For the most part this installment is Mortal Kombat with Biblically accurate angels, which might be construed as having your cake and eating it if there's also an argument that strength is not the same thing as the capacity for violence.
July 28, 2024
I had my doubts when I started this series, but now I can't get enough it. Too bad the series stops here (for now). Although, I believe the webcomic continues.
This was a crazy fun read. In this series anything goes: angels check, devils check, gods check, humans check, ... In this last volume there were some serious fight scenes. It starts with Allison who has become a warrior and it ends with the transformation of White CHain into her true self. Please don't let it stop.
This was a crazy fun read. In this series anything goes: angels check, devils check, gods check, humans check, ... In this last volume there were some serious fight scenes. It starts with Allison who has become a warrior and it ends with the transformation of White CHain into her true self. Please don't let it stop.
February 2, 2022
In all honesty i almost detracted one star because of the tournament part. There is nothing more lazy than an tournament these days but in this book we see a lot of growth out of the characters interacting in the surrounding settings. Sadly the latter part of the book is just one long battle but we knew that was coming.
September 21, 2022
Honestly - very cool and it was great to see White Chain finally grow beyond and the series gain some real emotional weight. If anything the books are maturing (which may sound strange), but thematically they are becoming truly deep by looking inward.
Really hate the cliffhanger of this volume, but it does the job bc I immediately want the next volume!
Really hate the cliffhanger of this volume, but it does the job bc I immediately want the next volume!
December 19, 2023
The series gets better, with a wider scope and deepening the characterization and the world-building. Only problem is that, following the web-comic, I know what is coming, but this one is solid.
The author has matured and stabilized his style, and still keeps his quirky wide views and baroque background.
The author has matured and stabilized his style, and still keeps his quirky wide views and baroque background.
April 20, 2022
THE WAY I WISH I COULD READ THIS ALL FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN!! This series is now my all time favorite fantasy read. Allison is an amazing protagonist, deeply human and emotional, multifaceted, funny— ugh I could go on. I’ve fallen in love with every single page and every single character.
September 4, 2025
3.5/5. My favorite book in the series so far, but I expected the lore to be more comprehensible, and the politics of this world to be more manageable this far into the series. Still feel a little lost on the world building but enjoying the A plot.
January 11, 2022
Things are getting spicy.
April 14, 2022
GOOSEBUMPS!!!
IT Was a thrilling ride!!
IT Was a thrilling ride!!
June 1, 2022
Books 1-3 climbed up from "uneven, weird violent webcomic" to "impossibly beautiful". Book 4 is just "pretty good!" Recommended for the continuing adventures in world-building of an artist.
July 26, 2022
This series has taken so many twists and turns and I’m HERE for it.
February 7, 2023
A Weak 5/5 Graphic Novel Volume
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