Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post
I feel like the dramatic part of them was the whole "legion of ghosts hidden from the world suddenly rising in defense of the Gate, their numbers bolstered by the major influx of warriors just slain, turning the perception from stripping the defenses away to strengthening them" bit.

The word "martyr" was not particularly dramatic for me, and Soon dying of old age instead of ritualistic suicide doesn't change that. But that's just me.
I agree.

It's really a just a description when you think about it. In common usage, a martyr dies for their cause, and strengthens said cause in doing so. They were ghosts, and they were martyrs.

But that splash panel: it's one of those pages that makes me wish I could forget so I could go back and see it for the first time again.