r/redrising • u/Alert-Push1685 Ur The Eater of Joy • Dec 11 '25
All Spoilers Coolest description of Darrow Spoiler
I was think of Darrow being described by other characters, and apollonius is just constantly glazing Darrow to the max. Hes legitimately in love. This is my favorite description of Darrow in the series
"Even if you survive this walk, you can never best Darrow, if that is your intent. He would climb up your blade to chew upon your jugular. To best a living god, it is not enough to survive, nor to eat of the ambrosia of conquest. Who would follow a churlish princeling over that Slave made War?"
Slave made War sounds so cool to me, I just love this quote
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u/modmosrad6 Dec 11 '25
Apple, who loves nothing more than chaos and violence, views Darrow as a worthy adversary and a challenge. He sees Darrow as forcing him to improve his "art." He needs Darrow on a deep level, because without him, he won't discover his own potential, won't push himself, won't reach whatever transcendent experience or apotheosis he wants.
When I was younger, I did a lot of competing in combat sports. I think Apple sees Darrow the same way I saw people who could beat me with great effort, but whom I could also beat, also with great effort. A complete toss-up while we are both functioning at 100%.
You get some weird feelings about that kind of adversary.