I've been catching up on the last few chapters I missed, which was pretty much the whole battle of Avis vs. Espersona. I must say that the action sequences were well described. I can also say the same for the dialogue, my favorite being what was done for Espersona. I thought some of the vocabulary the demon used was particularly well thought out and truly conveyed it's character to me as I read. I also approve of the cubs saving the day. It saddens me to see that chapter 25 is so short, but I must say it certainly has that cliffhanger/season ending vibe to it. Thus, I eagerly anticipate more from Further Realms.

I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed the epic battle of wits between Avis and Espersona. My hope in writing it was largely to show how, despite being guilty of so much wrong, Avis is not one to ever give up on either himself or the worthy cause of bettering the lives of his people. Plus, truth be told, we were long overdue for a quality, action sequence. :)

I had hoped to make Episode 25 longer. However, based on what is to come, it seemed best to leave it off right there as to better carry over all the emotions Ham-Ham is being swallowed up with each passing second of time.

As for the cubs, good times lie ahead for them as the story begins to split into two seperate, yet equally important, parts. It shall be fun to bring the whole, lovable gang back together again. :)

Ahh!
How did I not see this? ;O; I'm sorry.
Actually, tonight I cleared my message center and remembered I didn't check to save your submission tonight, so when I came to your gallery and aw another file I didn't see before, I guess it means I had that same accident before!
But this means I get to read one right after the other! :3
And it's a good thing in this case, cause I wanna know what happens after her struggly times trying to reach the king!
*Speeds off to the next part of the story* Woosh~!

That's happened to me a bunch of times. :) Though, like you noted, sometimes missing something then is a blessing in disguise as it makes the following submission all that more fun to read. Especially when, in this case, you can go straight from the short, cliff-hanger onto all the fun stuff thereafter. :)