Talk:The Sounding of the Fifth Trumpet/@comment-24466828-20160118151833

I have never been a fan of ritual pastas. I think that they are very repetitive and most of them are pretentious. However, this one is, by far, the very best one I've ever read.

Firstly, I love all the research you did on the Bible and its characters. They are represented beautifully in this case. It's clear that you did extensive research when you wrote this in order to make it as accurate as possible.

Instead of feeling like a boring grocery list, I love how you wrote this in second person. It made me feel like there was a fictitious character involved and it had the rare sense that someone was actually trying out this ritual as I read it.

Also, this didn't give me the glaring sense of "This is pretentious" that most ritual pastas provide me with. I was more focused on the amount of effort you put into this so much that I didn't even notice it.

Also, the ending was the best part of this. It is an outstanding plot twist and it gives an interesting theory which is very thought provoking.

In conclusion, this is the best ritual pasta I have ever read. Its combination of the Bible's lore and characters, great pacing, great use of the second-person, and its fantastic twist makes it feel like something truly special. I give this a 10/10. This is how you should write ritual pastas. Not the typical cookie cutter repetitiveness I see in most of them.