I know it's been a long time, but please update this story, it's one of the best, I hope that one day you'll finish this masterpiece again.

Great story so far, But that comment about Teresa in tight black leather don't put your mind in the gutter you got something good going here.

Not the way i would have portrayed it, Teresa is a hell of lot more powerful then that granted she was probably worn out from the previous fighting but come on, In any case i like how it ended with her ALIVE! I've watched the anime from beginning to end and loved it but Teresa's death ripped out my heart, Especially when it leaves Clare broken and all alone, So thank you for this my hope in literature has been restored.

2017 and still waiting for updates,love this fic!

Please get back to this and give it a happy ending for Teresa and Clare and because this is a awesome story and you are an awesome author and keep up the epic work! :)

2016 and needing more of this...

So... Are you ever going to post up a new chapter for this story? I really love your use of diction, and I kinda want Teresa to keep exploring her desire, since it's so foreign to her...

Best Claymore fanfic ever!

I'm liking where this is going. Yes, Teresa is rather awesome. One of my most favorite anime characters, in fact. Heaven, be grateful she never became an abyssal.

i like this, i really do.

i originally read this on your website, but now i can't seem to access it - is it still there, i wonder?

Please, I beg of you, keep writing this. Teresa of the Faint Smile is my all time favorite anime character, and I've never seen her portrayed so... right as this is. Minus one little scene a few chapters back, that i can justify away thanks to Teresa's rather cruel upbringing, I think all of this is magnificent. The detail, the characters, the story, the "Chapters" (Better Called Sagas), I love all of it.

I truly hope and wish that you will continue this. The only reason I do not fave, watch, follow, and adore you for this is because i have no account here. But I am ready to create one for the sake alone of keeping track of this story.

I seriously can't wait for the next chapter! Please hurry ;)

I'm truly enjoying your By the Sword series and do wish it would last longer. I've read your Red and Black fanfiction and was floored by how impressive it was. I do hope there would be more fluff between Clare and Teresa, but at this point it seems a little late. From your message, it would seem that you're gonna call it quits after two more chapters and I can only accept that. Thank you for the adventure of one of my favorite anime series thus far.

The best story I've read so fr in this entire fandom! Teresa is such an incredible figure, and you make her so believable and so human - and, despite her superhuman nature, she starts to face the same challenges that all people must. There are so few situations where she's actually in pain... And that both gives and takes away from her. I always remember the scene where she killed Rosemary, the former number one - all it took was enough to change her eyes, and she killed an abyssal with frightening ease. That's the natu of her strength. And you show it beautifully.

All of it was beautiful. From the village to the farm to the cave to the war and finally to the city - the setting is always vivid, and it is always fascinating. Your OCs are believable relatable, and distinct, and they make a real impact when they die.

Clare is the only link that is strange. Perhaps I've just grown so used to her in te canon series, and Teresa's seat did kill a lot of her, I guess.

But in the end - wonderful story, and I cannot tell you how much I look forward to the next update!

Sa Rart

I half expected Teresa to leave for good, only to later be confronted by a blond haired silver eyed Clare with massive abandonment issues.

Surprises are nice.