"The tranquil aftermath of a storm that swept away everything but despair..."
Goddamn, I knew that it was going to get crazy but I didn't expect THIS. Guts is broken, man. Like, he looks lost. He looks exactly like he did after the eclipse when he realize that Casca went insane...
And about everything being rushed and not being paced right, I think it is done on purpose to leave you in some kind of WTF state. I don't know what comes next though. Will he go berserk and reawaken his inner darkness or what? But, honestly, I am very exited about next chapter that should, if I'm not mistaking, conclude the arc.