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Row 1 Box 1 The box around Vesuvius is getting smaller and smaller. Vesuvius does not look good.

Row 1 Box 2 Sluice is almost all dust now, only his face and a bit of an arm remain.

Row 1 Box 3 Jesra lies on the ground surrounded by trolls who are pointing halberds at her.

Row 1 Box 4 Jesra looks down and drops the wand.

Jesra: Fine.

Row 2 Box 1 Horus turns and begins casting a spell.

Horus: And now we fix the damage that has been done.

Row 2 Box 2 A mystic link is established between Horus and the bubbles around the three Terran lynchpins.

Horus: Aliarka Magara Folariaminusata

Row 2 Box 3 Energy flies from Horus to the lynchpins.

Horus: Valiset Naminare Tositas

Row 3 Box 1 A doorway opens up.

Row 3 Box 2 One of the trolls looks at it, and points it out to another one of the trolls.

Row 3 Box 3 The three lynchpin's have their eyes glow and begin to float up, arms splayed wide. They appear to be in pain.

Row 3 Box 4 Jesra hugs Vesuvius who is gasping for air in the tiny bubble.

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Row 1 Box 1 Horus turns around and throws up his hands to shield himself from the apples.

Horus: What?!

Row 1Box 2 Jesra smiles and hits him again. This time a bunch of ferrets come out and begin to bit him.

Horus: WHAT?!

Row 1 Box 3 Horus is suddenly lit on fire, his eyes glowing and the Ferrets burn.

Jesra: Take that! What ever that is.

Row 2 Box 1 Horus raises his hand and a wall of fire appears between himself and Jesra.

Row 2 Box 2 Jesra falls back from the heat.

Jesra: Arg!

Row 2 Box 3 Pete looks concerned, hands on the ends of the Bubble.

Row 3 Box 4 Jesra gets up, her face looking grim.

Jesra: Let's try that again.

Row 3 Box 1 Jesra points the wand and liquid comes out.

Row 3 Box 2 The flames rise higher, knocking Jesra and Horus backward.

Row 3 Box 3 Horus shrieks at the Troll guards pointing at her.

Horus: Take that wand from her!

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[Seventh Seal] Page 84 - Chapter 6

Row 1 Box 1 Horus picks Sluice up and throws him, scattering dust everywhere as he does.

Row 1 Box 2 Vesuvius throws several lightning bolts through the wand into the halberd still stuck into Horus.

Row 1 Box 3 Horus waves a hand and encapsulates Vesuvius into a tiny bubble of force.

Horus: That should take care of you.

Row 2 Box 1 Horus looks at Pete, Klery and Forsalio and extends his hand.

Horus: And now we undo this nonsense once and for all.

Row 2 Box 2 Horus lifts them up into the air. Pete looks upset. Forsalio looks accepting. Klery looks fearful.

Pete: Hey!

Row 2 Box 3 Jesra looks upset.

Jesra: Don't you dare! Put them down!

Row 3 Box 1 Horus begins to cast magic at the three lynchpins.

Horus: Changes must be made, but don't worry. This won't hurt. Much.

Row 3 Box 2 Jesra runs over and picks up Amanda's wand. Vesuvius's sphere is getting smaller.

Row 3 Box 3 Jesra points the wand at Horus and a stream full of apple's pours out of it, hitting Horus in the head.

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Row 1 Box 1 Horus raises his head and roars in pain.

Horus: Oh you'll pay for that little troll.

Row 1 Box 2 Horus stares at Sluice, beams coming out of his eyes.

Horus: This is the end.

Row 2 Box 1 Sluice begins to turn to dust.

Row 2 Box 2 Vesuvius looks with horror.

Vesuvius: Sluice!

Row 2 Box 3 Vesuvius runs down and grabs Amanda's wand and shoots it at Horus.

Vesuvius: Take that your largeness!

Row 3 Box 1 The blast bounces off of Horus.

Row 3 Box 2 Horus looks disdainful of Vesuvius.

Horus: That didn't work very well for Amanda. Do you really think it will work better for you?

Row 3 Box 3 Sluice, though much of him has turned to dust, jabs the halberd into Horus a second time.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 82 - Chapter 6

Row 1 Horus and the others all look at each other.

Row 2 Box 1 Horus shakes his head.

Horus: Why am I not surprised? Let no one ever say that I am not merciful.

Row 2 Box 2 Amanda laughs.

Row 2 Box 3 Horus is extending his hand with power to attack Sluice but turns his head in annoyance to look at Amanda.

Horus: You dare?

Row 2 Box 4 Amanda looks terrified.

Row 3 Box 1 Amanda sneers and reaches for her wand.

Row 3 Box 2 Amanda calls power and sends a lightning bolt at Horus.

Amanda: Your mercy. I remember how 'merciful' you really are!

Row 3 Box 3 The lightning bolt bounces harmlessly off of him.

Horus: I'm sorry. Was that meant to do something?

Row 4 Box 1 Horus's eyes glow.

Row 4 Box 2 Amanda turns instantly to ash.

Horus: Goodbye Amanda.

Row 4 Box 3 While Horus has been distracted, Sluice grabs one of the Halberds from the Guard's hands.

Row 4 Box 4 Sluice charges Horus and stabs him in the back.

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Row 1 Box 1 Nungo watches pleased at a cheering throng outside of his window that looks up at the sky.

Row 1 Box 2 There is a painting on the wall of a ship at sea in a calm storm.

Row 1 Box 3 The painting changes to storm clouds.

Row 1 Box 4 Nungo looks from the crowd to the painting.

Row 2 Box 1 Nungo sighs.

Row 2 Box 2 Empty from the same perspective as the previous box but Nungo is not there.

Row 3 Box 1 Sluice looks up, looking worried.

Horus (Off Panel): I have been very patient up to now.

Row 3 Box 2 Vesuvius looks up from the Amanda's shoulder. Amanda looks wickedly pleased, Vesuvius looks forlorn.

Horus (Off Panel): I have disdained the use of more vulgar magicks in hope of a stronger world bond. But your 'success' here prevents that.

Row 3 Box 3 Pete and Jesra look up defiant, Jesra more so than Pete.

Horus: (Off Panel) No matter. I can solve this problem in a multitude of ways. Surrender now, and I will show some mercy.

Row 3 Box 4 The trolls grab their weapons and get into formation, ready to charge.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 80 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Horus looks into the pool.

Horus: No. This shall not be.

Row 1 Box 2 & 3 and the rest of the page.

Horus stands in the middle of the pool drawing power from all of the captured souls there and is enveloped in a scarlet light. Lightning and Flame surround him in rings. All of the glass in the temple is shattered.

Page 17 Horus crashes down in front of Forsalio's house, gigantic and powerful augmented with giant bat wings and eldritch armor that wraps around him. He looks down at an assembled Pete, Jesra, Klery and Forsalio menacingly.

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Row 1 Box 1 Pete (from his perspective) leans forward to kiss Jesra.

Row 1 Box 2 Klery smiles and looks out at Jesra kissing Pete.

Klery: Hmmm

Row 1 Box 3 Klery smiles at Forsalio.

Klery: Can you make me a painting of that?

Row 2 Box 1 Close up of Forsalio's face as it considers.

Row 2 Box 2 Forsalio smiles.

Row 2 Box 3 Forsalio sits and begins to paint a picture of Jesra and Pete kissing whilst Klery watches.

Row 3 Box 1 The Seven in the sky glows.

Row 3 Box 2 The VII changes to a Helvetica fonted 7.

Row 3 Box 3& 4 and Row 4, left half, the gash in the sky begins to close.

Right Half: Everyone on the other side of the veil (Vesuvius and Sluice's side) begins to cheer and celebrate as they look at a bright star in the sky.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 78 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Klery looks at various paintings that Forsalio has done.

Klery: You're really very talented! I'm impressed.

Forsalio: Oh. Well, thank you. I normally don't show the to people...

Row 1 Box 2 Jesra looks around for Pete.

Jesra: Pete? Are you there?

Row 1 Box 3 Pete, looking kind of sad (from his perspective) is right in front of Jesra.

Pete: I'm right here Jesra....

Row 2 Box 1 The trolls have their halberds pointed at Vesuvius in a ring, while Amanda picks up her wand in the background.

Row 2 Box 2 Sluice wakes up.

Row 2 Box 3 Sluice frowns.

Row 3 Box 4 Sluice leaps up.

Row 3 Box 1 Jesra speaks to the air.

Jesra: I think things are working out Pete, but I wish you were here. I'd rather a real friend than an imaginary friend.

Row 3 Box 2 Sluice steps on the wand.

Row 3 Box 3 Jesra leans forward to kiss Pete.

Row 4 Lightning spills out all around where the wand is snapped in two, knocking Amanda and the other trolls backward.

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Row 1 Box 1 Vesuvius pokes Amanda in the eyes.

Row 1 Box 2 Amanda puts her hand up to her eyes.

Amanda: Ah! You'll pay for that Vesuvius.

Row 1 Box 3 Vesuvius snickers standing on her head ready to poke her eyes again.

Vesuvius: You and what army?

Row 2 Box 1 & 2 A line of angry trolls stands behind Amanda.

Box 3 Vesuvius looks behind him.

Vesuvius: Oh.

Row 3 Box 1 Amanda and Klery look at Forsalio.

Amanda: We're here....

Row 3 Box 2 Forsolio looks out at them. (From Pete's Perspective) Pete is standing behind Amanda and Klery. Forsalio looks a little impatient.

Forsalio: Yes?

Row 3 Box 3: Klery looks inside, sees some paintings.

Klery: Oh! You're an artist.

Row 4 Box 1 Forsalio smiles and nods.

Forsalio: Yes. Yes I am. Or at least I was before I became a business man, would you like to see my paintings?

Row 4 Box 2 Klery smiles.

Klery: Yes I'd like that very much.

Row 4 Box 3 Klery goes inside with Forsalio.

Row 4 Box 4 Amanda breathes a sigh of relief.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 76 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Jesra looks back and smiles.

Jesra: Pete!

Row 1 Box 2 Klery looks back and doesn't see anything except Pete and the horse.

Klery: Pete is a friend of yours? Your boyfriend?

Row 1 Box 3 Jesra blushes.

Jesra: Er.....we...just...met...

Row 2 Box 1 Klery smiles knowingly and puts her hand on Jesra's shoulder.

Klery: Today would have been my and my husband's 50^th anniversary. It's an important day to me. I remember what it was like. You don't have to explain anything to me.

Row 2 Box 2 Jesra keeps blushing and just knocks on Forsalio's door.

Jesra: Er.....

Row 3 Box 1 Forsalio is surrounded by three women, admiring his new suit. One of them has a pair of grapes and is ready to feed him one.

Off Panel: Knockknockknock

Row 3 Box 2 Forsalio looks up, the women look annoyed.

Forsalio: What in the?

Row 3 Box 3 The door opens, and Forsalio looks out at a waiting Jesra and Klery.

Forsalio: Yes?

Row 4 Box 1 Vesuvius bite's Amanda's hand again.

Row 4 Box 2 This time Amanda let's go.

Row 4 Box 3 Vesuvius runs up her shoulder.

Row 4 Box 4 They look at each other.

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Row 1 Box 1 Amanda looks right, after Vesuvius has moved.

Amanda: What?

Box 2 Vesuvius taps her from the other side.

Box 3 Amanda starts to turn her head but stops.

Row 2 Box 1 Amanda reaches a hand up quickly and grabs Vesuvius.

Box 2 Vesuvius bites her hand.

Box 3 Amanda yowls in pain but doesn't let go.

Row 3 Box 1 Amanda points her wand at Vesuvius.

Row 3 Box 2 Pete (from Pete's perspective) yanks the wand out of Amanda's hand.

Row 3 Box 3 Amanda shrieks in surprise. From Amanda's perspective the wand flies through the air.

Amanda: What?!

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