[Seventh Seal] Page 86 - Chapter 6

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.

[Seventh Seal] Page 85 - Chapter 6

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!

Precyber - Chapter 34

Clark FINALLY gets a victory.

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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.

[Seventh Seal] Page 83 - Chapter 6

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.

Precyber Chapter 33

Clark gets a new old hobby.

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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.

[Seventh Seal] Page 81 - Chapter 6

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.

Precyber - Chapter 32

Clark meets his new partner.

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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.

[Seventh Seal] Page 79 - Chapter 5

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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Clarke signs up for the Revolution.

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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.

[Seventh Seal] Page 77 - Chapter 5

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.

Precyber - Chapter 30

Clarke floats about until he finds the spark of a new start.  A tiny evil glimmer of hope.

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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.

[Seventh Seal] Page 75 - Chapter 5

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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[Seventh Seal] Page 74 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Slither (from Slither's perspective) is floating in the air and looks shocked.

Row 1 Box 2 Pete does a baseball windup.

Row 1 Box 3 Pete throws Slither into a nearby trash bin, ricocheting him off the lid.

Pete: Not so fun when you're on the other end is it?

Row 1 Box 4 The lid to the trash slams down, trapping Slither.

Row 2 Box 1 Jesra looks at Klery.

Jesra: I was talking to my imaginary friend.

Box 2

Klery smiles warmly.

Klery: I used to have one of those a long time ago. But...

Box 3

Jesra smiles and takes Klery's hand.

Jesra: This way. You'll see.

Row 3 Box 1 Amanda shoots another lightning bolt at Sluice.

Row 3 Box 2 Sluice moans and collapses.

Row 3 Box 3 Amanda reaches forward to shoot another lightning bolt.

Amanda: And now we end this.

Row 3 Box 4 Vesuvius springs up onto Amanda's back and taps the side of her neck.

[Seventh Seal] Page 73 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Amanda extends her wand and shoots a lightning bolt at Sluice.

Slither slides down off the side of the roof and does a series of massive leaps towards the horse.

Box 2 Sluice is thrown backwards off the horse.

Slither keeps jumping and leaps up, slamming into Vesuvius.

Vesuvius: Jesra, get Klery to where she needs to be!

Row 2 Box 1

Jesra slips off the horse.

Jesra: Where is that?

Row 2 Box 2 Sluice slowly gets up.

Vesuvius and Slither roll around in a ball of fury wrestling with each other.

Vesuvius: Follow your instinct!

Row 3 Box 1

Wide shot of the scene showing Jesra and Klery from Klery's perspective with just the two of them and the horse.

Jesra: Somehow I don't like the sound of that.

Row 3 Box 2

Klery looks at Amanda.

Klery: Don't like the sound of what? Why did you bring me here?

Row 4 Box 1

Amanda flies up and slams Sluice with another lightning bolt, knocking him backward.

Slither pins Vesuvius and draws a knife to slice him.

Row 4 Box 2

Pete (from Pete's perspective) picks Slither up into the air.

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Clark finally drops to rock bottom.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 72 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Sluice grabs Klery in one arm and Jesra in the other and begins to ride off through one of the windows.

Row 1 Box 2 Trolls follow in the distance but can't do much.

Row 1 Box 3 Pete runs after them.

Pete: Wait! (huffhuffhuffh) Wait!

Row 2 Box 1 Amanda and Slither stand guard over the roof of Forsalio's demesne.

Row 2 Box 2 Slither looks at Amanda and whispers something.

Slither: …...

Row 2 Box 3 Amanda nods.

Amanda: Yes, they will come. It is inevitable that they would.

Row 2 Box 4 Slither looks dubious.

Row 3 Box 1 Amanda smiles and points down the street.

Row 3 Box 2 Slither looks and strains his eyes.

Row 3 Box 3 Slither looks shocked.

Row 3 Box 4 Slither rubs his eyes.

Row 4 Jesra, Klery, Vesuvius and Sluice stop directly in front of Forsalio's house. A line of trolls can be seen in the distance.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 71 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Jesra seems to think about this for a bit.

Row 1 Box 2 Jesra nods as if this makes perfect sense to her.

Jesra: Of course. Listen, I was wondering if you could do me a huge favor?

Row 1 Box 3 Klery smiles warmly again.

Klery: Of course. What can I do for you?

Row 2 Wide shot of Sluice and Vesuvius laughing outrageously on the horse, leaping over a line of outraged trolls.

Row 3 Box 1 Jesra looks at Klery.

Jesra: Well you see there is someone...who needs ...praying for...very much. And I was wondering if you would come and help me pray for him?

Row 3 Box 2 Vesuvius and Sluice ride in.

Klery (off panel): I'd be happy to.

Row 3 Box 3 Jesra smiles.

Jesra: Great. Let's just – eep!

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Clark is about at the bottom of the barrel...not quite yet, but certainly circling the drain.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 70 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1There is a rumbling sound outside of the church. The trolls look up. Klery doesn't seem to notice.

Row 1 Box 2 The rumbling grows louder. The trolls grab their weapons and look at the door.

Row 2 Box 1 Sluice and Vesuivus ride in on a horse with a bunch of tin cans on a string behind Sluice (tied to his neck) as they ride like madmen through the middle of the church.

Row 2 Box 2 The trolls just stand their shocked for a moment.

Row 2 Box 3 Sluice rides up, and slams into one troll, knocking him over backward into the other trolls.

Klery: Aztects, Aphoridite (Bless her)

Row 3 Box 1 Sluice and Vesuvius begin to ride off, smiling and waving.

Klery: Boats, Beverly (Bless her), Ben (Bless Him)

Row 3 Box 2 The trolls howl with rage and give chase. Klery blithely ignores them all.

Klery: Bongos, Bananas...

Row 4 Box 1 The side door opens and Jesra peeks in.

Klery (off panel): Balloons, Baboons

Row 4 Box 2 Jesra comes all of the way in.

Klery: Basoons, Barnacles

Row 4 Box 3 Jesra looks confused.

Jesra: Pardon me miss...what are you doing?

Row 4 Box 4 Klery looks up and smiles warmly.

Klery: I'm praying for everything.

[Seventh Seal] Page 69 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Jesra looks at Sluice.

Jesra: Why don't you just talk to her?

Row 1 Box 2 Vesuvius smiles a little sheepishly.

Vesuvius: Because we can't talk to her. I can whisper in her ear and make suggestions, but they don't always work. Sometimes they do dumb things.

Row 1 Box 3 Jesra nods resolutely.

Jesra: Then let me talk to her. You get the trolls out of there and I'll get her to follow me.

Row 2 Wide shot of Trolls standing around looking bored while Klery prays.

Klery: And thank you for Apricots, Apples, Angels, Azelias, America, Apple Pie, Aunt Judy (bless her soul), Aunt Peggy (bless her soul), Amy (bless her soul), Angela (bless her soul)

Row 3 Box 1 Troll whispers to other troll.

Troll: How long will she keep this up?!

Row 3 Box 2 Troll #2 points.

Row 3 Box 3 Close up of Klery's hands. It's an alphabetized list that is very long. She's only on the A's so far.

Row 3 Box 4 Troll #1 groans.

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Things go from worse....to much worse.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 68 - Chapter 5

Row 1 Box 1 Vesuvius looks at Sluice.

Vesuvius: Its her. It can't be the trolls.

Row 1 Box 2 Close up of Sluice's face, frowning.

Row 1 Box 3 Vesuvius laughs.

Vesuvius: Silly. There are no trolls in this world. Its not because Trolls can't be lynchpin's.

Row 2 Box 1 Jesra rolls her eyes. Sluice gets an 'oh yeah' look on his face.

Box 2: Jesra looks into the window at Klery.

Jesra: So what now?

Box 3

Vesuvius looks thoughtful.

Vesuvius: Huh.

Row 3 Box 1

Vesuvius snaps his fingers.

Vesuvius: I have it. We need to distract the trolls so we can get her out of there. I think she's supposed to go somewhere that the second lynchpin is, so we bring her there.

Row 3 Box 2

Jesra looks doubtful and crosses her arms.

Jesra: And what if she doesn't want to go?

Row 3 Box 3

Sluice and Vesuvius look at each other.

Row 3 Box 4

Sluice smiles and makes a lifting motion.

[Seventh Seal] Page 67 - Chapter 5

Row 1

Box 1 Pete walks down a cobble stone street in one of the older areas of town. The light of the sun is slowly setting in the distance. All of the light clearly looks wrong and in this case the sun is a white circle in a black back ground with edges of black against the horizon.

Box 2 Pete spots some trolls in the distance, unseen by nearby cops. He smiles. There is a municipal park in the background with some shops on the far side out of focus.

Pete: Ah! Some of Sluice’s people. Maybe they can help me.

Box 3 Pete walks up totally unseen to the trolls who have begun talking to each other.

Row 2

Box 1 Pete waves to one of the trolls. The trolls do not see him. Meanwhile, a pigeon lands unseen on one of the shoulders of the trolls.

Pete: Hello? I say hello there?!

Box 2 Same scene from the cops perspective. There is a pigeon sitting in the middle of the air, just hovering there.

Cop #1: Any sign of them?

Cop #2: None.

Cop #1: Damn it.

Cop #2: Er…George?

Box #3 Close up of George’s face. Looking annoyed.

George: What?

Box #4: Cop points to the bird hovering in mid air.

Row 3 Box 1

Both cops star at the pigeon hovering there.

Row 3 Box 2 We see things again from Pete’s perspective. Troll #1 spots the pigeon and points it out to Troll #2.

Pete: Hello? Can you hear me?

Row 3 Box 3 Close up of Troll #2’s face as it gets a wicked grin.

Row 4

Box #1: Troll #2 reaches over and pops the pigeon into a bloody pulp like it might have been a zit.

The cops look utterly shocked. Pete is reaching back to kick one of the two trolls to get its attention.

Box #2: The two trolls laugh. Pete is standing rather still. In the background George is sick off panel but obviously doing so with a “RETCH” or some such thing indicating such.

Pete: Er….never mind then. Maybe it’s a good thing you can’t see me.

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Things go from bad to worse for Clarke.

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[Seventh Seal] Page 66 - Chapter 5

Page 2

Row 1 Box1 1 Horus sits on his throne watching the scene in the church through the scrying pool.

Horus: We saw who you really were in the beginning.

Box 2 One of the dispossessed souls in the pool in chains looks back up through the water at Horus.

Horus: We value the strength of the individual. The natural order of nature and the freedom to take its course. You still seek to impose your will upon it.

Row 2 Box 1 Klery sits in front of the alter, kneeling.

Narration: You cannot stop a Hurricane, or an Earth Quake…

Box 2 The soul looks away from Horus’s gaze looking down at it, dejected.

Narration: And you cannot stop us.

Row 3 Box 1 Jesra, Vesuvius and Sluice run down a narrow alleyway.

Box 2 Sluice follows Vesuvius vague pointing and they run toward the church.

Box 3 As they enter the doors, they see Klery and twenty trolls behind her watching her.

Box 4 Vesuvius, Jesra and Sluice lay on either side, with their backs to the wall, and a clear view of the trolls in front of them, heads turned toward the middle, with a clear expression of fear on their faces, more so in the case of Vesuvius and Sluice.

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Snu Snu the hate bear was having a hard time with all of the negativity in her life.  She got none of the most excellent merchandising that her more positive cousins did.  You could sell a stare, but the Hate Bear 357 Magnum didn't really do well outside of the Sunday gun and knife show crowds.  And do you want to know what a person does to a stuffed snarling bear right after they buy a knife or a gun?

It isn't hugging, that's for fraggling sure.  And seriously? What was the point of being the natural enemy of positive reinforcing ursine when you couldn't even mother trucking sod ram swear properly due to the decision about what was or was not age appropriate for young impressionable mind?  So hate speech was OK.  So teaching kids to group the world into categories of good or bad, that was OK.  To exploit thousands of children who made the little dolls that were sold so the brother lucking executive at the company could have his corporate jet was OK

But Rod forbid little Timmy might have his ears profaned with a single word not on the For the Children's Special Purity Associations list of words that was aok.  There was magic in children's toys.  Everyone knew that.  What they didn't know was just how much the Other Mucking company executives knew about it and Cull Mucked the toys as soon as they made them.

Made to be bad.  That was Snu Snu.  Made to be an eternal second banana to bears that sucked and weren't really cute.  They couldn't even make matching foes...instead of things like Greed Bear and Fear Bear, it was nono the hate dolphin...really?  A hate dolphin?  Had the idiot who thought this up ever even MET a dolphin?  Hoho the hate chicken was amusing.

Chickens just sucked.

But Frothy the hate Pangolin? Wrackles the Hate Elepahnt?  No wonder they weren't selling.  And when you weren't selling, your spirit just faded away, but never quite death.  No, not death, just a lingering awareness of how much you sucked and how much it hurt when Bubba and Billy got drunk on a sunday afternoon and did unspeakable things to Snu Snu with a knife.

Of course, Snu Snu might not be able to swear, but Snu Snu did have the Hate 357 Magnum...and the home address of a certain executive.  And Snu Snu knew love for the first time in her life as the Dog Lambed Blood splattered all over the wall with said executives lack of brains....

And they all lived happily ever after.

Precyber - Chapter 25

The bad news keeps piling up on Clark.

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[Seventh Seal] Chapter 5 - Page 65

Row 1 Klery walks amidst a row of marching trolls, not seeing them.

Narration: It is the unseen that makes us powerful.

Row 2 Klery walks past several cops while the trolls surround her. The cops are pushed out of the way.

Narration: They do not understand the stakes or the magic of the seals. They have fought a war half brain dead, and now somehow through luck they have managed to give themselves a chance.

Row 3 Klery walks into a church, and the trolls hesitate at the edge, held back by an invisible barrier.

Narration: I cannot allow ignorance to triumph. It was their ignorance that nearly destroyed everything the first time. It is the symbols that matter.

Row 4

Box 1 The troll takes an axe and cuts into the barrier.

Narration: It is the symbols pertinent to the world itself.

Box 2 The troll steps inside and the others follow behind.

Narration: Not the brand of good and evil that they want to impose upon it.

Chapters 5 and 6 will continue soon

But I haven't had time to lay out the preposts yet.  Look here again Thursday for the finish.

[Seventh Seal] Chapter 4 - Page 64

Row 1 Box 1 The world is wrong, shaded gray and in mist. Pete tries to keep up behind the other three. This appears like this for the whole page.

Row 2 Box 1 They all turn a corner.

Row 2 Box 2 They go over a bridge.

Row 2 Box 3 They go past a large shop. Some people are a corner. Pete follows behind.

Row 3 Box 1 Jesra knocks something over from a toy cart.

Row 3 Box 2 People come over to help pick up the things. Jesra looks back guilty but does not stop.

Row 3 Box 3 Pete trips over one of the toys.

Row 4 Box 1 The three run into a crowd.

Row 4 Box 2 Pete stands up and looks into the crowd and doesn’t see them anywhere.

Row 4 Box 3 Close up of Pete hanging his head sadly.

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Row 1 Box 1 The crack in the sky widens a bit more.

Box 2 Angle shot from behind Sluice, Vesuvius and Jesra as they look up at it, with a blinding light. Tiny dots can be seen to come down.

Box 3 The dots become larger and are trolls on parachutes as well as some mechanical suits (still small and from a distance.

Vesuvius: Crap! Hide! We need to hide!

Box 4 Jesra looks at Vesuvius.

Jesra: Won’t the Pixie Powder

Vesuvius: No!

Jesra: What about Pe-

Vesuvius: Forget him!

Row 2 Box 1

Sluice looks down calmly at Vesuvius. Jesra is clearly NOT happy and looks like she’s about to say something unkind to Vesuvius.

Row 2 Box 2 Vesuvius calms down a bit.

Row 2 Box 3 Vesuvius looks slightly guilty.

Vesuvius: Well….OK. Don’t forget Pete.

Row 2 Box 4 Jesra glares at Vesuvius but isn’t QUITE as mad.

Jesra: Especially since he’s RIGHT here. And can hear us, even if we can hear him.

Row 3 Box 1 There is a loud BOOM in the distance.

Jesra: Half the city must have heard that. The cops should slow them down at least.

Box 2 Vesuvius shakes his head.

Vesuvius: They’re not going to be seen, just like us. But they’ll see US.

Box 3 Jesra looks around into the thin air.

Jesra: Pete, pick something up.

Box 4 Vesuvius hops up on to Jesra’s shoulder.

Vesuvius: It doesn’t work like that. If he picks it up, we won’t notice. We need to finish our mission and quickly!

Row 3 Box 1 Jesra puts her hands on her hips, “You said it washes off with water.”

Box 2: Vesuvius: “Normally yes, but with Pete who knows? The rules all change.”

Box 3: Jesra: “But you said you don’t know where to go.”

Box 4: Sluice shows a bright light in his hand to Vesuvius.

Row 4

Box 1 Vesuvius hops into Sluice’s hand.

Vesuvius: The breach…it….must have made things easier to find somehow. I think. We have a direction.

Box 2 Jesra looks at Vesuvius.

Jesra: But if it is easier for us, is it easier for them?

Vesuvius: Yes. It is. Which is why we need to hurry.

Box 3 All three start running.

Jesra: Pete! Keep up!

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Clark decides to take Emily out on a date.

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Row 1

Box 1 A large troll that is of the same race as Sluice but more muscled, larger and with several spikes coming out of his shoulders and head is sitting at a desk relaxing in a circular ‘desk’ in the middle of a nexus of several corridors. He is leaning back in his seat almost but not quite napping.

Box 2 Close up of the end of one of those corridors with a large VII on it.

Box 3 A crack appears.

Row 2

Box 1 The troll looks up and down the corridor.

Box 2 The troll falls back in his seat

Box 3 The troll stands up and runs down the corridor.

Box 4 He enters the door way of a large room.

Row 3

Box 1 Horus sits on his throne and the troll runs up to the throne.

Box 2 The troll kneels.

Troll: There is a breach sire! I don’t know how but there is a breach. Enough for us to send through one at a time.

Box 3 Close up of Horus’s eyes.

Horus: Well then.

Box 4 Close up of his lips, smiling wickedly.

Horus: Send them through.

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Row 1

Box 1 Vesuvius looks at Pete.

Vesuvius: Because we want you to.

Box 2 Sluice reaches into a bag on the ground (that had not previously appeared in any panels) and pulls up a hand of powder.

Vesuvius: It’s pretty handy stuff. It lets you be invisible to anyone you want, but it takes some getting used to.

Box 3 Angle of Pete facing Vesuvius with Vesuvius’s back to Sluice while Vesuvius is talking to Pete.

Vesuvius: Until you get used to it, you’re just invisible to everyone.

Row 2

Box 1 Sluice douses Pete with the powder.

Box 2 Vesuvius looks up confused.

Box 3 Vesuvius looks at the powder in his hand.

Box 4 Vesuvius looks at Sluice with horror.

Vesuvius: Sluice! No!

Row 3

Box 1 Pete vanishes. Vesuvius is floating through the air.

Box 2 Sluice and Vesuvius look around. They can see Jesra.

Vesuvius: Where is he? Can you see him?

Box 3 Sluice looks worried.

Jesra: Where is he? What happened?

Box 4 Vesuvius falls to the ground.

Vesuvius: I have no idea. That’s why I thought it would be a horrible idea….

Row 4

Wide shot of the area, in the sky a crack appears in the VII symbol. A tiny word balloon unseen from below

Vesuvius: To expose him to the powder.

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Emily is warned to stay away from Clark.

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Row 1 Box 1 Jesra looks at Pete.

Jesra: I think it was. I think it was very good thinking that got us out of there in time.

Row 1 Box 2 Sluice smiles at Jesra.

Row 1 Box 3 Pete frowns at the smile. He doesn’t SAY anything but the ‘why are you taking his side over mine’ should be implied.

Row 2 Box 1 Vesuvius hops onto Pete’s shoulder.

Vesuvius: We need to get you hidden from the cops Jesra.

Row 2 Box 2 Jesra throws her her shoulders back and hands out questioningly.

Jesra: I’m open to ideas. You guys have some kind of magic?

Row 2 Box 3 Vesuvius nods.

Vesuvius: Same stuff that makes us invisible. Sluice, get the Pixie Powder.

Row 2 Box 4 Sluice reaches into a pouch that was not previously seen and pulls out a small vial.

Row 3 Box 1 He moves to sprinkle Jesra.

Row 3 Box 2 Jesra holds up a hand.

Jesra: Wait. Are there any side effects I should know about?

Row 3 Box 3 Vesuvius laughs.

Vesuvius: Just don’t get wet unless you have a spell to protect you from the rain.

Row 3 Box 4 Jesra nods.

Row 4 Box 1 Jesra holds her arms up and closes her eyes.

Row 4 Box 2 Sluice sprinkles her with the powder.

Row 4 Box 3 Jesra glows

Row 4 Box 4 Jesra vanishes from Pete’s view.

Pete: Where…wow it worked. I can’t see her. But how come I can still see you two? (Looks at Vesuvius and Sluice)

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Clarke gets yet another threat and a warning from his boss.  He is in a downward spiral.

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Row 1 Box 1 A older woman (KLERELY) in her early sixties walks up to the museum where Forsalio had his hot dog stand.

Row 1 Box 2 Klerly holds her stomache like she is hungry and licks her lips.

Row 1 Box 3 Klerely moves towards where the stand was, but now isn’t. Trash and a few bits of paper show that the stand isn’t there anymore.

Row 2 Box 1 Klerely sighs and then looks over at the museum where Forsalio once saw Pete and Jesra kissing, but where there is now nothing.

Row 2 Box 2 Klerely looks sad about something and then moves on.

Row 3 Box 1 Amanda and Slither are watching Forsalio from a distance outside of his house. Amanda listens to Slither say something in her ear whilst on her shoulder.

Row 3 Box 2 Amanda looks at Slither.

Amanda: Yes, its possible for him to see me out here, but I can’t talk to him if I’m invisible can I? There are problems with that, and going back and forth across the veil can do…bad things to you.

Row 3 Box 3 Slither whispers in her ear again.

Row 4 Box 1 Amanda looks at Forsalio with Slither on her shoulder.

Amanda: Yes. Humans consider that bad. Now we just need to keep him out of circulation long enough..and its over.

Row 4 Box 2 Close up of Slither with a somewhat demonic look on his face.

Row 4 Box 3 Amanda shudders and keeps looking at Forsalio.

Amanda: No. We can’t just dump him into the lake. He has to stay here for the magic to work.

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Giant page large picture of Sluice holding Vesuvius, Pete and Jesra and leaping up through the air. Pete and Jesra look to be having a blast, the cops (tiny below) look astonished, and Vesuvius looks like, “Why, yes, this does happen to me every day whilst smiling.”

Tiny corner of the upper left: Shows Sluice grabbing everyone quickly.

Tiny corner in upper right: Close up of a cop looking up in disbelief.

Tiny corner in lower left: Close up of a cop looking in disbelief.

Tiny corner in lower right: Close up of a dog looking up looking clueless.

[Naked City Atlanta] Progression - Connection of Cowcatcher to Why

by Emmit Other

Train gets cow catcher

Cow Catcher hits cow

Cow splatters to hamburger

Hamburger turned into Hamburger

Hamburger becomes Profit

Hamburger also becomes Sewage

Profit becomes Rent

Rent becomes part of Mr. Blingermeyer's Bow Tie

Sewage becomes part of river

River becomes part of fish

Bowtie becomes part of suit

Suit is part of courtship

Courtship leads to marriage

Fish becomes part of larger fish

Larger fish becomes part of East Asian Carp

Float around the world Mr. Carp

He sees the world and ages well.

Marriage leads to baby

Baby becomes another Blingermeyer

Carp circles the globe and returns to the lock

Carp hits Carp Catcher

Carp served for 5.99 at All You Can Eat Fish Buffet

Blingermeyer eats Fish

Blingermeyer J.R. Marries Again

Blingermeyer becomes Farmer

Farmer Dies

Bride becomes Widow

Annoyed at Fly

Swallows Fly Spider Frog Cat Dog Cow Death

Widow Becomes Tree

Tree Grows

Along Comes Blingermeyer III

Tree loves Three

Play Apples Cash House Boat Stump 

Happy Dead Tree

Happy Dead Three

Happy Worms

Happy Fungi

Happy Orchard

Happy Agricultural Industrial Conglomerate

Happy Harvest of Underpaid Cheap Illegal Immigration

Happy Process of Vitamin and Chemical Enrichment

Happy Part of This Nutritiously Balanced Sugary Cereal Breakfast

That's where it came from.

Now shut up and let me read my God Damn paper.

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Clarke finally solves one problem....though perhaps not to his ultimate satisfaction.

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