SAGA - Curse of the Shadow Page #4

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again Master of the Horde.

But this Horde is cursed.

A curse which I alone have escaped!

You all belong to the Shadow now!

And my revenge is complete.

Kullimon is not one of us!

Shadow warriors, immortal brothers,

It is I, Mulgrut,

who has power over death.

It's us!

What are you doing?

Now we can go.

Kill them.

Move!

And here you are again, Keltus, Wanderer.

Though you're alone.

So very alone.

I've been watching you, Keltus,

judging you.

Your sword is keen.

Your devotion is absolute,

but your heart is empty.

You can not defeat Goth Azul like that.

Who are you?

I am your oldest friend, Keltus.

Your only friend.

You have been cast off so I claim you as my own.

The Shadow rules over the dead

but has no real power over the living.

You still feel pain.

That's a good sign.

There. Good as new.

An old Orc healing trick!

It seals the wound shut.

Stops the bleeding.

You touched me.

Never do that again.

I make no promises.

But I respect your request.

Where is Keltus?

He went after the Shadow agent.

You're surprisingly resistant to the curse.

My kindred, they succumbed very quickly.

That is because they are weak willed pigs.

As are all Orcs?

Not all of them.

So what will you do now?

What I've always done. I'm gonna

punish those who have wronged me.

Keltus?

- No.

He is what he is,

I always understood that.

The Shadow then?

They cursed the wrong Elf.

And they are gonna regret it.

- You should rest, regain your strength.

I'm strong enough.

I work alone.

- Alone you will fail.

Keltus was right.

I was meant to help you.

Thanks for saving me.

We must continue.

Down!

This is my domain.

What is this magic?

It's not magic.

It's a machine, it's a powder.

Dwarven devilry!

I'm gonna break your scrawny neck, coward.

I will collect your heads.

Orc and Elf kind!

Come, catch me!

Now! He's reloading.

She is one of us.

But you are an outsider.

All hail the God of Death.

I bring the thunder!

And I bring the rain.

A little sooner would have been nice.

I just saved you from a one-armed Dwarf.

I hate to have to kill everything twice.

Keltus?

You still resist the curse.

I was wrong about you.

There is so much strength in you

and good left in your heart.

You came back.

We have to kill them.

- I know.

I lied to you, Nemyt.

The Prophetess would

never have removed the mark.

You did your part and

you nearly died. I'm sorry.

I do not know how to save you

or even if you can be saved.

Then I will resist it for as long as I can.

So what now?

The Shadow agent has

the ashes of Amun Khan.

And the blood of Goth Azul.

He took the canteen

I collected at the Bleeding Stone.

When they are mixed together

at the entrance to the underworld

they will raise an Avatar of Goth Azul,

Lord of the Dead.

With him at their head, their

legions will march across the land,

their ranks swelling with the

corpses they reanimate.

And then they will be unstoppable.

That sounds bad.

They wait at the Well of Demons.

Their leader Goth Azul was

imprisoned in the underworld.

So where is this Well of Demons?

Nemyt was drawn to them,

she is leading us right to it.

If anyone had told me I'd be joined

with an Elf and a Human Cleric

I'd have cut off his manhood

and fed it to him.

Yeah.

Good thing I like you two.

What's happened to you?

You're different.

I've left the Order.

And I follow Tarsa,

an Elder God.

It's okay. I was healed.

There is hope for you yet.

Let's get this done.

What are they waiting for?

Lots of innocent people down there.

And the death offering is

enough to please him.

Goth Azul will speak

and the ritual will begin.

Shadow brothers! Prepare to

witness the rebirth of your god.

Now is the time!

Start the ritual!

Are you alright, Nemyt?

I am drawn to the Well of Demons.

But I can resist.

They would sense Kullimon

or me among them.

They will accept you.

You can get close enough.

Close enough for what?

- Disrupt the ceremony.

Get the Bone Vessel or the blood.

Kullimon and I will provide distraction

to enable you to approach.

Let's say she gets close enough

and even gets the vessel.

What then?

She wouldn't make it

out of there alive.

No, but I can break the Bone Vessel,

throw its ashes to the wind.

But they tear her to pieces.

There must be a better plan.

This was always the plan.

It's why Keltus broke me out of prison.

I will do it, but swear to me:

If this curse overtakes me you will hunt

this body down and you will destroy it.

Burn it until there's nothing left.

- I swear.

I believe in you, Nemyt.

To die in battle

is the greatest glory.

To chose to do so,

is the greatest honor.

Who knows? Maybe even an Elf

can journey to the Hall Of Warriors.

My vengeance on your kind

is satisfied, Kullimon.

You have killed enough Orcs?

- No.

There's one I'm glad I didn't kill.

Hurry!

Nemyt.

Throw them in.

No, no...

I sense something.

She's not gonna make it.

She stopped. The curse

was too much for her.

We will do our part.

Have faith she'll do hers.

Come on.

Kill the intruders!

They took the bait.

You ready to die?

I tried that once before.

Didn't suit me.

Your heart is black,

your soul is dead.

Now fall on your sword.

Fall on your sword.

You will obey.

- No.

It is time, nothing can stop us now.

Kullimon! Nemyt!

I promised you pain and death.

Elf. Witch.

With the ashes of Amun Khan

and the blood of Goth Azul

the God of Death is reborn!

There is no escape

for you this time.

Yes, Kullimon.

So we meet again

for the last time.

Your pet Elf is about to die.

You will die of shame,

Mulgrut the Damned.

I ...

... am ...

... immortal!

I ... I failed.

You did your part.

Now Keltus must do his.

She's dying.

We have overcome the Shadow.

You're free.

Help me, Keltus.

Nemyt...

What ... what happened?

You died!

- What?

You brought me back.

As I was brought back.

So, Your Holiness...

Any magic left in those puny hands

to heal an old Orc's wounds?

I don't want to waste it.

Anyway, you heal quick, don't you?

75, 150, 600 men.

We need a big bag.

Nemyt!

Better get moving.

The sun's coming up.

This is dragon country.

Do you not know the bounty

on all these heads?

Haven't you learned your

lesson about bounties?

Fine. I'm coming back later.

We're splitting that money three ways

- How about we all fight for it?

Why not? You'll end up with nothing.

- Fine by me.

You two will kill each other

and I walk away with the gold.

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