Well, that could
have gone better.
GEE, YA THINK!?
THEY MOPPED THE FLOOR WITH US!
I know. Why were
they so powerful?
PROBABLY BECAUSE
OF ALL THE DYING MEN THEY'VE CONSUMED.
Just perfect. We
made it out alive, at least.
BARELY.
Any ideas for
round two?
WE COULD GO
AROUND KILLING DYING MEN.
I suppose we
could try that. It wouldn't be too hard to track down other Dying Men
through their distortions.
OR...
Or what?
I HAVE A
DIFFERENT IDEA. SOMETHING A FOOLISH FRIEND OF MINE OCCASIONALLY
ATTEMPTS.
A friend?
UNITY. YOU
PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT. BUT IF WE CAN SUCCEED WHERE IT HAS
REPEATEDLY FAILED, WE MAY BE ABLE TO DEFEAT SILVERMIST.
And what are we
trying to succeed with?
GIVE ME CONTROL
OF THE BODY FOR A MOMENT. WE MUST GO SOMEWHERE.
Okay.
…
Where the fuck
are we? It's like, this riverbank, with ashes falling from the sky...
And there's a ton of burnt down houses. HELLFIRE, what is this place?
THE RIVER. THE
DOMAIN OF THE DYING MAN.
The Dying Man has
a domain?
YES. THE RIVER IS
VAST, AND HAS A DIFFERENT BRANCH FOR EACH SHARD. THIS IS MY BRANCH.
MY HOME. THE ARCHITECTURE REFLECTS MYSELF.
I see...
STAY STILL FOR A
MOMENT. DO YOU FEEL THAT?
An Earthquake?
A BRANCH OF THE
RIVER HAS VANISHED. A DYING MAN HAS BEEN KILLED.
Silvermist?
POSSIBLY.
So, when you die,
this branch of the river will disappear?
YES.
So why did you
bring me here?
THIS WILL BE OUR
TRAINING GROUND. THIS IS WHERE WE WILL PRACTICE.
Practice what,
exactly?
FUSION.
