CHAPTER 9
The End Times
I heard a story once about how the Outland was created.
I was told it was a writer with
two magician brothers who
were just ordinary people then.
One day, the writer had
a brilliant idea for a
world and jotted it down
on the nearest paper…
One of his magician brothers spell books.
...Huh?
What the hell is
happening out
there..?
It—It can’t be!
It’s all being
destroyed—It’s all
changing— Just
like I wrote!
The writers name was
Mephisto-Traah.
I can create
anything...
The books used to create Summons and to control all entrances to Hell.
All eight were written by him.
The Eight Volumes in the Books of Traah.
You used mine
and Makita’s
magic to destroy
half the planet!
You are
damned,
brother.
Still it carries on.
You must stop writing
these prophecies! You
must stop working with
these creatures!
It won’t end.
Soon, Mephisto-Traah had little use for his brothers
Mire and Makita so he sought to have them killed.
Makita went into hiding in the Void… As for Mire…
He lost his eye as a result of that attack. He
went into solitude for a great time after that.
I was told he came out of that solitude
to stop the coming end times.
Mire believed the prophecies were
finishing themselves and were
beyond any true control or reason.
Soon Mephisto will have accomplished his goal.
Complete absolution. Complete destruction.
The tragedy is Mire failed.
Leaving all of us behind with the
weight of his unknown mission.
Mire-Traah would have saved the world from
burning away and becoming nothing but a memory.
Books of magic?
I’m not even sure
I believe it myself.
Who cares what changed the
world? Who cares where these
‘Summons’ call home? Hell?
That’s the way
it is. We have
to deal with it.
Mire understood this
threat. He was capable.
I don’t know if I can stop
the world from burning.
I have this nagging feeling something bad is on the way.
But, hey, it’s just a story I heard…
Right?
I will keep this brief Officers.
Today you are going on an
intelligence gathering mission.
Rumors coming from
far out say that
somebody is putting
together a mass
amount of Summons.
Wonder what Tip wants?
Like the ones that tore through
the O.S.P Guard-post?
Might be, Jason.
Shiiiit. Let’s go then.
You’re leading this. Take
the team and the resources.
Can we take the
helicopter?
Okay. But keep it
short. We have low
fuel as is, Jason.
Dismissed,
Officers.
Sir. Sir.
Sir, uh, one more
thing if I may?
Colony 74, Saint
Clemens… Was hit.
Nobody survived.
Good luck Officers.
Tippintaw is acting
weird as shit lately.
I feel you there. Old
man is losing it with all
these Summons I bet.
Maybe he’s like us…
He’s scared of dying.
We all feel the shadow looming
over the Outland right now.
Be cool! We aren’t
hostile Power Glove!
No. I warned you
the first time.
Gus!
The hell?! STOP!
STOP!
YOU’LL KILL US BOTH--
Gus!
--GUS!!!
...N-No...It can’t be... We survived
closer calls than that.... Gus…GUS!!! You can’t be dead...
He got Power Glove.
He killed those
Summons too. He
saved us, Albert.
He really cared
about you… I’m done.
I’m finished
with this life. I need to leave
the Outland. Gus…
Summons
been moving
East for hours.
What are they
moving toward?
Well... That’s definitely
not good. Zoom in.
I’d say it was the
biggest Summon
this place has
ever seen.
What do we do?
I have a
feeling he is
down there.
How are things, Mac?
Haven’t slept all night Mayor Duke.
Take a look.
I’m
absolutely
fucked!
I’M SO
SCREWED!
Once that
thing catches
up with me...
I’m...
Daniel. Good to see you.
Lady X... I like
the scarf. You
can see my
situation?
Cute. You
want me to
bail you
out again?
Turn it to ash
and I make
you dinner. Not a bad
offer…
I will get its attention
and you run for its leg.
Don’t die.
You
definitely
owe me.
DANIEL LADY X
WE HAD SENSED YOU
WERE IN THE AREA
KILL
DIE DIE
KILL THEM
KILL
They are your problem!
GO!!
Good luck.
Yeah, yeah.
Hmm. Hey!
That’s far enough!
--AH SHIT--
DANIEL
DIE
DANIEL
YOU WANNA FIGHT?! THEN LET’S SETTLE THIS UP!
I DON’T NEED A GUN!
HGGGNN--!!
I TAKE IT BACK, A GUN
WOULD BE GREAT--
GGGGAA--
...Shit...
No thanks!
You’ve got me
trapped it seems. I will take a lot
of you with me.
And here I thought I had no back-up.
Today was a taste of oblivion and, well…
We won.
Daniel Moore?
I was talking tough, that would have been the end of me.
Truth be told, they saved me.
She’s the most dangerous person in the Outland.
Please tell me
someone saw that.
I can’t die
you
Throw anything
at me and it
will not work
You sure
about that?
I am no longer alone.
The O.S.P, Albert, Alice and Lady X are starting to stand with me.
You can’t mess with Lady X…
Gus died today. We have seen casualties.
And he won’t be the last…
Hi Lady X, I’m Alice. Big fan of yours.
Aw.
…
All this fighting
and killing? I find
it pointless and
Gus dying was the
last straw…
Albert, c’mon…
Dan is back!
We all knew the end times had just begun.
It was this blissful acceptance.
Now we all knew what the Outland was in for.
We could all feel it.
This victory was not an easy one and it reaffirmed my fears.
See you again.