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BRAHM ALLVAR’S NEWLY ACQUIRED POWERS HAVE LED HIM ON A RAMPAGE THROUGH VICTORIE CITY. THE POLICE ARE FORCED TO BRING DETECTIVE NESS BACK IN TO FACE DOWN THE DEADLY SERIAL KILLER. BUT ALLVAR’S NEW POWERS ARE OVERWHELMING AND NESS GETS HIMSELF KILLED.

LONG LIVE HEKTOR NESS…

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I COME OUT OF THE COMA LONG ENOUGH FOR THEM TO TELL ME I'VE BEEN OUT FOR A WEEK.

BRIDGID'S IN ONE OF THOSE INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE CHAIRS YOU USUALLY FIND IN A HOSPITAL ROOM.

HER FACE IS COVERED WITH EXHAUSTION AND SUDDENLY I FEEL THE SAME.

THE SECOND TIME I WAKE UP IT'S ONLY

THREE DAYS LATER.

MY HEAD IS PULSING, MY BRAIN FEELS

SWOLLEN.

THERE'S AN URGE TO ADJUST MY BODY, HAVING BEEN LAYING IN THE SAME POSITION FOR DAYS.

THEN THE REALIZATION THAT EVERY FIBER IS IN WILL MAKE IT

PAIN, ANY WORSE.

MOVEMENT

FRAGMENTS OF WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS UNDER START TO COME BACK.

MOSTLY SHADOWS MOVING ABOUT THE ROOM., DOCTORS AND VISITORS.

THEN... ...ONE FACE COMES THROUGH MY BRIDGID. SHE'S SAD.

SHE'S TELLING ME

...BUT SHE'LL

THAT SHE HAS TO GO...

BE BACK IN THE MORNING.

I WANT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP.

THE FEELING ITSELF IS SO PUNGENT I PRACTICALLY TRAVEL

SOMETIMES A WAVE OF NOSTALGIA

THROUGH TIME.

COMES OVER ME, REMINDING ME OF SOMETHING FROM THE PAST.

I CAN REMEMBER A SPECIFIC

THE SUN IS SHINING WITH LILY-WHITE CLOUDS IN THE SKY AND I'M RIGHT BACK

DAY, A SPECIFIC MOMENT IN MY LIFE AS A CHILD. IT WAS SO INSIGNIFICANT AND YET THE MEMORY IS CRISP AND VIVID.

ON MY GRANDPARENT'S FARM.

THE FRESH

I'M ONLY A KID,

I HAVEN'T LEARNED HOW TO PROFILE A

AIR FILLS

SERIAL KILLER... OR WHAT MOTIVATES

MY NOSTRILS.

THE CRIMINALLY INSANE.

I WONDER IF NOSTALGIA WILL COME TO ME LIKE THIS WHEN I'M AN OLD MAN.

I HOPE SO.

WHY DO YOU DESERVE TO LIVE?

THE BRUISES AND SCABS BEGIN TO HEAL.

MY HEAD ISN'T SO ALTHOUGH I CAN'T WEIGHED DOWN BY DEFEAT AS I PISS

UH,

MR. NESS?

WHAT?

YOU'RE THAT COP? NESS?

FOGGY ANYMORE, HELP FEELING A SENSE OF THROUGH A TUBE.

DETECTIVE. WHAT, NOW?

I HAVE

SOMETHING TO TELL YA. . . ABOUT THE

FREAK.

I SAW

HIM LITTLE WAYS BEFORE ALL THIS GOT STARTED.

I'M A DETECTIVE. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

YOU'RE THE GUY THAT TOOK ON THE LIGHTNING FREAK?

YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL THAT WENT FOR ME.

I WAS PICKING

UP A SHIFT FOR THIS

BROAD THAT UP AND QUITS ON ME AT THE DINER AND

IN WALKS THIS

CREEP.

NOW, I'M A NICE GUY SO I GOT NO PROBLEM

C HATTING WITH HIM.

BUT THEN HE STARTS TALKING ABOUT

BABY KILLINGS

OR SOMETHING. HAD A LOT OF BIG WORDS TO SAY

ABOUT IT. . . REAL SMARTASS, THIS GUY.