Episode Thirty five. The Sorcerer of the Full moon. by Roger Lecureux. A Puke (TM) Comic.

Rahan.

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Episode Thirty five.

The Sorcerer of the Full moon.

Huddled in the tree he had chosen as his nocturnal refuge, Crao's son was awakened by worrisome murmurs.
And he suddenly saw a strange silhouette looming against the moon, like that of a "Wampa", on lookout above the ridge.

But it is not a "Wampa"!
She is a witch!
And those are going to carry their offerings!!

Whispers arose from a group of hunters who passed under his refuge laden with quarters of meat.

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It has been days and days since Rahan has encountered any hunters!
He dominated his urge to challenge these men.

Knowing how dangerous it was to disturb the customs of those-who-walk-upright.
Rahan will find them later!

Shortly after, the hunters deposited their offerings halfway up the hill.
Then they fled while the witch waved her arms, like a "Wampa" ready to take flight.

They were going back under the tree when Crao's son signaled his presence.
Rahan greets you, brothers! Rahan is happy to finally meet men!

The clan froze, petrified with dread.
You lie! You are Sonaya!
You took on the appearance of a hunter to.

Show us your power!

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The sorcerer on the hill had disappeared.
We just brought you the Round Moon Offerings!
What else do you expect from us, Sonaya!?

They take Rahan for a wizard, thought Rahan!
How can Rahan convince them that he is just a hunter like them!?

The men, frightened, flowed back into the thickets, and they were absorbed by the darkness.
With the day, their fear will dissipate.
Rahan will prove to them that he is not Sonaya-the-sorcerer!

The son of fierce ages could not find sleep.
Why do "Those-who-walk-upright" flee or kill each other?

He thought of all the clans he had been able to reconcile.
He was thinking of the one of the "big men” that he had rid of a terrible monster.

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Dawn came, and he followed the tracks of the hunters, that led to a wide river.
He glimpsed huts on the other side.

A little later.
Rahan will not make it to the other side of the river alive!
The "Piranes" will devour him!

Worrying swarms on the surface proved that this river was infested by what Crao called "Piranes".
These formidable little fish were capable of shredding a hunter in an instant down to a skeleton!

Either Rahan must build a raft, or he must lure the "Piranes" to another prey!

The son of Crao did not hesitate between the two solutions.
A roaring panther loomed up behind him!
That will satisfy the "Piranhas"!

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The beast crouched.
But his powerful leap was stopped by Rahan, who was very used to these fights.

Ra-ha-ha!
The ivory blade plunged only once into the ocellus side, striking down the panther!

On the other side the hunters heard the victorious cry.
Astonished, they saw the son of Crao throw the body of the beast into the river.

And while.
The multitudes of Piranhas sprang from all sides, throwing themselves voraciously on this prey.

Rahan Dove in!

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He knew his diversion would allow him time to swim to the other shore.

He hoisted himself onto it, while the "Piranhas" still fought over the carcass of the panther.

The men, worried, prepared to flee.
Rahan is not a wizard!
He just proved he is just a hunter, like you!

If Rahan was Sonaya, as you believe, he would not have feared the "Piranhas"!
He would have used his wizarding powers to drive them away!

Overcoming his fears, the leader of the clan rushed forward.
Fraukk may join "The Territories of Shadows"!
But he will know if you are Sonaya or not!

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The club fell with such force that Rahan thought his chest was bursting.

Ha-ha-ha!
So you are vulnerable!!
Aiming for the head of his unconscious adversary, Fraukk was about to finish him off with another blow.

When.
Stop Fraukk! Stop!
Maybe Sonaya is cunning!
If you strike again, their curse will fall on us all!!

Another hunter interrupted.
The next night will bring us the truth!
We all know Sonaya can take on a lot of appearances.
But they cannot appear in several.

Places at the same time.
If Sonaya appears on the hill tonight, and if this man is still among us, he will have told the truth!

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When the son of Crao came to, he was tied to a Baobab, away from the village.
Rahan should have run away from this clan!
Why does he always come back to "Those-who-walk-upright"!?

Fraukk has spared Rahan and has left him his knife!
Would he still think Rahan is a sorcerer??

The doubt, indeed, remained among the men of the clan.
Why do you come with the round moon to haunt our hills, Sonaya?

Why demand meat as an offering, Sonaya?
Rahan is not Sonaya!
Rahan is Rahan, the son of Crao!!

We will find out tonight!!
When the "Round Moon” shines!!
The man who pointed to the crest of the hill, was robust like all of his people.

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Rahan has encountered few clans whose hunters were all so strong!
But why do they wait for the round moon to decide his fate?

The son of the fierce ages tried, in vain, to free himself from his bonds.
When the sun disappeared, his bruised wrists were still securely bound!

As the grayness of twilight filled the sky, he saw the hunters in the village gather around their leader, Fraukk.

And he heard a voice near him!
I come to deliver you, Sonaya!
But you will take me with you to the hills!

The man who emerged from the half-light clutched a flint.
His right arm hung lifeless, certainly broken.
Arke was trampled by a "Long Nose".
Arke is no longer useful to the clan!

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Because his arm is dead, Arke will be fed to the "Piranhas"!!
That is why Arke wants to go with you Sonaya!!

The poorly formed flint hardly cut the bonds of the captive.
Take that knife, Arke!
These vines will be cut faster!

Oh! I Knew Sonaya had magic weapons!
The ivory blade had, with a single blow, cut through the bonds!

You are free, Sonaya!
Why do you not fight Farukk?? You have the power!
Eh? Er? Later.

It cost the son of Crao to abuse his savior's trust.
But now was not the time for explanations.
To the rafts, Arke, Quick! Quickly!

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Fraukk, however harangued his clan.
The Round Moon will soon crown the hill!
We will then know if the captive lied. Oh!

Turning his gaze to the Boabab, the chief observed Rahan's disappearance.
So it was Sonaya!
Only a wizard can break free without a trace!

Playing the game to sow doubt, the son of Crao had indeed taken away and thrown his bonds into the river.
The night is with us Arke! Let us enjoy it!!

The Raft was in the middle of the river when it hit a rock.
If Rahan knew how to stay on the skiff.

It was not the same for Arke, whose right arm was broken.
Clinging to the logs, the unfortunate man flailed in the swarm of "Piranhas" rising from the depths.

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Rahan snatched up the man from whose legs the voracious fish clung.

The ivory knife sliced off the heads, and broke the jaws of the most tenacious "Piranhas".
Arke will be saved! Rahan knows the herbs that heal bites!

Afterwards, on the other bank, Crao's son was nursing his companion.
The moon, huge and round, seemed to rest on the hill.

Arke screamed when the silhouette evoking a "Wampa" was cut out there.
Sonaya!
The sorcerer of the "Round Moon"!!

But if Sonaya is up there, on the hill, and if you are near Arke.
It must be that you are not Sonaya! Who are you, then!
A simple hunter like you, Arke!
A hunter who has only one desire tonight.
To discover the secret of Sonaya!!

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As soon as he had bandaged his companion's legs, Rahan rushed towards the hill, as if climbing to an assault on the moon.

When he was a hundred paces from the sorcerer who was flapping their "Wings" he understood that these were only large deer skins.

At fifty paces, he made out a face with a hooked nose, with long hair falling halfway down the body.

At twenty steps, he realizes that this hideous face was only a mask of painted terracotta.

That was when he sat up and launched his challenge.
No River Clan hunter has dared come so close to you, Sonaya!
If Rahan does, it is because he does not believe in the supernatural powers of wizards!

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Sonaya, plunging into a ravine, disappeared from view.
He then jumped towards the ridge.

And the clan of Fraukk, from the river bank, saw him take the place, of the missing wizard, in front of the round moon.
The unknown man was indeed Sonaya!
By striking him, Fraukk defied the spirits!
Fraukk will die and his clan will experience famine!

And while Fraukk lamented.
The son of the fierce ages was chasing the wizard.
Do not run away, Sonaya!
Rahan knows how to catch up with you, even in your Lair!!

At the entrance to the cave, the sorcerer pulled out a spear stuck in the ground.
Do not try to kill Rahan Wizard!!
Rahan will have to defend his life!!

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The spear, armed with a coarse flint, mewed in the ears of Crao's son.
Zium!

The Sorcerer was about to grab a second when Rahan, quicker, threw his knife.
Zlang!

Rahan did not want to steal your life, Sonaya!
But the savage law orders him to defend his own!
But! Oh!

A shiver ran through the son of fierce ages.
Despite the ivory blade stuck in his heart, the sorcerer shouted orders!!

He was then plunged into a nightmare.
Puny and deformed beings rose from the cave.
Some had one arm amputated, others were skipping around without a leg.
Rahan has lost his mind! Help me Crao!

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This fantastic pack surrounded him, mastered him, and dragged him towards the fire that was burning at the bottom of the cave.

No one has the right to unveil the domain of Sonaya!
But you are not part of the clan of the river and you were perhaps unaware of this law.
Beneath the frightening mask, the voice was calm, almost soft.

A staggering man suddenly appeared at the entrance to the cave.
It was Arke!
I implore your protection, Sonaya!
As for Rahan, he is a loyal and brave hunter!

He fought Farukk and saved me from the Piranhas, to lead me to you!
Since a "Long Nose" broke my arm, the clan has decided on my death!

If Rahan is the loyal man you say he is, he will know the truth!
On condition of never revealing it to those of the river.
Rahan gives you his word!

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The sorcerer dropped the heavy skins, and Rahan saw how slender the sorcerer was.
He also saw the bark plate protecting the chest and in which his knife had stuck.

You are the first true hunter to know our secret!
Sonaya then took off her mask and a young woman's face was revealed!!

We were all once members of the river clan.
But a barbaric custom made us flee.
This custom consists of.

Eliminating all those who, crippled or injured, are no longer useful for hunting!
Some are thrown to the piranhas.

Others are abandoned in the jungle, delivered to wild animals!
It is these unfortunates that we collect in our cave.

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They are unfortunately unable to hunt and that is why at the time when the moon is round, I appear as a sorcerer on the hill.

One night I wear one mask, the next night another.
This is how Fraukk's men think I can change my appearance!

It was enough for me to threaten the clan with my curse, to bend these barbarians to my will.
They place their offering of meat away from this cave, as I demand.

And this meat feeds my companions until the epoch of the new round moon!
This tale enchanted the son of ferocious Ages.

So the river clan unknowingly feeds those they hunted!
But has Fraukk never tried anything against you?
Yes, but only once.

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One night, he crossed the line that I set for his men.
The flint he threw at me stuck in the bark shield.

Like your knife!
This reinforced the idea in the clan, that the "Sorcerer-of-the-round-moon" is invulnerable.

How did you imagine all these tricks!
You who are neither sick nor infirm, you did not have to fear the barbarous custom!

Me no!
But my father was a victim of it.
He was a brave hunter.
But one day he was charged by a big "Two-Tooth"

He could have recovered, but the savage custom demanded that he be thrown into the river!
It was after seeing my poor father torn to pieces by the Piranhas that I took refuge in the hills.

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Later others joined me.
We formed this new clan.
Where everyone helps each other, as all "Those-who-walk-upright" should do!

But if Fraukk learned that the "Sorcerer-of-the-round-moon" Is only a young woman, He would come to decimate these unfortunates!

He will never know!
Rahan will never betray you, Sonaya!
It was the first time that Crao's son had made a pact with a Sorcerer!

But this Sorcerer or rather this witch had nothing in common with those he had known!
Keep watch long over your banished clan, Sonaya!
Rahan will not forget you!

The seasons passed.
Whenever the time of the radiant moon returned, Rahan thought of Sonaya and those barbarous and stupid beings who brought offerings to them.
That they had hunted from their clan!
And each time, this thought made the son of fierce ages very happy.

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