Rahan. Episode One Hundred. By Roger Lecureux. The Happy Valley. A Puke (TM) Comic.

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Rahan.

Episode One Hundred.

The son of the Ferocious Ages.
By Roger Lecureux, drawn by Andre Cheret.
Colors by Elodie Ant and Reed Man.

The Happy Valley.

In this forest where game seemed very rare, the son of Crao had finally managed to kill a boar.
His joy was so great that his usual vigilance was relaxed.

The clan will celebrate Ka-Hor when they harvest this meat!
Perhaps the hunters will decide that Ka-Hor becomes leader in place of Ka-Noa!

When Rahan came to, his game had disappeared.
But the thief's tracks were easy to follow.
Rahan will find the one who violated the law of hunting!

He Quickly discovered a clan.
They were cheering a hunter who had triumphantly cut down a Marcassin.
And do not forget that Ka-Noa has not hunted anything for days brothers!
If you eat today it is thanks to me, Ka-Hor!

Page Two.

These shares go to Ka-Dir the sorcerer and Ka-Hor, who brought back the meat!
Looking at the chief with a smirk, Ka-Hor granted himself a huge piece.

But he did not have time to put it in his mouth.
Oh!
That share should go to Rahan.

Since it was he who killed the Marcassin!
A hostile murmur greeted the sudden appearance of the son of Crao.
Only Ka-Noa the leader stood firm.

He lies! And you saw he just tried to kill me!
It was merely a warning.
Narrowly avoiding the ivory knife.

Rahan leapt towards Ka-Hor.
Look at the boar skin brothers!
It was Rahan's knife that made this cut!

The cut could only have been made by the polished and sharpened ivory blade.
Faced with this proof, Ka-Hor was troubled.
Uh, Uh, Yes.
“Fire hair” killed the boar, but it was on our territory!
And the wild boar is ours!

Page Three.

No, Ka-Hor! The wild boar belongs to the one who kills it!
“Hair of Fire” Can take it back!
Rahan will share his game.
But more fairly than does Ka-Hor!

While the son of Crao cut the pieces.
You should have broken that hunter's skull when you surprised him, Ka-Hor!
If he earns the respect of the clan, you will never become Chief!

A little later.
Rahan must forgive Ka-Hor!
Game is so rare.
Mine are so hungry.

Rahan knows, three days' walk from here, a valley where game is abundent!
He will lead the clan there!

Ka-Dir the sorcerer roared!
Do not listen to him!
He wants to drag you into enemy territory!

Why do you see the enemy everywhere, Ka-Dir!?
If Rahan knows a valley where the clan would live more happily, we must follow him!

Protests erupted.
No Ka-Hoa! No! We do not believe “Hair of Fire"!
Since Ka-Dir's words have sowed doubt in you, you will stay here!

Ka-Noa will go alone with Rahan in search of game territory!
When he finds the valley, he will come back for the clan!
The leader spoke with gravity and sadness.

Page Four.

And Rahan understood that the authority of this just and brave man was contested by the sorcerer.
And who will command the clan in your absence?
Is Ka-Hor not waiting for this opportunity?

Ka-Noa and the son of Crao immediately prepared their expedition.
Rahan is happy that you trust him!
Ka-Noa still trusts "Those-who-walk-upright"!
This is what some people criticize him for!

However.
The clan will now obey us, Ka-Dir!
I will never dispute your prophecies like Ka-Noa did!
And you, in return, will always support Ka-Hor, the new leader!

You forget that Ka-Noa will come back!
If he discovers a country that is really full of food, he will regain all his authority and prestige within the clan!

But then? What to do?
Ka-Noa must never return and neither should Rahan!

Ka-Hor the proud and Ka-Dir the perfidious consulted discreetly.
And.
A little after.
Ka-Dir has just consulted the spirits. They say danger awaits our leader.
And ask that a righteous and strong hunter accompany him into unknown territory!
Who will answer the call of the spirits?

Page Five.

Me!
I have often opposed Ka-Noa but when danger threatens him, my duty is to be at his side.
No one noticed the knowing glance exchanged between Ka-Hor and the sorcerer.

Shortly after, the three men plunged into the thick forest.
The son of Crao sometimes notched a trunk.
The sun will rise six times before you find your people!

What does it matter if I bring them happy news!
You will not be the one to report this news, Ka-Noa! It will be me!

Ka-Hor had modified his sinister project.
Ka-Dir's idea of killing them as quickly as possible is stupid!
I will kill them later, when I know where the game-filled valley is!

And it will be me who will lead the clan to the valley!
Me, Ka-Hor, the new leader!
The deceiver was effective in perfectly hiding his plan.

They went like this all day, without encountering the slightest beast.
Only nature stood before them as an obstacle.
Are you sure you will find this valley, Rahan?
Yes, beyond the marshes we will find a river that we will go up to the source.
The valley will be close!

Page Six.

The night was strangely calm.
The valley is close.
If Rahan had been more precise, I could have finished them right away!

The crossing of the marshes lasted all of the next day.
It was a very difficult stage.
Arh! Thankyou Ka-Hor, thankyou!
If you could only guess how much I want to let go of you!

And night came again.
Far from there the clan listened to the terrible prophecies of Ka-Dir the sorcerer.
I see in the clouds death taking the form of a horrible monster.
This monster has just attacked Ka-Noa, Ka-Hor, and the man with the "Fire Hair"!
The fight is terrible.
Unfortunately, the leader and “Hair of fire” are snatched up by the monster!

Ka-Hor stays alone.
With incredible audacity he strikes, strikes with his spear.
The monster recoils.

He is running away!
Ka-Noa has joined the territory of shadows, my brothers!
But Ka-Hor the valiant is coming back to us! Our new chief is back!
Page Seven.

The truth was very different.
On the morning of the third day, in fact, Rahan and his companions arrived in sight of the mountain.

They were quenching their thirst in the river when.
Oh! Ka-Noa has never seen such a beast!
She looks like “Two-tooth”!

The animal that charged them did not have the large curved tusks of the mammoth.
His were straight and pointed toward the ground.
It was an anancus, ancestor of the elephant.

The spears dug into the pachyderm's leather, without result.
The eye of the Long Nose is the only vulnerable point!
The son of Crao was already putting an arrow on his bow. But.

He did not have time to release it!
The long tusks threw him into the air.
And.

He fell violently back to the ground.
Stunned by the shock, he glimpsed the monstrous paw that was going to crush him.
Page Eight.

And he suddenly felt himself being pulled by his feet!
At the risk of his life, Ka-Hor had just saved his!

At the same time Ka-Noa's precise arrows blinded the "Long Nose."

Who immediately disappeared, trumpeting terrible sounds.
Ka-Hor is a brave man!
Um, Ka-Hor especially wants you to live.
Just a little more!

Ka-Hor would have let the "Long Nose" crush your skull.
If only he could find the valley alone!

The three men finally arrived at the bottom of a roaring waterfall.
We will never be able to climb this cliff!
Climbing is useless, Ka-Noa! Follow Rahan!

A little later.
Oh! Rahan discovered this passage by chance.
The river must have dug it once!
The waterfall concealed the entrance to an underground passage.

At the other end there is “Game Valley”!
The valley where, for the clan, life will be good!
The darkness gave way to twilight, and half-day.

Page Nine.

And it was marvelous.
And Ka-Dir said you wanted to drag us into enemy territory!
Ka-Dir lies when he says he speaks in the name of the spirits!

The clan will no longer experience famine!
Even our sons' sons will remember you who introduced us to the "Valley of Happiness," Rahan!
Deep and wide, the green valley extended to the horizon.
The gazelles and antelopes who grazed there were innumerable.

Throw down your bows! Throw down your knife too, “Hair of fire!” Otherwise!
Ka-Hor aimed at the heart of Ka-Noa.

I have been waiting for this day for many moons, Ka-Noa!
You and "Hair of Fire" are going to die!
It is me, the new leader, who will lead the clan to the "Happy Valley"!

Your death will not surprise the clan.
Ha-ha-ha! Ka-Dir has already “Seen it in the clouds”!

Your arrow will perhaps kill one of us. But the other will not give you time to fire a second one!

Page Ten.

It is precisely to give myself time so that I can get away from you!
And since you think you are so cunning, you die first. “Fire hair.”
As it turned out, the son of Crao had no chance of avoiding the stroke of Ka-Hor, who carefully adjusted with skill.

But he had a surprising reflex.
Ra-ha-ha!
Torn from the quiver, the arrow went whistling.

Argh!

Pulling out the arrow from his shoulder, Ka-Hor suddenly withdrew into the underground.
I will kill them! I will kill them!

Rahan held back Ka-Noa who was about to charge.
Prudence Brother!
His injury is slight and he still has our weapons!
He will probably lie in wait at the exit of the underground!

Page Eleven.

Indeed.
They will have to come out, sooner or later!
“Fire Hair” will not surprise me a second time.

Rahan and Ka-Noa slipped cautiously into the darkness.
The roar of the waterfall drowned their voices.
And the son of fierce ages shouted hard in the ear of his companion.

If Rahan manages to avoid Ka-Hor's first arrow, he will master him!

No, Rahan! This cheat is a skilled archer!
It is up to me to take the risk of chasing him.
Ka-Noa tried to hold him back.
The son of Crao struck.

Argh!
Rahan regrets, Ka-Noa!
But the clan will need a loyal and courageous leader like you!

A moment later he emerged from the underground. He immediately caught a glimpse, silhouetted against the liquid wall of the waterfall, of the outline of Ka-Hor drawing her bow.

Page Twelve.

Ra-ha-ha!
Zizz!

Grasping and firing a second arrow would take Ka-Hor only a few seconds.
Rahan did not grant them to him!
Argh!

And Ka-Noa, having come to his senses, saw the two men rolling on the edge of the void.
Ka-Hor brandished the ivory knife.
“Hair of Fire” is lost! Oh!

Rahan's legs suddenly tensed, His clamor and Ka-Hor's cry of terror merged into the crash of the waterfall.
Ra-ha-ha! Argh!

My Knife!
The ivory weapon remained attached to Ka-Hor's wrist.
Who disappeared under the swirls of foam!

“Hair of Fire” has lost his mind!
The son of Crao had just plunged into the whirlpool!
He in turn disappeared under the wall of water.

Page Thirteen.

The two men were thrown against each other, dragged towards the bottom, and carried away by a strong eddy.

Which brought them back to the surface, not far from the waterfall.
Ka-Hor was suffocating and clutched desperately.
So you do not know how to crawl on water?
Rahan will not abandon you!
But it is up to the clan to decide your fate!

Whirlpools and swirls lost their violence. Rahan could return to the shore.
Why did you dive in to save this felon!?
Eh? Rahan especially wanted to retrieve his knife.

Rahan would perhaps have killed this cheat in combat.
But he could not coldly hand him over to death!
Our clan will not share your generosity, "Fire hair"!

Let me run away, Ka-Noa!
The clan will never hear from me again!
Besides, it was the sorcerer who wanted to see you disappear!
Get up and on the way, coward!

They set off on their way back.
They had lost their spears and bows but that no longer mattered since they would find the territory without fauna.

Page Fourteen.

Two days later the village was in sight.
Look Ka-Hor! Your accomplice still consults the “Spirits”!

Facing the gathered clan, Ka-Dir the sorcerer observed the course of the clouds.
Only Ka-Dir's gaze can pierce the darkness of the "Territory of Shadows"!

The “Territory-of-Shadows.”
Ka-Dir sees the torn corpses of Ka-Noa and “Fire-Hair” floating there!

As ironic murmurs rose and the clan looked at something behind him.
The wizard turned his head.
And astonishment froze him.
What? What?

You lied to us, Ka-Dir!
Why did you say that Ka-Noa and "Hair of Fire" were dead?
I will tell you, brothers! He "Knew" that Ka-Hor had to kill us!

Ka-Noa recounted in detail the expedition to the “Valley of game.”
And if the project of these two criminals had succeeded, they would have imposed their law on the clan!

Page Fifteen.

No! No! Ka-Hor wanted to become a chief!
It was he who had this sinister idea!
That is wrong! It was him!

Spears were raised!
Death to these tricksters!

What is the point!
Loneliness will be a harsher punishment for these vain people!
Banish them from the clan!
Ka-Noa agreed. The felons were chased away.
If they did not kill each other, they would now live like fools, with no one to dominate or deceive but themselves!

Thanks to you, happy days await us!
Will you come with us to the wonderful valley?
Destiny calls Rahan elsewhere, Ka-Noa!

For once, Rahan was happy with his knife. He would not have liked crossing the same territory.
For a fourth time!
Take this meat brother. We will soon find more than we need.

It was without regret that the clan, the next day, abandoned the village.
The son of Crao waited for the song of the hunters on their way to the "Happy Valley" to die down, before setting off himself to discover new horizons.