Rahan. Episode One Hundred and Six. By Roger Lecureux. A Puke (TM) Comic.

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Rahan.

Episode One Hundred and Six.

By Roger Lecureux, drawn by Andre Cheret.

The son of the ferocious ages.

The impossible capture.

The child's cries had alerted the son of Crao.
He saw again the orangutan disappearing into the undergrowth.

Rahan will not let you torment that little man, “Four Hands”!
Rahan!

The monkey only had time to drop its victim and grab a branch.

Ha-ha-ha! Rahan faced much more agile "Four-Handers" than you!

The orangutan must have been old and solitary, because his gestures were awkward.

Page Two.

Suddenly diving, Rahan managed to land a blow.
But the ivory blade only grazed the four hands thigh.
Ra-ha-ha!

And he felt like his head was flashing like a "Wood-Fruit"!
Argh!

When he came to, dawn was turning the sky red.
Hum. The "Four-hands" defended itself better than Rahan thought!

The "Four-Hands" of his age no longer live in the trees. His trail will be easy to follow!
Rahan will find the little man!

The tracks in fact led him to a cave from which a child's babbling rose.
Come out of your lair "Four-Hands"! Rahan is waiting for you!
A reee, gue, gueu.

As his challenge remained unanswered, he rushed forward, ready for a new fight but.
Gone! But he could come back at any moment!

Page Three.

He must have stolen this spear from a hunter!
So a clan must be camping nearby!
Rahan will bring you back to your people, little man!

It was not a camp that the son of Crao discovered shortly afterwards, but a village!
Who? Who is this hunter?
Look! He brings us back Jougha!

“Outang” took her away tonight!
I was going to go hunting to finish once and for all with this "Four-hands" who constantly defies us!

The chief spoke angrily of this monkey who, every night, harassed the clan with stone throwing, then disappeared into the forest.

Rahan found this little man in the den of a four-hands!
May the gods of the hunt accompany you, fire-hair!
Jougha is our son!

We would have killed it long ago, but Kaouk-the-sorcerer is against it!
He says that the death of orangutan would provoke the fury of evil spirits!

Page Four.

The wizard, limping, came out of his isolated hut.
The kidnapping of Jougha is a warning! This night, “Outang” attacked your son.

But soon he will attack our hunters! We must flee this territory as quickly as possible, Zarac!
No, Kaouk! I repeat that this territory is too rich in game for us to abandon it!

Rahan sensed that there was a rivalry between the sorcerer and the clan leader.
You will be able to hunt "Outang” from this forest without killing him!?
At first we tried to capture him alive.

But "Outang" is more cunning than our hunters!
We were never able to approach him and he knew.
Avoid all our traps!

It is because it is sent by evil spirits!
Rahan does not believe in evil spirits! This four-hander almost killed him! Rahan will make him account for himself!

I will be by your side, Rahan! I will make “Outang” pay for the fear we experienced last night!
A murmur of worry ran through the clan.

You are the boss, Zarac! And I cannot oppose your will! But.
Do not forget that if "Outang" dies the curse will fall on the clan!

Page Five.

As the wizard limped back to his hut, Zarac reassured his people.
We will not kill "Outang" brothers! We will capture him alive, then we will ship him on a raft, to other territories!

A little later.
It was in this cave that Rahan found his son.
“Outang” is wary. He must have sensed our approach!

The den, indeed, was deserted.
The spear Rahan had noticed had disappeared.
Rahan has never seen a four-hander use a spear before!

They had barely come out of the cave when.
Argh!

They only caught a glimpse of the orangutan disappearing into the thick undergrowth.
He, He almost killed you!
It was you he wanted to kill, Zarac!

They searched in vain for traces of the monkey.
You were right! “Outang” is as cunning as a hunter! Kaouk will be happy about our failure!

Page Six.

As night fell, cries rose from the village.
It is “Outang”! He challenges the clan, like every night!
Maybe we can approach him this time!?

Indeed, an instant later.
Look at it! It always appears in the same place!
The great ape, at the edge of a ravine, threw stones towards the hunters.

Hum. The ravine ahead. The clearing behind.
It is difficult to approach him without arousing his suspicion! But Rahan will try!

The son of Crao could crawl as silently as a snake.
But he could not stop the movement of the tall grass.

As soon as these waved, betraying his approach, the monkey fled!
We tried everything. The Pits! The Nets! It still eludes us! Always! Always!

Rahan could not hide his bitterness.
Those-who-walk-upright are, however, more intelligent than the "Four-Hands"!
“Outang” is not a “Four-hands” like the others!
Page Seven.

Their return was greeted with coldness.
Your stubbornness irritates our hunters, Zarac!
For the first time, they talked about replacing you!

And Kaouk will take charge of the clan!
He is been jealous of me for ages!
But what are you thinking Rahan?

“Outang” threw the spear at you!
It was your son he kidnapped, probably to lure you into the forest and kill you.

Perhaps “Outang” obeys Kaouk!
Perhaps Kaouk created this “Four Hands” to get rid of you without being accused by the clan?

You are losing your mind, Rahan!
We will find out tomorrow! Rahan will find a way to capture "Outang"!

Rahan, that night, meditated for a long time.
“Outang” always appears in the same place.
But it is impossible to approach him!

Page Eight.

To surprise him, a trap would have to fall from the sky!
Oh! A trap falling from the sky! Yes that is it! That is it!

A little later.
Rahan knows how to capture "Outang" alive, Zarac!
But he needs your help!
But Kaouk and the others must know nothing. For the moment!

Dawn found the two companions busy not far from the ravine.
By relaxing, the bamboos will send the net onto the “Outang”! Let us try!

The net, a catapult, immediately tangled and fell nearby.
Hum, It is too light.

It will work! Rahan has another idea!
You would not have captured "Outang"! Your trap does not work!

The sun was blazing when Zarac returned to the village, alone.
Rahan wanted to leave our territory!
I accompanied him to the big track!

Page Nine.

You should have imitated him, Zarac!
Ours are tired of your obstinacy!
You will end up being banned!
Hum, we will see.

For Zarac, as for Rahan lying in ambush near his trap, it was a long wait but night finally came.
Here it is!
Emerging from the thickets "Outang" approached the ravine.

With a beating heart, the son of Crao estimated the distance.
Not yet, not yet.

And suddenly.
That’s it! Suddenly released, the bamboos catapulted the heavy stones.

Which lead to the widely deployed mesh!
The orangutan was not quick enough to avoid this trap which was "Falling from the sky"!

Entangled in the net, he struggled in vain.
Ra-ha-ha! Rahan will throw you into the ravine.

Page Ten.

The monkey spoke. The monkey screamed like a man!
No! No! Do not do that! Not the ravine! Not the ravine!

Kaouk!
Your people will not forgive you for this deception, Kaouk!

But Rahan did not share the astonishment of the clan, gathered on the other side of the ravine, and smiled mischievously.
An instant later a clamor arose.
By claiming that “Outang” was the envoy of evil spirits, Kaouk hoped that you would abandon this territory!

And by removing Jougha he wanted to attract Zarac and kill him!
He would then have accused "Outang" and taken the head of the clan!
But Rahan suspected Kaouk!

He had noticed that the “Outang” was not very agile for a "Four-hander"!
Then there was this injury.
Rahan had just injured “Outang” in the thigh!

Yes, Rahan suspected Kaouk.
But he wanted to unmask this deceiver in front of you!
Rahan achieved this thanks to the flying trap!
At that moment, the son of Crao would have been acclaimed if he had thrown Kaouk into the ravine! But the idea did not even occur to him!
The right to judge and punish belonged to the clan!