Rahan. Episode 150. By Roger Lecureux. The Incredible Secret. A Puke(TM) Comic.

Translated by the Son of the Puke Ages.
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Rahan.

The Son of the Ferocious Ages!

Episode One Hundred and Fifty.

By Roger Lecureux, drawn by Romero.

The Incredible Secret.

Rahan repeats to you that he is just a simple hunter and not the "spirit of fire"!
You Lie!
Bahak saw the flames shooting out of your mouth!

It had all began at dawn when Rahan, to harden the tips of his arrows, lit a small fire.

The hunter who was lying in wait for him stood petrified in fearful shock.
Fire-Hair is an evil spirit straying into our territory!

Page Two.

The shock gave way to fear when, under Rahan's breath, the first flames rose.
The "Spirit" brings forth fire from his mouth.
The Clan has to know.

The son of Crao was hardening the tips of his arrows when the clamor broke out.
Capture him alive!
Rahan hates to face "Those-Who-Walk-Upright", but since you are forcing him to.
Zlang!

Argh! Crack!
Rahan held out against the pack's assault for only a moment.

Argh!
His bow broken, he was seized by his attackers.
Alive! We need the "spirit-of-fire" alive!

Page Three.

These men had respectfully gathered the embers from his fire and Rahan had been led towards their cave.
The fire is sacred for these hunters!

And the son of Crao had been accused.
Your hair is the color of flames!
This is yet another proof that you are the "Spirit of Fire"!
You refuse to admit it because you do not want to reveal the secret of fire to our clan!

That is wrong!
Rahan never keeps a secret that can be useful to "Those-who-walk-upright!
Free me, and he will teach you how to make fire spring forth from the "Stones-that-throw-stars."

The chief and the sorcerer consulted each other for a moment and.
We will free you! But if you try to deceive us, we will kill you immediately!

Rahan was searching for flint when a flash of lightning streaked across the sky.
The lightning suddenly burst, sowing fear among the hunters.
The "Spirit of Fire" has unleashed the wrath of heaven!

The downpour that followed was so violent that it played on the fear of the clan so that they rushed towards the cave.
It would be a game to escape from these hunters! But Rahan cannot abandon his cutlass to them.
Page Four.

The fact that the son of Crao would join them shocked the hunters for a moment.
But doubt soon returned.

These leaves are too wet! The stars will not stick to them!
Zlac!
Rahan had not, in fact, been able to discover any dry leaves.

The fire spirit refuses to give up his secret!
He must rejoin the territory of shadows!
And all his efforts were in vain!

A hostile hubbub arose. Clubs and spears were brandished.
If Rahan does not escape them now, he is lost!
Kill! Kill him!

Back! Rahan will return when you are more welcoming!
Those who opposed his escape felt as if they had been swept away by a tornado.

The rain had stopped and the son of Crao knew that the hunters would come after him.
Spears were already sticking here and there.
On the wet ground, Rahan's tracks will be easy to follow! Rahan has only one trick left!

Page Five.

The territory of the “Four Hands”!
Rahan moved through this realm of foliage and vines with such agility.

That the clan believed more than ever, to be dealing with a supernatural being!
Hunting the "Spirit-of-Fire" can only bring its curse upon us! Retreat!

Rahan, that night, slept very little. He meditated on the "Knowledge" of "Those-who-walk-upright".
Why do some clans know what others do not?

Rahan knows many ways to make fire! He will teach them to those in the cave!
But they will have to give him back his knife.

The son of Crao had never failed in this rule of transmitting to some what he had learned from others. That was why the next day.
What is going on? Where are they? Have they abandoned this cave?

The sun, already high, had dried the grass that crunched under his feet.
A strange silence reigned in the cavern.
Rahan was confused.

Page Six.

But as soon as he entered there, he thought the vault was collapsing on him.
Vlang!

When he regained consciousness, he was surrounded by threatening women.
The hunters will decide if the "fire-spirit" must die!

Rahan is neither a spirit nor an enemy! Quite the contrary. He has come back to reveal the secret of fire!

Ignoring the worried glances and fearful whispers, the son of Crao busied himself.
This time the grass and leaves are dry!

Everything should be fine!
Zlac!
Sparks flew from the flints like tiny stars.

They clung to the dry grass, lighting a fire that Rahan fanned with his breath.
The women watched, intrigued and anxious.

Page Seven.

Rahan is indeed the spirit of fire!
The clamors echoed repeatedly in the cavern when the first flames rose up.

The Spirits do not exist!
Rahan is just a simple hunter who has not always known how to master and tame fire.

The women, stunned, contemplated the flint.
Two stones! Two simple stones are enough to make the fire spring forth!

And to think that our people have always risked their lives to snatch fire from the bowels of the "Thundering Mountains"!
And to think that they defied death to seize a little of this fire which, in some cases, ravages the savannah.

And how many of ours have joined the "Territory-of-shadows" to steal the fire that.
Some clans had managed to preserve.

Page Eight.

How many of our brothers will perish today, on the banks of the "Way of water"?!
What do you say? Speak, woman. Rahan wants to know!

The son of Crao learned that all the hunters had gone to attack the river clan, which they suspected of having a secret fire.

Because fire is sacred to all clans!
When a clan holds fire, all the others covet it.
And it is war! Dead on both sides!

The war of fire!?
Rahan will do everything to prevent the one that is being prepared!
Tell him where the "Waterway" flows!

Rahan never remained indifferent when fights threatened to set in opposition "Those-who-walk-upright", his brothers.
Shortly after, he fluttered in the kingdom of the "Four-hands."

The "Waterway" is still far away. Rahan will not be there before nightfall!
It was only at nightfall that he saw the river, glowing red in the setting sun.

Page Nine.

Night was falling, in fact, when he heard mocking cries. On the river, a large raft was moving away, carrying men. And a fire!

Rahan has the impression that "those from the river" were more cunning than "Those from the cave"!

A moment later, he found them, vociferating on the shore.
The reappearance of "The Spirit-of-Fire" froze them.
Are you coming back to take revenge on us?
No, Rahan came to prevent a fraternal fight.

There will be no fight, because "Those-of-the-water-path" fled with their fire after capturing our chief!

And we cannot help Torah-the-chief because ours have never known how to "Crawl on water".
The laughter continued as the raft drifted away into the darkness.

Page Ten.

Rahan disapproves of your raid against "Those-of-the-river".
But he also disapproves of Torah's kidnapping!

So what are you going to do?
Bring you back Torah!

Under the astonished gaze of "Those-of-the-cave", the son of Crao dove into the black waters.

An extraordinary swimmer, it took him only a few moments to reach the large raft without being seen.
What. What.
Argh!
Ra-ha-ha!
The Spirit of the Water!

"Those-of-the-river", panicked, quickly returned to the bank.
But Torah was desperately floundering.
Rahan came to his aid.

Page Eleven.

The raft was disappearing around the bend in the river when Rahan helped Torah onto the bank.
A strange silence fell.

For some, Rahan was the “spirit of fire.” For others, he was the “spirit of water.”
The son of Crao would dissuade the one and the other.

One of us two is too many in this territory, Harga!
One of us must join the "Shadows"!

When the two leaders faced each other, ready for battle.
Torah clutched the ivory knife.

No! Stop!
It would be madness to kill each other!

When Harga and Torah did not listen to his order, Rahan rushed forward.
Argh! Chack!
You will know that this knife has never stolen a man's life, Torah!

Vlang! Argh!
And you, Harga, you will learn to share your fire!
Page Twelve.

When the two chiefs came to their senses, they were tied up back to back.
Their combined clans shared the same admiring attention.

And they cheered the son of Crao who showed another way of making fire.
As you see, it only takes a little patience.

But is that not better than facing the wrath of the "mountains that thunder"?
Rahan believes you can release Harga and Torah.
They will have no reason to fight each other anymore!

You will no longer have to covet fire, nor fight for its possession, since each of you will now know its secret!
You no longer expect fire from good or bad "Spirits"!
You will know that fire can be born from the hand of "Those-who-walk-upright"!

The ovations redoubled.
But Rahan would not be vain about it.
If he was happy it was to have been able to share his knowledge with "Those-who-walk-upright", men, his brothers.