1. A circle of no good long hairs sit around with some candles between them and one lone incense oil burner. It’s a dark and moist room.
Caption: The smell of greasy lank hair fills the room. They think it overpowers the cheap lavender incense in the middle of them. It doesn’t.
Caption: They’re hoping the fact they just experienced carnal knowledge while under the influence of perception altering drugs is going to summon a queen they really know nothing about.
2. One of these goons is looking up in shock as a green skinned beauty appears before them.
Caption: They’ve been mistakenly calling her Gomorrah. And worshipping her as such.
3. Another goon comes behind Gamora with an ornate and filthy blade.
Caption: They thought a decorative blade bought from one of those pot shops would be enough to fell their queen in an orgy of blood.
4. A red panel.
Caption: Most of them thought the following was perhaps just a dream or some drug fugue.
Caption: Dying and not believing it’s real is actually a nicer way to go.
5. Gamora is walking away from the massacred group. She doesn’t look happy.
Caption: Killing and knowing you have no alternative is not so pleasant.
Caption: Drug addled no goods fight til they’re hamburger.
6. Gamora looks to her left and we see revealed the real reason she is there, Mystique.
Mystique: C’mon, you thought that was it?
Mystique: They had no way to get you here…but I did.
Mystique: And an even better reason.
This one has a touch of the Lovecraft about it—summoning something you know will undoubtedly kill you for doing so—and even though it wasn't actually them who did it, it still works for me :-)
ReplyDeleteNice intro, made me want to read on. A catfight between G & M would be excellent.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd never made the Gamora / Gomorrah connection before.
I liked it!!!!
ReplyDeleteSubtle, well metered with a reveal that makes you might to know what happens next!
Mystique and Gamora huh? I like it. Great work again Ryan.
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