CHAPTER 8

A Roadside Companion

And here I was thinking everything was going so well.

YOU GAVE YOUR

SOUL TO A MACHINE

AAAAAAAAAAA

AA

WE ARE WHAT IS LEFT OF YOUR SOUL

WE ARE THE PARTS YOU

HAVEN’T TRADED OR

THROWN AWAY

YOU HAD YOUR SOUL REMOVED WITH

MAGIC THERE ARE CONSQUENCES

Juji would have

mentioned that!

Hnnn--

WHAT DOES SOME MAN KNOW

NOTHING

I HAVE YOUR HEART ALSO

Give it

back.

I WILL TRADE YOU

For what? I

have nothing!

THE LIFE OF A FRIEND

What?

HE WILL DO

Daniel… You okay buddy?

WHAT ARE

YOU DOING?!

STOP!

--AUUUGGGGHHH--

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Hang on Leo,

hang on!

THE DEAL IS DONE

HAVE YOUR PRECIOUS HEART

--AAAAHHHH-

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…Yhhh… You…

WE MADE NO DEAL!

THAT WAS ALL MY POWER

I WILL GO BACK TO HELL

Wait! So, uh, my

heart is back?!

YES IT IS MENDED BUT YOU OWE ME

I owe you nothing! We

have no deal and you

killed my friend!

YOU’RE RIGHT WE

HAD NO DEAL

SO I’M GOING TO CHANGE IT

Hey--

...

What was all of that..? I got Leo killed.

I gathered his body. Duke and Mac saw me carrying him…

Rest in peace, Leo.

I told them what had happened and then I got a shovel.

I buried him beside his the business he loved. The Heartland Blues café.

…Now what?

Seeing as he died

because of me… I can

no longer be Sheriff

of Heartland the way

I see it… Sorry.

You may still think

I’m great and all…

All those wild Summons out there

and we haven’t even asked why…

Right!

I’m sorry buddy.

We should investigate it,

what do you say Daniel?

Leo would want you to

keep fighting, I know it.

Duke. You can be strong.

Have confidence.

Mayor and Sheriff?

Mayor-iff.

Nice.

Ha! I will come back, okay?

I just need some time.

Mac was right. There were too many wild Summons…

There is too much chaos…

I have to find a way to do something about it.

Mephisto, I’m

coming for you.

I will kill you and burn

the books, brother.

I have to stop all of this

while there is still a chance.

Here goes…

It works! It

really

works!!!

It—GUKK--

--HHHHRRRR-

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Stupid jet-packs.

How grows it?

Hahahaha, right?!

Clever.

Caught some jag-off

trying to fly over…

Got a cool eye-patch.

Magnificent I would say.

When I first Summoned Khorg,

I feared he would be nothing. This thing will truly

bring about the end!

Too bad you won’t see it, Greg. Your end

came early.

I am your real master. Not him.

It’s official. There are fucking

Summons everywhere!

And nothing concrete on

Daniels whereabouts.

He will show up.

We need him now

more than ever and

he will pull through.

That epic, huh?

Well, he has heart.

Let me check the map

Juji gave us. Calm

your Daniel crush!

Do you think Lady X and

him are, like…A couple?

I think he’s cute.

Alice!

Heartland should be ahead.

Should we run? Oh shit.

Hello again.

Let’s check it out.

Hi? Anyone here? Of course.

Groovy.

Hello?! I’m borrowing your shotgun…

Some kind of shell? Was something… Growing here?

…

This place is

totally deserted. ...What..?