The Beastslayer
PAGE ONE
panel one: full page splash – 2/3rds of the panel is taken up by the crouching form of Brokk. Brokk is a muscle-man reminiscent of Conan. Dressed in furry shorts, a sword belt with sword, a battle axe strapped across his back, and a bevy of daggers (some one the chest strap, some on his furry shorts, some stuck in his boots), this man is obviously built for mayhem. His hair is wild and red, his eyes piercing blue, his skin pale but somewhat tanned, and his face covered in scraggly red beard.
CAPTION 1: I’m Brokk. I hunt. I kill.
CAPTION 2: I have faced the Sorceress of Xum, the Dragons of Pendajaman, and the Death-God, Booga-Snoggle-hoff. I have crawled through the pits of Hel and the aeries of the Sky-Folk.
CAPTION 3: I have seen many wonders. But nothing like this.
PAGE TWO
(four panels, each ¼ of page)
panel one: We’re behind Brokk, he’s still crouching. He’s looking down from a hilltop at a fantastic cityscape. Tall, stone towers dominate an area full of stone buildings. Metallic creatures roar about at great speeds.
CAPTION: This place smells like Hel, but it is different. There are more people here, and they voluntarily ride inside these metallic monsters.
panel two: Brokk runs down the hillside, we’re looking down at him from a distance
CAPTION: I try to remember how I came here. There was a woman…. It always starts with a woman.
panel three: Brokk stands by a thoroughfare, watching as demonic-looking cars zoom back and forth.
CAPTION: A witch. Not that all women aren’t witches, but some moreso than others.
panel four: Brokk is in mid-crossing of the road, he turns, startled, as a vehicle bears down on him.
CAPTION: And it always ends in bloodshed.
PAGE THREE
(four panels, each ¼ of page)
panel one: Brokk leaps up, swinging his battle axe down into the metallic monster (that resembles a Pontiac Trans Am) bearing down on him. The car is rendered immediately immobile as bits of glass and car go everywhere.
F/X: WHOOM!
CAPTION: Always
panel two: People run out from nearby buildings to see what happened. Brokk stands, confused, as they pull the driver out of the car.
CAPTION: They spoke strange words – I knew them, but I did not.
VARIOUS PEOPLE: Omigod! Hello, 911? Are you ok? Hey, what the hell? (separate word balloons)
panel three: A young girl, pretty, wearing a skimpy silky outfit comes up to Brokk, rubbing his chest adoringly.
GIRL: Wow, I saw that.. you’re so strong, so manly…
BROKK: Yes.
GIRL: You gotta come meet everyone.
panel four: The girl leads Brokk to a nearby stone tower.
GIRL: Everyone will be so amazed when I tell them what you did.
BROKK: Yes.
PAGE FOUR
(four panels, each ¼ of page)
panel one: Inside building, big gathering of people – but they’re not people – they’re animal-men! Brokk has his sword in one hand, axe in the other
CAPTION: The slave girl led me into the lair of the Beast-Men of Atanalat!
panel two: The girl screams as Brokk runs forward, swinging his blades at the animal-men.
CAPTION: Death to the beast-men!
BEAST-MAN 1: Aiiiieeeeee!
BEAST-MAN 2: Yiff!
panel three: Lots of mayhem as Brokk kills many Beast-Men. Some are revealed to be regular people beneath the furs they wear.
CAPTION: They fell faster than most Beast-Men I’d ever fought. The blood was good, but the thrill was not there.
panel four: The girl pounds her fists on Brokk, who stands there, gasping.
GIRL: How could you? They were my friends! You’re insane!
BROKK: Yes.
PAGE FIVE
(one page splash)
panel one: There’s a collection of newspapers spread on a table. Headlines from various ones include “FURRIES FOUND MASSACRED”, “FURRYCON TRAGEDY”, “FURRY CLUBHOUSE BURNED DOWN”, “SERIAL KILLER STALKING FREAKS?”
CAPTION 1: Buffy told me that people here dress up like animals for fun. That it was harmless, that they did it for sex and fun and roleplaying.
CAPTION 2: I knew she, like the others, were enspelled. The Beast-Men were not known to this land, but they were obviously working in more subtle methods than I’d ever seen.
CAPTION 3: I made love to Buffy, then I killed her, setting her soul free. Now, I travel the land, seeking these misguided souls, who traffic with demons and dark powers in the name of “fun”.
CAPTION 4: My battle shall never end.