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Da Ten Shi: The Price of Power, lettered preview page 1

Visual description of page 1

A full-page scene shows a hooded, masked swordsman standing on a rooftop ledge, his back to the reader. Two curved blades cross behind his shoulders. Red gems glow on the weapons. Below him, illuminated windows and roads stretch across a dense city. A full moon shines in a teal night sky as scraps of paper drift through the air.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 1

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Suez (thought):
I know what I saw...

Title at foot of page:
The Price of Power

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Visual description of page 2

The masked figure is silhouetted against the moon, then crouches at the edge of the roof and looks down. In the street below, two men approach an alley. The men face two other figures, and white light surrounds their hands. In the final panel, a woman with tall purple hair bares her fangs and spreads elongated claws. Behind her, a man with a red mohawk raises a small container to his mouth.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 2

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Upper-left narrow panel — Suez (thought):
Nezumi sold us out.

Upper-right rooftop panel — Suez (linked thoughts):
I know he's working with the Children.
What I don't know is why.

Middle, view down into the alley — Suez (thought):
But he does. He was there.

Lower alley confrontation panel — Suez (thought):
Humph, two Blood Borne & two Children. Four walking corpses.

Child 1 (center, suspenders, hands glowing):
Appreciate the intel.

Child 2 (right, open coat, one hand raised):
Shame you won't live to use it.

Bottom panel — Suez (thought):
I've no qualms with the Blood Borne.

Janyce:
Vile rotbloods!

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Da Ten Shi: The Price of Power, lettered preview page 3

Visual description of page 3

Close panels show the masked observer narrowing his eyes and clenching a fist. Below, the four figures face one another among rubbish bags and debris in the alley. The observer draws his two curved swords; a red glow shines from their fittings. He launches himself down from the roof with both blades extended.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 3

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Upper-left close-up — Suez (thought):
I can't waste this opening.

Upper-center hand close-up — Suez (thought):
I need answers. Nezumi is mine.

Large alley panel — Suez (thought at top):
I'll grab him while the rest tear each other apart.

Child 2 (left, open coat):
Well, isn't this cute?

Janyce:
Bianca will gut you.

Janek:
And Tabitha will have your heads.

Child 1 (foreground, suspenders, seen from behind; linked speech balloons):
Oh, I'd rather get some head from Bianca.
Maybe not with those fangs.

Sword-drawing strip — left sound effect:
SNICK

Same strip — Suez (linked thoughts):
Nezumi is a Style Assassin, but he betrayed the Order.

Same strip — right sound effect:
SNICK

Bottom leap panel: no additional lettering.

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Da Ten Shi: The Price of Power, lettered preview page 4

Visual description of page 4

The two men with glowing hands face their opponents. Behind them, the masked swordsman descends and lands in a crouch with both blades spread wide. The men advance on the woman with purple hair. In the final panel she lunges with her claws outstretched while one of the men turns toward her, white light surrounding his hand.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 4

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Top panel, grouped by speaker — Suez (linked thoughts):
They never see me coming.
A blade cloaked in shadows, a whisper before death.

Child 1 (left, suspenders):
Maybe we should pay her a visit next.

Child 2 (right, open coat):
Enough talk.

Middle panel — Suez (thought):
Time to make my move.

Janyce (printed cry as she advances):
RAAAAH!

Bottom panel — Janyce:
Die!

Child 2 (behind her, open coat):
Too slow, leech.

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Da Ten Shi: The Price of Power, lettered preview page 5

Visual description of page 5

The confrontation continues in close-up. Suez dodges a blast as blue energy and a fiery explosion fill the alley.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 5

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Upper-left panel — Suez:
Surprise, bitch!

Impact sound:
THOK

Child 1 (printed cry as he is struck):
AHH!

Upper-center panel — Suez:
You're coming with me.

Child 1 (being held; suspenders visible):
You don't count so good, do you?

Upper-right close-up — Suez:
Huh?

Middle evasion panel — Suez:
Too close.

Beam sound effect:
ZZTT

Bottom panel — Suez:
I was sloppy.

Child 2 (firing the beam, open coat; linked speech balloons):
Holy shit!
That's Suez!

Large explosion sound across the bottom panel:
[Sound description: a loud explosion. The effect lettering is partly covered.]

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Da Ten Shi: The Price of Power, lettered preview page 6

Visual description of page 6

Suez kicks one attacker, then faces the clawed woman as the fight continues through a sequence of close-ups and silhouettes.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 6

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Top panel — Child 2 (printed cry as he is kicked):
UGH!

Suez:
Pleasure to make your acquaintance.

Impact sound:
KICK

Second panel — Child 2 (open coat):
Look, man, we can just walk away—

Third panel — Janyce (unballooned shout):
Pestilent coward!

Bottom-left silhouette panel — Janyce (unballooned shout):
I'll kill you!

Bottom-right close-up — Suez (thought):
She's going feral.

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Da Ten Shi: The Price of Power, lettered preview page 7

Visual description of page 7

A blue energy blast crosses the alley. Suez evades the attack, demands answers and lands while the confrontation continues.

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Dialogue and lettering for page 7

Suez is the masked swordsman; red balloons with white lettering show his thoughts. Janyce is the purple-haired vampire; Janek is the red-haired vampire. Child 1 wears suspenders; Child 2 wears an open long coat. Panel and speaker labels help follow the artwork.

Top beam panel — Child 2 (firing, open coat):
Stupid bitch!

Beam sound:
FFWOOOSH

Large central action panel — Suez:
Outta my way!

Blade sound:
SHLUCK

Narrow panel below — Suez (thought):
I need answers about Nezumi.

Child 1 (printed cry, suspenders and glowing fists):
GRAAAHHH!

Silhouette panel — Suez (unballooned speech):
Stay back, Blood Borne!

Vertical impact sound at right:
CRUNCH

Bottom panel — Child 1 (suspenders, glowing fist):
I'll die before I talk.

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