IGNIS THE FIGURE: CHAPTER 1 - AFTER A WHILE

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T H E F I G U R E

LEMUEL LIND AFTER A WHILE AFTER A WHILE AFTER A WHILE

MIDJOURNEY

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T H E F I G U R E

CHAPTER 1

I FAILED YOU, BROTHER

I COULD NOT DO THE ONE THING THAT I PROMISED YOU BEFORE I LOST YOU.

IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE YOUR KIDS LEFT AND NEVER CAME BACK

YOUR SON KYLE, IS DOING WHAT YOU DID, LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TRYING TO GET SOMEONE BACK. ALLOWING HIS EMOTIONS TO TAKE OVER.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON HE IS JUST LIKE YOU, WHICH WORRIES ME THE MOST BUT ONE THING I AM SURE OF...

HE IS NOT DEAD.

YOU’RE RIGHT UNCLE HENRY BROTHER?

BUT I GOT REALLY CLOSE.

NO WAIT, KYLE?

LOTS OF THINGS CAN CHANGE IN JUST THREE YEARS

YOU LOOK SO MUCH OLDER.

WE HAVE LOTS OF CATCHING UP TO DO

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN

I WENT THROUGH A LOT. LOST MANY FORGOT SOME TOO.

BUT WAIT, WHERE IS YOUR SISTER?

I HAD TO LEAVE HER BEHIND. THINKING I DID IT TO PROTECT HER BUT, SHE IS PROBABLY IN MORE DANGER NOW...

I BECAME DANGEROUS MY POWER, IT GOT TOO STRONG. WHAT I DID WAS UNFORGIVABLE

SHE MIGHT EVEN BE...

I COULD NOT ALLOW MY SELF TO HURT ANYONE AGAIN,

DONT SAY THAT IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. I MAY HAVE NOT BEEN THERE AND I AM REALLY SORRY FOR THAT, BUT I AM HERE NOW.

I WILL GO WITH YOU.

I’LL LEAVE NOW, I CANT LOSE HER TOO NO TIME TO WASTE

NO, IT HAS TO BE ME. I ONLY CAME HERE BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEST PLACE TO COME BACK TO.

YOU LEFT ME BEHIND ONCE, I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT AGAIN IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE MY SELF

I MADE A PROMISE TO YOUR DAD THAT I WOULD PROTECT BOTH OF YOU EVEN IF IT MEANT PUTTING MY LIFE ON THE LINE

I CAN'T ALLOW THAT THE REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED IS THAT I ALLOWED HER TO GO WITH ME.

I CAN PROTECT MY SELF NOW MY POWER IS BEYOND MOST, THEY CAN'T TOUCH ME

MAYBE I DON'T HAVE YOUR FIRE, BUT I CAN STILL BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED ME SHE IS LIKE A DAUGHTER TO ME, I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO SO SHE'S BACK HOME SAFE.

WHOO SH!!

EVERY DAY THAT PASSED SINCE YOU LEFT, I WORRIED I WOULD NOT SEE YOU TWO AGAIN.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, THEY WILL TRY TO FIND ME, AVOID ME FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE. THEY ARE HUNTING ME DOWN, YOU COULD GET INJURED

WE WILL FIND A WAY, KYLE. BUT THIS TIME I JUST HAVE TO GO WITH YOU.

TRUST ME, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS GROWN.

BUT WHERE WE ARE GOING IS NOT ANYTHING LIKE THIS PLACE.

WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR JAKE WE FOUND HIM IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.

SOME CALL IT SHADOW MIRE, THE WORLD OF SHADOWS,

A DIFFERENT DIMENSION NO EASY WAY IN OR OUT.

IT WAS OUR GOAL TO SAVE HIM FROM THE BEGINNING, TO FIGHT THE KING. BUT THINGS WENT WRONG.

NOW I’M HERE, NO WAY BACK.

NO WAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO OPEN GATES.

YOU GOT THERE BEFORE, WE COULD TAKE THE WAY YOU TOOK THE FIRST TIME. RIGHT?

THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON WHO CAN GET US THERE. BUT IT’S BEEN A WHILE. WHO KNOWS WHERE HE WENT NEXT OR IF HE’S ALIVE.

HE IS A TROLL SO WE HAVE TO REACH THE TROLLHELM SECTOR

TROLL HUH. AND WHERE IS THAT.

LETS JUST SAY ITS A FEW LIGHT YEARS AWAY FROM HERE AND WE HAVE NO WAY FOR SPACE TRAVEL.

THO EVEN IF WE DID THERE IS STILL ONE MORE ISSUE.

I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THERE PRECISELY

WHAT'S THAT?

ISNT THERE A MAP OR SOMETHING?

SPACE TRAVEL IS DIFFERENT YOU CANT JUST TRAVEL WITH A HOLOMAP.

WE NEED TO FIND AN EXPERT IN SPACE TRAVEL. A SECTOR FARER.

A WHAT AGAIN?

LET'S JUST SAY SOME SORT OF NAVIGATOR.

WHEN YOU SURVIVE THERE FOR SO LONG YOU LEARN A THING OR TWO.

WE COULD BEGIN LOOKING IN THE RED SANDS.

WELL, HOW DO WE FIND SOMEONE LIKE THAT.

YES, THE FIRST PLANET I TRAVELED TO. I MIGHT HAVE A FEW CONNECTIONS.

YOU MEAN MARS, RIGHT?

SINCE I ALMOST KILLED THE KING, HE WILL SEND AS MANY HUNTERS AS POSSIBLE TO LOOK FOR ME

WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ON WHO WE TRUST, DID YOU HEAR THAT HIDE!

THEY ARE SEEKERS LOOKING FOR ME.

WHICH MEANS THEY SPOTTED ME.

WELL, THAT WAS EASY.

THAT IS THE POINT. THEY MAKE YOU BELIEVE THAT, BUT THOSE THINGS ARE ONLY MEANT TO FIND THE PREY

IT’S A GOOD TRICK FOR THE BEGINNERS SURELY GOT ME THE FIRST TIME.

A HUNTER NOW KNOWS WHERE I’M, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO ACT QUICK.

LOCATION...

SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO GET TO MARS.

YOU DO?

WELL I MIGHT KNOW A WAY TO GET THERE.

THE ONLY WAY THERE IS NO WE ARE NOT GOING TO IRON CORE I DON'T WANT, I AM NOT DEALING WITH THAT LIAR.

YOU ARE TELLING ME YOU WANT TO ASK THAT NARCISSISTIC FRAUD MARK LOHEN TO HELP US?

HE IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE RESOURCES, YOU KNOW THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION.

REALLY, YOU THINK HE WOULD DO THAT?

HE IS A BILLIONAIRE MASTERMIND AT MANIPULATION. IN GENERAL A BIG FRAUD.

BUT HE IS STILL THE HEAD OF THE IRON CORE FACILITIES, ONLY LOOKING FOR ONE THING... MONEY AND POWER. TRUST ME, HE IS GOING TO WANT TO HELP FOR KNOWLEDGE

YOU KNOW THERE IS NO TIME, THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION.

I WONT FORGIVE WHAT HE DID TO JAKE.

I CAN TRY TO MAKE A DEAL BY MY OWN TERMS.

HENRY BARLOW.

I HAVE A MEETING WITH MARK LOHEN

IDENTIFICATION

PLEASE

VERIFYING SCHEDULE

I AM SORRY SIR I CAN NOT

REALLY.

HAD TO TRY IT MY WAY

SNEAKING IN MY PLACE FIRE BOY?

DON'T CALL ME THAT!

MOSTLY A LAST RESORT,

CHEER UP YOU DECIDED TO SEE ME.

SO TO WHAT DO I OWE THE PLEASURE?

HEY YOU TWO WE ARENT HERE TO FIGHT

SURE HAS, THO I REALLY HOPED WE NEVER MET AGAIN

HENRY IT SURE HAS BEEN A WHILE.

CANT BELIEVE I MADE SUCH A BAD REP

WELL WHAT DO YOU NEED SO BAD YOU CAME TO ME.

ITS SIMPLE REALLY I NEED TO SAVE MY SISTER

WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH RESOURCES.

INTERESTING...

YOU LITTLE BRATS REALLY GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE THIS TIME SHE MUST BE REALLY FAR

I JUST NEED A SHIP WITH A GOOD PILOT JUST ENOUGH TO ARRIVE ON MARS.

AFTER THAT YOU CAN TAKE YOUR THINGS BACK.

WELL I AM SORRY I CAN'T HELP

YOU SEE THE LAST TIME WE WENT THROUGH THIS YOU ENDED UP STEALING MY REASOURSES.

I LOST A LOT, I CANT AFORD THAT AGAIN.

WELL I TOLD YOU HENRY IT WAS POINTLESS, WE'LL FIND ANOTHER WAY.

HEY DONT WORRY ABOUT IT LETS HAVE A DRINK AND CHAT MAYBE WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT.

COME ON HENRY WE TRIED IT YOUR WAY NOW LETS GO.

WOAH WHAT IS THAT.

FLYING ON GROUND AND INBETWEEN BUILDINGS, A TRUE SKILL.

THIS GUY DOESN'T FOLLOW THE RULES

HE MIGHT BE HELPFUL