Price of Power.

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

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

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