Synopsis Archaic_(comics)

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1.1 rule of deviant (issues #1-3)
1.2 winter children (issues #4-6)
1.3 hollow (issues #7-9)
1.4 storm (issues #10-12)

synopsis

archaic ongoing fictional story dealing fantasy realm , several of both heroic , villainous inhabitants. antagonist, král groznyj rules on vast region of land, fearing no 1 foretold in ancient prophecy own downfall. prophecy claims children of own nephews 1 day rise , destroy him. there story covers several generations of people living in tzenebraum, otherwise known thrice-nine lands .

rule of deviant (issues #1-3)

the story begins šarkan general, petr drakanov besieged in family s castle. nestled safely behind walls of drakánc hrad, petr sees time coming end. petr s uncle, šarkan king král groznyj has sent forces capture , kill him , family. petr holds out sometime, betrayal of own soldiers draws him battle. young , ambitious knight name of valen makes deal groznyj. aid of valens allows groznyj convince sir marcus, petr s head knight, petr murderer. shocked , disgusted false information, sir marcus leads attack on petr s castle. petr slain on bridge of fortress, last words asking knight killed him protect new born son. when king groznyj arrives petr family, sir marcus 1 drag petr s wife, cassandra, , son, košice, across bridge of drakánc hrad. however, sir marcus realizes mistake , killed valen. valen able take cassandra groznyj, košice spirited away magic of last loyal knights under petr s command. meanwhile, groznyj s armies lay waste cities of faeries in mass genocide. lunatai, werewolf species of faerie, lead attacks on biological cousins. during these attacks, lunatai made offer, northern lands in trade hunting down 2 children, descendents of drakanovy. teardrop knights, looking descendents of drakanovy, dispatch several groups track down košice , return him safety. older knight name of velshin 1 retrieve košice, loses rest of team. velshin chooses take drakanov child north, hiding, until aid order of teardrop can sent. through of find out mikal drakanov, petr s brother, imprisoned in dungeons of král groznyj.

winter children (issues #4-6)

years have passed since death of petr drakanov , son, košice, hides in north under watchful eye of velshin. velshin has told teenaged boy little of past , renamed him kalias hide identity. however, years having passed , košice have disappeared without trace, groznyj fears future. in response groznyj sends 1 of best men, genosik kinslayer, track down , kill košice. genosik, along group of assassins, track down košice village široke. @ same time, grimm, ex-teardrop knight under command of sir marcus, leads group of mercenaries široke. grimm mortally wounded on bridge of drakánc hrad day košice disappeared. had since vowed undo misdeeds against lord finding , protecting young košice. parties arrive @ bar in široke within minutes of each other, leading large confrontation. end result leaves many dead, košice blinded , confused, , genosik fleeing groznyj. lying dead in snow, aged knight, velshin tells grimm bring košice teardrop. during time introduced solare, elf faerie, , group of lunatai hunting friends. solare , men on quest of vengeance kill lunatai horrid acts on faerie kind. košice, grimm, , survivor of grimm s mercenary group reach floating city of teardrop. question how gain access city, workings of war stir in groznyj s kingdom. groznyj has asked lord sialenec ze tak tak lead army against knights of teardrop. tak tak raises men, female assassin quite fond of returns life. assassin, allysyn, tasked capture other drakonov child, mikal s daughter, erzebet

the hollow (issues #7-9)

the hollow tells tale of solare s group of warriors of allysyn , lover, lane. lane, ex-teardrop knight, introduced fighting group of sickmen, zombie undead creatures. come realize lane , allysyn s mission track down erzebet drakanov, daughter of mikal drakanov. erzebet long ago kidnapped , held captive pack of lunatai. fate have it, solare comes across same pack of lunatai hold drakanov girl. fearing erzebet lunatai food, 1 of solare s group dashes combat save girl. solare reluctantly follows, slaughtering many lunatai. unfortunately lane enters fray, choosing kill solare , ally, jun. lane leaves solare dead, having found erzebet. later evening jeeves, victim of lane s sword , butler erzebet drakanov, comes across badly damaged solare. solare rises seemingly dead state, healing speed expected of faerie. solare vows revenge on lane killing jun. aid of jeeves, solare begins hunt lane , allysyn. during journey, learn of language of spiders , erzebet , jeeves both familiar it. erzebet leaves trail of information through spider webs across country side, allowing jeeves track her. 2 warriors have final clash outside brillianti church. solare manages kill both allysyn , lane, once more aid of jeeves. solare takes leave continue quest jeeves once more returns service of miss erzebet. after solare has left, erzebet uses dark , hidden power of hers, reviving allysyn , lane form of undead servants. in groznyj s dungeon find king talking imprisoned nephew, mikal. there tells mikal of erzebet s secret power, power mikal cannot believe. story arc progresses, introduced brillianti s task force, chorus. chorus lord tak tak additional force in war against knights of teardrop.

the storm (issues #10-12)

after few calm months living in teardrop, council has gathered discuss fate of young košice. @ same time, lord tak tak s forces invade floating city of teardrop, allied chorus.