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STRANGE HORIZON

ARC 2: The Sharpest Lives PART 2

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Hol stands over the uniformed corpse and shouts at it (“Oi!”), but gets no answer. He clenches his fist and demands to know what the hell is going on. Then the wardrobe in the corner starts to rattle. Hol spins around with his revolver drawn, and behind him the cabin door slams shut on its own. For a second he wonders if it was just the wind. Then he decides “nah, fuck that!” and opens fire. Three shots ring out. The glowing purple bullets streak across the room and tear into the wardrobe, which cracks and topples over. Something crawls out of the wreckage: a thin, blackened, skeletal creature. Hol, sweating, can only think “What in the world..?” as he trains his gun on it. Before he can deal with it, the front door bursts open. A man in sunglasses and a tactical vest stands in the doorway that looks exactly like the corpse on the floor next to him, Hol has to wonder if this one is “also fake.” The stranger takes a step inside. Hol is shocked that “that fucker is walkin’!” and warns him that one more step means he’s dead. The man raises his hands and tells him to take it easy. While Hol is focused on the newcomer, the creature quietly crawls across the floor behind him. Hol is left confused about who he’s even supposed to be aiming at. In the final panel, the stranger spreads his arms in the doorway. Behind him outside, a figure with a glowing red eye rises into view with a “VHOOOM.” Part 2 ends on another cliffhanger: Hol is now caught between a crawling thing inside the cabin, and an armed stranger at the door.

STRANGE HORIZON

ARC 1: Joseph's Tasty Donut FULL

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While Higashikata Josuke is asleep on his couch, Joseph Joestar walks alone through a quiet street. Funny Valentine is waiting for him. He jumps out from behind a wall, yells “Die, Joseph!” and, with his Stand D4C (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap), drives a fist straight through Joseph’s chest before Joseph can react. Joseph collapses against a wall in a pool of blood, gasping “Why…?” Valentine walks off smugly, sure that nobody will ever know what he did, which he says is because he’s “so smart.” Just down the street, though, Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar saw the whole thing. Gyro runs to Joseph’s body and finds he still has a pulse. There’s only one person who can save him: Josuke, whose Stand Crazy Diamond can heal any wound. But Josuke can’t heal anyone while he’s asleep, so they need to get Joseph to him now. When Gyro yells at Johnny to help, Johnny points out that Josuke’s house is right there. They argue briefly (“You’re an idiot!” / “I know, idiot.”) and then carry Joseph inside. In Josuke’s house, Gyro tells Johnny to wake him up. Johnny tries to but his wheelchair doesnt allow him to reach josuke, however Joseph's body slamming onto the table does the trick. Josuke wakes up furious, grumpy and asks Johnny: “What you want?”, until Johnny shouts “Heal him!” Josuke sees his father bleeding out on the floor, yells “Joseph!”, calls out Crazy Diamond and gets ready to try and heal him. The page ends on the green glow of his power, leaving the reader wondering whether he made it in time. after that: Joseph is healed by crazy diamond and he pulls out a gun and shoot funny valentine who was peeping on them, joseph and josuke then start to argue and diego is seen in the background as johnny and gyro leave.

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STRANGE HORIZON

ARC 2: The Sharpest Live PART 1

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