Free Will

In the busy marketplace of Tija, armed gang members move through the streets extorting vendors and intimidating anyone who refuses to pay. The violence is routine—until a quiet stranger walks into the middle of it. Known only as Free Will, the man interrupts the gang not out of heroism, but simple annoyance. When the criminals refuse to leave, a sudden and brutal fight erupts. With precise and devastating hand-to-hand strikes, Free Will dismantles the entire crew in moments. Afterward, he calmly collects their weapons, walks out into the desert, and throws the guns away. When a confused vendor asks why he helped, Free Will gives a simple answer: “Because I felt like it.” And just like that, a legend begins.

FREE WILL — Issue #2 “The Challenge” Short Synopsis Rumors about Free Will spread quickly through Tija’s underground fight world, drawing the attention of a dominant arena champion with an undefeated record. Determined to prove himself, the champion calls Free Will out in front of a packed crowd inside a brutal, high-stakes fight cage. Free Will arrives with the same calm indifference that’s already becoming his signature. Unimpressed by the hype or the setting, he steps into the ring with no interest in spectacle—only outcome. When the fight begins, the champion attacks with overwhelming force, expecting a drawn-out battle. Instead, Free Will ends it instantly. With a single, perfectly timed punch, he knocks the champion unconscious, leaving the entire arena in stunned silence. As confusion spreads through the crowd and whispers begin to grow, one thing becomes clear—what they just witnessed wasn’t normal. And as Free Will walks away, already bored, a new legend is born: One punch. Three seconds.

As stories of Free Will’s strength spread beyond Tija, they attract the attention of international bounty hunters looking to claim the reward tied to his name. Skilled, coordinated, and heavily armed, they track him across the city and surround him, confident that numbers and strategy will be enough. Free Will, unimpressed, lets out a quiet sigh. What follows is a fast-moving chase across rooftops and narrow alleys, where the hunters attempt to trap him using tactics, teamwork, and precision. It doesn’t matter. Free Will dismantles them one by one with effortless, brutal efficiency—casually talking through the entire encounter as if it barely requires his attention. When the last hunter falls, the silence hits just as hard as the fight. Standing over one of the few who showed restraint, Free Will pauses briefly before walking away. “Sorry bro. You seemed nice.” The hunt ends the same way it began—one-sided. And now the world understands something new: You don’t hunt Free Will.

FREE WILL — Issue #4 “Theirland” Short Synopsis Crossing beyond Tija into the controlled territory of Theirland, Free Will stumbles onto a massive smuggling operation run with precision and power. Warehouses, armed guards, and a structured network—all functioning like a machine built to move illegal goods without interruption. Free Will doesn’t investigate. He walks straight through it. Ignoring resistance, he makes his way directly to the top, entering the boss’s office without permission or fear. The boss, confident in his operation and authority, dismisses Free Will as irrelevant—mocking him, underestimating him, and talking too much. Free Will pauses. Then decides he’s done listening. What follows is not a fight—it’s a dismantling. In minutes, the entire operation collapses under overwhelming force, guards defeated, infrastructure destroyed, and control erased completely. Not because it was right. Not because it was necessary. But because, to Free Will— it was annoying.

“Assassins” Short Synopsis As word of his power spreads, Free Will becomes a target. A coordinated group of highly trained assassins surrounds him in a nighttime ambush, attacking with precision, discipline, and overwhelming numbers. Blades, explosives, and synchronized strikes are deployed with the intent to eliminate him quickly. It doesn’t work. What follows is a fast, close-quarters dismantling. Free Will effortlessly avoids, counters, and defeats the attackers with casual ease—treating the encounter more like an inconvenience than a threat. Even when the assault escalates with snipers and ranged attacks, he adapts instantly, using his abilities to turn their own strategy against them. By the end, the assassins lie defeated across rooftops and alleyways, their coordination meaningless against someone operating on a completely different level. As Free Will walks away, barely challenged, one truth becomes clear: The world is starting to come for him. And it’s still not enough.

FREE WILL — Issue #6 “The Strange Run” Short Synopsis What starts as another chase through the city turns into something completely different when Free Will’s powers begin behaving in ways even he doesn’t understand. As he runs, reality itself starts to warp—buildings bend, space fractures, and glowing cracks tear open behind him. In an instant, he vanishes. Reappearing in a vast desert miles away, Free Will realizes this wasn’t teleportation—it was something deeper. The fabric of reality itself is reacting to him. As he tries to make sense of it, the distortion returns, but this time it doesn’t just move him—it brings something through. A massive, unstable creature emerges from a tear in space, warping everything around it. Even then, Free Will remains unfazed, quickly adapting and defeating it using his evolving abilities. But the fight leaves behind a bigger question than the threat itself: If he didn’t mean to open the door… why is reality responding to him at all? As he returns to the city through a portal of his own making, the cracks in the sky haven’t fully disappeared. Because something new has awakened. And Free Will might be the reason why.