Rahan. Episode Fifty Six. The eaters of men. A Puke (TM) Comic.

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Episode Fifty Six.

By Roger Lecureux, drawn by Andre Cheret.

The eaters of men.

Exhausted by the long chase that had led to the edge of the endless river, the Son of Crao had dozed off in the shade of an uprooted tree.
He did not hear the approach of the man.

And when the sound of footsteps alerted him, it was too late!
His knife had disappeared!

The thief is not far away. Rahan will catch him!

On the sand of the shore, the tracks of the thief were easy to follow.
Hum, Rahan will without doubt have trouble recovering his knife!

Page Two.

Brandishing the ivory weapon, the man rejoined his clan.
Gaham has surprised an enemy!
He brings this magical object back to Gurg!

In these fierce times any unusual object was considered "Magic."
Maybe this thing is bad for the clan!
Why did Gaham not kill the enemy?!

The men watched with some fear as Rahan approached them.
But Gurg issued an order.
Capture the enemy!
He will have to give us the secret, the secret of this object!

I am not an enemy!
I am Rahan, the son of Crao!
This cutlass is not magic, it is only a weapon for the hunter!

Overcoming their anxiety, the whole clan rushed towards Rahan who, despite his vigor, could not resist this pack!

Page Three.

A moment later he was summarily tied to the trunk of a palm tree.
Gurg wants to know if this thing brings good luck or misfortune.

And if "Fire hair" refuses to reveal his secret, the clan will share his body and Gurg will eat his heart!

Crao-the-wise sometimes spoke, in the past, of the existence of tribes feeding on human flesh.
But it was the first time that Rahan found himself facing beings capable of such horror!

Even the “Four Hands” don’t eat each other!
Only monsters do it!
Gurg is a monster!

Gurg and his people no longer listened to their captive.
Their anxious gazes fixed on the horizon of the "Great River" which was rapidly darkening.

Page Four.

Gurg knew that this "Thing" would bring misfortune!
The arrival of “Fire hair” unleashed the wrath of the great river!

The chief had thrown the ivory cutlass at Rahan's feet with repulsion.
He joined his men who were fleeing towards the forest.

And the son of Crao understood the reason for this sudden panic.
The stormy ocean launched its enormous waves to attack the shore.

If Rahan does not free himself, he will be eaten by the great river!

The wind was now blowing with incredible violence.
A fantastically high wave had formed in the distance and was rapidly approaching.

Page Five.

In a few seconds this mountain of water would crash onto the shore!
No! Rahan does not want to join the "Shadow Territory"!

The son of Crao had finally managed to cut his bonds.
Ra-ha-ha!

While he rushed towards the forest the wave continued its course, followed by another even more gigantic!

Page Six.

Rahan had often seen volcanoes erupt and earthquakes, but he had never before witnessed a tidal wave.
The great river has gone crazy! It wants to devour the forest!
The waves indeed break between the trees, uprooting the weakest!

The roaring waves spread on all sides, swallowed up the copses, submerged the clearings.
Rahan has only one hope left.

They were chasing the son of Crao who was soon in water up to his knees.
Rahan cannot run away anymore! The big river is faster than him!

It is because this tree resists the fury of the great river!
But the son of Crao was not the only one to have chosen this refuge.

Page Seven.

A growl alerted him.
And he narrowly avoided the claws of the lynx lurking above him.

A new attack from a paw almost threw him off balance.
One of us is too many on this tree, “Chincha”!

And Rahan prefers it to be you!
Suddenly grabbing the lynx's tail, Rahan pulled with all his might.

The beast that clung to the branch was pried loose!
Ra-ha-ha!

He disappeared, carried away by the rushing flood.
But another danger already threatened the son of Crao.

Page Eight.

Carried by the flood, was a huge trunk heading straight towards his refuge!
This tree will not be able to resist!

Waboum!
The shock was terrible.
Uprooted by this blow, the tree fell, throwing Rahan into the swirls.

Like the lynx a moment earlier, the son of Crao was carried away by the crashing waves.

Swimming in these whirlpools and swirls was impossible.
And yet, the time had not come for Rahan to join the “Territory of Shadows”!

He managed to grab some vines from a tree which was not in danger of being uprooted, as he passed.
Ra-ha-ha!

Page Nine.

Rahan hopes that the "Four Hands" will share their refuge with him!
Frightened by the cataclysm, monkeys screamed in the foliage, but they were harmless.

In the distance the ocean had stopped roaring.
The anger of the Great River is appeased!
But Rahan will have to take the path of the “Four Hands”!

A moment later the son of Crao was flying, from branch to branch.
Beneath him the flooded forest offered a strange spectacle.

Gurg and his clan undoubtedly had time to take refuge on a mountain!

Rahan suddenly saw a group of “Two-horned” antelopes fleeing before the flood.
But it had lost its violence.

Page Ten.

The fury of the great river is over!
It recalls his own waves!

Indeed, the waters withdrew in their ebb the corpses of wild animals which had not had time to escape.

Rahan has nothing left to do in this territory!

The son of Crao had no desire to find Gurg and his clan.
But fate would decide otherwise!

Gurg!
A curious spectacle, in fact, soon stopped him in his tracks!

In a natural pit dug in the rock, he could see a few men.
A thick portal of trunks obstructed this pit from which the Gurg clan returned.

Page Eleven.

When these men passed under the tree Rahan could not resist the Pleasure of manifesting himself.
Hello man eaters!
Is Gurg still hoping to eat Rahan's heart?

A brief moment of astonishment froze the clan.
How had “Fire hair”, tied up on the shore, been spared by the great river?

We will kill you "Fire hair"!
The men of Gurg were already throwing stones towards Rahan.

Who dove towards another branch, escaping the projectiles!
Ha-ha-ha!

But he had assumed too much of his agility.
Hands slid over the bark.
And that was the fall!

Page Twelve.

His chest hit a branch, his neck almost burst on another.
Ah!

Stunned, he did not see the men rushing towards him, brandishing their flints.
No!
Do not finish him!
“Fire hair” is a choice take!

We will share his body at night when the full moon returns!

And do not touch this magic thing! It was that which provoked the anger of the great river!

The son of Crao was dragged to the pit, to this door which was maintained.

Closed with a crude but indestructible bar.

Page thirteen.

When he regained consciousness, several men were leaning over him.
Who are you brother?
I, I am Rahan. The son of Crao.

And you? Who are you?
Why are you locked in this stone trap!?

The anguish could be seen in the eyes of the captives.
We belonged to the Green Marsh Clan. But one day.

Gurg attacked us for no other reason than to provide human flesh for his clan of savages!
Gurg captured as many hunters that day as our two hands have fingers.
He locked us in this cursed pit.

Page Fourteen.

And today we are no more numerous than the fingers of one hand.
The others were eaten!

The son of Crao was torn between horror and indignation.
Those who act like Gurg do not deserve the name of man!
They are monsters!

Our clan dries fish in the sun to store them.
Gurg, he made this pit his reserve of human flesh!

But why did you not try to run away!?
Escaping from this pit is impossible!
Rahan will understand quickly!

Rahan never stayed in a trap for long!
He will find a way to escape!
And you with him!

Page Fifteen.

The son of Crao, all day long looking for this way to escape.
But in vain.
The high granite wall, polished by time, showed no rough spots!

No vines were hanging, which would have allowed the climbing of this rock wall.
And the largest of the trunks, forgotten in this pit, did not allow climbing either!

Ten times he bruised his shoulders trying to force the door that was held by the trunk across it.
Ra-ha-ha.

This is all useless, brother!
We might as well resign ourselves to our fate!
Rahan never gives up!!

And the Pyramid that Rahan made his companions make was no more fortunate.
Rahan will find it! Rahan must figure out how to escape!

Page Sixteen.

As the night passed, the distant murmur of the ocean finally reached and calmed the captives.
Those who walk upright are of the same race. From the same horde.

They must not kill each other! They should not eat each other like monsters do!
Gurg will not eat Rahan's heart!

But he would need the strength of the great river to break down this door!
Oh! The great river. The Trunk!

The son of Crao saw again the trunk uprooting his tree he had taken refuge in.
In his mind this vision faded to give way to another.

Himself and the captives replaced the great river, and the tree collapsed under their blows!

Page Seventeen.

Is this how, in these wild times, the idea of the "Ram" was born in the mind of a man?
Listen to Rahan Freres!
He knows how to escape!

A moment later, uniting their efforts, the captives attacked the impassable gate.

But this one, shaken by the terrible shock, resisted!
Courage brothers! We will succeed!

It was at the fifth blow, more violent than the previous ones, that the traverse broke and the door was dislocated.
Boom!
Ra-ha-ha!

But Rahan and his companions were not yet saved!
Gurg and some men of his clan came running.
You have undoubtedly come to choose the next victim of your vile feasts!
But you will have to fight!

Page Eighteen.

Forward brothers! With this trunk!

Those of the green marsh had understood Rahan's intention to keep the "Ram” before them.
They rushed to meet the man-eaters!

You are definitely a demon, “Fire hair”!
Gurg will kill you with his own hands!

Surprised by this strange assault, a few men were swept away by the trunk.
The others fled.

And the son of Crao found himself face to face with Gurg, who was foaming with rage.
Before eating Rahan's heart, it will have to be ripped out!
And Rahan knows how to defend his heart!

Gurg rushed forward, clutching his formidable flint.
But Rahan agilely dodged this first attack.
Rahan hates killing “Those Who Walk Upright”.

Page Nineteen.

But maybe Gurg will force him to do it!
The hand on his knife, Rahan moved back to.

Parry the next attack.

And suddenly, stumbling against the trunk, he fell backwards!
Gurg rushed towards him, letting out a wild howl.
Grao!

The son of Crao did not have time to get up.
Gurg, pinning him to the ground, brandished his flint.

And came to impale himself on a branch driven from the trunk.

Rahan rose without uttering the clamor with which he usually highlighted his victories.
The wooden spike stole Gurg's life!

Page Twenty.

What a terrible end for a man!
Rahan did not want it!

No brother!
Gurg was not a man!
He was a monster.
He does not deserve our pity!

Thanks to you, “Those-who-walk-upright” will no longer fear the eaters of human flesh!
The Green Swamp Clan will be grateful to you for saving us!
Come with us, brother! Come, come!

Rahan fingered his necklace, the claw symbolizing loyalty.

Had he been loyal during this fight?
Yes, he had been!
Resolutely following in the footsteps of his new companions, he plunged into the forest.

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