Arak #10

In "La route du soleil levant," Arak and his companions arrive in a remote Japanese village where a fearsome oni terrorizes a desperate tribe stockpiling boats to flee. As the group confronts the demon, Arak faces a moment of reckoning before setting sail eastward, guided by a revelation from Malagigi that ties Valda’s fate to her king’s rising glory. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, blending sword and sorcery with emotional weight, as journeys begin and end on the edge of the unknown.

In "Le château de Baledor," Valda and Malagigi are prisoners of the dark lord Baledor, trapped within his haunted stronghold. When Valda pleads for mercy on Malagigi’s life, offering her own service in exchange, Baledor tests her loyalty with a desperate race against the rising tide. Her daring rescue of Malagigi earns him a reprieve—but at a terrible cost, as Baledor soon twists Valda’s mind and turns her into one of his armored enforcers. Her path to redemption begins when she finally crosses paths with Arak, whose presence sparks a fragile hope for freedom.