Arak / Son of Thunder #29
In "Arak Furioso!", Arak—now a brainwashed guardian of Artemis' forest temple—moves through his days in blissful obedience, unaware of the deception surrounding him. Meanwhile, Satyricus is trapped in a cruel trick by a townsman and a con artist, but his fate takes a darker turn when Maximus arrives, demanding a satyr’s blood for a forbidden ritual. With Ron Randall’s dynamic art and a cover by the same, this 1984 issue delivers a tense, mythic clash of loyalty and illusion.
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Arak has been brainwashed into being the willing permanent guardian of Artemis' forest temple. While he enjoys the pleasures of his priestesses, Satyricus is running a con with a townsman. The townsman is displaying Satyricus as a sort of sideshow freak, and they're splitting the profits. But then, Maximus appears. He wants to cast a certain spell and it requires that a satyr's blood be spilled in Artemis' temple. So, he chains Satyricus in the temple and waits. Satyricus thinks he's been saved when he sees Arak approaching with an ax, but he doesn't know about the brainwashing...
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