Astonisher #3

In "The Soul Engine," Magnus takes possession of a mysterious device from AJ, unlocking new abilities to traverse space and time. When he visits Olivia in the hospital, his journey is abruptly interrupted by a sudden attack from a woman who fires a shot to his head.

In "Hollow Point," Magnus navigates a fractured reality where survival comes at a cost—evading death in one timeline only to face a different tragedy in another. As he races to save a boy from a burning building, the line between choice and consequence blurs, and the echoes of a brother’s fate linger in the smoke.

In "Black Hat," Magnus, after being mugged and losing the Soul Engine, is forced to team up with the enigmatic Red Parasites in a desperate bid to reclaim Drew. As tensions rise, a shadowy woman targets Sasha with lethal intent, deepening the mystery surrounding the group’s fractured alliances.

In "Exile," a haunting confrontation unfolds when Magnus faces off against a mysterious assassin revealed to be a sentient Soul Engine from the future, driven to self-annihilation. The revelation deepens the mystery of the Engine’s past and pushes Magnus toward a colder, more resolute resolve.