Lanciostory #50

In the quiet desperation of Santa Barbara, Billy must race against time when he learns that Ruth’s heroin dealer is secretly spreading cholera—threatening to turn a personal crisis into a citywide disaster. With no clear leads and the clock ticking, Billy’s search becomes a desperate bid to stop an invisible enemy before it’s too late.

In the vast, silent stretches of space, Juan, Ferri, and Alberto stumble upon a lone girl claiming to be a survivor—only to realize too late she’s not what she seems. A haunting blend of isolation and deception unfolds as the trio confronts a trap set by a human-robot whose true intentions remain shrouded in mystery.

Marcel Clouzot, a quiet ministry clerk, returns home to find his wife dead and is quickly arrested after the murder weapon is found in his hand. Sentenced to prison, he endures harsh conditions until a brutal fight with a larger inmate, Bretone, reveals he’s been manipulated into a test orchestrated by another convict—someone who then dubs him Cayenna.

In "Non farò sosta a Gibuti," Pierre finds himself caught between forces vying for his allegiance the moment his boat docks in the port city of Keherate—government officials and rebels both eager to enlist his skills as a smuggler. With no clear refuge and the stakes rising, the choice of whom to trust becomes as dangerous as the journey itself.

Miguando returns to his village with the weight of the past on his shoulders, haunted by the blood of two white men and the relentless pursuit of a gringo who won’t let him rest. As memories of the ancient well—once a lifeline during the Spanish invasion—rise like mist, he wonders if its old magic might still shield him from the coming storm.

In the frozen wilds of the Canadian north, a solitary man named Luis is haunted by a recurring vision of a girl’s face hidden behind a golden mask. When he finally uncovers a fortune in gold, his moment of triumph turns deadly after he shares his secret with two oil workers—only to be abandoned to the merciless cold. Rescued by a mysterious woman named Nesha, the girl from his dreams, he’s brought to her remote Indigenous village, where the past and present begin to blur in ways he never expected.