Red Sonja #2
In "The Flaming Skulls," Red Sonja finds herself hunted through the streets of Gathia after delivering grim tidings, only to be thrown into a pit and forced to battle an undefeated ogre. As the high priest of Gathia prepares her as a sacrificial offering to the enigmatic Celestial One, a hidden figure begins to plot his own course. Written by Michael Avon Oeming and Mike Carey, with bold art by Mel Rubi and dynamic colors by Caesar Rodriguez and Richard Isanove, this issue blends visceral combat with simmering intrigue. The cover by J. G. Jones captures the story’s fiery intensity.
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Red Sonja is attacked by soldiers in the city of Gathia for bringing them bad news. Sonja does well in the fight until she is dropped into a pit where she faces an ogre who has never been beaten. After she beats the creature, the high priest of Gathia feels she is a woman straight out of prophecy as well as a fitting sacrifice for their ruler, The Celestial One. As he is purifying and preparing her for sacrifice, however, Fa begins to make secret plans of his own. Under the watchful gaze of the Celestial One, Fa sacrifices Sonja by stabbing her in the heart with a dagger.
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