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Issue 3
Created and Written by Joss Whedon
Pencilled by Karl Moline
"The elders of several villages met, calling
for action. They invoked the strongest and most dangerous magicks they could
summon, to create a power. A power that could fight the vampires. A power
that lived... in the body of a girl."
Urkonn of the D'Avvrus
CAST
SYNOPSIS
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A flashback to the past begins as Mel and the boy
named Harth run from a vendor whom they’ve stolen from. They climb a
roof, but Harth loses his footing and falls, screaming Mel’s name. She
saves him and as they climb to the top, they are delighted at their
theft, which will feed them and their sister Erin. Suddenly, Icarus
appears and claims that they are the food.
Mel wakes up from the nightmare and Urkonn tells her that it is time to
train. Mel is not concerned. She takes her grab from the museum and
intends to take it to Gunther. Urkonn accompanies her and is not
impressed. He tries to get her to see sense, and as they land on a
moving transport, Mel asks him to explain her lack of dreams and the
Slayer’s legacy.
Urkonn begins by telling her of magic, and the Old Ones. He tells her of
the dawn of men and the expulsion of the demons from this reality. He
claims that some demons remained behind on Earth and some bred in the
human community, infecting humans and transforming them. In order to
conquer this threat, elders from various communities harnessed the power
of the demons and implanted it in a girl: the First Slayer…
Before he can finish his tale, Mel realises that they almost missed
their stop and leaps from the transport. They arrive at Gunther’s place,
who’s less than impressed to find a demon with Mel. Outside the
building, the police have identified Mel and Erin is upset to learn that
her sister is dealing with the bad guys.
After dealing with Gunther, who takes the totem and elects to send it to
his latest mysterious client, Mel takes Urkonn to an abandoned area and
asks to train. She doesn’t do remarkably well, so Urkonn decides to
continue his history lesson. He tells her of the Slayers and the
Watchers (and also claims that he’s not Mel’s Watcher) and also of the
final Slayer in the 21st century, who fought a battle with mystical
allies and banished all demons and magic from Earth. With no more
demons, she was the last Slayer to be called.
Elsewhere, Icarus arrives at his leader’s hideaway with the totem.
Icarus is concerned that Urkonn is with Melaka. He asks his master what
to do.
At her apartment, Fray finds Loo upset. She says that Kettie Rawls
called her a freak, and Mel elects to kick his ass. She explains to
Urkonn that Loo’s parents run the Tavern and that she has a sister named
Erin. She also claims that she had a brother. At the Tavern, Rawls
approaches Mel and makes a crude joke at her expense. She swings at him
and starts a fight which ends with her being ejected from the Tavern. As
she sits outside on the pavement, Mel elects to return inside, but looks
up in horror to find Icarus standing over her…
CONTINUITY
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The last Slayer, a women from the 21st century,
fought a battle alongside her 'mystical allies' against an army of
demons. "When it was done they were gone. All demons, all magicks,
banished from this earthly dimension." The silhouette of the Slayer
resembles Buffy, and she's wielding the scythe. Urkonn tells Fray that
he doesn't know whether or not the Slayer lived or died.
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The Shadow Men from the Buffy episode
Get It Done appear in one panel,
while the First Slayer is clearly depicted in another.
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Urkonn explains that girls with the potential to
be Slayers were never called or trained. "The Council of Watchers fell
to ruin, held together by fanatics and fools that believed the demons
would return."
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