The Black Knight

With an army of trolls about to come upon them, the Walker manages to hold back the attackers by casting a spell that summons white fire. He runs back to Old Sarah's cottage and tells the Black Knight and Brian Braddock that they must flee. Although Black Knight isn't sure that Valinor can fly yet, due to the horse being injured, he gets the horse anyway. Braddock is too frightened to leave, and soon the trolls are back upon them. The old woman tells Brian that he must go with the Walker as that is whee he is destined to go. She then shuts up her cottage with another spell, but Mordred is soon upon the small home and is able to breach the doorway.

As the heroes flee, Old Sarah Mumford tries to hold back Mordred and his troll hordes. When she fails to strike him with an axe, Mordred has his minions drag her outside. There, Mordred casts a spell that transforms the elderly woman into a tree.

Recurring Characters

Black Knight, Brian Braddock, Walker, Old Sarah, Mordred, Lupe, Valinor

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury is back in New York City after liberating the country of San Miguel from the tyranny of the terrorist organization known as the Sept. On his way to Laura Brown's house for a date, he is unaware that a sniper is following him. As he enters Larua's apartment building, he doesn't hear a shot fired at him due to the music playing in the lobby. He meets with Laura and as they walk out of the building, he fills her in on what happened in San Miguel. As they are on their way out when Fury notices the bullet hole in the front door.

Laura pauses at a phone booth because she has to make a phone call. While she isn't looking the sniper takes another shot and misses. This time Fury notices it, Fury tells her that she can make a call from his car. As they drive off, Laura notices that Nick is tense, especially after he begins detailing how Carl Pallis, a Sept double agent, managed to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. She decides that instead of going out to Del-Rio's for supper, they should get hamburgers instead. Fury grudgingly gives in. The pair get the burgers from a roadside stand. On his way back to the car, Fury spots the sniper.

Getting into his vehicle, Fury then distracts Laura with a kiss, and while she isn't looking he pulls a silenced pistol out from the back seat and manages to shoot the sniper dead. As they drive away, Fury decides that perhaps it's time to investigate what Sept might be doing in Cairo.

Recurring Characters

SHIELD (Nick Fury, Laura Brown)

The Night-Raven

The Assassin has managed to lure Night Raven into a trap and has him dead-to-rights at gunpoint. However, fate is working against the hired killer. It just so happens Detective Nolan, an officer charged with capturing the Night Raven, rounds the corner into the alley where he witnesses the scene going down. With the Assassin distracted, Night Raven punches him in the stomach, causing him to keel over. However, Night Hawk is not out of the thick of it yet as Nolan pulls out his own gun and tells the masked vigilante that he is under arrest.

Hearing the Assassin cocking his gun, Night Raven ducks and Nolan takes the bullet intended for the masked man's back. Night Raven kicks the gun out of the killers hand, but his foe manages to ground and flee up a fire escape. Night Raven is not without resources of his own and uses a grappling hook to follow after his foe. Seeing this, the Assassin pulls a knife from his coat and tosses it. His throw is true and the blade slices through the rope, sending the masked man falling to the ground below.

Recurring Characters

Night Raven, Assassin