Durkon and Minrah meet Thor.
Cast[]
- Durkon Thundershield (as spirit) ◀ ▶
- Minrah Shaleshoe (as spirit) ◀ ▶
- Thor ◀ ▶
Transcript[]
- Panel 1, Page 1
Durkon and Minrah reach the "tower."
Minrah: Huh. I don't see any door to knock on. Or any windows, for that matter.
Durkon: Mebbe on tha other side? Let's circle 'round.
- Panel 2, Page 1
Minrah: OK, let's say your friends get all of that together for Resurrection. Are you saying you actually would go back, if they cast the spell?
Durkon: O'course! Tha Exarch's got some tricks up 'is sleeve tha I know Roy ain't prepared fer.
Durkon: Tricks I help'd 'im come up wit.
- Panel 3, Page 1
Durkon: Na, wait...na me'. Tha vampire.
Durkon: Och, it's gettin' all jumbled up in me brain who did wha...
- Panel 4, Page 1
Minrah: But...you made it! You're on the cusp of Valhalla (assuming we can find a door)—
Minrah: —what every worshipper of Thor dreams of from the time they were a child, writing his name with hearts and stars in the margins of their notebooks!
Minrah: Would cast dreams forged in glitter ink aside so easily?
- Panel 5, Page 1
Minrah: There's no shame in accepting a reward that's been given to you fairly.
Durkon: An' if'n they nev'r cast tha Resurrection, I will. But it seems like I haf a child o' me own, now.
- Panel 6, Page 1
Durkon: Ye dinnae know me, but believe me when I tell ye I've been thinkin' aboot this exact situation me entire life.
Durkon: Wha choice me pa woulda made if'n given tha chance ta come back, an wha I would do in tha same place.
- Panel 7, Page 1
Durkon: An' now tha it's starin' me tha face, I feel dumb for ev'r wondrin'
Durkon: I cannae leave tha wee boy down thar ta grow up only knowin' 'is pa through stories, if'n tha fate o' tha world were na also at stake.
Durkon: Which, ta be clear, it totally is.
- Panel 8, Page 1
They circle around further the "tower" which has buttons attached to it.
Minrah: But...what if you go back to life, and then die again—but dishonorably?
Durkon: Then I guess they'll drag me ta Hel, an' she can take 'er anger out on me in person.
- Panel 9, Page 1
Durkon Tho, ta be fair, I will na mind gettin' a chance ta give 'er a piece o' me mind right back.
- Panel 10, Page 1
Durkon: Thar's just too much at stake ta worry aboot me own eternal destination.
Durkon: Och, even if'n we get through thru this Hel stuff, thar's a whole bigger thing wit this lich named Xykon an' this big tangly thing called tha Snarl tha we need ta—
- Panel 11, Page 1
Thor (off-panel): Oh good.
Thor (off-panel): I'm so glad to hear you say that, Durkon.
- Panel 1, Page 2
Pan out shot reveals Durkon and Minrah are on top of Thor's right boot.
Thor: Because seriously, dude—
Thor: We need to talk.
Trivia[]
- The strip's title can refer to either Durkon having a similar experience to Roy when he was dead, or like Durkon commented on, Durkon being in a similar position like his father. But more prominently it's the fact that Durkon and Minrah are standing (and have been walking) on Thor's shoe.