PANEL ONE: Tagaidin, God of Daring, comes up behind Erlak and taps him on the shoulder. TAGAIDIN: Hey, Erlak! ERLAK Yaaaaaaah! PANEL TWO: Tagaidin raises his hands soothingly as Erlak turns toward him. TAGAIDIN: Didn't mean to scare you. It's just me. I wanted to see if you wanted to go adventuring again. ERLAK: I know. That's what scared me. PANEL THREE: Wider shot of Erlak and Tagaidin. ERLAK: Tagaidin, have you ever been in love? PANEL FOUR: Close on Tagaidin. TAGAIDIN: I remember three centuries ago when I fell in love with Alukele, Goddess of Rubies. PANEL FIVE: Erlak looks down and starts talking, but Tagaidin keeps on with his own story, paying no attention to him. ERLAK: Well, the reason I ask is — TAGAIDIN: Fair she was as the jewels she presided over, and her voice was as clear and as beautiful as a pure crystal tone. PANEL SIX: Inset of Alukele, Goddess of Rubies, a goddess with red eyes, hair, and dress. PANEL SEVEN: Side view of Erlak and Tagaidin. ERLAK: Uh, yeah, well, that's really interesting, but I — TAGAIDIN: But in order to see Alukele I had to get permission from her father, Kukela, God of the Mountains. PANEL EIGHT: Flashback of Tagaidin and Alukele standing in front of Kukela. Current Tagaidin's face is shown transparent in the upper right. TAGAIDIN: Kukela set me three tasks before I could be with his daughter. PANEL NINE: We see Erlak and Tagaidin again. ERLAK: You see, I'm in love with — TAGAIDIN: The first task was to retrieve the Heart of Earth from the distant plane of Kinori. PANEL TEN: We see a collection of weird mechanical monsters. TAGAIDIN (off panel): Guarded by strange and terrible mechanical creatures, the Heart of Earth had lain there for endless epochs, untouched by man or god. PANEL ELEVEN: Erlak looks at Tagaidin resignedly, while Tagaidin still keeps talking. ERLAK: Remind me not to ask you any more questions, 'kay? TAGAIDIN: I knew alone even I could never attain the Heart. And so I went about to gather a group of staunch companions...