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Panel 1:
EMT 1: She lost a lot of blood.
EMT 2: No kidding. Did you see the arm? She hacked it off herself.
Panel 2:
EMT 1: You think she cut it off in time? Before the infection spread?
EMT 2: No way to tell yet.

Panel 3:
EMT 1: She’s fading.
EMT 2: Hang in there, Miss Kimura.
Panel 4:
Ran (thought): Stay awake. Don’t black out.
Ran: Gasp!

Dead shall rise – Chapter 2 page 1
Posted on June 16, 2025 by Maho Noir

Sometimes survival isn’t about strength-- it’s about stubbornness.
Page one drops us back into the aftermath of the apartment fight, with Ran somewhere between blacking out and forcing herself upright. The EMTs are doing their job, but there’s more concern in their voices than confidence. That little yellow narration box? It’s not magic. It’s sheer willpower. Ran’s not safe yet-- just too damn stubborn to go down.

The chapter is fully finished and pages will update each Monday at midnight Eastern. Then there'll be a couple week break and chapter three will start in October.

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Chapter 1's PDF will be up for sale later in the week. It's less of a draw for folks as the entire chapter is already up on the site, so I didn't prioritize it... but I figure there's some completionists who would want it, so I'm going to finish the layout of it and offer it.