Panel 1: Kimura Ran returns home at dawn after surviving a supernatural attack and losing her left hand. Sitting alone in her small apartment with her arm in a sling, she reflects on the emptiness of her detective’s life. Panel 2: Kimura Ran sits on the edge of her bed at sunrise, exhausted after the night’s violent supernatural encounter. She wonders how losing her hand could possibly fit on an invoice to a client. Panel 3: Close-up of Kimura Ran lying back on her bed in her apartment after surviving the attack. Morning sunlight filters through the blinds as she reflects on the “miscellaneous damages” from the case. Panel 4: A loud apartment buzzer interrupts Kimura Ran’s attempt to rest after the supernatural incident. Startled and exhausted, she turns toward the door in her dim apartment bedroom.

Panel 1: Kimura Ran returns home at dawn after surviving a supernatural attack and losing her left hand. Sitting alone in her small apartment with her arm in a sling, she reflects on the emptiness of her detective’s life. Panel 2: Kimura Ran sits on the edge of her bed at sunrise, exhausted after the night’s violent supernatural encounter. She wonders how losing her hand could possibly fit on an invoice to a client. Panel 3: Close-up of Kimura Ran lying back on her bed in her apartment after surviving the attack. Morning sunlight filters through the blinds as she reflects on the “miscellaneous damages” from the case. Panel 4: A loud apartment buzzer interrupts Kimura Ran’s attempt to rest after the supernatural incident. Startled and exhausted, she turns toward the door in her dim apartment bedroom.

Transcript

Panel 1
Ran (Narration): A bed. Narration: A chair. Narration: A fridge full of condiments.
Ran (Narration cont'd): Home sweet home.

Panel 2
Ran (Narration): Not sure how this fits on an invoice.

Panel 3
Ran (Narration): “Miscellaneous damages” feels insufficient.

Panel 4
SFX: BUZZZZZZZZZZZT
Ran: Gods-- hang on a minute!

Dead shall rise – Chapter 3 page 8
Posted on July 6, 2026 by Maho Noir

After surviving zombies, losing a hand, and spending the night trapped in a hospital, Kimura Ran finally makes it home just in time for sunrise. This page slows things down for a moment and lets the exhaustion actually settle in before the next interruption arrives.