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A complete vertical 2:3 comic-book page rendered with AstroWitchV01K2T, continuing directly from the previous page through five asymmetrically arranged panels. The page follows a clear left-to-right, top-to-bottom reading order. Detective Mara Vale and the hooded cultist retain exactly the same facial features, clothing, body proportions, injuries, and accessories established on the previous page. Mara’s right hand and forearm remain covered by black organic armor with crimson tissue, ivory spikes, one curved hand blade, and a glowing red wrist gemstone. Her left hand remains human. Every speech balloon is located inside the panel containing its speaker, and every tail ends visibly beside that speaker’s mouth. Panel one is a tall vertical panel occupying the entire left half of the upper two-thirds of the page. It shows a metal fire escape descending between two rain-soaked brick buildings. The hooded cultist is halfway down the fire escape in the upper-left area, gripping a railing with his left hand while jumping toward the next landing. His long brown coat spreads behind him in the wind. Mara follows from above on the right side of the same panel, vaulting over the upper railing. Her human left hand grips the wet metal rail while her armored right arm reaches downward toward him. Her right knee is bent beneath her and her left leg extends behind her. Her soaked leather jacket and long dark hair stream upward with the jump. Cold blue moonlight enters from above, red neon from the alley below illuminates the underside of the stairs, and rainwater falls from every metal surface. A rectangular narration box in the upper-left reads exactly: “HE RAN BEFORE I COULD ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION.” A white speech balloon close to Mara’s face has a tail ending at her mouth and reads exactly: “STOP! POLICE!” A separate balloon positioned near the cultist has a tail ending at his mouth and reads exactly: “YOU AREN’T THE POLICE ANYMORE.” Panel two is a narrow horizontal panel in the upper-right corner. The cultist lands in a narrow alley beside overflowing rubbish bins, wet cardboard boxes, exposed pipes, and a flickering vertical red sign reading exactly “HOTEL”. His right boot splashes into a puddle while his left hand presses against a brick wall to stop his momentum. His hood has fallen partly back, revealing his pale narrow face, thinning dark hair, and frightened dark eyes. He looks over his shoulder toward Mara approaching from above. A small water-impact sound effect beside his boot reads exactly: “SPLASH”. A small speech balloon above him has its tail pointing to his mouth and reads exactly: “SHE SAID YOU WOULD COME.” Panel three sits directly beneath panel two. Mara lands in the same alley, now positioned in the far-right third of the panel. Her left boot strikes the wet pavement first while her right leg remains bent behind her. Her armored hand digs three sharp claws into the brick wall to steady her body, sending small pieces of masonry into the air. She looks toward the cultist running deeper into the alley on the left. Her expression is focused and furious, with narrowed green eyes and a clenched jaw. A large sound effect placed beside the damaged wall reads exactly: “SKRAKK”. A white speech balloon beside Mara’s face has a tail ending at her mouth and reads exactly: “WHO SAID I WOULD COME?” Panel four is a wide panel occupying the lower-left and center of the page. Mara has caught the cultist beneath the red hotel sign. She stands in the left foreground with her human left hand gripping the front of his brown coat and pinning him against the brick wall. Her organic armored right arm is raised beside his head, the curved blade resting against the wall rather than touching him. Her body weight presses forward through her left leg while her right boot braces behind her. The cultist stands trapped on the right, shoulders pressed to the wall, both gloved hands raised, his hood fully fallen back. His frightened face is clearly visible. A white speech balloon above Mara has a short tail pointing directly to her mouth and reads exactly: “START TALKING.” A separate white balloon above the cultist has a tail pointing to his mouth and reads exactly: “THE WEAPON HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU.” Mara has a second smaller speech balloon below the first, with a second clearly separate tail pointing back to her mouth, reading exactly: “WHY ME?” The cultist’s second balloon appears beside his cheek with a tail touching his mouth and reads exactly: “BECAUSE EVERY OTHER BEARER IS DEAD.” Panel five is a large horizontal panel spanning the entire bottom of the page. A massive skeletal creature tears through the brick wall behind the cultist. It has elongated black limbs, exposed gray ribs, a skull-like head, and six glowing yellow eyes arranged in two vertical rows. One clawed hand wraps around the cultist’s torso and pulls him backward through the broken wall. The cultist reaches toward Mara with his right hand, his face twisted in panic. Mara stands in the left foreground, turning toward the creature while raising her armored arm defensively. Her human left hand still holds a torn piece of the cultist’s coat. Bricks, glass, rain, and red neon fragments scatter through the panel. A large jagged sound effect across the collapsing wall reads exactly: “KRAAASH”. A white speech balloon beside the cultist’s mouth has a tail clearly ending at his lips and reads exactly: “FIND THE WOMAN WITH SILVER HAIR!” Mara’s speech balloon is positioned beside her face with a tail ending at her mouth and reads exactly: “WHO IS SHE?” The creature has a black jagged speech balloon with pale lettering. Its tail points directly to the creature’s open jaw and reads exactly: “THE NEW BEARER COMES BELOW.” A final rectangular narration box in the lower-right reads exactly: “THEN IT TOOK HIM UNDERGROUND.”