Comic

## **Songs of Greavesoyl comic**

Official Greavesoyl comic drawn by the map creator takes place 2 years after events of Deep in Dungeon. The story follows multiple characters on their adventures and pursuit for their goals, be it happiness, love, revenge or saving mankind from The Curse of Undying.

**WARNING! This page contains a lot of spoilers, reading any further is discouraged if you haven't read the comic first.**

## **Volume 1** (Chapters 1-7)

Featured characters: Cane, Eleya, Pei, Tarra, Freamer, Skryal, Shard

### Chapter 1 - The Thief

Cane and Eleya who arrived to small city Nirai for their next job - Cane's old friend Tarra needs their help to retrieve old book from ice archdemon Skryal. On their way they encounter young thief Pei who tried to steal Cane's bag, but Eleya manages to get it back and leave permanent scar on Pei's face.

### Chapter 2 - Retrieve the Book

After hearing about details of their quest from Tarra duo of hunters heads to Skryal's cave. Meanwhile Pei returns to her hideout in abandonet apartment building, where she encounters a large crystal monster who rips her back apart. She barely manages to escape with her soul prism.

### Chapter 3 - Frozen Paladin

As Cane and Eleya approach Skryal's burrow, they are stopped by his guardian - frozen paladin named Freamer. Refusing to go away, Cane challenges the knight to a duel which he almost loses due to Freamer's magical freezing aura. Eleya manages to bring him back on his feet and Cane defeats Freamer by throwing snow into his helmet. As he says, this "cheap trick" is justified by Freamer's use of magic in a sword fight.

### Chapter 4 - Deal with Demon

As soon as they enter his den, Skryal traps both of them in ice and demands answers why they barge into his cave with weapons. After hearing that they came for the book, the demon explains that said book was promised for him in exchange of freezing an indestructible crystal monsters that was found under Nirai called "The Shard". The miners tried to back out from their agreement so Skryal took the book by force and let The Shard loose. He gives the book back under a condition that Cane and Eleya will leave him alone.

### Chapter 5 - Common Enemy

Tarra pays the duo for returning the book. She also heals the frostbite Cane got after his fight with Freamer, which greatly pissess of Eleya who has a deep crush on Cane. The pair later goes to a bar to celebrate their victory, where they meet Pei again. Eleya starts a fight and Cane has to interrupt them. Pei mentions that she was attacked by "giant crystal monster", and Cane decides to investigate.

### Chapter 6 - Crystal Menace

Pei leads them to her hideout, where after an another struggle with Eleya she reveals the power a prism she found grants her - creating temporary copies of herself out of her own soul. Shortly after, the trio is attacked by The Shard who kills Pei's clone in one strike.

### Chapter 7 - The Shard

The Shard proves to be immune to Eleya's arrows and even Cane's kraken bone sword. Pei figures out that The Shard can only see movement and nothing else and is surprised when Cane says he knew about it all the time. Pei mocks him for not using the monster's weakness and baits it to the basement, where she traps it in a closed room from which it cannot escape. After the crystal monster is sealed, Cane and Eleya entrust Pei with keeping the door permanently closed and leave Nirai.

## Volume 1 Trivia

* Works on Volume 1 began and finished in 2018, but the comic was published in 2020.
* Both Volume 1 and 2 use the old logo in the cover art.
* Entire storyline of Volume 1 takes place over the course of one day.
* Cover art of chapter 6 "Crystal Menace" features the **ゴ** kanji, meaning "menacing". It's a reference to JoJo's Bizzare Adventure series, where **ゴ** is frequently used.

## **Volume 2** (Chapters 8-18)

Featured characters: Dayini, Har, Keter, Cane, Eleya, Cremator, Bomb Master, Golem

### Chapter 8 - Innocence Mangled

Satran scientist Dr. Narn Keter travels to Rohoim to meet a serial killer known as the Bomb Master that was recently arrested. He's surprised when instead the man he's been looking for he meets a young girl named Dayini, who has been wrongfuly accused of Bomb Master's crimes. He promises to get her out of prison and leaves, but he is sure that someone else was in the cell with them.

### Chapter 9 - Remnants of the Ooran Dungeon

Cane and Eleya make their way to Rohoim, where Cane in (again) confronted with his unwanted fame he got for killing The Maze Master. When he and Eleya drink their problems away in a bar, they are attacked by fire elemental Cremator whom cane defeated 2 years ago in Ooran Dungeon. Drunk Cane agrees to fight the elemental, but refuses to wait for him to end his monologue and brings him down with one strike. Cremator is arrested by Rohoim guard, but later manages to escape.

### Chapter 10 - The Lunatic and Her Demon

Dayini escapes the prison with the help of her new friend - earth demon Har, who came to her to take revenge on the Bomb Master who killed his human friend. The pair makes their way through the severs, while the real Bomb Master murders a girl he kidnapped before.

### Chapter 11 - The Bomb Master

Bomb Master returns to Rohoim to kill the journalist who gave him this "idiotic name". He finds the man talking with Dr. Keter, which greatly angers him. He shoots the journalist but fails to kill him, and fight the satran technomancer head on with his many explosives. He manages to his the journalist with a grenade and escape with a broken leg. Dr. Keter tries to pursue him, but is blasted away by a bomb his opponent planted before. Without a chance to catch the killed, Dr. Keter instead collects the soul of the dying journalist whose last wish was to help in stopping Bomb Master once for all.

### Chapter 12 - Lust

This chapter takes place before the events of the previous one. Eleya leaves Cane alone in their hotel room, despairing over the fact that Cane doesn't notice her feelings towards him and that she is too scared to just tell him. In a back alley she is approached by the Bomb Master, who creeps her out, and as she tries to escape he incapacitates her with a bomb. Unbeknown to him, Cremator has heard him.

### Chapter 13 - Tales and Flames

Cane starts looking for Eleya who never dissappeared for so long. Meanwhile Dayini and Har hide in the city. As Har explains his past, they are chased off by an elderly pyromancer. Luckily, Dayini is saved by Dr. Keter. As he takes her to his Rohoim mansion, Cane runs into Cremator again. This time he almost kills the elemental, but spares him as apparently Cremator knows what happened with Eleya.

### Chapter 14 - Mistakes

Dr. Keter takes Dayini to his mansion where he wants her to stay until he finds the Bomb Master and brings him to justice. He refuses to answer her questions until Har reveals himself. Old scientist reveals that Bomb Master used to be his assistant, but he kicked him out after he discovered his morbid fetishes. He also reveals a mechanical golem he wanted to use against the Bomb Master. Dayini accidently cuts her finder on the golem's plating, revealing she is infected with the Curse of Undying.

### Chapter 15 - Heroes and Villains

Dr. Keter explains what the Curse of Undying is, before powering up the golem with the soul of the journalist. Meanwhile Cremator leads Cane to the cemetery where Bomb Master is hiding. He breaks the wooden door to the crypt and leaves Cane to fight the killer alone. As he enters the crypt, Bomb Master attacks him with grenades, refusing to come closer with his broken leg. The killer taunts Cane and attempts to kill him, before a giant soul-powered machine breaks into the crypt.

### Chapter 16 - Ex Machina

Unit-08, the golem powered with the vengeful soul of the journalist he killed earlier this day chases the Bomb Master through the crypt. He barely manages to destroy it, using all of his remaining stamina, bombs and almost all energy in his E.B.W. As the two battle, Cane rescues Eleya and takes her to surface, passing the confused Dr. Keter.

### Chapter 17 - Hericide

Dayini sees a mysterious grey figure again. Har explains more about his friend whom Bomb Master killed before the pair heads into the crypt. Dr. Keter confronts Bomb Master, and as he is about to kill him, Bomb Master uses the last energy of his E.B.W. to trigger the bomb he dropped before. Dayini steps in, distracting the killer, who approaches her having no idea about Har's existence. The demon breaks his spine and lets Dayini pummel him with a stick, while The Guide of the Dead watches, refusing to let the horrible killer die quickly. He is finally killed by Har, who smashes his skull to pieces.

### Chapter 18 - Death Sentence

The Guide devours Bomb Master's soul. Cane and Eleya finally confront each other about their feelings for each other and hiss under the tree on the cemetery, with Har commenting that they picked a "weird place for a date". The Guard officers arrive shortly after and are about to execute Dayini, still thinking she is responsible for Bomb Master's killing spree. Dr. Keter explains everything and both of them return to New Satra where Dayini enlists for Satran Academy.

In the epilogue Tarra is seen attempting suicide, but being stopped by a mysterious yellow entity who mocks her and encourages her to cut her hands instead.

## Volume 2 Trivia

* Volume 2 was finished in 2019, but released in 2020, just one moth after Volume 1.
* Dayini and Har introduced the "corpsebound" eternal ones.
* Being almost twice as long as Volume 1, the events of Volume 2 take place over the course of 2 days.
* The Guard officers are seen for the first time in chapter 9. The design of their weapon resembled rifles, while later interations of E.B.W.s are more similar to a handgun.
* Cover art of chapter 16 "Ex Machina" references the game Monolith.

## **Volume 3**

Featured characters: Dayini, Har, Zar'Rioi, Mon'Brau, Uro'Saru, Wor'Saru, Far'Hron, The Warper, Ryu'Tsai, Tarra, Neto, Sand Crawler, The Guide

## Part 1 (Chapters 19-30)

### Chapter 19 - Washed Ashore

Kharr traveller and guide Zar'Rioi approaches a shattered human ship on a beach on Shraa'Kharr - a northern continent consisting of a giant desert. Zar'Rioi mercy kills a dying human passenger (and takes his valuable possessions) before meeting Dayini who hid under a rock. After he threatens her, Har intervenes and punches him out from the cave. Dayini manages to convince Zar that she can pay him if he takes her to the Temple of Warper she wanted to visit on her vacation.

### Chapter 20 - Dayini's New Clothes

Zar'Rioi takes Dayini and Har to nearby village Shau'Guuk where he buys her a new clothes so she won't be standing out in the crowd. He explains that the sun, called "The Scorch" by kharr is deadly on the desert, and gets a lot of money by showing off his amazing guitar skills. Kharr alcohol he spends it on makes Dayini sick, and when they go to the back alley a stranger wielding light magic powers attacks them.

### Chapter 21 - Nyctophobia

Kharr assassin Mon'Brau attacks Zar'Rioi in complete darkness. The two fight and Zar'Rioi comes on top, ripping Mon'Brau's eye. He refuses to explan anything to terrified Dayini and the two move out from the village towards their destination.

### Chapter 22 - Stroll on The Desert

Dayini and Zar'Rioi talk about their plans for the future and the mysterious Sand Warper, demonic patron of kharr, but a sudden sandstorm interrupts them. Hidden in the rocks Dayini sees a shadow of a giant Sand Worm.

### Chapter 23 - Scorch and Ruins

Mon'Brau reports back to his boss Far'Hron, guildmaster of a mercenary guild Khaak'Raff. Far'Hron acknowledges how dangerous Zar'Rioi really is, and enlists the help of a blind sandbender Wor'Saru. Meanwhile Zar and Dayini reach a ruined city Poshh'Uh where they are attacked by a group of human fugitives. Zar and Har fight them off them effortlessly, just before they are approached by another cloaked kharr.

### Chapter 24 - Sand Witch

Despite her spectacular sand magic skills, the cloaked kharr sorceress Uro'Saru is easily defeated by Zar. As it's revealed, the two know each other and Uro brings some not so happy news.

### Chapter 25 - Answers

Scared and confused, Dayini goes outside where she sees a familiar grey figure taking away the soul of deceased human. Uro approaches her, and is shocked that Zar has told her nothing. She explains that the two of them used to work for a mercenary guild Khaak'Raff and both of them left being unsatisfied with their new boss's greed and manipulation. She also reveals that her brother, a psychopath sandbender Wor'Saru is after Zar.

### Chapter 26 - Arrival to Sift'u'Maru

One month ago a mysterious Satran woman has paid in advance for Zar's guide services. The day of taking her from Shraa'Ini to Sift'u'Maru has came, and Zar decides to leave Dayini and Har for a few days with his old friend - kharr weaver Ryu'Tsai.

### Chapter 27 - Home of The Weaver

Zar leaves Dayini with Ryu, assuring her she is "the most harmless human he ever met". The two slowly get to know each other and after she mentions she's an experienced player of a card game Har also loves to play, he challenges her to a game.

### Chapter 28 - Believe in the Heart of Cards

Har and Ryu play a long and very close game, with Har barely winning by a risky all-or-nothing strategy. Ryu is happy that she finally had a competent opponent and after they finish, Dayini urges them to go to the Temple of Warper.

### Chapter 29 - Temple of Warper

Ryu takes Dayini to the Temple the young girl wanted to see so badly. While they are on the temple courtyard, Wor'Saru approaches them looking for Zar. He throws Dayini into a wall breaking her hand and buries Ryu neck-deep in the sand. As he attempts to torture Dayini for answers, Har attacks him and the mad sandbender stands no chance against an earth demon. Har decides to wait out his tantrum and hides Dayini under a shield of rubble while the Sand Warper himself stops Wor and exiles him from the city for attacking a human child.

### Chapter 30 - Broken Bones

Ryu helps to take care of Dayini's multiple fractured bones and, since there is no real hospital in Sift'u'Maru Sand Warper lets her stay in his temple. Ryu explains to Dayini and Har who Wor'Saru is and what are his connections to her and Zar'Rioi, and mentions that for Zar, Wor was a friend but someone close, yet she can't find a Seran word for that. Dayini stays in the Temple, unsure of what will happen once Zar returns.

## Part 2 (Chapters 31-45)

### Chapter 31 - Upfront Payment

Uro'Saru confronts Far'Hron about the fact that neither he nor any of his assassins can defeat Zar'Rioi. Meanwhile, a cloaked human woman arrives to Shraa'Ini looking for Zar, and she finds him in a local tavern playing the songs requested by the crowd on guitar. When he finishes, they go to the back alley where she hands him an E.B.W.

### Chapter 32 - Satran Secrets

As Zar practices with his new weapon, the woman is revealed to be Tarra. Their conversation about rumors surrounding Zar is interrupted by a sunrise which forces them to hide in a cave.

### Chapter 33 - The Guide of The Dead

While exploring Warper's temple, Dayini finds a painting of the grey figure she kept seeing since her early childhood. She faints after a brief panic attack and in her dream she is visited by said grey man who is surprised that she can see him, and assures her he means no harm. When she wakes up, Warper asks her to never mention she can see the grey man to anyone and shows her an ancient kharr poem revealing the name of the entity - The Guide of The Dead.

### Chapter 34 - When Day Breaks

Zar and Tarra reach Poshh'Uh, where Tarra has a nightmare about being melted by the sun. The pair is approached by one of the fugitives Zar fought off before, who begs them to help in saving his friend. Zar declines until Tarra offers to pay for the additional trip. The man leads them into Wor'Saru's trap, and is mercilessly killed by the blind sand mage.

### Chapter 35 - Blind Vengeance - Part 1

Zar tells Tarra to hide and defends himself from Wor's overwhelming sand attacks. Wor uses his powers to call a Sand Worm to ensure that Zar won't be able to escape him, and mistakes Tarra for his opponent. Tarra is saved by Uro'Saru who kept waiting in Poshh'Uhh, while the yellow entity punches Wor away. When Zar tries to confront him, Wor creates a giant collumn of sand and throws both him and Zar on the roof of the building.

### Chapter 36 - Blind Vengeance - Part 2

Zar and Wor continue their battle on the crumbling rooftops while Uro explains to Tarra what is happening. Having no access to sand nearby, Wor attack Zar with his claws, but the difference in their hand-to-hand combat skills is so vast that he cannot hit him even once. Zar finally breaks and punches his opponent after Wor insults his sexuality multiple times, quickly catching him before he falls down. A Sand Worm, attracted by the vibrations of falling debris bursts from underground and devours Wor, leaving only his hand.

### Chapter 37 - Silence After the Storm

Uro is happy that her brother is finally dead and plans on taking over Khaak'Raff. Zar refuses to join her, but promises to visit her once she finishes. The yellow entity and Tarra talk about their goals inside a ruined building.

### Chapter 38 - Sand Warper

Tarra finally reaches the Temple of Warper. The Warper gives her the book she came for, but questions why is there a second soul with her. When Tarra tries to lie to him he gets furious, and attacks her. The yellow entity who followed her all the time is finally revealed to be a corpseboud god.

### Chapter 39 - God of Lies

Warper and the god named Neto fight each other. Despite his superior speed and teleportation powers Warper cannot keep up, and Neto seems to know his every move in advance, but as they fight scars seem to appear on his body where Warper intended to strike. Warper finally releases the void dust and manages to get a sneak attack on Neto, ripping one of his arms away. Neto's power to turn back time is revealed, as he goes back to the moment just before he attacked Warper, and this time pretends to be friendly and apologetic.

### Chapter 40 - Glass

Uro returns to the Khaak'Raff guild and challenges Far'Hron to a duel. Old guildmaster is reluctant at first, but gets excited when he hears that Wor'Saru is dead. Two mages face each other in a close battle.

### Chapter 41 - Price of Magic

As the two fight, both of them slowly get more and more exhausted from using magic. Uro baits Far to come closer. She breaks his arm and burrows him chest-deep in the sand, but Far blasts her face with fire as she attempts to finish him off.

### Chapter 42 - The Guildmaster

Far reveals that his trusted guild members won't let Uro kill him just as the Zar'Rioi enters the scene, casually stating that he just slaughtered most of Far's people. Old guildmaster panics and orders Mon'Brau to blind everyone with his light magic. Zar gets Mon to reveal his position by mocking him, and shoots him in the head with his E.B.W. Mon is then knocked unconsious by Uro. Zar ignores Far's attempts to negotiate and executes him with his Satran weapon. He walks away and the guild members agree that Fa'Hron broke the rules of the duel first so Zar's intervention was justified. Uro'Saru is appointed as a new Khaak'Raff guildmaster.

### Chapter 43 - Going Home

Zar, Dayini, Har and Tarra return to Shraa'Ini, only to find the town deserted. Har senses a Sand Worm lurking deep below the ground and the party finds out that somehow, Wor'Saru is still alive.

### Chapter 44 - Last Sandstorm

Wor'Saru explains that the worms fear him and he can give them commands with his sand magic. Zar stops Har from killing his rival, and instead tells him to take down the Worm. Har proceeds to defend Dayini and Tarra from the giant monster and manages to kill it, while Zar'Rioi and Wor'Saru engane in their final battle.

After striking him down and ripping his face off, Zar still cannot bring himself to kill his old love interest. Wor catches him and begins to strangle him with his remaining hand. Zar stabs Wor with his tail, finally killing him.

### Chapter 45 - Satran Lies

Zar asks Har to bury Wor's corpse as deep as he can while Dayini hugs him. Tarra and Dayini return to New Satra where Dayini finally rests in her own bed and Tarra brings the book to the Operator. Neto threatens Operator, who ensures him that with all of Moris's books he will be able to break the Curse of Undying.

## Volume 3 Trivia

* Due to being twice as long as Volumes 1 and 2, Volume 3 has been split into 2 parts. Future volumes will be split into 2 or more parts too.
* Events of Volume 3 take place one year after the ending of Volume 2.
* Kharr often speak in their own language. Most of their dialogue is translated for the reader, and translated kharr text is written <*like this*>.
* Main villain of the series, Neto, makes his debut in chapter 38.
* Neto's time manipulation powers were hinted at throught the first 2 volumes, as soon as in chapter 2 when he turns back the time so Tarra can start her speech again.

## **Volume 4**

Featured characters: Ontar, Lahg, Pei, Kayral, Tarra, Neto, The Operator, Mof, Ranhart, Cane, Eleya, Harin, Keter, Blur

## Volume 4 Trivia

* Volume 4 takes place about a year after the events of volume 3, and 2 years after the start of the series.
* Chapter 46 "Satran Toxicity" is named after System of a Down song "Toxicity". This theme is also used for Ontar's in-game abilities, with all of them referencing various SOAD songs.
* Chapters 53 and 54 are both named after Ranhart's second ability. This is the first time when the comic directly references something from the map.
* While Harin appeared for the first time in chapter 56, his identity was only revealed at the end of chapter 63. Chapter 64 title "Champion of The Archive" references his future title of The Champion of Azeh.
* Volume 4 takes place before the events of Harin's strory.