Volume 4: Noreaga’s Dungeon

**Noreaga’s Dungeon** is the Fourth Volume of the **Toxic Soviets Comic Series**.

## Full Volume

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## Summary

With the return of Leon in the USSR and his discovery of the chaotic State of the Union throughout his absence, Faded is forced to live in exile as punishment for his acts while a series of KGB promotions take place for Svoboda and Joseph as a reward for working on the crime case. Simultaneously, Leon is making plans for total Soviet control in Eastern Europe with Poland as the beginning through mass warfare, however the government eventually decides to settle the issue diplomatically and sends FA Commissar Heydar Aliyev, Grill and the two newly recruited KGB Agents on a diplomatic mission to Poland. However, an unexpected plane crash causes the crew to fall in a deep dark hole, ending up in a mysterious dungeon inhabited by Unverifieds and guarded by a deadly creature by the name of Noreaga. On the meantime an exiled and disgraced Faded is plotting his revenge by all possible means.

## Overview

Following the events of Volume 3, Leon returns from his long absence on the 1st of August 2019, only to find the Nation in a chaotic state of coups, instability and a total of 500.000 rubles of debt from Faded’s corrupt spendings. Faded is sent to exile as punishment and is reluctantly forced to give his position back to Leon as Wilhelm is freed from prison due to a lack of evidence. On the meantime, Joseph and Svoboda are promoted to the **KGB**, the USSR’s Intelligence Agency, as a reward for their work in the crime case under the Leadership of Illya Kuryakin.

While the events take place, Leon has plans for Soviet domination in Eastern Europe through mass warfare, with his campaign starting with **the Kingdom of Poland**, however after suggestions from Grills, Abbie and Heydar, the government decides to pursue diplomatic action, sending Heydar, Grill, Joseph and Svoboda on a diplomatic mission to Poland. The flight immediately begins the next day, though with the absence of Svoboda due to him being late, and while the flight is going normally with Joseph also discovering what his **perm** is, a sudden explosion causes the crew to fall in the middle of a wide Forrest. Further fuelling his suspicions towards him, Heydar immediately starts accusing Grill of being the one responsible for the crash (due to him being the pilot), and after intense arguing they stop to focus on their survival and fix the radio signal for direct communication with the Government. As time passes and night arrives, a heavy log placed down by Heydar causes the ground to shatter, and results in the crew falling into a deep, dark hole where they get trapped in a mysterious cage.

Grill lights up a torch to see in the midst of the darkness and ultimately discovers dead bodies impaled by hooks and hanging from leaves. A deadly worm-like beast by the name of Noreaga, the place’s guard, arrives after sensing the new arrivals and comes close to killing them, however the beast is halted after Grill throws his torch inside the creature’s eye, paving the way for their escape from the cage. After a long chase in the dark, the crew escapes to an old, dusty room which turns out to be inhabited by Unverifieds. Upon discovery, everyone goes into hiding, however one Unverified discover’s **Heydar’s Journal**, most specifically his Black Mongol fantasies of enslaving whiteoids. This leads the Unverifieds to suspect that there are humans hiding in the room, and they are later proven correct after seeing Heydar. Before they could do anything, Grill manually kills the Unverified with his weapon and rescues Heydar, allowing the crew to temporarily relax before finding a way to escape.

In the meantime, Faded, now a disgraced traitor, is plotting his revenge in the outskirts of a Soviet village but is ultimately rejected and shamed by the local people. Upon hearing the news of the USSR’s possible invasion of Poland, Faded seizes the opportunity to inform the Polish authorities and gain power there. To go there, Faded steals a small bike from a young girl after attempting to scam her and would then go on a long, tiring trip to Warsaw.

Back with Heydar, the Gang walks through the center of the Unverifieds’ habitat in disguise, where they ultimately come across a bright emerald room filled with mysterious runes and symbols. Though tensions between Heydar and Grill calmed down before, this immediately changes once Heydar finds Grill putting a piece of the writings onto his pocket, violently and aggressively accusing him of being the one responsible for the fall, calling him a suicidal cultist and attempting to shoot him. However, he is disarmed by Grill, with him forcing to say the truth regarding the origins of the Heydar Aliyev Order, much to Heydar’s own surprise and simultaneous anger for the secret. A flashback shows that the **Old Bolsheviks** were well informed about the medal, with Leon being the one who decided to keep the medal despite its dangers (according to the lore shown by the scriptures).

While Heydar lashes out at Grill again and attempts to throw the medal away, everything is interrupted when the Unverifieds discover them and causing them to escape. Though they are able to take out some Unverifieds, they are ultimately cornered and forced near death. This all ends with the arrival of a man by the name of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the bane of the unverifieds and their fear. Felix’s Unverified massacres saves the crew from death, and Felix offers them to stay in his den for the night, getting to know eachother. There, he describes his origins as a Polish Duke, with him falling from grace due to his mockery of the Queen after she tripped and fell on her cake, thus leading him in prison and ultimately his underground escape to the underground hole. While discussing escaping,

Heydar takes responsibility to come with an escape plan in order to help them escape and also to prove himself to Grill, who views him as a suspicious man and a possible threat. After a montage of planning, the plan is out to place and proves to be a success, though the chase and fight with the Noreaga turns out to be an intense struggle to overcome. In the end, everyone manages to get out and climb back into the surface as free men. From that point onward, the radio signal started working and the crew is expecting the arrival of Soviet forces to pick them up and rescue them.

Meanwhile in Warsaw, a tired and drenched in sweat Faded finally arrives near the Palace, where he will show the Queen the news of the USSR’s possible invasion. Upon arrival at the palace gates, he is rejected due to his peasant status and appearance and fails to bribe his way there, however when he shows the Guard the news, he is let inside, though trust for him is limited due to his eccentric character. When he enters the Palace and comes across the Queen, Faded’s anxiety is rising as he reluctantly realises his feelings for the Queen, and simultaneously the process is slowed after an interruption by Franz, Queen Anne’s brother, Prince of Poland and Advisor. Though Faded screws his interaction up and the Queen views him as a fool, the news are ultimately revealed and (after a long time) read by Robert, an Edgy Royal and official. Faded is eventually let inside to live like Royalty in the Palace, with maids being ordered to clean everything even related to him. At the same time, Leon, Svoboda and Officers of the KGB are in a flight for the Forrest, with the purpose of rescuing Heydar, Grill, Joseph and Felix, however the helicopter suspiciously includes bombs upon discovery by Svoboda.

## Trivia

* The colour used for Faded’s rags is Pantone 448C, the ugliest colour in the world.
* Volume 4 marks the start of the Polish War arc in the comics, the first series of volumes about a specific event.
* Volume 4 is the longest (so far) comic, with a total of 142 panels, beating Volume 5 by only one panel,
* In an May 2022 Comic survey, Volume 4 was rated as the top most approved comic at 51.3%. However, in a survey conducted in January 2023, it was rated as the least favourite comic at 13.5%, with the #1 spot being taken by the newly released Volume 5.