DAC Issue 5: Not Dead

**Issue 5: Not Dead** is the fifth and final comic-styled episode in the Dark Archer Chronicles series. It began production on May 19, 2015. It centers around the League of Assassins making their way out of the Iron Temple, uneasy alliances, true allegiances and the direct repercussions for one action for Malcolm Merlyn. This issue is longer then the previous issues,

## Summary

**Zambesi** - Soldiers were about to surround Ravan Nassar when arrows flew in their chests and Malcolm Merlyn killed the few in quick succession. Seeing the plane of Waller fly away, he realizes ARGUS was succesfull in their setup. Ravan tells him to kill him, but Malcolm says he is coming with them. Dragging Ravan downstairs, Nyssa meets with him, saying there might be another way out, back through the catacombs. Malcolm agrees, but Ravan demands he is left here. As soldiers begin pouring in through the top floor, Malcolm sees no other option and leaves with Nyssa. Ravan wields his two swords to kill soldiers, but one of their captains knocks him out.

Waller is speaking over the phone, informing that they succeeded, they have the artifact. Any substant resistance had been taken care off. It is revealed on the other side that General Eiling was answering the call, congratulating her on the feat. He is revealed to be working with ARGUS, killing all the people in the Command Center. Waller orders the pilot to set course for Starling City, they have business there. At that point General Eiling gets a seizure due to his mental link with Grodd. Waller deems his cooperation with ARGUS over. She sets up a uplink to the World Security Council.

Nyssa and Malcolm make their way through the catacombs where Nyssa fought Cupid and Waller and stumble across women that were hidden there when the League assaulted the Iron Temple. Seeing no harm in them, Malcolm and Nyssa evade them, but one of them follows them through an underground escape tunnel out of the Iron Temple. When they get out of the tunnel, they are in the open air, but Malcolm kills three soldiers that were waiting for the two to appear. Malcolm alerts Nyssa on the plane that he had waiting just in case, but Nyssa notes that soldiers are standing between them and the plane.

Ravan Nassar is locked against a pillar when soldiers scour the Temple in search of survivors. One of the soldiers return, alarming the captain that they found a group of women in the catacombs. The captain orders them to escort them to the trucks. The captain attempts to torture Ravan, but he knows how to resist torture. The captain laughs, saying he'll break eventually. everyone has a breaking point. After all, he now is in the hands of the Bannerless Legion. Knowing that named, Ravan seemed shocked, but the captain roughed him up, saying he'll need to be broken before being built up, waving his hand in front of his face, slowly changing it, revealing he is Rael Rha'as!

Between the Temple tunnel exit and the plane on the small airstrip, there are a few dozen bodies of dead soldiers now. One of the assassins tells Malcolm no-one else came back and Nyssa shakes his hands and bows in a sign of respect, saying Talibah is dead. The assassin seems thunderstruck at first but regains his composure. The plane takes off, with Malcolm changing into his business suit, ordering the pilot to set course for Starling City. He reveals that with the artifact in their posession, ARGUS will be going after his daughter.

## Trivia

* This is the final issue of the Dark Archer Chronicles.
* Rael Rha'as is revealed to be very much alive in this issue.