The War within me..
PAGE 61: A Man at War with Himself (4 Panels)
Panel 1 – (David walks through the dark city streets, gripping his head.)
Panel 2 – (Narration: "I almost pulled the trigger. On her. On myself. Maybe I should've.")
Panel 3 – (He remembers Sarah's words: "The kids are a mess. I just want out.")
Panel 4 – (His eyes snap open. His breath sharpens.) (Narration: "But Emily… No. She's innocent.")
PAGE 62: The Desperate Return (5 Panels)
Panel 1 – (David sprints back home, his military instincts taking over.)
Panel 2 – (As he nears, he sees Sarah outside. Not worried. Not looking for him.)
Panel 3 – (She clutches Mark, begging him.) "Please, just take me. He's gone. It's over."
Panel 4 – (Mark hesitates, frowning.) "And the kids?"
Panel 5 – (Sarah's voice is cold.) "I don't care."
PAGE 63: The Monster Awakens (4 Panels)
Panel 1 – (David stops in his tracks. His body stiffens.)
Panel 2 – (Narration: "Not even a moment of guilt. Just… relief.")
Panel 3 – (His hands curl into fists, trembling with rage.)
Panel 4 – (Narration: "She was the enemy all along.")
PAGE 64: The Bullet That Changed Everything (5 Panels)
Panel 1 – (Mark suddenly jerks. A red stain blooms on his shirt.)
Panel 2 – (He stumbles, then drops to the ground—dead.)
Panel 3 – (Sarah screams, looking around in horror.)
Panel 4 – (A deep, mocking laugh echoes through the night.)
Panel 5 – (David turns slowly, his war instincts kicking in.)
PAGE 65: The Ghosts of War Return (4 Panels)
Panel 1 – (A group of armed men step out from the shadows, their leader grinning.)
Panel 2 – (The leader—a scarred insurgent from David's past—smirks.) "Kane. You always did leave loose ends."
Panel 3 – (David steps forward, every muscle tense.)
Panel 4 – (The insurgent chuckles.) "Even your wife left you. Maybe we should take her next, yes?"
PAGE 66: The Final Straw (5 Panels)
Panel 1 – (Sarah, still in shock, stares at Mark's body.)
Panel 2 – (David doesn't look at her. His focus is on the enemy.)
Panel 3 – (The leader sneers.) "You fight wars, but you couldn't even keep your own house in order."
Panel 4 – (Another man snickers.) "Some warrior. Can't even control his woman."
Panel 5 – (David's face darkens. His breathing slows. His hands clench.)
PAGE 67: The Berserker Unleashed (4 Panels)
Panel 1 – (David exhales. All emotion drains from his face.)
Panel 2 – (Narration: "They think I've lost everything. But they don't know…")
Panel 3 – (His fingers flex. Muscles coil. Eyes turn ice-cold.)
Panel 4 – (Narration: "...I have nothing left to lose.")
PAGE 68: The First Kill (5 Panels)
Panel 1 – (The leader signals for his men to move.) "Kill him."
Panel 2 – (One of them raises a gun—but David is already moving.)
Panel 3 – (David snaps the man's wrist before he can fire, then slams a knife into his throat.)
Panel 4 – (Blood sprays. The other men freeze, momentarily stunned.)
Panel 5 – (David looks at them, expressionless, empty, unstoppable.)
PAGE 69: The Reaper Walks (4 Panels)
Panel 1 – (The leader steps back, uneasy now.) "Heh… Look at you. You're just a monster."
Panel 2 – (David tilts his head, cracking his neck.) "No. I'm worse."
Panel 3 – (Another man lunges. David sidesteps, grabs his arm, and breaks it like a twig.)
Panel 4 – (Sarah watches, horrified. This is not the man she married. This is something else.)
PAGE 70: A Man Without Chains (4 Panels)
Panel 1 – (David stands over the leader, blood-soaked, breath steady.)
Panel 2 – (The leader coughs, wounded.) "Go ahead. Kill me."
Panel 3 – (David stares, considering. Then, without a word, he turns away.)
Panel 4 – (Narration: "They were right about one thing. The war never really left me.")
Final Thoughts
This is David's complete descent. He doesn't just kill out of necessity—he embraces his darker nature.
Sarah is left shattered, realizing that she betrayed the one man who could've saved them all.