(Dutch: Het Doolhof van de Dood) (part 3)
Art by Don Lawrence; script by Martin Lodewijk
Marduk's devices begin siphoning off the energy spacetime energy for which Storm is a conduit and storing it in batteries. Then, the energy begins flowing back into Storm, powering him up. He begins using that power to destroy the Theocrat's lab.
Storm's energy is rapidly dissipated, but luckily the rebels arrive just in time. Storm and his friends are reunited. Their are too many guards, though, so they have to flee with the rebels.
Marduk isn't worried. He's confident there is no escaping the corridor they ran into.
Soon, the rebels come up on the "Golden Gates of the Labyrinth of Death." No one has ever entered it and lived:
To Marduk's horror, that doesn't stop our heroes from entering. He orders his hapless guards in after them.
Storm and friends and "Brush-head" (Storm's name for the rebel leader) make their way through the labyrinth. Their way is lit by Storm, still glowing with residual energy. They see the Theocrat's guards behind them, and run off down a random corridor. After passing through narrow tunnels, the way widens again and they encounter a horror:
TO BE CONTINUED
A little correction: According to the trading cards that were once for sale on Don Lawrence's official site, the nickname of the rebel woman is "Bristlehead", not "Brushhead".
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