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[ronnydeschepper]

Jan De Wilde wordt tachtig...

Volgens Miel Appelmans, de “paus” van Tliedboek, zijn er slechts drie ware talenten in Vlaanderen: Wannes van de Velde, Raymond van het Groenewoud en Jan De Wilde. Deze laatste viert vandaag zijn tachtigste verjaardag. Continue reading Untitled

[nezanie]

Radiant vol 3 chap 16

Hello, hello, just to let everyone know Radiant volume 2 (viz version) is available for purchase (and has been released) since my copy has just been shipped and as always I’d like to ask you to support the official releases as these translations are here just to let you understand what is going on. This next chapter sets the backstory for Rumble town, Konrad and our Hameline whose a sarcastic little shit I’ve grown to love.

Links to previous chaps: 13, 14, 15

Chapter 16: North East Jail

Pages 1-2: The bell descends upon the city wrecking the town as the citizens and our heros watch helplessly. Panic ensues among the common folk (page 3) whose reactions are understandable:

Top bubble: the islet is shaking

Middle bubble: Heavens!

Bottom bubble: Over there! The…the bell!!

Next panel: It fell on…

Page four: Konrad is distraught, he screams: The central suburb!

Next panel (top right): The port authority!

Top left: The inquisition’s headquarters! The Smitheries!

Bottom left: The armory!!

It seems that Hameline has betrayed the captain and has targeted the inquisition!

Next panel (Taj’s family): we’re safe

Seth and Taj look on in surprise and relied

Next panel, Hameline starts narrating her story[Sarcastic little critter I love her] to the townsfolk (Top bubbles right to left): You ask yourselves why the central suburb? Come on, a little bit of effort! It is there that it all started 15 years ago.

Hameline (bottom bubble): Do you remember the children Hanz, Gretta, Tom thumb and…ah, I forgot the sweet little name you gave them…

Pg 5: Next panel, Hameline: …The defensive Units

Konrad is shocked as Hameline starts recounting in the next panel (right bubble): I see a spark of recognition in your gaze…

Left bubble, hameline: We’re on the right track

Next panel, flashback starts, Right text: two decades ago, the inquisition set in motion a project to protect the islands… which consisted of ferrying sorcerers to barracks and mobilizing them in case of a nemesis attack

Middle text: It was a fiasco

Left text: The revolts of the sorcerers caused immense loses among the inquisitors ranks and it was necessary to cross out the plan. It was then that a brilliant idea germinated in the minds of the higher ranked brass

Next panel, inquisitor: We cannot force the adults…enlist the children!

Left text: The idea was the following: take charge of the young infected, who were more or less orphans…

Next panel, right text: And train them to become brave nemesis slayers

Left text, top: So the defensive units were born

Left text, bottom: Some islands hastened to vote for the implementation of the project : Rumble town among them

Page 6, Text: In exchange for all that the units benefited from an exemplary education…

Next panel, text: They received all the affection which a child needs…

[translation note: hameline is being sarcastic throughout her narration when she says the people are being nice it means they’re beating these kids up for being infected or training them to their limits]

Next panel, text:  And occupied a special place in society directly in contact with the good people [T.N: who called them names HA]

Next panel, right text: But pampered in this way…

Left text: The orphans indulged in idleness…

Next panel, text: That’s why it was decided to move them to a more stimulating location…

Next panel, text: The northeastern suburb

Pg.7, Top text:  They were moved to an annex of the inquisition

Bottom text: a bright, spacious fort built to offer hospitality to refugees coming from the far south.

The children are moved in front of the cells of the prisoners to their own new prison, one of the refugees trips a guard.

Refugee (top bubble): He pissed in our water rations!

Soldier: Savage, I’ll make you regret that

Refugee: It’s the third time he’s done it

As the soldiers give the poor guy a beating, a man who seems in power comes to stop them (pg 8)

Inquisitor ?: Stop this right now!

Next panel, right top panel = refugees: Major?

The soldier(bottom left): it’s this inmate that attacked …

Major (right): is that reason enough to beat him to death?! Take him to the infirmary!!

Next panel, right bubble, Major:  And you, what is your problem? The prisoners never cease attacking you!

The soldier who was tripped replies, left bubble: I’m not the problem! If these wild animals are caged it’s because they represent a danger, major!

Next panel, Major: Poor blockhead! Tomorrow a nemesis could mess this place up and push you to flee! Then it would be you who would be treated as a criminal for having the audacity of setting foot on an island were you aren’t wanted. You don’t know anything about what these people are going through

Next panel, the soldier is revealed to be a young and extremely prejudiced Konrad whom the Major days to: Now, shut up soldier De Marbourg!!!

Pg9, right text: the fall of 2 colossal nemesis in the far south had chased thousands of people away. The cosy Rumble town was one of the fugitives’ favourite destinations.

Left text: and despite the sizable inquisition fort, that small world started to feel cramped…

Next panel, text:  Noo, Haaa

Left text: Luckily, some good souls were watching [sarcasm again]

Next panel, Konrad (right bubble): What undignified behavior! He doesn’t even wear his helmet!! He’s unworthy of the title of Major!

Konrad, left bubble: And the way he fraternizes with these brutes… Nobody says anything! I’ll send a report to the port authority tonight.

Next panel, top right bubble, soldier: You saw how built he is! His thumb is the size of my arm. Ha Ha! No one will go against Major oxumare. He’s the boss.

Konrad, bottom right bubble: And you find that normal?

Soldier, top left bubble: No…but ever since he was put in charge of the fort the atmosphere has is less tense, the inmates are much more tranquil.

Konrad, left bottom bubble: Obviously, he passes his time protecting and entertaining them. They aren’t content to just invade our island, they are nourished, lodged, laundered…while we watch, always on the brink of war

Pg 10: Konrad, top right bubble: in your opinion, who are the real detainees in this prison?

Konrad, bottom right: Them…

Konrad, left bubble: or us?

Next panel, the young sorcerers glimpse at Konrad and he snaps at them.

Konrad: what are you looking at? Filthy plagues!

Text: Yes, luckily some good souls were watching.

Pg 11, The lock on the cells were opened by a mysterious person, the children see them talking to the refugees.

Refugees: what’s happening?

Person, bottom right bubble: Hush! Not a sound!

Person, left bubble: down the hall, take the door on the right of the elevator…the padlocks are unlocked, the guards are occupied elsewhere…make haste!

Next panel bubbles top to bottom: 1. This way! 2. More quietly 3. Shhh!

Next panel, soldiers: A prison break! !

Bottom bubble: sound the alarm!!

Pg12, Panel 1 text: In a few hours the news of the escape spread like a trail of powder

Panel 2 text: The game of hide and seek was held all over the island

Panel 3 text: seeing as the inquisition was in over their heads, groups of civilians joined the game

Panel 4 text: the streets were not safe, these good Samaritans were eager to bring back the lost sheep

Panel 5 text: And to show them all their affection.

Fortunately our good Major Oxumare made it in time to find the kids before they were all beaten to death. However.

Pg 13, middle panel, right text: From this day on, the rumors grew excessively in magnitude: the whole northeastern suburb was part of a conspiracy against rumble town according to the newspapers

Left text: raids, aggressions, wild searches … valiant volunteers of the militia came to assist the inquisition

Next panel, text: and never missed a chance to make a visit of courtesy to their young friends

Pg 14. The two poor children remaining are verbally assaulted by the citizens

Brulez les impurs = Burn the impure

A mort = To death

Two whole panels of to deaths as the children whimper.

The Major, ever the kind soul tries to comfort them by playing albeit horribly a flute.

Major: they’ll get tired after a while, don’t worry about them. In the meantime, if the noises and the shouts  bother you take this

The children try playing the flute they are given

Major: Ouch! You’re as bad as I am!

Major, left bubble: I wonder id its better than hearing the bellows outside! Ha Ha Ha!

Pg 15 Konrad watches the exchange disdainfully with his fellow inquisitors.

Konrad: There he is, giving them gifts!

Soldier: You’re right! The major is acting too familiar with the inmates. I’ll go and send a report

Soldier, last bubble on the left: it makes you wonder if he was implicated in the prison break

2nd panel, text: Then the fateful moment came, the kick off of the grand finale

3rd panel, top right bubble, soldier: a nemesis source and dozen of nemesis echoes have crashed on bellarmine way

Major, bottom right bubble: But…that’s the path leading to the exit of the suburb, evacuating the civilians is impossible.

Soldier, left bubble, part 1: the captain and his troupes will defend the northeastern gate to avoid the spread of the monsters across the rest of the islet. Part 2. Regarding local proceedings, the captain leaves it to you major oxumare, part 3. moreover he requires the deployment of the defensive units and the setting….

Next panel (4), Major, right bubble: What, they’re only squirts who can barely stand on their own feet. And they’re not prepared, they don’t even have the adequate weapons!!

Soldier, top left bubble : Its an order of…

Major, bottom left bubble: it’s bullshit!! It’s not these two kids who will save the inhabitants of rumble town!

5th panel, Konrad: The last piece of the puzzle is within my reach…It’s my chance…

Pg.16, 1st panel, Konrad moves forward – top right bubble: major oxumare…excuse me but could we maybe bring in all the inhabitants of the suburb

Major, middle right bubble: In the prison?!

Konrad, bottom right bubble: not in the cells, but in the common rooms, the corridors, the grand hall…

Major, left bubble: Are you crazy?! Pile them up with the prisoners? Out of question!

2nd panel, Konrad, right bubble: Major, I know we had our difference. But If you could please consider the possibility

Konrad, left bubble: It’s safer here than exposed to the nemesis outside

3rd panel, soldier top bubble: he’s not wrong

Soldier, bottom bubble: His reasoning is holding.

4th panel, Major, right bubble: I’m afraid we don’t have many options!

Major, left bubble: Therefore, since you came up with the initiative I entrust you to lead this operation.

5th panel, Konrad speech (right to left) part 1: one last thing major, I wish to volunteer to accompany the defensive unit to the exterior.( Part 2): just like you, I have no confidence in these children to overcome monsters…however, I have faith in my brothers in arms(part 3): with a squad and a good number of explosives we can succeed in repelling these beasts…gain enough time to find a solution to get rid of them

6th panel, Konrad: I beg you, the security of my peers is in jeopardy

7th panel, Major: Very well, move out

Pg 17, 1st panel, right bubble: everyone is asked to take shelter in the prison fort

Top left bubble: Faster!

Bottom left bubble: some nemesis were sighted!

As the nemesis are rampaging outside and the people are brought in the fort, the major prepares to move out and goes to the children.

3rd panel, Major, right bubble: id have been fine on our own but these orders obligate me to make you come with us

soldier, top left bubble: a dozen nemesis a block away from the houses

Major, bottom left bubble: we will try a maneuver

4th panel, Major: but rest assured you’re only there for the sake of formalities

5th panel, Major: Just stay hidden and be ready to flee to the outside world

However the major spits blood and in the next page (18) we see he has fallen to konrads sword. The children shriek in terror as his peers question him.

5th panel, Konrad, top bubble: sorry, my comrades, I did not have enough confidence to let you in on my plans

Konrad, bottom left bubble: or do you intend to go on like that, the horrors? Do not make my task more difficult for me…

6th panel, Konrad: They’ve arrived

7th panel, Konrad: we can’t stay here any longer

Pg 19, one of the children is frightened to bits because of the noise the nemesis are making, the other one tries to convince her to run

Curly kid: Im scared

Point ears kid: we…we cannot stay her!

Curly kid: all this noise, stop

As the curly haired kid cries the pointy eared kid remembers the majors words, the mans good heart had indeed reached, she pulls out the flute from her sleeves and plays it. The wind picks as the nemesis stand in front of the children and the chapter ends leaving us a cliffhanger and a good idea of who the kid is…