La Borgia - 03 - Flames from Hell.pdf

5/18/2018 La Borgia - 03 - Flames from Hell.pdf

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EASTER SUNDAY, IN THE YEAR OFGRACEtm. TO CELEBRATE THE

RESURECT/ON OF OUR LORD JESUSCHRIST, POPE ALEXANDER VI B0R6IAHAS ORGANIZED A MASKED BALL...

FORBIDDEN TO SPEAKOR REMOVE THEIR MASKS,

THE ONLY LANGUAGEALLOWED IS THAT OF

CARESSESS.


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OBLIGED TODRINK PUNCHOR ALCOHOL,

A MELANGE OFAPHRODISIACS:

ESSENCES OFYLANG-YLANG,

ROSEMARY,SAVORY ANDRHINOCEROS

HORN

IN THE GREA TESTLONELINES, THE SOLITUDE OFTHE CELEBRA TION, A KING SEARCHES FOR HISIDEAL QUEEN, WITH NO HOPE OF FINDING HER..

THERE, WHERE THIRST MANIFESTSITSELF;QUENCHING WA TER APPEARS

THE SOLITARY QUEEN, SHE IS ALSO LOOKING FOR HER IDEAL KING...

ALL THE FORCES OF THE UNIVERSE HA VECONSPIRED FOR THEM TO MEET EACH OTHER.

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AAAAHH!

WHY DO YOU STOP? THAT WHICHHAS HAPPENED, WE CAN'T ERASE.IF WE'VE INVOLUNTARILY COMMIT

A SIN, ENJOY IT. I HAVE NEVERRESENTED SUCH

I AM SAD, MY GIRL, BECAUSEYOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,

THE MOST PASSIONATE WOMANI HAVE EVER MET , BUT I CAN'T

YOU AS A MISTRESS.I PROMISED YOUR


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QUIVER MORE THANHIM...

VADE RETRO, FRIVOLOUS ANGLE!

CESARS JEALOUSY COULD REDUCE

MY PROJECT TO NOTHINGNESS.

A UNITED FAMILY WILL MAKE OURCHURCH TRIUMPHANT IN THE

YOU'RE RIGHT, FATHER. ^THE UNITY OF THE

MUST COME BEFORE

... DON'T DESPAIR. I KNOW A WOMANAS BEAUTIFUL AND AS PASSIONATE

AS I AM. SHE COULD BE YOURS.SHE'S JULIA FARNESE... a

YOUR

COUSIN!?SHE IS BUT

A CHILD!

YOU HAVE NOT SEENHER FOR YEARS. SHES l

AN ARDENT WOMAN /\ NOW... -

WOULD THIS YOUNGWOMAN WANT ME AS

A LOVER? SHE WOULDN'TSEE ME AS AN OLD MAN?

DON'T WORRY. YOU'RE STILLHANDSOME AND VIRIL. THERE'S

JUST ONE PROBLEM... MY

COUSIN IS HELD PRISONERIN THE HOLY SIXTH .

V CONVENT...

THIS "PROBLEM:AS YOU SAY, ISA MINOR DETAIL

ME.


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T ' WHIP YOURHORSES, YOU LAZY

MONK. HIS HOLINESS ISIN A HURRY TO GET TO

THE HOLY SIXTH!

BETTER TO ANTICIPATE IF THAT WILLTHAN FIGHT. THIS VIAL REASSURE YOU...CONTAINS A POWERFUL BUT IT WILL BE OF

APHRODISIAC... IF YOUR NO USE. CARESSCOUSIN PLEASES ME, HER AS WELL AS

I WILL MAKE HER YOU DO ME, AND SHE___ JDRINK IT... A WILL TURN INTO

A HURRICANE.


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OPEN UP!YOUR HOL Y FA THER

ALEANDERIV ADEMANDS iT L ^ r V * *

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t 6 o d*A

I AM SORRY, YOUR HOLINESS,BUT NO MAN CAN ENTER THIS

CONVENT WITHOUT PLACING HISREQUEST A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

STUPID BITCH!NO ONE DISMISSES

60 ON! TOPPLETHA T WHORE FORME! BREAK DOWN

THIS DOOR! ,


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DON'T SOIL THISPLACE, HOLY FATHER!

GOD WILL PUNISHV YOU!

/ A M GOD ONTHIS EA RTH! IF YOU

DON'T SHUT THEFIL THY SEWER YOUCALL A MOUTH, I'LL

SEND YOU TOHELL/ M

I DEMAND YOURRESPECT! I'M THE

MOTHER SUPERIOR!

YOU WILL NOT BE SILENT? YOUWILL 6 0 TO HELL

WITHOUT YOURTEETH!

WHERE IS

MY COUSIN?>

LOCKED IN THEMEDITATION

CELL.

YOU MEANTHE TORTURE

CHAMBER, YOU OLDHYPOCRITE!


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I'M HERECOUSIN!

MY JULIA!I PROMISED YOU

THAT I WOULD COME

.BACK AND DELIVERYOU...

M Y

, LUCRECIA!

SHE IS SOBEAUTIFUL, MICHELETTO!

I FEEL UNCONTROLABLE

PULSATIONS IN MY MEAT!


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7 STOP WHIPPING YOURHORSES, IMPATIENT MONK!

HIS HOLINESS IS IN NO HURRYv TO RETURN TO ROME. /

HA HA HA! I WAS WILDLYAMUSED TO WHIP THAT OLD

BITCH'S ASS! THANK YOU FORLIBERATING ME, HOLY FATHERv HOW CAN I REPAY J

YOU?

IF YOU REALLY WANTTO PLEASE ME, DRINK

THIS MAGIC ELIXIRWITH ME.

WHAT IS THIS LIQUID?SOME POISON, MAYBE?LUCRECIA, YOU KNOW

YOUR FATHER, SHOULDTRUST HIM? SHOULD^

I DRINK?

IF YOU HESITATEBETWEEN DOINGSOMETHING ANDNOT DOING IT,

ALWAYS DO IT.DON'T BE A

COWARD

WHAT IS THIS? I FEEL LIKE MYBLOOD IS GOING TO BOIL... MYFLESH DEMANDS CARESSSESS.

A FIRE BURNS BETWEENMY LEGS...

w a iiAl r I 11l l i ll i>(/*0 \W /1 /y /\ I


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BUT?

COME INTO MY ARMS...YOURE GOING TO MINE,

FOREVER...

I NEED YOU TOPOSSESS ME, BUT

YOU BETROTHED ME TO ORZOORSINI, REMEMBER? THE SON

OF YOUR COUSIN ADRIANA.I'LL MARRY HIM AND LIVE

FAR AWAY IN HIS. C H A T E A U . ^ ' V ^

____/ y A

DON'T WORRY. I WILL

FIND A WAY TO INVALIDATE

THE MARRIAGE.

AAAAHHH...THEN, TAKE ME

/AM YOURS,...FOREVER...


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AH, YES. IUNDERSTAND.

GOODBYE... WE WILL SEEYOU AT THE CEREMONY.S. GOOD LUCK.

GODFATHER!

SOON I WILL BLESS YOUR UNIONWITH JULIA. BUT, FOR THATCEREMONY, ALL MUST BE PERFECT

YOU MUST ASK GOD, THROUGHME, FOR THE MIRACLE OFGIVING YOU

EYES.

WHAT INTUITION YOUHAVE, GOD FATHER.IT'S TRUE THAT THIS

HINDERS ME.I BEG YOU, GIVE METWO IDENTICAL


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BANDIT!SCOUNDREL! LIAR!

PREVERT!I CURSEYOU!

FOR A TTEMPTEDASSASSINA T/ON,

LOCK HIM IN H/SMONTICELLI CHA TEAU!

HE REMAINS THEREUNTIL HE PIES!

AAAGHH!HELP! I'M

HURT!

BUT NOW, YOU'RE NOTWORTHY OF JULIA. I

CANT GIVE THE HANDOF THIS SUBLIME

WOMAN TO A BLINDMAN. THE MARRIAGE

DEMON!/ WILLKILL YOU!

G U A R D S !

0 , LORD, GUIDEMY HAND WHICH HOLDSTHIS CRUCIFIX, SO THIS

DESIRED MIRACLE MAYBE ACCOMPLISHED!

A MIRACLE!YOUR EYES ARE

YOURWISH HAS

BEEN


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> THE PLAGUE, THE KING OF FRANCE, THE TURKS,

FAMINE AND MISERYMENACE US! BUT THE BORGIAii ARE WORSE THAN ALL OF 'L THEM! ENOUGH! WE MUS T

NO T LET THEIR LUST1|C \u CON TAMINA TE US! M


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/ GOD BE PRAISED!BOTTICELLI, N( THE GREAT SINNER, WALKS ONTHE PATH OF REDEMPTION! BEFORE

V REDUCING TO VIRTUOUS ASHES,A X SHOW US YOUR DEPRAVED J .1

MASTERPIECE!

SAINTV SAVONAROLE, ^YOUR LIGHT HAS TAKENTHE SHADOWS FROM MYSOUL... WHAT I'LL SHOW>>. YOU DISGUSTS MEI ^

' BLESSED ARE YOUIBY PUTTING YOUR ART

TO THE SERVICE OF GOD,

YOU HAVE EARNED APLACE AT MY SIDE

INHEAVENI ^

"THREE NYMPHS ATTEMPTING TOAROUSE EROS FROM HIS SLUMBER".

NEVER AGAIN WILL I LET MYPERVERTED SEX GUIDE MY A

BRUSHESI FORGIVE S MEI


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ST. PETER'S BAS/LUCA,THE VA T/CAN.

r | FEEL LIKE X jB J lVOMITING, CARDINAL m DELLA ROVEREI WEHAVE NEVER SEENSUCH SWARMS OF

FLIESI IT'S

DISGUSTING! THE BASILLICA-------_ . I S FULL OF SHITTY ~ / BORGIA, MY DEAR VIRGINO ^

% / ORSINI! THAT'S WHAT ATTRACTS/ THE FLIES. TODAY. THIS FETID POPE

M ORDAINS HIS IGNOBLE SON CESAR, AF H \ CARDINAL, UNDER THE APPLAUSE

I I K 0F HIS "^MODEST DAU6HTER /\ AND MISTRESS, /

V LUCRECIA...

...AND OFHIS NAUSEATING

CONCUBINE, JULIAFARNESE!


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...HE EQUALLYACCLAIMED BY THAT ^

BITCH VANOZZA CATTANEI,THE MOTHER OF HIS REPUGNANT

CHILDREN, AND HER OLD STINKING,IMPOTENT HUSBAND DOMENCIO

D'ARIGNANO, WHO AT THIS POINT,IS ALREADY SHITTING AND PISSING

IN HIS PANTS...

...HASARRIVED

HERE!

HE, HE, HE!THIS PESTILENCE.

I ALSO BLESS YOU BY PASSING OVERYOUR FACE THE MIRACULOUS VEIL OF

VERONICA. EMBRACE HIM, AND DEVOTE

YOUR HEART TO THE HIGHEST, AND^TO OUR HOLY CHURCH...


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VERY DEAR SON,YOU HAVE RECEIVED

THE CHARGE OF

BEUAARRK!

AAAAH...I HURT-

ALL OVER!

SAVEYOURSELF!

HOLY MARY,MOTHER OF

__GOD!

BY ALL THEDEVILS! THE

PLAGUE! ,

FLEE,

PROPERO!

AND FASTER

THA T THA T,.FABRIZIO !

GHAAA...HOLY FATHER,

SA VE US...

AAAH.../ CAN'T

BREA THE..

CURE US,JESUS...


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ALEXANDER VI MUST BE REMOVED!I'M GOING TO FRANCE! IM GOING TO

CONVINCE CHARLES VIII TO ORGANIZE

A NEW ECUMENICAL COUNCIL! SEEyou s o o n , My b r o t h e r s .

WE'LL

SEE you VERYSOON...

...YOURFUTURE

HOLINESS


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AS FOR ME, I WILL LEAD A PILGRIMAGE TO NUMEROUS CITIES,PRECEEDED BY A WHITE HORSE BEARING THE HOLY SACREMENT.

I WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DOZEN BISHOPS, AND BY JULIA,

FORTUNATELY, GIOVANNI IS IN SPAIN,MARRIED TO THE NIECE OF FERNAND OF

ARAGON, AND JOFFRE IS IN NAPLESUNITED TO THE DAUGHTER OF


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THE NEAPOLITANSARE RAVISHING!

I'LL 60 THEREWITH GREAT

x PLEASURE... i

CYNIC!HOW CAN YOUBE ENJOYING

THIS? YOU KNOWi YOU'RE MINE!\ I'M GOING\ W I T H YOU!

YOU, CESAR, YOU WILL GOTO NAPELS TO BLESS THE

CORONATION OF ALPHONSE II,THE SON OF KING FERDINAND

THE FIRST, WHO IS *v f a d in g a w a y . >

YOU DREAM, LUCRECIA! ACARDINAL CAN'T PRESENTBEFORE THE ROYAL COUR

WITH HIS OWN SISTERAS HIS MISTRESS!

A SISTER HE MARVELLOUS!IMPREGNA TED! HE WILL BE A GREAT

/AM TWO WARRIOR, LIKEMONTHS ^E!

. PREGNANT!

STOP SQUABBLING! CESAR, YOUREPRESEN T ME IN NAPEL S! ANDLUCRECIA, YOU GO TO PESARO!YOU'RE GOING TO LEA VE

NOW! YOUR PERVERT OF AHUSBAND CAN STRUT ABOUT

IN HIS VANITY OVER BEINGTHE FA THER OF YOUR

CHILD!

BUT THEN YOU CAN'TANNUL M Y MARRIAGEWITH GIOVANNI 5F0RZ A

BECAUSE OF IMPOTENCE...I'LL BE CONDEMNED TOLIVE WITH THA T TOAD

FOREVER... HIS ODORIS INTOLERABLE!

FATHER, YOUR CRUELTY SHOCKSME! I CAN'T ENDURE THE IDEA OF

SEEING MY SISTER WITHER IN THECOMPANY OF A CONTEMPTIBLE

MAN! I WON'T PREMIT US TO

TO MAINTAIN THE UNITY OFHIS CHURCH;A POPE CAN KILL

HIS SUBJECTS AS HE SEES FIT !IF EITHER OF YOU DISOBEY ME,

I WILL DO THA77

NOT ANOTHER WORD!COVER YOU NOSES AND

MOUTHES, WE WILL RETURN

WHEN THIS PLAGUE HAS


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PENTASILEA, ^CATARINELA, WAIT

FOR ME HERE. I'VE ANIMPORTANT MATTERTO SETTLE BEFOREWE CONTINUE OUR

JOURNEY.

WHAT BRINGS YOUTO MY HUMBLE HOMEPRINCESS? WHAT DO

YOU DESIRE?

I WANT ANABORTION AND TO

POISON A TOAD,GRANDMOTHER.


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FOR THE ABORTION,

YOU NEED ONLY EATONE OF THESE BERRIES

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I WILL BEGINRIGHT NOW.

I SEE THATYOU HAVE COURAGE

PRINCESS...

TO DESTROY THETOAD, I MUST MAKE

YOUR FATHER'S PREFERREDPOISON. THE CANTARELLA".

URINATE IN THIS,PRINCESS... ^


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FIRST, I MUSTREDUCE THIS GOLDEN

NECTAR...

...WITH A RABBIT'S FOOT,WHICH IS SOAKED WITH THE

SPERM OF A HANGEDMAN, I POUR OUTTHE CRYSTALS...

...THE, I SCRAPEOUT THE CONDENSED

SALTS...

V

...THIS POWDERI POUR ON YOUR

REFLECTION. NOW,ADD YOUR HATRED,

PRINCESS.

...AND GRIND ITTO REDUCE IT TO

A POWDER...


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I INCORPORATETHE CELESTIALMANNA, WHICH

IS ARSENIC...

I BLEND THECELESTIAL AND THETERESTIAL WITHTHE DRIED CLAW

OF A HAWK...

PRINCESS,AS YOU PUT ITIN THE TOAD'S

GLASS, YOU MUSTMURMUR, "THAT WHICH

IS OBSCURE WILL BEOBSCURED.

YOUR GENEROSITY MERITS

SOME GOOD ADVICE. WHEN YOU

ABORT, DEVOUR THE FETUS,IT WILL PROLONG YOUR

V yoUTHFULLNESS.

THESE PIECES OFGOLD ARE FOR YOU

GRANDMOTHER.

GO ON,V PENTASILEA! MAKE

THEM GALLOP TO THENORTH! AND YOU, CATARINELA

PLAY ME A GAY SONG!V NOW, I'M READY FOR

PESARO! /

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THREEMONTHS

LATER, THEPLAGUE ISOVER AND

ALEXANDER VI

RETURNED

TO ROME.

CA TAS TROPHY!THE KING OF FRANCEAND HIS ENORMOUS

ARMY ARE READYTOINVADE ITALY AND

PUT ROME TOIRE AND BLOOD!DELLA ROVEREPROMISED HIM

01 VINE BLESSINGSIF HE SUCCEEDS

IN OVERTHROWINGYOU AND TAKING

YOU LIKE A COMMONCRIMINAL!

c DAMN JULIANDELLA ROVERE!

HOW DID HE MANAGE

TO CONVINCEX THAT DWARFCHARLESVIII?j

, HE^ SENT HIM AN

, ASTROLOGER WHO7 DEMONSTRATED TO1 HIM THAT IT'S DELLAROVERE WHO SHOULD BE

\ THE VICAR OF CHRIST.\ THE KING IS KEEN ON \ ASTROLOGY. YOUR

X CHURCH IS INOta DANGER!


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WE'RE ALMOST THERE, LORDBRANDAO, AND THE DOGS COULD BE

ALERTED BY ANY NOISE. IT WOULD BEBETTER IF YOU STAY HERE. WHEN

v I HAVE COMPLETED MY MISSION A ILL WHISTLE FOR YOU.

FORGIVE vMY CLUMSINESS,

MICHELETTO. I'M TRYINGTO BE AS DISCRETE AS

POSSIBLE.


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GOOD GOD OF A GOOD GOD! YOU HAVE AN ASS FULL OF

PASTA! YOU WIN ALL

OF THE TIME!

YOU WOULDN'TBE TRYING

TO...

I HAVE FOURACES!

CHEAT?

.A66H!

WE AREUNDER...

WHAT AREYOU SAYING? m

V

Z'/mi


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YES, YES!IT'S 6OOP!

LIFT YOUR LEGMORE, YOU LA ZY

WHORE! TAKE THA T!AND THA T!

LET MESAVOR THEHONEY OF

VENUS...

MMMM...YOUR T0N6UE

IS HOT!


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MASTERAGRIPPA, WE

)OF

KILLING ANEMINENT

...AND YOU WILLRECEIVE FIFTY

THOUSANDDUCATS!

you m u s tREVEAL TO THE

W P KING THAT, BY THEW ORDER OF THE STARS,1 HE MUST RECOGNIZE POPE

5 ALEXANDER VI AS CHOSENBY GOD. HE MUST OPPOSETHE DESTRUCTION OF ROME

AND EXPEL JULIAN DELLAROVERE FROM FRANCE

LIKE AN ACCOMPLICEOF THE DEVILI


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FOR ROME, ANDYOUR POPE, THATIS EASY... BUT...

TO AFFIRM THATSATURN AND MARS

DEMAND THEEXPULSION OFDELLA ROVERE,I

TEN

VERY WELL, WE WILLGIVE YOU TEN THOUSAND

MORE, IF

...TO US CUTTINGOFF YOUR FILTHY BALLS

RIGHT NOWI

NO! NO!HA VE MERCY!

TT w e w i ll w a t c h you \( CLOSELY... m ic h e le ttolo v e s t o c u t o f f t h e h ead s.

OF PEOPLE WHO GO BACK J V ON THEIR WORDI

FIFTY THOUSANDDUCATS IS ENOUGH FOR

ME... I SWEAR TO DO

WHAT YOU'VE ASKEDOF MEI


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MARSEILLE, ONEMONTH LATER.

' f I AM/ CARDINAL ROVERE,THE LEGITIMATE POPEOF OUR HOLY CHURCH.

YOU CANT LOCK ME UPON THIS ROTTEN

BOAT!

7 GOABORD,I MY LORD.

WHAT AN VUNWORTHY J

JOKE! J f

[ HOWSHAMEFUL!

y I HAVE MY ORDERS.7 EVEN IF YOU WERE JESUS

CHRIST, I WOULD MAKE YOU

EMBARK ON THIS MODEST, BUTV SOUND, FISHING BOAT, WHICH\ WILL RETURN YOU TO A n S. YOUR LAND.

IIS MAJESTY, CHARLESHAS STUDIED THE STARS.

DISCOVERED THEREYOU COULD ATTRACTILL FORTUNE TO


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y tv s \

HORRIBLE!ALL OF THESE

SLIMY FISH! .GGLOUAAC!

5 ^ THIS ISN'T ^' NORMAL! WE ARE

THE VICTIMS OF ASORID PLAN OF THE

DAMNED BORGIA. THATIS CERTAIN!

POUAH!YOU STINK TOO,YOUR EMINENCE!

DAMN! IT'S STILLSOFT! YOUR BODY

STINKS OF COD, LIKETHAT OF A CURSED

GOOD WOMAN!


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SHUT UP,IDIOT! YOU WILL

TREAT HIM AS IFHE WAS APPOLO

HIMSELF!

IT'S TRUE, \' CESAR! FLATTERING \HIS VANITY IS THE ONLYWEAPON WE HAVE TOSLOW HIS IRRESITABLE

ADAVNCE!

THIS LAME HUNCHBACKED RIDICULOUS

DWARF, THIS IS THE KINGOF FRANCE? IT'S HARD

NOT TO EXPLODEWITH LAUGHTER...

OH, YOURMAJESTY!

OH, YOURHOLINESS!

/ h o l y f a t h e r , t h e k i n g

OF FRANCE DESIRES TOBE, IN THE FUTURE, YOUR,

k SUBMISSIVE SON. /

WHAT ISIT THAT

BRINGS YOUHERE NOW?

I SWEAR OBEDIENCE TO YOURHOLINESS, AS ALL THE KINGSOF FRANCE HAVE DONE, AND I

RECOGNIZE YOU AS THE WORTHYSUCCESSOR OF SAINT PETER,

THE CHRISTIAN

I BLESSYOU , AND

I ACCORD YOU,AS TRADITION

DEMANDS,THREE

FAVORS.


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/ YOUR HOLINESS, I HAVE THE \/ PLEASURE OF PRESENTING TO YOU' MASTER AGRIPPA, MY ASTROLOGER.HIS READING OF THE STARS CONVINCED

V ME TO REJECT THE DEMANDS OF\ CARDINAL DELLA ROVERE, AND /

\ PLACE A GREAT PART OF m O M CONFIDENCE IN Y O U - .- x ^ f l

I AM ATYOUR FEET,

HOLY FATHER.

A GREATPART, BUT

NOT YOUR TOTALCONFIDENCE?

THE NAMEOF GOD, I CONFIRMAND DECREE THATWHICH YOU HAVE

REQUESTED OF ME.

IN THENAME OF

GOD, I BLESSYOU.


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JULIA!/ TOLD YOU

NOT TO LEAVEPESARO! / / BOOHOO, PEAR,

^ I WANTED TO GO ANDSEE MY SICK MO THER ANDTHE FRENCH CAPTURED ME...

SNIFF... BOOHOO...

JULIA IS THE LIGHT OF MYLIFE! GO! FIND THREE THOUSAND

DUCA TS IMMEDIA TEL Y ANDBRING THEM TO HIS )

^MAJESTY... /

I FLY THERE!

I HAVE GRANTEDYOUR THREE WISHES,ALL-POWERFUL KING.

CAN WE CONSIDER

OUR BUSINESS

\ \ W I SAY AGAIN, I HAVETHE GREATEST CONFIDENCE INYOU, BUT IT IS NOT TOTAL. THIS

/ YOUNG PERSON WAS A HOSTAGE TO- f PROTECT ME FROM BETRAYAL. I MUSTW REPLACE HER WITH SOMEONE WHOK . IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO YOU.


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THA T'S ENOUGH/A BORGIA DOESN'T ENTER ACAGE LIKE A COMMON SLAVEI

I PREFER TO SLIT MY. THROAT!

CALM DOWN,MY BOY, AND

TELL ME WHATYOU DESIRE...

BY THE RIGHT OF MY ECCLESIASTICALPRIVILEGES, PERMIT ME TO RIDE AT YOURSIDE, FOLLOWED BY A TRAIN OF ABOUTTHIRTY MULES CARRYING MY BAGGAGE,

AND NINETEEN WAGONS FULL O F ^ t MY COFFERS AND

___ MONEY BOXES.

YOUR REQUESTIS REASONABLE. IT 1

WILL BE THUS! A CARDINALAND A BORGIS DESERVES

CERTAIN LUXURIES. .

THREETHOUSAND

DUCATS, YOURMAJESTY.

MY TREASURERSVERIFY THEM.

FOR EACH MISSING

DUCAT, WE WILLCOUT OFF A PIECE

OF YOUR BODY,

BEURK!YOUR GREAT KING

HAS A MOUTH THATSTINKS!

CESAR, WILL WAITFOR YOU TOMORROW

AT THE GATE OF ROME.WE WILL RIDE TO

NAPELS, SIDEBY SIDE.

THE VICAR OFCHRIST BLESSES

YOU, GREATKING.


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' HEY! CESAR! WAKE UP!YOU PROMISED TO COME BACK,

AND YOU DIDN'T! I WANT TOAWAKEN YOUR VIRILITY.

V WE WILL SCREW THIS\ COW TOGETHER!

r THE L IA R IS IFLEEING, DISGUISED

IN THECLOTHES OF HIS

S TABLE VALE T! HE MUS T > BE ON HIS W AY TO , 7 ROME ALREADY! f


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FORGET HIM, MY KING.UNTIE THIS VALET AND

ASK THE OFFICER TO JOINUS, AND I PROMISE TO J

l PLEASE ALL THREE A OF YOU...

SHUT UP

MORON!

YOUR F/L THY

EARS HEAR

NOTHING OF

POLITICS!

END OF THE THIRD PART.


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ROME IS NO LONGER A HOLY CITY,

BUT A CHAOS WITHOUT FAITH OR LAW.

THE BORGIAS.

THE FIRST GODFATHERS IN HISTORY,

ARE THE MASTERS.

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