Comics

“And what the F- is a Cipactli?!” (I should make a “Wunderkind’s Notes” on the creature; not sure if I’ll make this a full story - maybe just another page or two of these two Reapers working together) Granger Rodriguez, her mother Yolanda, and younger sister Carmen are the local Reapers in the Southwestern region of the USA, but every so often they’ll ask for help from the Kaspers whenever they have work in Los Angeles (the Kaspers are normally based in Kiel and are in charge of Northern Europe and Scandinavia). Granger’s daytime job is a LAPD officer, while Johannes Faustuz is a surgical oncologist/substitute Biology professor. Reapers mostly focus on collecting human souls after death occurs, but a lot of times human souls transform into mythical creatures depending on circumstances; only when these creatures go rogue is when a Reaper will hunt down the monster to prevent interference with the living. — —— Welp… I lied - I thought I’d draw only maybe two more pages for this quick story, but it ended up being about ten or eleven. Whoopsies… 🙃 💀Page 2: Hr. Dr. Kasper introducing his son to Granger (she’s not only annoyed seeing another foreign Reaper but also jealous that he’s got a reliable Junior Reaper unlike her younger sister Carmen). As foreign Reapers, both Kaspers are wearing traditional clothing from their homeland region out of curtsy for the host Reapers. — —— 💀Page 3: Der Sensenmann - aka Death Himself, the OG Grim Reaper - aka Richard Kasper. Granger works alongside Death during the Dia de Los Muertos season as his secretary keeping the number of souls in check as they crossover; she’s never seen him in his human form in the last 600 years (her mother Yolanda is a Native American shaman and her father Humberto is a Spanish warlock, both able to live centuries by stealing lifespans from rogue creatures and passing their skills down to their children) so seeing him briefly restored with a summoning spell is a shock to her - especially when he looks like one of the foreign Reapers she sees as invaders on her turf. While restored, Death/Richard takes form at the age he would of been if he was still alive (his current incarnation was born in the 1950s, making him look like he’s pushing into his 70s). Despite looking more elderly, he’s just as strong as he was during his prime prior to leaving the living world. — —— 💀Page 4: “That’s a Cipactli?!” The Cipactli is just as tall as him at about 200cm/6’6”, but weighs twice if not triple Hr. Dr. Kasper’s weight in pure muscle. No way Granger could of taken it down herself, even if her mother and younger sister came in to help out, because it’s so tall and massive. Thus why Granger brought Hr. Dr. Kasper to fight it. — —— 💀Page 5: The fight begins. The Cipactli has extra mouths located in its upper arm joints, making it dangerous when reaching over it. Since being part fish, its weak spot is its neck where gills are; however it’s not easy to get nearby without getting bit or caught in a neck lock. — —— 💀Page 6: Granger gets bit. She’s not very happy with getting hurt, and she’s not happy seeing multiple foreign Reapers around - including Death. Cedrick is just as skilled in treating wounds like his father (he’s a Wunderkind undergoing studies to become a full-fledged surgeon), and like his father and grandfather before him, relies on Aina’s potions for healing. — —— 💀Page 7: Caught by the neck… Not a good position to be in… — —— 💀Page 8: “Is this the end?!” With a hand on his neck tightly gripping, it’s easy to think he’s dying; but with a sudden whooshing of blood and ability to breathe, something drastic has happened. — —— 💀Page 9: Papa to the rescue! He’s been gone since he was a toddler, but Death/Richard is still very protective of his only son. And with one slash he got rid of the God-ranked rogue monster when it was extremely tiring for the others. — —— 💀Page 10: „Es tut mir leid…“ Richard/Death used up the last of the summoning spell‘s energy to maintain his restored human form; Hr. Dr. Kasper is grateful that his father saved him, but also upset that he could’ve just quickly gotten rid of the Cipactli at the start of the fight - thus preventing Granger‘s injury. — —— 💀Page 11: Der Sensenmann‘s true form… (And a very pissed off Granger) Death in his true skeletal form surrounded by souls as the summoning spell finally wears off; Granger is beyond upset about getting bit and not knowing her boss‘ personal life despite having a close working relationship with him. — —— 💀Page 12 (Ende): The next day… (Back to their day jobs) Granger is still upset and ranting about Death while Hr. Dr. Kasper asks how her arm is feeling. —