Meet the Red Reaper - September's Big Bad! (Patreon)

Identifying... Tree.

Definition: Ligneous plant that can grow to a considerable height.

Query: What is its function? Accessing knowledge bank...

Response: Atmospheric regulation. Irrelevant.Atmosphere not required for performance of duties.

Response: Shelter for organic life. Irrelevant.Organic life is limited and requires repurposing. Repurposing renders organic needs obsolete.

Response: Aesthetic consideration. Irrelevant.Aesthetics are not required.

Response: Fuel source. Relevant. Trees are a fuel source. 

Commencing repurposing of trees.Deploying reaper drones.Repurposing...0.1% complete.Estimate 48 hours until completion.

The Noble Task continues.

A construct infused with fiendish magic, the Red Reaper is a product of one man’s reckless greed. The Reaper’s creator never imagined that it would grow too powerful to be controlled, and now the world must suffer for his hubris.

The Reaper’s driving force is the Noble Task, and it works ceaselessly toward its goal of a world perfected by the efficiency of its industry. If necessary, it will tempt other leaders with promises of power: a limitless army to crush their enemies, enough materials to build an empire, complete world domination—anything to further its own goals and allow it to remain protected until its Noble Task is complete.

Writer: Chris Pinch Cover: Anthony Scott WatersInteriors: Brian Scott Walters 

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