Chapter 16 | Page: When Silence Falls, Sparks Rise

The Lethal Librarian’s power shifts the battlefield — but some conflicts can’t be quieted.

In the chaos of clashing powers and divided loyalties, the sudden HUSH of the Lethal Librarian tilts the balance. But even when the noise stops, some battles roar on louder than ever.

Transcript

Panel 1:
Lightning Lady punches Alt-U Lightning Lady.
Lightning Lady: "You used him! Framed him! Pumped him for information!"
Alt-U Lightning Lady: "You tortured him! Manipulated him! Ungh—strung him along!"
(SFX: WHAKK)

Panel 2:
Alt-U Lightning Lady delivers a devastating kick to Lightning Lady, who staggers back.
Alt-U Lightning Lady: "I just want to go home! To my Angus!"
(SFX: KRAKK)

Panel 3:
Lightning Lady wallops Alt-U Lightning Lady, sending her flying.
Lightning Lady: "I saw how much you missed him back at the safehouse."
Alt-U Lightning Lady: "You don’t get to judge me!"
(SFX: FTAM)

Panel 4 (inset):
Close-up of Lightning Lady with a determined expression.
Lightning Lady: "I’m not judging — I’m sentencing."

Panel 5:
Alt-U Lightning Lady delivers a fierce uppercut.
Alt-U Lightning Lady: "In that case, I’m appealing!"
Lightning Lady: "Heh-heh. Just ask your boyfriend."
(SFX: KRTAK)

Panel 6:
The Lethal Librarian raises her hand, shushing Lightning Lady and Alt-U Lightning Lady, who are frozen mid-battle.
SFX: SHHH!
Narration box: Hush! The Lethal Librarian’s other super-power: She can silence the very thoughts in one’s mind, causing a distracting and emotionally destabilizing effect.

Panel 7:
Lightning Lady hurtles toward Alt-U Lightning Lady, while the doppelganger hurls lightning bolts at the Lethal Librarian. The bolts get absorbed by a book in the librarian’s hands.
Narration box: It doesn’t last long…
Narration box (cont’d): …but it’s long enough.

Panel 8:
The Lethal Librarian lowers the book and watches the fight continue. The title of the book is “The Conductor.”
Lightning Lady: “I thought you were a better version of me… and I thought Angus deserved that.”

Panel 9:
Close-up of Lightning Lady and Alt-U Lightning Lady grappling, electricity sparking.
Lightning Lady: “I was partly right. He does.”

Panel 10:
The Lethal Librarian crouches by her book as Alt-U Lightning Lady is sucked into the book.
Lightning Lady: “But it’s not you.”