Season 5 Episode 9: Invisible Masters
Art by Chris DiSalvatore and James Curcio
Invisible Masters
We are all just costumes death wears for a season.
The hotel suite is wrecked—furniture overturned, glass scattered, a TV blaring to no one. It looks like Guns N’ Roses blew through. Outside the door, Loki and Artemis stand watch, talking logistics. Jammed phone lines. Security scrambling. And Babylon’s “fans”? Starting to act less like followers and more like a weapon you can aim at the agents who are surely tracking them.
Then Loki wakes Dionysus for the problem that isn’t law enforcement. The parking lot is filling, and word is spreading faster than any plan can contain.
After the next track straight out of their mobile recording studio, the episode shifts to the voice of our narrator: Gabriel De Leon, writing in his journal a year ago with quiet certainty. He reads letters from recruits and pauses on one detail that makes him look up. Someone from Pennhurst is in play.
Art by Chris DiSalvatore and James Curcio
Audio Edition Credits
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Cycle 1: “Tales From When I Had A Face” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson. B&W print edition available on Amazon.
Cycle 2: “Party At The World’s End” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.
The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old including Jenn E, Dave Bessell, Scott Landes, Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams, Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions.
“Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms.
This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.
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