Image 1

Panel 1
(The principal of Hexside is standing at the front of a classroom)
Principal: Grom is right around the corner, students!

Panel 2
(Several students, including Ayzee and Milan, are sitting in their seats in the classroom looking bored)
Principal (off-panel): As usual, whoever draws the red lot gets to be the Grom Sovereign!

Panel 3
(The principal holds up a box with the word "GROM written on it)
Principal: Come up, everyone, one at a time.

Panel 4
Voice (off-panel, to Ayzee and Milan): Pssst.

Image 2

Panel 1
(New student whispering to Ayzee and Milan)
New Student: Sorry, I’m new.

Panel 2
New Student: Do they seriously make one of us fight Grometheus the Fear-Bringer?

Panel 3
Milan (brushing it off): Nah, that hasn’t happened in ages.

Panel 4
Milan: It’s an open secret that we all cheat on the drawing lots.

Panel 5
Milan (off-panel, holding a white scrap of paper with “NOT IT” written on it): Just hide this in your palm and pretend to draw it out.

Image 3

Panel 1
Milan (handing him a slip): Here, take mine, I have spares.

Panel 2
New Student: Wait, then who will fight the Grometheus?

Panel 3
Milan: Well, if no one else participates-

Panel 4
Milan: It’s usually our PE teacher Mr. Ironguts.

Panel 5
Milan (off-panel): So far he has fought a snake…
(Mr. Ironguts is screaming and hiding from Grom with a large snake head)

Image 4

Panel 1
Milan (V.O.): A big needle…
(Mr. Ironguts is screaming while facing Grom holding a large hypodermic needle)

Panel 2
Milan (V.O.): Cthulhu…
(Mr. Ironguts is screaming and running from Grom with Lovecraft’s Cthulhu on it)

Panel 3
Milan (V.O.): And his mother-in-law.
(Mr. Ironguts is screaming and running from Grom with a disapproving female form on it)
Grom-MIL: When will you find a real job, Brandon?

Panel 4
Milan (sadly): Poor guy.