Almighty Protectors 2

This is issue 2 of Almighty Protectors.

Plot summary
Mariana, Karl, Michael, Michelle, and the mysterious blue being have set out on their quest to defeat the beast in the mountain and are told by their travel guide that they must go around the forest, despite it taking longer, since the woods are the domain of the fair folk. However, the group finds that they need to stop for the night and the only wood can be found in the forest itself. They decide to go in as a group, Mariana lighting the way with her fire. However, she accidentally steps in some water and disappears, her fire along with it, leaving the opening for the others to get captured, the guide by bogles and the others by pixies.

Mariana wakes in an eddy, propositioned by nymphs, which is quickly ended when another nymph comes to say that Mari needs to be taken to the fairy king. In the meantime, the other four break out of their cell with the help of the blue being's power, and they overhear that the guide was murdered.

Mari is brought before the king but escapes, running into the others, and they all start running away, getting help unexpectedly from a helpful fairy. They escape and the fairies confer among themselves that said helpful fairy, Arianna, has always been untrustworthy, and they hope the group doesn't make the situation with the beast any worse by confronting him.

Characters appearing in this issue

 * Arianna
 * Flame Thrower
 * Mineral
 * Multiblades
 * Pinball
 * Rearranger

Creators

 * Writer: Ave Messer
 * Cover: Ave Messer
 * Pages 1-3 lines: Amy Fay; colors: Ave Messer
 * Pages 4 and 5 art: Adnielk
 * Pages 6 and 7 lines: Nanoaoi; colors: Ave Messer
 * Pages 8-16 lines: Dr Demus; colors: Ave Messer