X-O Manowar Vol 4 18

Then "for-see" the way, Sabbas. I am beyond hope at this point.

-- Aric of Dacia

Solicitation[]

The executioner’s blade!

Sentenced to die for crimes against the empire, Aric of Dacia and his new comrade, Sabbas, have escaped the gladiatorial arena…only to find themselves in far more dire straits! Centuries before he would become X-O Manowar, can a brasher, younger Aric – sworn to combat the Romans at any cost – outwit and outmaneuver the machinations of the planet’s most powerful civilization…even as death threatens him and the fate of the entire Visigoth nation?

Barbarians, Part Four[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

Colonel Capshaw
Sabbas (Flashback and main story)
Visigoths (Flashback and main story)
- Batwin (Gafti's younger brother) (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Gafti (Flashback only)
- Saana (Cameo)
- Volo (Cameo)

Villains:

Roman Empire (Flashback only)
- Pirate-like gladiators
- Unnamed Senator (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

G.A.T.E. (Mentioned only)
Generation of dangerous super-powered kids (Mentioned only)

Locations:

390 A.D.
- Dacia
- Italy
  - Castello (39 leagues west of Rome; fictional)
  - Rome
    - Coliseum
Present
- Nebraska
  - New Dacia
- New York
  - New York City
    - Manhattan
      - Tarot Shop
      - World Trade Center
        One World Trade Center

Items:

Tarot cards
- Ace of Cups (partially seen)
- The Hanged Man (partially seen; upside-down)
- The Magician
- Two of Swords
X-O Manowar Armor
- Shanhara

Vehicles:

Love Boat (destroyed mobile command center) (Mentioned only)
Sailing boats

Credits[]

Writers: Matt Kindt
Pencilers: Trevor Hairsine
Inkers: Brian Thies
Colorists: Diego Rodriguez
Letterers: Dave Sharpe
Cover Artists: Lewis LaRosa (A), Jim Mahfood (B), Robert Gill & Gabe Eltaeb (Pre-Order), Veronica Fish (1:20), Renato Guedes (1:50)
Editors: David Menchel (assistant), Karl Bollers
Executive Editor: Joseph Illidge

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Quotes[]

You forget, my friend. My visions.

-- Sabbas

Yes, yes. Your "visions", Sabbas.

-- Aric of Dacia

I am here to fulfill our destinies, Aric. Not just mind. In the days we were apart in Rome I heard rumors. Reports, actually. Your young countryman, Batwin? He's been taken by a well-known Senator out of the city. It is the "sick season" and all of the wealthy retreat to the countryside to avoid illness.

-- Sabbas

You jest.

-- Aric of Dacia

I do not jest. I foresee.

-- Sabbas

Then "for-see" the way, Sabbas. I am beyond hope at this point.

-- Aric of Dacia

The only future I see is one with you on the floor, with my sword between your ribs, if you don't let us go.

-- Aric of Dacia

Aric, stop! -- I don't want to go with you. I love it here. The language. The books. The... conversation. I won't go back with you, Aric! I won't! Whether you want to admit it or not, he presents something that is neither you nor me.

-- Batwin

While I can't thank you enough, Sabbas, I hope to never see you again.

-- Aric of Dacia

Ha Ha! Oh...well, on that front you may be disappointed. Our destines are intertwined.

-- Sabbas

Farewell, friend Sabbas. I will never forget you.

-- Aric of Dacia

We have reports on you. An entire filing cabinet corroborating your abilities. We know what you can do is real. Very real. So I'm asking you, one more time, for your help. My organization's mobile command center is destroyed. An entire generation of dangerous super-powered kids are on the loose, and I've probably lost my job. I need to know what to do next. I know you can tell me.

-- Colonel Capshaw

Of course I do, Colonel Capshaw, but you must listen carefully. Things are about to become very... strange.