Inscryption has remained one of my favourite games for years now but it's a hard one to make fanart for! I'm really glad that I finally got around to drawing something for it!
While camping out in Tenna's realm, Ramb lures Kris away from the Fun Gang with promises of a special artifact that can free them. But, it's all a ploy to trap Kris in an extradimensional chamber with a strange shadow entity! Can they escape??
This is a comic I was expecting to be on the shorter end, but oops, it ended up being rather involved to draw. You'll see why moreso in the second part, which will be out tomorrow!
Either way, excited to finally share this one!
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Page 1
Panel 1 - A wide shot of the whole Fun Gang seated around a campfire. The landscape around is bleak, with enormous, curtain-like trees holding up the sky, their surfaces shiny. They’re in Tenna’s domain. Kris and Ralsei sit facing each other, the campfire between them. Susie and Noelle lay together on Kris’s right, and Berdly sits on Kris’s left.
Panel 2 - A small panel as Kris looks over to their right incredulously–
Panel 3 - Where Susie and Noelle are busy “making out,” in as much as giant beasts do so. They’re completely occupied licking at each others’ faces by the firelight’s glow.Â
Panel 4 - A little put off, Kris also looks to their left–
Panel 5 - Where Berdly is very busy preening under his wing. He makes obnoxious noises as he furiously cleans up old, tattered feathers.
Panel 6 - A full shot as Kris and Ralsei continue to face each other across the fire. Kris sighs, and turns around to look out into the wilderness.
Panel 7 - A wide shot showing that there is someone out there. A figure with a broken face stands on a crest of the horizon, watching the party.
Panel 8 - Closeup on Kris as they look back at the figure, a little surprised, but not saying anything. Their figure is framed by the fire’s glow.Â
Page 2
Panel 1 - Wider shot as Kris starts to stand up from their sitting position. “I’m going to go for a walk,” they say. Susie and Noelle ignore this, and continue to lick at each others’ snouts.
“You shouldn’t wander off, Kris! Tenna’s minions are all around out there!” Ralsei warns.
Panel 2 - Full shot as Kris walks away from the camera, waving their right hand dismissively at Ralsei’s warning. “I am armed. I won’t go far,” Kris says.Â
Panel 3 - Inset panel with a closeup on Ralsei. He looks concerned and a little peeved, but says nothing.Â
Panel 4 - Very wide shot as Kris heads far away from the camp, cresting the spot where the figure was and walking forward to meet them. Ralsei and the rest of the beasts remain huddled around the fire. The strange trees surround the landscape.
Panel 4 - Full shot as Kris faces the figure: it’s Ramb, the lost werewire. He has most of the usual, wiry body of a werewire, but his face has been melted away. Only an eerie cross-section of where it once was remains. “You’ve been skulking around our camp for awhile,” Kris says. “Didn’t I tell you to leave?”
Ramb waves a hand in greeting. “Kris, luv! So glad that you’ve come around to chat!”
Panel 5 - Mid shot as Kris faces down Ramb, clearly suspicious of him. “You won’t be glad if I don’t like what you have to say. Why are you still here?”
Page 3
Panel 1 - Closeup on Ramb as he explains himself. He says: “Ah, Kris, direct as always! I understand your hesitance to speak with me, considering our previous encounters. That’s why I’d like to make it up to you!”
Panel 2 - Kris remains suspicious, and crosses their arms. “And how do you intend to do that?”
Panel 3 - Full shot as Ramb starts to circle around Kris, his weak hands held out as if carefully explaining something. “I’ve seen how you are with your party, Kris! That demon prince, Ralsei…he speaks so highly of you!” Ramb says. “It helps take the edge off, dunnit?”
“The edge?” Kris asks warily.
Panel 4 - Ramb comes up behind Kris, and Kris watches him carefully, their expression dour. “Of his *ownership* of you, luv. It must be weighing on you,” Ramb says.
Panel 5 - Closeup as Ramb leans in closer to Kris. “I know what you *really* want, Kris…*FREEDOM*.”
Panel 6 - Kris turns away from Ramb, their expression now more resigned. “That’s not possible for me,” they respond.
Page 4
Panel 1 - Full shot as Ramb continues to walk around Kris, arms still stretched out. He says, “Ah, Kris, this world’s got more possibility than you think…even for you!”
Panel 2 - Closer shot as Ramb turns around to face Kris again, delivering his offer. “I’ve found something precious. Something that’ll break the shackles of your contract,” he says. “Give you real freedom!”
Panel 3 - Mid shot of Kris as they narrow their eyes, remaining suspicious. “Why should I believe you?” they ask.
Panel 4 - Full shot as Ramb faces Kris. “Well, certainly you don’t *need* to. But why not see for yourself?” he offers. “What’ve you got to lose but your servitude?”
Panel 5-6 - Two closeup inset panels as Kris considers this. They look a little worried, but at last willing to try something. “Fine. I will see,” they say.
Panel 7 - Full shot as Kris starts to walk after Ramb. “But if I sense even a hint of a lie from this, I will not hesitate to kill you,” Kris says, still suspicious.Â
Ramb points ahead, unbothered by the threat. “As you wish, Kris!”
Page 5
Panel 1 - Wide shot as Ramb leads Kris further into the strange wasteland. They’re heading further away from the campsite. “It’s just over here!” Ramb says, pointing.
Panel 2 - The two stop and look over their destination: a spot where one of the curtain trees has broken off, leaving its roots and branches a tangled, dangerous mess. At the foot of the tree stands an enormous iron treasure chest.Â
Ramb says, “A mantle of shadow…an ancient relic that breaks the chains of fate!”
Panel 3 - Full shot as Kris and Ramb approach the chest. It’s a large chest, easily almost Kris’s height. Ramb carefully pries the lid open.
Panel 4 - Overhead shot as Kris looks down into the chest. The bottom disappears into a black void.
Panel 5 - Kris peers closer at the chest, unsure. “There’s only darkness,” they say.
Panel 6 - Mid shot as Kris continues to look in the chest. Ramb stands just behind them, and says, “A mantle of shadow, of course! Just reach in and take it!”
Panel 7 - Kris scrunches up their face in distrust…
Panel 8 - But reaches forward into the chest anyway. Their hand seems to vanish into the blackness.
Panel 9 - Kris tries to lean in further into the enormous chest to touch the bottom. They have to lift one foot off the ground in order to reach. Ramb circles behind them…
Page 6
Panel 1 - Ramb then gives Kris a solid kick with their back leg. They tumble headfirst into the chest.
Panel 2 - A long, almost page-length panel as Kris falls into what seems like a bottomless pit.
Panel 3 - High above, Ramb peers into the chest after them, as if seeing them down an impossibly long corridor. He yells out, “Cheers!”
Panel 4 - Kris continues to free fall through what feels like nothing–
Panel 5 - Before they suddenly land on their feet, upright, on some flat ground.
Panel 6 - Kris swivels their head back upwards, arms outstretched, their expression furious. They scream, “RAMB!!”
Page 7
Panel 1 - There’s nothing. What was once a tunnel stretching back up to the surface now leads only into complete darkness.
Panel 2 - In the blackness, a disembodied voice says, “Welcome, Kris.”
Panel 3 - Kris starts at the sound of the voice, eyes wide.
Panel 4 - Full shot as Kris looks around, and shouts back, “Who’s there?!” They appear to be surrounded by perfectly cube-shaped blocks.
Panel 5 - Wider shot as Kris looks around for the voice, which again speaks to them: “You don’t know? Oh, but you should! After all, I know *you* quite well.” While it’s still very dark, the space Kris is in appears to be an endless hallway, filled with enormous stone blocks clinging to the floor, walls and ceiling…a geometric maze.
Panel 6 - “Show yourself!” Kris yells back, putting a hand on their sword hilt. They’re ready to fight, even in darkness.
Panel 7 - A black panel with only the voice’s words: “Heehee…can’t see in the dark, can you?”
Panel 8 - Just ahead of Kris, a glowing flame springs to life, providing some illumination. The flame magically floats in the air, lighting just enough of the room for Kris to see a bit.
Page 8
Panel 1 - A single wide panel as the fire in the foreground reveals something else. A shadow springs up behind Kris, its form contorted in various ways across the stone blocks of the chamber. It’s got long claws, sharp horns, and a wicked, toothy smile. Kris just barely turns, unable to quite see the shadow springing up from them.Â
“Then let’s illuminate some things!” says the mantleholder.Â
While traversing a barren landscape, Kris finds some much needed water...only to discover that it's the dwelling of the vengeful water elemental, Miss Mizzle! When Ralsei can't stop a drowning curse placed on Kris, it's up to Susie to find a different solution...
Yaaaay got another full comic done here! Water sure does seem to be a Recurring Idea in the OG Deltarune, doesn't it? This was a pretty long one, but I decided to keep this all in one comic instead of splitting it into two!
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Page 1
Panel 1 - Wide shot as the Fun Gang walks across a barren, rocky expanse, still on their way through the dark world. Kris walks in front, with Ralsei just behind them, and Susie, Noelle and Cattington following behind. Berdly also flies overhead.
Panel 2 - Closeup on Berdly as he looks down and notices something: “Hey, hey Kris! There’s water!”
Panel 3 - Overhead shot as Berdly flies towards their destination: a deep pool of water in a clearing between the rocks. “Looks clean, too!”
Panel 4 - Closeup on Kris as they say, “Finally. I am parched…” They look tired, but relieved that there’s water.
Panel 5 - Wider shot as Kris runs ahead of the rest of the Fun Gang, towards the pool. All of the others follow, but further behind.
Panel 6 - A small panel of Kris stopping at the pool’s edge. They get on their hands and knees, lean over and start to scoop water into their mouth with one hand.
Panel 7 - High angle shot as the beasts continue towards the pool. “Hmmm. Thirsty,” remarks Catti quietly.
Noelle turns to her and says, “It *has* been awhile since we’ve found clean water…”
Page 2
Panel 1 - Side shot as Susie and Ralsei continue towards the pool. Susie is focused ahead, but Ralsei instead looks to the side. Several cuptains are skittering nearby: harmless creatures, essentially wooden bowls with carved faces, walking on spindly insect legs. However, Ralsei narrows his eyes at them with suspicion. “Hmmm…”
Panel 2 - Mid shot of Kris continuing to drink from the pool. They stop and look on in surprise as the water’s surface starts to bubble and ripple.
Panel 3 - Kris’s reflection in the water continues to distort as more bubbles and ripples appear…
Panel 4 - Only for a ghostly, watery figure to rise out of the water out of their reflection. The figure appears skeletal in the face, but otherwise appears made out of the same water as the pool, with dripping, flowing hair.
Panel 5 - The water elemental, Miss Mizzle, reaches up out of the pool and grabs a shocked Kris by the shoulders.Â
Panel 6 - Kris then topples over, and is pulled into the pool with a SPLASH! Only their feet stick out of the water briefly.
Panel 7 - Mid shot as the beasts see this and react with shock and surprise. Noelle, Susie and Ralesi all yell HEY!! / KRIS! As they vanish. Ralsei reaches out a hand towards them.
Page 3
Panel 1 - Mid shot under the water, as Miss Mizzle pushes Kris down. She says, “Brash and uncharitable human! You believe you are worthy of drinking from my pool without my express permission?!”
Panel 2 - Closeup on Kris’s frightened face as they try and struggle against the elemental, attempting to pry her arms off. She keeps an iron grip, though. “My waters are pure and holy, and given only by my generous will!” she says. “You shall be punished for your drought of charity!”
Panel 3 - Reverse shot of Miss Mizzle’s skeletal face as she continues to drag Kris down, a cloud of bubbles surrounding them. “I curse you! I curse you now and forever, human!”
Panel 4 - Kris’s face grows more desperate as they try in vain to hold their breath. “For as long as the crystal water sings in my pool…you shall drown in my glory!”
Panel 5 - Kris can’t hold on any longer. Their eyes roll up and a huge cloud of bubbles escapes from their mouth, indicating that they’ve drowned. Miss Mizzle finally lets go of their shoulders.
Panel 6 - Wide shot as Kris, now drowned, sinks lifelessly down to the bottom of the pool. Miss Mizzle hovers over them, watching.
Page 4
Panel 1 - Wide overhead shot as the beasts and Ralsei all watch the pool carefully. There’s no sign of movement from the water. “They’re…they’re not coming back up…” Noelle says.Â
Panel 2 - Suddenly, Kris’s soul appears in Ralsei’s hand, glowing red. “Oh, no…they must’ve drowned!” Ralsei says.Â
Panel 3 - Full body shot as Ralsei waves his hand around Kris’s soul, causing thick magic smoke to surround it. His ability to bring Kris back from the dead is needed. “It’s fine, I’ll just revive them…”
Panel 4 - Wide shot as Ralsei finishes the spell, and Kris pops back in front of him, alive once again. The beasts all surround them and look on, with Noelle and Cattington on one side, and Susie and Berdly on the other.
Panel 5 - Mid shot as Ralsei claps Kris on the back. They shake a little bit, looking upset about something. Ralsei smiles and says, “Welcome back, Kris! What happened down–”
Panel 6 - Ralsei’s interrupted by Kris suddenly lurching forward and coughing up a huge mouthful of water.
Page 5
Panel 1 - Full shot as Kris leans over, continuing to cough and hack up water. They clutch at their chest and stomach. “Yikes, I guess you still had some left!” Ralsei says, a little surprised.
Panel 2 - Closeup as Ralsei pats Kris on the shoulders. “Don’t worry, Kris, just cough it all out…” Kris does so, continuing to cough up water.
Panel 3 - Wider shot as the beasts peer in closer at Kris and Ralsei. There’s an awkward silence as Kris bends over, continuing to cough out water. It’s starting to pool at their feet.Â
Panel 4 - Closeup on Kris’s stricken, horrified face. Water is pouring out of their mouth, and now out of their nose and eyes. They can’t stop coughing and gagging.Â
Panel 5 - Closeup on Ralsei, who now looks concerned. “...Kris?...” he asks cautiously.
Panel 6 - Kris collapses onto their hands and knees, water pouring out of them ceaselessly, as their coughs and gags grow more ragged and desperate.
Panel 7 - In the foreground, Kris continues to hack up water without stopping. Susie looks at them with worry and confusion in her expression. “What’s happening…”
Page 6
Panel 1 - Full shot as Kris finally collapses into the puddle, unable to hold themself up anymore. Even their coughs become sad, desperate gurgling. Ralsei leans back in shock as Noelle and Cattington look on from behind.
Panel 2 - Closeup on Kris as they finally stop moving, their eyes once again rolling up. Water continues to drip from their face as they stop breathing altogether.
Panel 3 - Wide shot of Kris as they lie dead in the puddle of water. Their soul rises up out of their body as Ralsei and Susie look over them. “They just died again?!” Susie says in disbelief.
Panel 4 - Closeup as Ralsei yanks the soul back and holds it in his claws. “I-it’s fine, I’ll just…just revive them–” he says, but his expression is full of confusion and anxiety.Â
Panel 5 - Full shot as Ralsei again brings Kris back to life. Their body vanishes from the ground with a *poof* and then reappears in front of Ralsei with a POP! They’re alive once again.
Panel 6 - Mid shot as Ralsei cautiously hovers over Kris. Kris looks miserable, and is still shaking. “Kris? Are you–”
Panel 7 - They’re not okay. Before Ralsei can finish his question, they again spew out a mouthful of water and begin coughing.Â
Page 7Â
Panel 1 - Noelle rears back, her expression horrified. “They won’t stop drowning!” she says aloud.Â
Panel 2 - Mid shot of Ralsei and Kris. Kris is once again on their hands and knees, and once again coughing and hacking up seemingly endless amounts of water. “This…this shouldn’t happen!” Ralsei says, his expression anxious.
Panel 3 - Closeup on Kris as water once again pours out of their mouth, their nose, and their eyes. “H-help…me…” they manage to whisper between bouts of coughs.Â
Panel 4 - Noelle turns towards Cattington, stomping one hoof. “We gotta do something!” she says.
Panel 5 - Up in the sky, Berdly flying overhead offers his thoughts: “Uhh…maybe it’ll stop if they die some other way?”
“I can do that!” says Susie, and she opens her jaws wide over Kris, who is still on their hands and knees coughing up water in the foreground.
Panel 6 - Susie snaps her jaws shut over Kris with a sharp CHOMP! Ralsei, who was still attempting to comfort Kris, looks up at her with an angry expression. “HEY!”
Page 8
Panel 1 - Mid shot as Susie chews up Kris’s body, looking mildly pleased with herself. A single leg sticks out from her jaws, and blood leaks from between her teeth.
Panel 2 - Mid shot as Ralsei yanks Kris’s soul back to himself with a bit of force. He looks frustrated at Susie’s brash move. “Susie, that’s *not* what we need right now!” he says.
Panel 3 - In a full shot, Ralsei again brings Kris back to life with a POP! Kris looks truly miserable.
Panel 4 - There’s a moment of silence as Kris shakes again, clutching their chest…
Panel 5 - And they once again resume hacking up water. It seems unstoppable.
Panel 6 - “Idiot,” Catti snarls in Susie’s direction, baring her teeth. From behind her, Jockington adds, “You, made it worse!”
Noelle steps in to defend Susie, saying “She was just trying to help!”
Panel 7 - Full shot as Berdly, still flying above, quips “Why does *Susie* always get to eat them?!” Susie looks on from below with a snarl, clearly unhappy that her idea didn’t work.
Page 9
Panel 1 - Susie backs down a little bit, and in looking away from Kris, notices the cuptains still scurrying around the edges of the pool. They chirp excitedly to each other: “Our lady! Our lady!”
“Our lady has cursed the unchivalrous human!”
Panel 2 - Focus on the cuptains as they skitter back and forth with each other, still chirping their praises aloud:
“Blessed be our lady!”
“May her pool never run dry!”
“The human will drown forevermore, praise be to our lady!”
Panel 3 - Susie glances back towards the pool, which is still crystal clear.
Panel 4 - In the background, Ralsei continues to try and hold Kris up as they cough up endless water. In the foreground, Susie narrows her eyes at the pool…she’s gotten an idea.
Panel 5 - Wide shot as Susie starts to walk to the other end of the pool. Ralsei and the other beasts are still focused on the drowning Kris.
Page 10
Panel 1 - Susie makes it to the other end of the pool, and says aloud, “Hey, miss beautiful water lady? You in there? I’m *sooo* thirsty…can I pretty please have a drink from your nice pool?” Her expression indicates that she’s clearly up to something.Â
Panel 2 - Closeup on the pool, as Miss Mizzle slowly rises out of a ring of ripples.
Panel 3 - Susie watches closeup from the shore as Miss Mizzle appears, and speaks to her: “Great beast, your honeyed words show the deference due a princess. I am not so vain as to scorn due reverence.”
Panel 4 - Closeup on the skeletal face of Miss Mizzle as she finishes: “You may sip until your thirst is slaked.”
Panel 5 - Susie gives a quick “Thanks” before sticking her snout into the pool and starting to drink.
Panel 6 - In the foreground, Kris still miserably coughs up water. Ralsei is trying to hold them still through the racking coughs. In the background, Susie sits at the pool’s edges and steadily gulps down water.
Page 11Â
Panel 1 - Closeup on Susie as she drinks from the pool without stopping.
Panel 2 - Full shot as Kris lies dead once again in a pool of coughed-up water. Ralsei reaches out and catches their soul to once again revive them from the dead. In the background, Catti looks towards Noelle with uncertainty.
Panel 3 - Susie continues to drink from the pool, but now, the water level has decreased quite a bit.
Panel 4 - Wide shot to show that the pool’s water has decreased by almost a quarter. Susie has to lean further and further into the pool to drink, but she doesn’t stop. Miss Mizzle reaches out towards her from the center of the pool. “Wicked beast, you have deceived me! Do you intend to drink my pool dry?”
Panel 5 - Closeup on Susie as she offers a wicked grin. “I’m. Still. Thirsty.” she responds inbetween continued gulps of water.
Panel 6 - Mid shot of Kris and Ralsei, with Ralsei holding on tight to Kris. Kris is still hacking up water, but it’s not as much water as before.Â
Panel 7 - All through it, Susie continues to drink, and the pool continues to shrink.
Page 12
Panel 1 - Closeup on Kris and Ralsei, Ralsei still holding Kris tightly. Kris miserably hacks up water, but now there’s still less to cough up. They’re starting to get some wheezing breaths inbetween the coughs.Â
Panel 2 - Closeup on Miss Mizzle. She raises her hands in horror, her liquid form dripping from her anguished expression. “Wretched, bottomless creature! Cease! Cease your cruel assault!”
Panel 3 - Full shot as Susie is now deep into the pit, still drinking. There’s only about a quarter of the pool left now, and she’s still going. “Is the whole of my glory to be washed down your gullet?!” cries Miss Mizzle.
Panel 4 - Closeup on Susie as she continues to drink without answering.Â
Panel 5 - Overhead shot as Susie is almost done with the entire pool. She now stands in water that’s barely a foot deep, still drinking the rest. Miss Mizzle swims miserably in front of her in the shallow puddle that’s left.
Panel 6 - Focus on Miss Mizzle as she raises her claws hands towards Susie drinking up the remaining water. “A hundred thousand curses upon you, beast!” cries the elemental. “Wicked, vile animal! I perish with only venom in my heart!”
Page 13
Panel 1 - Closeup on Susie as she finally slurps up the rest of the water. Miss Mizzle’s form loses cohesion and becomes a writhing mass of splashing water. “Cure yooou…eeeeeeee…” rings out from the water.
Panel 2 - Susie throws her head back, and finishes off the rest of the water with a final gulp.Â
Panel 3 - Wide shot as Susie stands at the bottom of the now-empty pool, trying to catch her breath. The cuptains scurry down into the dry ditch, helpless to do anything.
Panel 4 - Susie goes to climb back up out of the ditch. And she does, the cuptains skitter around the pool bottom, bemoaning their lost princess:
“Our lady…”
“It has killed her…”
“Drank up our lady…”
“Our lady…”
Panel 5 - Susie climbs carefully up to the top of the pool, her expression tired and annoyed. “Uugh, stupid water lady…” she groans. “Now’m all sloshy inside…feels gross–”
Panel 6 - “SUSIE! Susie, you did it!” Noelle runs up excitedly to Susie and declares. Her appearance shocks Susie, and she almost loses her grip and falls back into the pit.
Page 14
Panel 1 - Full shot as Noelle turns back to the others, and says, “Kris stopped drowning!” Berdly and Cattington watch on and Ralsei holds Kris by a large puddle of water.
Panel 2 - Focus on Ralsei and Kris. Ralsei holds them as Kris takes deep, gasping breaths. They’re exhausted and miserable, but they’re alive.
Panel 3 - Susie finishes climbing out of the pool and hurries over to Kris, with Noelle not far behind her.
Panel 4 - Full shot as Susie hovers over Ralsei and Kris. “It…it worked?” she asks, as if almost unable to believe it herself. The other beasts also look to her. “It did, Susie!” says Ralsei.
Panel 5 - Closeup on Kris as they shakily reach out a hand towards Susie…
Panel 6 - And place it gently on her snout.Â
Panel 7 - "Th…th-thank…y-you…” Kris says, keeping their hand on her snout. They’re exhausted, but their expression shows genuine relief and gratitude.Â
Page 15
Panel 1 - Closeup on Susie as they remain staring, with Kris’s tiny hand still on her snout. She looks surprised, a little overwhelmed, and relieved herself. She actually *did* help save them.
Panel 2 - Kris pulls their hand away, still weak from the constant drowning. They take in steady breaths. “There, there…it’ll be okay,” says Ralsei, still holding them.
Panel 3 - Wider shot as the beasts all still crowd around Kris, watching them closely. “Kris, is there anything we can get you?” asks Ralsei.
Kris weakly says, “M…my throat’s so dry…”
Panel 4 - Very wide shot with everyone gathered around Kris. The bleak landscape still stretches before them. The pool ahead of them is now empty.Â
“D-dammit,” Kris says quietly. “I want some water.”Â
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