8. The Terminus Mandate

Complete story — includes the ending

Rusty seeks out Teresa Didae, a woman notorious for marrying wealthy men before she kills them for their money. The Council meets with a Partnership representative, who agrees to leave the Guild alone if they are paid off. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch learns that to fully become the governing body of the Guild, the Council must perform one last arch and retire as villains. Red Mantle and Dragoon fearfully put off finding out who their arch is, only to learn that all of them are dead. Phantom Limb and Gathers have a penis-measuring competition, which the former wins by an inch. Red Death does not read his arch letter and instead kidnaps the Partnership man, ties him to a set of train tracks, and tells him that the Guild will not submit, although his fate is left unknown. Dr. Z goes to Johnny's rehab clinic and they reminisce about their old battles. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch goes in her old costume with 21 to arch her nemesis, who turns out to be Didae. 21 convinces her to approach her and they reconcile. She later reveals to 21 that she stole Didae's wallet. Didae goes to meet Rusty, but he is so strung out on the antivenoms Brock dosed him with that he passes out. Post-credits scene: All of the councilmen except Wide Wale join the Council officially. When asked what her decision is, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch hesitates.