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Panel 1.
We are just beyond the lip of the crater. Little rocks are still falling from the impact. Smoke billows out of the hole and fills the rest of the panel. From the rim of the hole a right hand is extending upwards, palm out, fingers extended, and ready to grip the edge of the crater.
Panel 2.
Stick with the same shot. Now the right hand has gripped the rim of the crater, little bits of gravel are dislodged. The left hand is starting to appear to give support. We can see the tips of those glorious wings appearing now, despite the fall and the impact and all that they look great. Now, in the background readers will notice amongst the swirling blacks and greys of the smoke, a more solid shape is forming. Although we can't tell who (or what) it is, we do know it's big and it's mean looking.
Panel 3.
Same shot still. Samael's head appears as he rests his chin on the rim. The wings are filling both sides of the panel now but between them the shape from the smoke in the background is larger, more defined. The shape will be Moloch. We can see its muscular arms, broad shoulders and horns. Of course this will still be obscured by the smoke.
Panel 4.
Moloch POV as it towers over the weakened Samael. The fallen angel has turned around, aware of the presence behind him and a look of panic on his face.
SAMAEL: NO!
Panel 5.
This will be an upper body shot of Moloch. Imagine a deep crimson-skinned male bodybuilder with a golden bull's head (not a skull) helmet. The bull's head looks more like a symbolic headdress than a real head, the eye sockets are empty and there is only darkness, suggesting that there is no actual human head there, just this hollow helm. What is important to note is that this helmet has a wide base, similar in shape to medieval chainmail hoods that covers a portion of the shoulders and the upper chest and back. But instead of sitting on this muscular torso, it seems like this golden helm has been melted directly onto the skin, therefore the shape of the base is uneven and wavy, like molten gold has been poured directly onto the skin causing it to burn. Moloch will never make any noise.
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