The events before the graphic novel scenes are as follows. Magnus, the blonde kid with the sword is under attack from another worldlybeing. He wants the sword for himself for he believes it to be a powerful weapon. The 2 start to fight before magnus' friends arrive to help him and distract the enemy, whose name is Surtr. Eventually, magnus tells his friends to help the nearby incapacitated citizens and fights surtr himself, where he eventually loses but manages to mortally wound surtr before he dies.
NO!
GIVE ME THE SWORD!!!
INSOLENT CHILD!!
GIVE IT UP AND I WILL END THIS QUICKLY!!!
Go back to the fires from whence you came!!
INSOLENT MORTAL!!!
huh?!
Make way for ducklings
BLITZ! HEARTH! You came back?!
Of course!
Make way for ducklings
You shall all fall before SURTR!!!
Yall, get out of here and help the citizens
So you have sent your friends away to fight me by yourself. A noble choice but a foolish one!