Love the flow of things, and the atmosphere of it all as it progresses through the story. Slowly revealing what events occurred before the first page of part 1, giving the protagonist his motivations, and showing him swallowing his fear to do what he needs to do (even if he needs to fabricate a personal fantasy to overcome it).
Having the fight turn against his favor in a flurry of action and high stakes kept me wondering what would happen all the way up to the end, where things swung full circle and returned to the start, metaphorically, where all things get put to rest (including the story itself).
Just great stuff all around, love the work man!