Round 51 Transcript

Sister Hale manages to pry the loose brick free from the wall, using her momentum to swing herself against the grating where fresh ash is spilling out in rhythmic bursts. The massive chitinous limb re-emerges from the darkness, its claws now visible as it scrabbles against stone mere inches from her face. Gravedigger Renn's eyes dart towards the tunnel entrance, his voice barely audible over the scuttling noise: "No, no, no! We can't go back there! It's—"

The voice whispers again, its words dripping with malevolent glee: 'You should have listened...' Fresh ash spills out of the grating in rhythmic bursts. Sister Hale strains against her restraints, now free from the brick's handle, but the unknown force holding her pulls her away. She lunges forward, desperately trying to reach Gravedigger Renn or something that can help them before it's too late. A faint sound echoes through the alley: the scuttling noise grows louder and closer, as if whatever is pulling Sister Hale has made its decision.

Hale is being dragged into an alley by some unseen horror while the city guard approaches—she's trying to protect Gravedigger Renn but can't just abandon him either. She calls out desperately: "We need to get inside that church! He knows more than he's saying—I heard him mutter something about 'the awakening' when he thought we couldn't hear!" Her grip tightens on her unholy symbol as she struggles against whatever's pulling her away from the street.