Round 4

Silra slips through the opening she created, her teal eyes scanning the dimly lit street ahead. The air inside Gravehill is heavy with the scent of decay and something faintly metallic, like rust. As she moves forward, the sound of scuttling creatures from outside grows louder, but they seem to be giving pursuit a wide berth, investigating the breach in their barrier instead. To her left, Sister Hale follows closely, her unholy symbol pulsing with a gentle warmth against her palm.

Sister Hale kneels on the ash-covered ground, pressing her palms together in prayer despite the urgency of their situation. The church looming ahead feels like a magnet drawing her attention - a beacon of hope amidst the ruin. But something about this scene makes her skin crawl worse than just 'abandoned ruin'. Whatever those creatures were guarding outside... they weren't protecting this place from outside threats. They were containing what's inside.

Jeane steps closer to Hale, where she's maintaining dual-channel energy between holy symbol and raised hand, creating a visible barrier of shimmering air that feels... wrong somehow against her skin even from several feet away. The pulsing blue-white light emanating from Hale's unholy symbol grows more intense as they draw closer to the church doors, which crack under the sustained pressure.