"Below, the air turned thick, smelling of stagnant water and something sharper—the metallic tang of ozone and old blood."
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"But his eyes—they remained wide, the pupils blown so large the iris was a mere sliver of hazel."
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"She turned away from the body, walking toward the far wall where the shadows seemed to pool like spilled ink. The reservoir was a masterpiece of 19th-century engineering—thousands of red bricks laid in perfect, sweeping arches that disappeared into the blackness. The atmosphere here felt heavy, pressing against her eardrums."
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"Something someone wanted.\" Quinn began to pace, her military bearing making every step purposeful. \"The girl—Eva."
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"A metallic clatter echoed from the darkness at the far end of the reservoir. It was sharp—the sound of brass hitting stone."
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"Miller finally found his voice. He screamed—a raw, guttural sound that echoed through the vast reservoir. He raised his service weapon and fired."
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"She saw it. The bone token she had picked up earlier. She hadn't put it in an evidence bag; she’d kept it in her gloved palm."
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"The creature turned its blank face toward Quinn. It let out a sound like grinding stones—a low, vibrational thrum that made the very bricks of the reservoir groan. It stepped over Miller, who lay curled in a fetal position, and began to glide toward the Detective."
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"A single floodlight cut through the gloom, illuminating a sight that didn't belong in a decommissioned water works."
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"She traced a finger through the air, following a faint, concentric ring of white powder that encircled the corpse."
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"She turned away from the body, walking toward the far wall where the shadows seemed to pool like spilled ink. The reservoir was a masterpiece of 19th-century en…"
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"The silence that followed was worse than the noise. It was a thick, expectant quiet that seemed to vibrate. Quinn didn't draw her weapon. Instead, she reached i…"
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"Quinn hurried after him, her heart hammering a steady, rhythmic cadence against her ribs. She saw the girl now. Eva Kowalski was huddled against the damp wall, …"
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"Between Miller and the girl, the air began to ripple. It looked like heat rising from asphalt, a distorting shimmer that blurred the bricks behind it. The smell…"
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"Eva Kowalski screamed, but the sound didn't reach Quinn’s ears. It was swallowed by a sudden, deafening roar of rushing wind that came from nowhere. The shimmer…"
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"A hand emerged from the rift. It was long, the fingers ending in ivory points, the skin the colour of a week-old bruise. It gripped the edge of the air as if it…"
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"Miller finally found his voice. He screamed—a raw, guttural sound that echoed through the vast reservoir. He raised his service weapon and fired."
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"She looked at the entity. It was halfway into the reservoir now, its presence chilling the air until condensation formed on Quinn’s own skin. Miller was stumbli…"
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"The creature turned its blank face toward Quinn. It let out a sound like grinding stones—a low, vibrational thrum that made the very bricks of the reservoir gro…"
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"Quinn sat up, rubbing her temple. The Compass was shattered, its brass casing split in two. The bone token had turned to fine, grey ash. She looked toward the w…"