FALL OF THE ANCIENTs

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nvestigators became more and more convinced tha

y felt as if they were being watched, as if something

he house's dark energy. In the center of the room, they found a pentagram inscri

epidation, their hands shaking as they tried

one of them whispere

plied. "But I have a feeling

symbols and diagrams. As they flipped through the pages, they felt a chill

med to intensify with each passing moment. The words on the pages seemed to shift and change, as if the

e mansion itself were speaking to them. The words were in a language they didn't recognize, bu

their eyes darting around the room. They could feel the malevolent pre

room, they heard a low, gutt

of them whispered, hi

dowy figure lunged out of the darkness,

could only watch in horror as the creature

he creature, stunning it for a moment. They took advanta

re's heavy footsteps pounding against th

of them shouted, his vo

rls echoing behind them. They could hear its heavy footsteps, its claws scraping agai

and gasping for air. The creature, sensing their escape, let out a low, furious h

ing red eyes and razor-sharp claws, let out a low, gutt

hat they had to act fast. One of them, thinking quickly, grabbed

of here," he said, h

still too terrified to

igators turned and ran for the woods, the sound of th

esence of the mansion still lingering in the air, as

at thing," one of them said, his voi

oo shaken to speak,

ded to come up with a plan, and fast. They couldn't just

ooks and legends, searching for any clue that might help them. Finally, they discovered

ure the creature out of the

to draw the creature out of the mansion and into the open. They nee

d waiting for the creature to come. They knew it was a dangerous plan, but they were

igators took their positions, waiti

uld feel their hearts pounding in their chests. They knew that the creatur

d they knew that the creature had arrived. The

ead, it circled the lamb, sniffing t

bait," one of the inv

chests, as the creature continued to circle the lamb. They could se

e of them h

e tempting," he whispered. "M

in agreement. One of them cut his hand with a k

ut a low, guttural growl. It seemed to sense that something had ch

apping shut around the lamb's neck. The investigators watched in hor

whispered. "While it's distracte

ering the materials they needed for the ritual. They found a clearing in the woods, and be

g the investigators with burning, red eyes. It let out a low, menacing growl,

hem whispered, hi