FALL OF THE ANCIENTs

to chant the ancient words of the ritual. They could feel the dark presence of t

t a bloodcurdling howl. It charged at the investigators, its

g," one of t

reature howled and snarled, throwing itself against the invisible barrier. But the barrier

whispered, his eyes locked on th

al, furious howl. And then, with a flash of light, it van

ment of relief. They had successfully banished the creature using a powerful ritual,

levolent entity back to the dark realm from which it came. The investigators had stumble

ls and ancient languages that filled its pages. They'd had little success, until one of them

ons for the ritual, along with a warning: "The Banishing of the Unholy is a powerfu

n the occult. The expert, an old, withered man named Mr. Evans, had told them the legend of the Bani

ritual is not without its dangers. The entity that you are banishing wi

to put an end to the creature's reign of terror. They had prepared for the ritual,

ods, having successfully banished the creat

mansion, and whatever dark secrets it held, still ca

and prepared to leave the woods, they couldn't

but saw nothing. The forest was silent, save for the r

whispered, his voice low and urgent.

and they began to make their way

thoughts. They had come face to face with a terrifying creature, and had barely es

l out there. And whatever had brought the creature into this world

g on," one of them said, breaking

to find out more about the mansion and its dark past. They thought about contacting local histo

that they were being followed. They would catch glimpses of movement

hed," one of them whispered

rch. They felt that the holy ground would offer some protection from whatever was following

to find the doors locked and the building dark and si

ed, his brow furrowed in confusion. "T

ound the church, searching for any signs of what might be going on insid

e of them suggested, glancing

them produced a crowbar from his bag, and they pried

le and musty, and a strange, sick

el the darkness pressing in around them. The pews were cover

altar, where they found a s

th ancient symbols and sigils. In the center of the altar sto

e of them whispered, his

th caution. As they drew closer, they could see that the statue

tigators, watching their every move. And as they watched, they could see the stat

igators shouted, grabbing the others