đ Scene 1: The Return of the Underground Entity
The ground erupts.
Stone explodes upward as the underground entity bursts through the tunnel wall, its massive limb moving faster than anything that size should.
Hyde barely turnsâ
Too late.
đ©ž Scene 2: Hyde Falls
The creature's fist drives straight through Hyde's chest.
Time slows.
Hyde gasps, blood filling his mouth as his lungs fail to draw air.
Hyde â âŠNâNkuâŠ
The entity rips its arm free.
Hyde collapses, choking, eyes wide with disbelief.
đ„ Scene 3: Monkey's Rage
Monkey SCREAMS.
He fires.
Not bulletsâa beam of chaotic energy, raw and unstable, tearing through the tunnel and slamming into the entity's torso.
The blast sends it skidding backward, screaming in fury.
Monkey â GET AWAY FROM HIM!
đ Scene 4: Nkumkani Snaps
Nkumkani's red eyes ignite.
The whispers vanish.
There is only rage.
The tunnel shakes as he unleashes a telepathic shockwave that crushes stone inward, slamming the entity into the cavern wall.
Nkumkani â YOU DON'T TOUCH MY PEOPLE.
âïž Scene 5: The Entity Speaks Again
The entity rises.
Its body reforms.
The wound closes.
Ancient Entity â Flesh breaks. Roots endure.
Chains rattle as it advances again.
đ©ž Scene 6: Hyde's Last Breath
Nkumkani kneels beside Hyde, pressing his hands over the wound.
Nkumkani â Stay with me. Stay with me!
Hyde tries to smile.
Hyde â âŠYou always⊠were a bad liarâŠ
His breathing stops.
The ground grows quiet.
đ«ïž Scene 7: The Entity Is Not Alone
The walls pulse.
Smaller root-creatures begin crawling outâextensions of the same being.
The tunnel fills with movement.
Monkey â Nku⊠there's too many.
đ Scene 8: Forced Retreat
Nkumkani grabs Monkey.
They run.
The tunnel collapses behind them as the entity's roar echoes endlessly through the earth.
Ancient Entity â Run, Gardener's Child. The soil remembers you.
đ«ïž Scene 9: Surface â The Fog Thickens
Above ground, the black fog rolls through an abandoned neighborhood.
Windows frost.
Dogs howl.
Something moves inside the mist.
𩮠Scene 10: Nefima's First Summoning
Nefima stands in a graveyard, arms raised.
The earth cracks.
Skeletons pull themselves free, eyes glowing faint green.
Nefima â Rise. We have work to do.
She smiles.
Nefima â And I have a throne to earn.
đ©ž Scene 11: Decaulion's Experiment
Decaulion Shadowfury watches a restrained creature struggle.
He places a hand on its head.
Shadows pour inside it.
The creature convulsesâthen goes still.
Decaulion steps back, pleased.
Decaulion â Still unstable.
But promising.
đș Scene 12: Peter and Roxy Return Bloodied
In the forest, Peter and Roxy stumble out of the trees.
Both are scratched, exhausted.
Roxy â That cougar wasn't running.
Peter nods.
Peter â It was leading us.
They hear movement ahead.
âïž Scene 13: Ashton Breaks in Purgatory
Ashton collapses under the weight of another boulder.
His hands bleed.
His body fails.
He dies.
Then he wakes again.
The same stone waits.
Ashton screamsânot in fear, but fury.
đ„ Scene 14: Dreadmoore Makes a Vow
Dreadmoore stands alone, gripping his weapon.
Dreadmoore â I won't bury another brother.
Lucifer watches silently.
Shatterhowl nods once.
đŠ Scene 15: The Hive Found
Dracula and Korrin stand before a massive tunnel coated in flesh and bone.
Whispers pour from within.
Dracula â This is it.
Something inside shifts.
đ Scene 16: Monkey Breaks Down
Deep underground, Nkumkani leans against the wall, shaking.
Monkey stands beside him, silent.
Nkumkani â Hyde wouldn't wantâ
Monkey â I KNOW!
The lights flicker.
Monkey wipes his face.
Monkeyâ This thing started with me.
I'll end it.
đ Scene 17: The Garden Answers
Far below the earth, roots tighten.
The ancient entity opens its eye again.
Ancient Entity â The Gardener bleeds.
The fog spreads faster.
The dead stir.
And the Garden Behind the Fence grows another inch.