Claire's battle atop Hell had only just begun, but on Earth the dance of death had already reached its peak. The scene smoothly shifts toward the city's old hospital, where the air carried less of the scent of medicine and far more of the dread of death.
In the dark and damp basement of that hospital, Serena sat beside the unconscious Lily. With her were fifty innocent people, clinging to one another while holding their breath. Every sound coming from above felt like a knock of death at their door. Water was leaking from the old pipes fixed into the basement walls, deepening the anxiety that was steadily tightening around their hearts.
