Oren and Bairen, after slaying the hulking Vampiric knight, cleaned themselves up a bit and claimed the key and right to open the gate. As they slithered across the threshold, the chill in the air got colder, and the air was once again filled with mist. Though the sound of a bell tolling in the distance could be heard, and though the calls of a few crows and the meowing of a cat, the city was dead quiet. The two naga slithered through the streets, staying as close to each other as they could, both of them ready for anything that might jump out at them. The fog grew denser and denser as they went, and as they did they could sometimes see faint shapes crawling along the sides of the decrepit and somewhat bloodstained buildings. Humanoid shapes that were far too lanky to have been simple humans. They were undeterred however, and Oren continued to lead the way with her dagger ready. Then they began to hear the sound of what seemed to be something eating…

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