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Jessica's heart hammered in her chest, when she heard a second voice calling out. "Beast!" it cried, in a heavy Yharnham accent. And she saw what only by the barest definition was a man come around the other corner. The man was covered in blood and held the head of one her customers in the one hand and dragged a bloody axe in the other. "Beast" the voice cried again, pointing at Jessica with a clawed finger. Ashley's blood ran cold, panic like ice shards ran in her veins and without thought she slammed the door shut and ran behind the counter.

Covering her ears she rocked herself. Was that a beast? Was this how she dies?

Panic made time an afterthought. After a brief period, she realized there was no noise outside.