That scream was so terrifying it made Stephanie's heart leap into her throat. It felt as if someone were clawing at her very soul. Lily and Christina immediately tried to pinpoint the direction the scream had come from, along with Stephanie.
"It's Claire!" Lily shouted. Without wasting a single moment, all three of them ran toward the direction from which the sound had come. The soil of the cemetery was beginning to soften like a swamp, and with every step it felt as though something beneath the ground was trying to grab hold of their feet.
On the other side, in that desolate warehouse of the old city, Michael picked up an old silver coin and slipped it into his pocket. There was far more gravity on his face than before.
Mercy looked at him and asked, "Michael, do we really have to go to New York? That city has changed now—finding the old traces there will be almost impossible."
