7:25 PM - Tuesday, September 10, 1940
Phyllis charged at Madeline, smacking her very hard with her iron umbrella. The blow sent her reeling, disrupting her chanting and nearly knocking her to the ground, but sheer bloody-mindedness kept her on her feet. Major James Steadman snapped shut the lid of the box, and Archie was released from its grip and capable of moving again. However, a terrible form materialized in the street. No less than forty feet long, it was long and black, like an enormous snake with a single bat-like wing.
"There!" shouted the major, pointing at Phyllis, who had just struck his wife. "There is your offering!"
The monstrosity writhed as it loomed over her...