[ pillars of flesh, vines ripped from their roots and tangled in decomposing bodies of those that didn’t make it strike from the ceiling to the floor like lightning, like judgment reigned down, utterly unconcerned by the destruction in their wake.
With it, the whispers abruptly go silent, leaving castiel feeling stranded inside his madness, open and empty and exposed. Vanished like a fog rapidly dispersed, he’s left alone to witness the stark evidence of choices he’s made, and the catastrophic consequences. It’s an uneasy feeling, returning to a place you’ve been before, vowed never again.
Watching the carnage left behind, devoid of whispers and visions clouding his head, it rattles Cas from his stupor. The urges to succumb, to convert, remain but it’s as if he’s finally found the water’s surface and emerged for a gasping breath in the midst of it. In this last, desperate moment, he has to do something with the gnawing guilt and bottomless dread, realizing what his weakness has wrought.
Through the chaos of the shrine monster pulling free and stomping off, Castiel swallows down the remorse and panic to rescue natives about to be crushed underfoot. He’ll drag as many as he can out of the monster’s path, towards the walls. There, Cas joins Steve and Gideon in pulling out the vines within the glowing bulb that hold the webbing open for others to escape through. He urges the natives through, and remains behind in the pit, determined to do whatever he can in penance for what horror he helped release into Abraxas. ]
WEEK 3: ESCAPE SUMMARY / OPEN
With it, the whispers abruptly go silent, leaving castiel feeling stranded inside his madness, open and empty and exposed. Vanished like a fog rapidly dispersed, he’s left alone to witness the stark evidence of choices he’s made, and the catastrophic consequences. It’s an uneasy feeling, returning to a place you’ve been before, vowed never again.
Watching the carnage left behind, devoid of whispers and visions clouding his head, it rattles Cas from his stupor. The urges to succumb, to convert, remain but it’s as if he’s finally found the water’s surface and emerged for a gasping breath in the midst of it. In this last, desperate moment, he has to do something with the gnawing guilt and bottomless dread, realizing what his weakness has wrought.
Through the chaos of the shrine monster pulling free and stomping off, Castiel swallows down the remorse and panic to rescue natives about to be crushed underfoot. He’ll drag as many as he can out of the monster’s path, towards the walls. There, Cas joins Steve and Gideon in pulling out the vines within the glowing bulb that hold the webbing open for others to escape through. He urges the natives through, and remains behind in the pit, determined to do whatever he can in penance for what horror he helped release into Abraxas. ]