Rushing to the lands of the living, the group find New York City in the throes of a horrible earthquake. Millions of people cry out in fear as the ground shatters and dark tendrils of shadow rise up into the air like tentacles seeking sustenance. Shep raises a sphere of influence around them using his penultimate horror, and through this attempts to give the group a moment of control and safety. But it is a safety they all now will not last forever: The Grand Maw has entered the world. "All those people... how can we save them!"
Andrew Everard