TACTICAL ASSESSMENT: SECTOR E-7 (EALING)
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED CARRION ACTIVITY
[Transcription of a blood-stained note found tucked into the lining of a discarded Templar greatcoat, London Underground, District Line.]
The incense in the Chapter House didn't cover the smell. It’s the copper. It’s always the copper. I tracked the scent from the Broadway down into the utility tunnels. My phone died three levels up, but the buzzing in my teeth is better than any GPS. The walls here aren't just damp; they're weeping. Something old—something hungry—is nesting under the foundations of the new shopping center.
"By the blood of the Lion, we hold the line. But the line is porous, and the mud is full of teeth."
I found the source near the old Victorian drainage junction. Ghouls. Not the scavenger kind we see in the fens, but the 'Dapper' sort. They were wearing rags of silk and counting teeth. They didn't even look up when my blade caught the light. They were too busy worshiping a pile of rusted iron that looked suspiciously like a 14th-century reliquary. My cross feels heavy. Too heavy. The iron is starting to pit, and I think I can hear the reliquary breathing.
- Sanctified salt is ineffective against the Ealing strain.
- Avoid the Central Line after 02:00.
- The 'buzzing' is louder near the electrical substations.
Timestamp: 03:41 GMT // Location: Unknown Subterranean // Agent: D. Thorne (Status: MIA)