For tonight’s tale, we find ourselves beneath the ruined village. Our guide through this realm of unforgiving darkness is the ethereal Sachiko, the charming snake deity who has captured the hearts of the River Road crew. With her in the tunnels are the devil monk and the weasel. They are her unwilling guests as she unravels the mystery of why the faceless man now looks like Chico Marx.
Yet something is different about her this evening. She no longer has any semblance of patience for these creeps that are ruining the village she has claimed as her own. She had a good thing going with this village, and she’s going to put an end to the nonsense these creepy assholes are perpetuating. And she is not going to be nice about it. She is going to enslave the minds of these two creeps and make them tell her everything she wants to know about the whole sordid affair.
But none of the River Road crew will mind. She has secured their compliance to her methods long ago through the preternatural abilities typical of her elevated kind. They are working to save the village, and they have righteousness on their side. Her means are extreme, and she is no longer going to be gentle in her approach. Tonight, the ruin ends.
Yet not all of the players on the stage are enthralled by Sachiko. There remain two beings who can see beyond Sachiko’s glamour. They can see her as the venomous serpent who has charmed us all from the beginning. But she is not the only player that has been charming us from the beginning. And though she wishes to enact the final stage in her plan to save the village, there are other plans that she is oblivious to.
This tale contains themes of body horror, violence, and brutality. It also contains descriptions of highly antisocial behavior and profanity. Listener discretion is advised.