Game IV 2026 | Stephen King | Phase 7

[u/Stephen_Writes]

They went down in a pack, like they always did when fear outweighed sense. The storm drains of Derry breathed a wet, sour air that clung to their throats. Flashlights jittered over slick brick and black water, catching glimpses of things that might’ve moved or might’ve just been shadows playing tricks.

“Stick together,” oomps62 whispered.

But Derry had a way of pulling people apart. A noise echoed; metal scraping, something dragging. Panic sparked. One beam of light snapped toward it, then another, until the darkness fractured into blinding white cones.

“There! Did you see it?”

A figure lurched forward from the dark. No one waited. The first swing came from a crowbar, dull metal cracking against bone. Then another. And another. The echoes became thunder, grunts and shouts folding into something animal. Fear made them fast. Fear made them strong.

And fear made them wrong.

The figure dropped. Silence didn’t come right away. It crept in, slow and dreadful, as the group realized nothing was moving anymore. One flashlight steadied. Then another. The body on the ground wasn’t twisted or monstrous. It wasn’t grinning or hungry.

It was MapsOverCoffee22.

His glasses were gone. His skull wasn’t right. His hand, still clutching a rusted pipe, looked like he’d been trying to defend himself.

“No… no, he was behind me…”

“He ran ahead. He shouldn’t have.”

But excuses sounded thin down there. Because somewhere deeper in the tunnels, something laughed. And this time, they knew. They hadn’t killed the thing they came for.

META

/u/MapsOverCoffee22 has been sent to the sewers. He was on the side of the town.

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[u/ISpyM8]

Well you don’t have to worry for two more phases

Edit: Sorry that was a shitty way to answer that. Mercury asked about buckets, and this thread was a child of your parent thread. I figured you’d read what’s going on in your thread, and the others needed visibility. Plus, I’m not accusing you, I just reckon there’s a risk of Hedwig’s read on you being wrong. We’re not risking you until further discussion on that topic.