The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 264

Clara thought back to her studies in her youth. Knowledge of the bible was the reason she found her way through the Terminus, and this was a clue.

Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. Genesis 9:3

The abandoned farm, and the passage of time being different than that of the Terminus. This pocket reality must have served as a food store… in case of a siege…

“We’re being hunted,” Clara whispered as she opened her wings.

Julia nodded, likely reaching the same conclusion. From out of the red backpack came a nine-millimetre pistol, which she tossed to Clara. The angel smiled, and noted the werewolf armed herself with a shotgun.

A dramatic, low-angle, cinematic photograph of a majestic, powerful figure, possibly a regal lion or a strong, muscular man, standing atop a mountain or a rocky cliff, overlooking a vast, lush landscape with an abundance of flora and fauna, conveying a sense of dominance and abundance, with warm, golden lighting and a shallow depth of field, emphasizing the figure's strength and the richness of the environment, with deep greens, earthy tones, and subtle, muted colors, and a sense of movement and energy, as if the figure is about to pounce or take a step forward, capturing the essence of the phrase "Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you" in a bold, epic, and surreal way.

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