35. P O W E R : Rebound

Safe Haven is on high alert. The Saved just unleashed their biggest attack on the city yet-all as a distraction to recover the cadaver of Moll Ferris, founder of the Saved. Now, having imbued her with Adina's spirit once more and joining forces with the Exorcists, they have reached their peak power.

On another side of the battlefield, the Faithful have been beaten down to near extinction. Cthylla and her three most powerful followers escaped, but are on the run and searching for refuge as the heroes hunt them down.

The Safe Haven "mafia", on the other hand, find themselves walking a thin line between the heroes and the Dark Celestials. They've been informed that they are nothing more than tools-pawns to be used and discarded when all is said and done. With this realization haunting them, the winds of change have begun to blow through their ranks.

As the antagonists struggle to find their footing, the protagonists do the same. Xirxine and the Protectors are searching desperately for something to turn the tides of the war-to rebound from the cataclysmic failures they've repeatedly suffered.

And all the while, Cameron battles her inner demon, seeking a refuge from the whispers in her mind and the darkness in her soul. But what she finds is not peace... but a dark future waiting for the Safe Havens.

(All "ZooPhobia", "Hazbin Hotel", and "SCP Animated" characters, concepts, and settings belong to their respective creators. "Dark Celestials" and "Celestials" are inspired by the Celestials created by Jessi Ochse. All original characters, concepts, and settings belong to me and may not be reused without my permission.)

***Cover art by Damian Jung***