Shadow Creatures Drop Deacon Twice in Ruby District

“The Repenters and Azquireth woke to relive the same day, immediately confirming the time loop by recognizing each other's memories and brokering a tense, threat-laden truce on the canal bank. The trio tracked down a time-loop prisoner — an aging man with iridescent eyes who has been repeating the same day for twenty years — extracting the grim truth that the entity's deal is permanent unless broken from within. A venture into the Ruby District for monster research turned catastrophic when three shadow creatures swarmed Deacon, dropping him unconscious twice and forcing Azquireth to burn through resources before Deacon's final sword strike collapsed all three simultaneously. The session closed with Azquireth feeding on a young woman to stave off bloodlust, the entity appearing to reset the clock, and the party waking to begin the loop a third time — this time with Azquireth retaining shadow essence absorbed into his second form.”