Chapters 42 - 43 Summary

In Chapter 42, as all of those in the room look in shock at the dead girl, there is a slight crackling sound. Susan's blood is laced with a crackling white light. Stephanie drops to her knees beside Susan, telling Jack that she is the light. Meanwhile, the Jacks in the room begin to chant the word "kill" over and over again. When Stephanie cries out the words "Son of Man, have mercy on me, a sinner," Jack realizes the true meaning of the game. Fingers of power reach into Jack and the light pours out of him just as it does Susan and Stephanie. The Jacks disintegrate into fog when the light comes close to them. The light throws Tin Man into the air and then drops him in a pile on the floor.

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