#factory demolition

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Factory Demolition Dubai

Factory Demolition Dubai

In the dynamic landscape of Dubai, where progress and innovation are eternally entwined with towering skyscrapers and groundbreaking structures, there comes a moment when the old must make way for the new. Welcome to the Demolition & Garbage Collection  – a captivating symphony of destruction and creation, where the meticulous artistry of Dubai’s demolition services meets the precise science of progress.commitment to excellence is reflected in the demolition waltz, where the old meets the new in a synchronized performance. It’s more than just tearing down walls; it’s an orchestration of controlled chaos that only skilled demolition experts can conduct.

We  commitment to safety is not merely a requirement but a testament to the city’s dedication to human welfare. The dance of demolition, when performed in Dubai, is a mission where the safety net is as expansive as the iconic Dubai skyline.

[merhigroup]

5 Reasons to Hire Professionals for Commercial Demolition

Commercial demolition in Melbourne involves tearing down commercial structures such as buildings, factories, warehouses, and other properties. Professionals recommend it to make way for new construction, renovations, or to remove unsafe structures. While some business owners may consider performing demolition on their own, it is essential to consider the risks and benefits of hiring professionals. This blog post will explore why hiring professionals for commercial demolition is crucial. But before getting into the reasons, let's talk about -

What are Commercial Demolition Services?

Commercial demolition is dismantling or demolishing a commercial building or property. This service is required when a building has outlived its usefulness, is beyond repair or needs a new structure. Commercial demolition service involves the removal of the building and all associated designs and materials, including concrete, steel, wood, and glass.

Industrial demolition in Melbourne is a complicated operation that needs careful preparation and execution. The process involves several stages, including the planning and preparation phase, the demolition phase, and the cleanup and disposal phase. Each step of the process is critical to ensuring the successful completion of the project.

The demolition phase is the actual dismantling of the building. Depending on the size of the structure, different methods may be used, such as implosion, wrecking ball, or manual dismantling. Demolition contractors use specialised equipment and techniques to safely and efficiently demolish the building. They work carefully to avoid damage to surrounding structures, utility lines, and other infrastructure. Once the building gets dismantled, the debris is loaded onto trucks and removed from the site.

Advantages of Hiring Professionals

1. Safety

Safety is the most crucial factor to consider regarding commercial demolition. Commercial demolition in Melbourne is a dangerous task that requires proper training and experience to execute safely. Professionals have the necessary skills and equipment to complete the job without risking the safety of those involved or the surrounding properties.

Professional demolition contractors have the appropriate safety gear, including hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, and respiratory protection. They also use specialised equipment such as cranes, excavators, bulldozers, and backhoes, all requiring specialised training to operate safely. Professionals are trained to handle hazardous materials, such as asbestos and lead, commonly found in older commercial structures.

2. Cost-Effective

Hiring a professional industrial demolition in Melbourne can be cost-effective in the long run. Demolition requires specialised equipment and skilled labour, which can be costly to acquire and maintain. A professional demolition company already has the necessary tools and equipment, saving you from investing in expensive machinery or renting equipment.

Additionally, professionals have the experience and knowledge to complete the job quickly, lessening the time spent on demolition. It saves money on labour costs and the costs associated with potential delays or mistakes that can arise from inexperienced workers.

3. Permits and Regulations

Commercial demolition in Melbourne require permits and must comply with local, state, and federal regulations. By hiring experts, you can be confident that the relevant licences are secured and that the law is upheld. Professional contractors are familiar with the permitting process and can navigate it smoothly, ensuring that your demolition project is legal and compliant with all regulations.

In contrast, attempting to perform the demolition without the necessary permits and compliance can result in costly fines and legal issues. Moreover, hiring a professional contractor ensures the demolition is completed safely, with all hazardous materials properly disposed of following regulations.

4. Experience

Experience is vital when it comes to demolition. Professional contractors have the expertise and knowledge to complete the job safely and efficiently. They have the experience to assess the site and the structure to determine the best approach for the demolition. They can advise completing the demolition without damaging the surrounding properties or infrastructure.

Expert commercial demolition professionals in Melbourne also have the necessary experience to handle unexpected situations that may arise during the demolition process. They can adapt to changing conditions and find solutions to any problems. On the other hand, inexperienced workers may need to gain the knowledge or experience to handle unexpected issues, which can lead to costly mistakes.

5. Proper Waste Disposal

Factory Demolition Melbourne produces a large amount of waste that must get disposed of properly. Professional contractors have the necessary equipment and expertise to dispose of waste materials generated during demolition. They know how to handle all materials safely and dispose of them in compliance with regulations.

Improper disposal of waste materials can result in costly fines and legal issues. Hiring a professional demolition company ensures that all waste is handled correctly and disposed of following rules, lessening the risk of penalties and legal issues.

In conclusion

Hiring professionals for commercial demolition is essential for any business owner or property manager who needs to demolish a building. While trying and save money by undertaking the demolition yourself may be tempting, it's not worth the potential risks to safety, time, and money. Professional demolition contractors have the experience, skills, and equipment necessary to complete the job efficiently and effectively while adhering to all safety regulations and environmental laws. By hiring commercial demolition in Melbourne, you can be confident that your demolition project will be handled with care and precision, leaving you with a clean slate to build something new.

[scavengedluxury]

Újlaki brick factory under demolition, Budapest, 1981. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[heartbeetz]

Sorry for this post but can I say oingo boingo wild sex in the working class is a jazzton song............

[hortoncolumbusdemolition]

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[renpil]

[ENG] thru the hole / [FR] à trav le trou

[ENG] factory/wharehouses awaiting full demolition soon [FR] les vieilles usines/entrepôts qui attendent la démolition totale

[ENG] bitmap and greyscale scan : ↓↓↓ PARTY HARDDD ↓↓↓ [FR] bitmap & scan nuance de gris : ↓↓↓ PARTY HARDDD ↓↓↓

[vuulpecula]

✖ @defectiveprts inquired: 🚑 (but it's buck hiding it. I'll let you decide the context as I mean.... there's So Much to choose from....)

meme | accepting.

"He'll be okay," Fox reassured him, chart in hand. Watching as Eddie was rolled down the corridor. It didn't make his injury any less scary, but thankfully, the piece of scrap metal hadn't nicked any arteries or organs. "He'll be sore for a while, but you guys know all about that." She gave him a smile, but he wasn't looking at her. Not that she was surprised, she knew he loved Eddie. Knew he cared about him like family. Like an extension of himself. Gently, she gave his forearm as squeeze. Noticing how he swayed slightly under her touch. Strange.

"I'll...keep you updated," she added after a moment, looking upon his face. Paler than it normally was. He hadn't said a word. "Firefighter Buckley?" Immediately she was assessing him again. He was limping when he came in, helping to push Eddie into the hospital, but she wrote it off initially as his old injury acting up. He had said he was fine. Had said there was nothing wrong with him. Pale, he looked so pale. Something was wrong.

"Buck? Buck, can you hear me?" The chart in her hands was forgotten, clattering onto the floor as she made a quick circle around him, looking for any signs of blood. Of course, it could be internal. Fox didn't want to think about that. She didn't have time to think about that. Instead, she kept an arm around him as she moved, afraid at any moment he may pass out. "Where is it, where is it," she muttered frantically to herself until she found it. There. A wet spot on his pant leg. Immediately she was cutting it off with a pair of scissors from her pocket, careful not to touch his skin. But his leg, once exposed, wasn't bleeding. Confused, she touched his boot. The blood overflowed, coating her hands, splashing on the ground. Just under the lip of it was another piece of scrap metal, likely the twin to Eddie's. Whether he was hiding it because he hadn't realized it was there or because he thought it was his old injury acting up and didn't want to 'bother them', it didn't matter.

"I need a gurney over here!" Fox called out, trying to stop the bleeding with her hand without pressing on the metal. Her other arm was outstretched, grasping tightly to his jacket front. She would not let him fall, not when it had taken him so long to stand again. "Lean on me, Buck," she instructed. "It's going to be okay, everything is going to be okay, I have you. I'm here--I need that gurney!"

[joembpro]

A little architectural diversion. #demolition #architecture #building #waterfront #newbedford #Massachusetts #construction #factory #squareformat #tlr #yashica #yashicamatem #film #Kodak #gold200 (at New Bedford, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpqvwJJv5QK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ghadibrdl]

To whom it may concern, my name is Ghadi Al-Bardawil,and i find myself in a strange situation writing this and asking for help.

I'm an engineer and a mother of two kids,my eldest son,Walid,is 4 years old,my youngest son, Yamen is 8 months old,we had a peaceful life and a beautiful house,which we built under the supervision of a famous interior designer in Gaza,

my husband and I were actively pursuing our personal goals and endeavours,we were heavily involved in our works,we had jobs that brought us immense happiness, together we were building future to our kids step by step filled with hope and care.

However, everything changed in the beginning of the war, within days of the tragedy we were forced to flee our home with nothing but the clothes on our backs, my youngest son was a newborn at the time and , we we spent two months in one of the shelters in Khanyounes city in the south of Gaza

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every night we slept in a big room on the ground along with four strange families next to us, listening to the sounds of explosions,with the shortage of food,drinking water,infant milk and diapers,then on the 22th of November we received advastating news ,our house that's completely destroyed

,in 29th of November we received that the family business, our factory,our main warehouse in Gaza was bombed and completely destroyed too.

After spending two months of the first shelter, suddenly it was surrounded by tanks and we were forced to flee again in a tent in the city of Rafah,

My child, who was not more than 4 months old at the time, could not tolerate living in the tent. It was extremely hot in the morning and extremely cold at night. He suffered from constant fatigue and skin rashes،so we had to displaced a third time,where we rented a small room to our family that was full of rats that grawed our toes every night,the last few months have been full of fear, evacuation and death,not to mention the destruction of our house and business,the loss of hope and the complete demolition of any happy memory we ever had.

Asking for help is not easy at all, and i understand that these are challenging times for everyone, but whatever amount you can contribute will bring us one step closer to provide my family with the security they deserve

Please help us

https://gofund.me/d4e7a18c

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[octuscle]

A Christmas Carol

Eric's father had been incredibly popular in the company. He was the boss, the patriarch, no one doubted that for a minute. But he had always been generous to his employees. What was good for the employees was also good for the company. That was his credo. And everyone involved benefited from it. Eric had grown up in the company. When he rode his scooter in the factory halls as a child, when he did his homework in the canteen, he was always somehow the son of all the employees. Just as popular as his father. But unfortunately, as it turned out after his father's death, an asshole.

His father was barely in the ground when Eric launched cost-cutting measures after cost-cutting measures. His goal was to trim the company for short-term profit. And then sell it. He wasn't interested in producing rolled sheets. He wanted to finance startups. At the beginning, there was still some sympathy for him. The poor survivor. The inexperienced entrepreneur. But after the story with the Christmas bonus, he was just an asshole.

Eric had canceled the Christmas bonus. His employees had received vouchers for the “Fat-free Cooking” course. Most of them were too fat for the fitness fanatic Eric anyway. Surprisingly, this action was not very popular shortly before Christmas. And so the mutiny began. And Eric found himself in an apartment of one of the blocks of company-owned apartments that he had approved for demolition. He had no idea where he was or who had kidnapped him. He only knew that he had nothing to wear except for an undershirt that was too tight, a dirty jockstrap, dirty socks and work boots. There was a mattress to sleep on and a hole in the floor where the toilet used to be. Otherwise the apartment was empty. Three times a day he got a bag of food from McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Twice a day a six-pack of ice-cold beer and a pack of fags. And once a day he got a new gay porn magazine pushed under the door. In fact, they weren't new porn magazines, they were old ones from the nineties. Full of dog-ears and cum stains. It was disgusting. At first. But what could Eric do? He started to enjoy the junk food, the beer and the smoking. And at some point, he also jerked off for the first time to pictures of fat, hairy guys in leather vests.

Three weeks later, Eric was still slim. But his washboard abs had become flabby. His hair was greasy. He had the beginnings of a full beard. And he found that less and less bad. What he didn't know was that this was just the beginning. One of the IT nerds had found a prototype of a device called Chronivac in the archives of the research and development department. And he had managed to get it working. And so one day Eric found himself in an apartment with an open door. There was nothing to eat. He had no more fags or beer. Did he now have to fend for himself? He had never done that before. Not in his entire life. And then the Chronivac was activated...

Rick was the caretaker for the company apartments. Even though no one had seen Eric for weeks, he kept giving instructions via an assistant. Among other things, that the apartment blocks should be renovated. Rick's shithole was the last to be renovated. But shit, he was used to nothing but this shithole. It was his home. And his wages were enough for cigs, beer and fast food. That's all he wanted.

[merhigroup]

Sustainable Demolition: 5 Ways to Minimise Waste and Environmental Impact

Sustainable demolition is an approach to demolition that seeks to minimise the environmental impact of the demolition process by reducing waste, conserving resources, and promoting environmentally responsible practices. Sustainable demolition aims to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and conserve resources by reusing materials in future construction projects. By incorporating sustainable practices into the demolition process, contractors can help to create a more environmentally responsible and sustainable construction industry. For a better understanding, let’s look at some sustainable measures that can be incorporated into commercial Demolition in Melbourne.

Salvaging Materials

Salvaging materials is an essential aspect of sustainable demolition, as it helps to reduce waste and conserve resources by reusing materials in future construction projects.

Here are some common materials that can be salvaged from buildings during commercial demolition in Melbourne:

Wood: Salvaged wood can be reused for a variety of purposes, such as flooring, furniture, and decorative elements. Reclaimed wood is often sought after for its unique character and environmental benefits.

Metals: Metals such as steel, copper, and aluminium can be salvaged and recycled for future construction projects or sold for scrap.

Concrete and masonry: Concrete and masonry can be crushed and reused as aggregate in new construction projects or as fill material for foundations.

Glass: Salvaged glass can be reused for new construction projects, such as decorative elements or insulation.

Fixtures and equipment: Items such as light, plumbing, and HVAC can be salvaged and reused in future construction projects.

Salvaging materials requires careful planning and assessment to identify materials that can be salvaged and to ensure that they are removed safely and efficiently. By salvaging materials during demolition, Melbourne’s demolition contractors can help reduce waste, conserve resources, and promote sustainable construction practices.

Deconstruction

Deconstruction is a sustainable demolition technique that involves dismantling a building piece by piece rather than knocking it down. This approach allows for the salvage of more materials and reduces waste, making your commercial demolition in Melbourne an environmentally responsible option.

Deconstruction typically involves the following steps:

Assessment: A careful assessment of the building is conducted to identify materials that can be salvaged and determine the best approach for deconstruction.

Preparation: The building is prepared for deconstruction by removing hazardous materials, disconnecting utilities, and securing the site.

Deconstruction: The building is carefully dismantled piece by piece, with salvageable materials such as wood, metal, and masonry separated and removed for reuse or recycling.

Recycling and reuse: Salvaged materials are transported to storage or processing facilities to be recycled or reused in future construction projects.

Deconstruction is more labour-intensive than traditional demolition, but it has several environmental benefits. By salvaging more materials, deconstruction reduces waste and conserves resources. It also helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by burning commercial demolition in Melbourne and reducing the need for manufacturing new materials.

Proper Waste Management

Implementing proper waste management practices can lead to sustainable demolition and also help save costs by reducing waste disposal fees, increasing the value of salvaged materials, and reducing the need for new materials.

Here’s how proper waste management can help promote sustainable commercial demolition in Melbourne:

Minimises Waste: Proper waste management helps minimise the waste generated during demolition. By reducing waste, fewer materials end up in landfills, reducing the environmental impact of demolition.

Promotes Resource Recovery: Salvaging and recycling materials during demolition helps to recover valuable resources that can be reused in the new construction project. This reduces the need for virgin materials, conserves natural resources, and promotes sustainable construction practices.

Complies with Regulations: Proper waste management practices help the demolition contractors in Melbourne to comply with local regulations on waste disposal, ensuring that waste is disposed of safely and legally. This helps prevent environmental contamination and health risks associated with improper waste disposal.

Dust Suppression

Dust suppression is a crucial aspect of sustainable demolition practices as it helps to minimise the environmental impact of dust generated during the demolition process. Dust can harm the environment and human health, causing respiratory problems, eye irritation, and other health issues.

Here are some dust suppression techniques that your demolition contractors can use in Melbourne during sustainable demolition:

Water Spraying: Water spraying is the most common dust suppression technique used during demolition. It involves using water sprays to wet the demolition site and prevent dust from being airborne. Water spraying can be done using hoses, sprinklers, or misting systems.

Chemical Dust Suppressants: Chemical dust suppressants can bind dust particles together and prevent them from becoming airborne. These suppressants are often used in situations where water spraying is not effective.

Enclosures: Enclosing the demolition site can help to prevent dust from spreading to surrounding areas. Enclosures can be made using plastic sheeting or netting.

Vacuum Systems: Vacuum systems can be used to suck up dust particles as they are generated during demolition. These systems are particularly useful in confined spaces where dust suppression techniques such as water spraying are not feasible.

Wind Barriers: Wind barriers can block wind and prevent dust from being carried away from the demolition site. Wind barriers can be made using plywood or plastic sheeting.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): PPE, such as respirators and safety glasses, can protect workers from inhaling dust particles during demolition.

By implementing these dust suppression techniques during sustainable demolition, the environmental impact of dust can be minimised, and human health risks can be reduced.

To Sum Up:

Sustainable demolition can go a long way in protecting the environment against the negative repercussions of demolition. Every sustainable demolition contractor in Melbourne will be sure to adopt these tactics and proceed in an environmentally responsible manner. So, if you have any upcoming commercial demolition in Melbourne, connect with Merhi Group and use all the pros of sustainable demolition in your favour.

[acesw]

Knowing our Arcanists 9: Eagle

Welcome to entry nine of my series: "Knowing our Arcanists"! This is a series in which I introduce and tell the stories of our fellow characters in Reverse: 1999. This week's character is: Eagle!

Gotta love the baby of the people. I hope she knows that she's very well loved by the entire R1999 community, and deserves all that love. Lets get started.

Eagle is an American arcanist born in the 1900s on July 21st. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She also lived in proximity to Virginia, USA, and occasionally visited there. Despite her weak power, her arcane skill is involved in being able to perceive her environment in greater detail.

She was raised in a relatively normal and loving home, and had a passion in wanting to join the Boy Scouts like how her father was once part of the military. This passion was further amplified after her father passed away.

The Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, and many young boys were eager to join it. Many donned the green uniforms and saluted towards the flag. However, many girls like Eagle had been turned away for their gender and the organization's preference for this newfound generation of boys. Her being turned away by the BSA did not stop Eagle, though. (Note: the Girl Scouts of the USA was founded by Juliette Gordon Law. But unfortunately, Eagle missed news of it due to being away at the time.)

She tried her best to prove her worth as a Boy Scout, doing numerous tasks a boy scout would do in her hometown and even possibly having made her outfit similar to a boy scout's own. She put little time in resting and continuously worked hard to at the very least be recognized.

On one fateful day in 1912, the Boy Scouts were missing a character named "Xavier," and Eagle overheard of the news. Still determined, she decided to search for this "Xavier" on her own, despite lacking information as to who "Xavier" is. At some point in the day, she encounters a boy in an abandoned factory named X.

X was no Boy Scout, but he allowed Eagle to help him with his task, which ended up being a controlled demolition of this factory. This demolition caused some animals to panic, including a dog that quickly found its way to X and Eagle. It was then discovered that "Xavier" was a missing dog, and that a pair of other boy scouts were looking for him.

Eagle and the Boy Scouts went back and forth with who found the dog, but ultimately ended with the fact that the Eagle did find him. However, the Scout Leader wouldn’t award her unless she brought X to vouch for her, but she couldn’t do so because she had no idea where he went.

Dejected, she went to the graveyard and mourned her late father. Soon, X arrived, claiming that he and Eagle's father were once colleagues, and that Eagle was just like him; cautious, determined. X offered her to join the Institutum Lorentz, and left her to think.

Prior to this, another man who also knew her father had offered her that same path, and had left Eagle conflicted. She ultimately decided to accept the offer, which put her and her mother under the Institutum Lorentz's protection.

Eagle is a timid but active kid. She's determined and sets her mind on working towards the goals she wants to achieve despite her weak power. She's also very willing to help her friends and family, wanting to protect and serve them. Eagle can also be described as being quite blunt and having a bit of an attention deficit, but she tries to improve that as much as possible with self-discipline.

Eagle can become incredibly dedicated to her work to a point where it can be to her own detriment, restraining herself from enjoying trivial things and taking the time to relax. It may be because she's still grieving, struggling to cope with losing her father.

That loss is her driving force to work hard. She wants to make those around her, especially him, proud of everything she can all do now. Maybe in that same end, she'll relax once she makes closure with that grief.

[urbanrelics]

CANDLE IN THE WIND

An old abandoned candle factory is something you don't get to see very often. Especially one that has been abandoned many years ago, yet still shows no trace of vandalism; only natural decay...

When you see these two 19th century mansions located next to each other, you would not suspect that a gem of industrial heritage is hidden behind the protected rococo facades. Both houses, although empty, still offered some nice corners, but the real surprise lay in the small factory behind them.

The brick building was originally used as a gin distillery, probably in the mid-19th century. However, around the turn of the century it was transformed into a candle factory.

Candles were mainly made for churches and chapels, such as Easter candles. The factory remained active until the mid-1980s and has been frozen in time ever since.

More than 40 years later, the entire building is threatened with demolition to make way for new apartment buildings. However, both houses were included in the inventory of architectural heritage. The permit to demolish all buildings was issued by the city, but was annulled after an appeal procedure before the Council for Permit Disputes. Two years have now passed and there appears to be no further movement in the demolition and construction...

[bringbackbunnymaloney]

The creation story of Bunny Maloney! (Character)

Méko says there was a lot of steps, but step 1 occurred in art school back in 1998!

When he was working at a bolt factory demolition site, he created a rabbit picking up rusty bolts off the floor! The “TS” stands for Tanuki Studio & this was his first idea!

[hortoncolumbusdemolition]

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[clonedchaos]

𝔐𝔞𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔐𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰- 𝔇𝔞𝔶 3: ℌ𝔬𝔞𝔵

Summary:

Sammy defies Wilson’s news. His Lord, the most powerful and influential being in this realm— dead? Impossible.

Rating: G/PG

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”Children of the machine, have we not suffered enough? Our Lord has been slain, from the hands of an outsider. Will we suffer this injustice?? Will we bow our heads to a false ruler?? Or will we stand by our Lord? Will we search every corner of this world to find him, if alive-- as I can feel he is?? Heed my words, sheep. The Ink Demon is not dead. He is still with us, waiting to free us from our inky prisons. We must free him! We must usurp this threat to our sanctity! We must free our Lord!”

The Lost Ones gathered in the city streets below Sammy chorused their agreement, holding their weapons and fists high. Axes and pipes held at the ready, his followers were devoted in their cause. And what was their cause? Bring back their savior, the one who will finally put an end to their ink-stained hell— The Ink Demon.

Sammy’s fingers curled tighter around the axe’s hilt. There was no time to dither about. From the moment one of Wilson’s posters had been strewn up in the music department, Sammy knew he had to act. The visceral hatred towards this outsider had come to a head, and Sammy had his followers to back his conviction.

Such faith egged him onwards towards Wilson’s hideout. The man was rumored to hole himself in behind the boarded-up entrance of the Gent Factory.

Peculiar, he couldn’t recall when this location had sprung up. Had it always been here? Merely tucked away and veiled from prying eyes? Or was there something more to it?

Sammy reached the wooden boards and held up a hand for his followers. They obeyed the unspoken gesture— such loyal little sheep they were.

The musician brandished his brass axe with the back of his hand before bringing it down on the boards. It cut through smooth as butter. With a bit more demolition, there was enough room for him and his followers to flood into the next room.

Wilson was right there. Not hiding like he had anticipated, merely standing at the top of the steps with a malignant gleam in his eye. Two mechanical beasts flanked him, their spotlights scouring across him and his group like hungry dogs. Perhaps he had made too much clamor in the street. Not ideal cover for a sneak attack.

Sammy pointed the tip of his axe toward the man. “Blasphemer! What have you done to our lord?” He demanded, his voice carrying across the wide-open ceiling.

Wilson regarded him coolly with that same glint in his eye but refused to speak. 

How dare he look down on him like dirt! He was the Lord’s prophet, not a position he took lightly by any means. What he deserved was respect.

Sammy gritted his teeth. “For all the lies and false promises you circulated across this inky hellscape, it is time for you to pay the price, my little sheep. Our Lord is calling for us, even now. Can you hear him? I can still feel his presence. He will come for you.”

Wilson regarded him with an almost pensive expression, like he was only a lab rat for him to study. Then, with a snap of his fingers, the Keeper at his side lunged for Sammy. Rivulets of red raced across the Keeper's chest in a burst of color that had the musician briefly stunned.

In a rush of adrenaline, Sammy just barely managed to bring his axe down atop the Keeper's hand. The mechanical horror screeched, a sound that pierced his eardrums like nails on a chalkboard. It uncurled its other arm-- it had two of them? Sammy was grabbed by the throat and lifted into the air. His axe clattered against the floorboards. The weapon wouldn't be able to aid him anyhow, the Keeper had a grip like iron.

As he kicked and thrashed, his anger came to a full boil. "Heed my words, outsider! You do not know what you've done; Bendy will rise again! Our Lord would not abandon us! So kill me if you must! My words are true!"

Wilson appeared to chuckle at that. His followers watched helplessly; not wanting to risk their own skin for his sake, obviously. No matter. He would be a sacrifice. A sacrifice in the name of his savior.

"Kill you? No," Wilson finally croaked with a wicked sneer. "I have a different plan in mind, my dear Cycle breaker."