Mortal Engines Chapter 23

MEDUSA

• St. Paul's Cathedral has been transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.
• Katherine stands outside watching as MEDUSA emerges from the top of the cathedral. The rain washes off the Guild-mark she'd painted on her forehead as a disguise, which exposes her as an imposter.
• Taking a page from Tom's book of escape, Katherine runs. She runs so far away. Until she sees Chudleigh Pomeroy of the Historian's Guild. He helps her escape.
• When Katherine and Chudleigh are far from the cathedral, MEDUSA ignites. "A snarling, spitting cat-o'-nine tails lashing out to lick at the upperworks of Panzerstadt-Bayreuth" (23.43).
• And BOOM—it's gone.
• Katherine expects all of London's citizens to scream in horror, "but no; they were cheering, cheering, cheering" (23.46).