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       #Post#: 21155--------------------------------------------------
       RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Coolcat207
       Date: August 16, 2026, 9:29 pm
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       A week ago:
       Night draped itself over the Eastern European countryside like a
       funeral cloth.
       Two CIA operatives moved through the tall grass toward a
       derelict farmhouse. They were given intel on the drop point for
       stolen Soviet intelligence. They were tense, but confident.
       Their informant swore the files were real. Washington wanted
       them yesterday. They never saw the KGB until it was too late. A
       flashlight snapped on. Russian voices barked orders. Guns were
       raised. The operatives reached for their own weapons and got
       into a stand still. But then, both CIA men froze, choking on
       nothing. A wet, rattling cough tore out of their throats. Their
       knees buckled. One of them clawed at his neck. Another vomited
       blood into the dirt. Panic flared in their eyes as they realized
       the truth: They hadn't been ambushed. They'd been played. The
       poison bloomed inside them like a dark wildflower. As they
       collapsed, a pale man in a black suit and hat strolled past
       them, whistling a cheerful tune. The grass around his shoes
       yellowed and died with every step, as if recoiling from him. He
       didn't look at the dying men. He didn't slow down. He didn't
       care. Silas Vetrik already had what he came for. By the time the
       KGB realized their own lungs were burning, Silas was already
       gone. Slipping through the night with a folder of Soviet secrets
       tucked under his arm. How the agencies would explain the bodies
       was their problem. Silas didn't leave answers. Only corpses. He
       met his Sabbat contact in an abandoned rail depot.
       The Sabbat vampire gives Silas the money who exchanged the
       information in return. Silas thumbed through the bills, nodded
       once, and accepted a smaller envelope which is sealed, and
       marked with a crimson sigil. He breaks the seal, open the letter
       and reads it. Once finished, he puts the letter away and makes
       his leave toward the darkness, adjusting his hat. Sin City was
       calling. And The Stone Serpent never ignored a summons.
       Two Hours Later after the Botched Human Trafficking Operation:
       Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada. A place where monsters didn't need
       to hide. They just needed better suits. Silas adjusted his hat
       and stepped forward, the desert wind carrying the faint scent of
       gasoline and sin. It has been a long trip along with some
       strings pulled to get him here. He met the Sabbat vampire 35
       minutes later in a shuttered casino lounge, with very dim
       lighting. The thin and nervous vampire closed the door behind
       them.
       Sabbat vampire: Mr. Vetrik, it is a pleasure to have you here.
       I'll cut to the chase. We've been having a little... witchcraft
       problem. The humans are calling her "The Ghost Killer". She has
       been going after mobsters, corrupt government officials, etc.
       But she also took out one of ours. A Brujah vampire, even though
       he was given demon blood. Now luckily, the humans do not know
       who or what she is. But there has been rumors talking about
       certain demons going around...
       Silas: What do the boys want, fledgling?
       Sabbat vampire: Y-Yes! My apologies! We need your help finding
       out who this killer is. Damien Thorne, the Anti-Christ... he and
       the other members of The Church of Demons want to settle this
       matter personally. They even know who she really is. But the
       Blackwood brothers... they want to be in Damien good graces.
       They believe that an alliance with the cult could benefit the
       Sabbat if we capture this witch alive and hand her over to him.
       Silas: I see... and they need my help for this little witch
       girl. Alright, I'll bite. Tell them I want my money in an
       envelope in cash.
       Sabbat vampire: Thank you, sir!
       Silas casually reached into his coat and produced several small
       vials—each filled with swirling, iridescent poison. The vampire
       stiffened as Silas placed them on the table one by one.
       Silas: These three are for containment. It'll take effect once
       the poison enters the bloodstream. So be careful you coat you
       blades with these things. It won't kill 'em, but it will hurt
       like hell. The last two vials are the antidote. Use it only if
       you value your limbs.
       The vampire nodded, trembling. Silas stood, adjusting his gloves
       as he gets ready to leave. He walk over to the door but stops to
       say a few last words.
       Silas: Tell the Triplets that I accept their offer. I'll do what
       I can to track this little lady down. And that they have my
       regards. I wish them the best of luck. They'll need it.
       With that, Silas stepped into the Sin City night, where the
       lights were bright, the shadows deeper, and a powerful magic
       killer waited somewhere in the dark. Silas Vetrik had a job to
       do.
       Present Night: 21:55 at Downtown Las Vegas
       The past few weeks has been rough from dealing with the copycat
       Ghost Killer to encountering that damn monster (Renato the
       jaguar born werepire) which forced her to tap into her demon
       side... again. The last time she nearly lost control like that,
       the results weren't great. There's a reason why Danae made that
       seal on her shoulder, to contain her demon side. But today was a
       huge upset for Danae. For starters, she has spoken to some
       spirits to get some info on the Witches of Salem. Turns out that
       they fled a week after Danae set foot into Sin City. Annoyed,
       Danae figured that it would be best to leave this cesspool for
       her own sanity and to not endanger her friend. But then she was
       given worse news. She was told that the Church of Demons are
       being formed here in Sin City which is being led by Zarek
       Kaelin, the son of Iblis. He even got some cambions joining such
       as the Anti-Christ Damien Thorne, the son of Lucifer and
       Valentino Batista, the son of Mammon. The Church of Demons are
       gathering strong and dangerous allies which can threaten not
       only the state, but the entire country if no one stops them.
       Danae states that she'll stop them. Although she is warned that
       she cannot do this alone, Danae ignores it. She needs to do this
       alone. This is personal. Not to mention, she already failed
       before to stop a cult in their tracks. She won't fail again.
       And so that is why Danae plans on getting her final belongings
       so she can leave Old Town and settle somewhere else for their
       safety. Unfortunately for Danae, she sensed being followed.
       Irritated, Danae's jaw tightened as she pivoted sharply into an
       alleyway, boots crunching on broken glass. The neon behind her
       flickered like a dying heartbeat. She then stopped in the
       middle.
       Danae: Come out. I'm not in the mood.
       The Sabbat vampires emerged from the darkness like rats from a
       sewer. Three of them, pale and hungry. Their smiles were too
       confident.
       Sabbat vampire: You have two options, sweetheart. Come with us
       quietly, and no one gets hurt. Or you refuse and we're gonna
       have to be a bit rough with ya.
       Danae: Cute. How about this? You leave me alone and I won't make
       you swallow the back rows of your teeth and blood.
       Sabbat vampire: Heh. Don't say that we didn't warn ya.
       Danae only rolled her eyes as she makes the first move. She
       moved fast... faster than they expected. A burst of shadow magic
       snap at the nearest vampire across the jaw, breaking it. A
       roundhouse kick sent another into a dumpster. Her hands glowed
       with darkness magic as she struck, her martial arts flowing with
       supernatural precision. For a moment, she had the upper hand.
       Then she felt a sharp and irritating pain that felt like a paper
       cut. A dagger flashed in front of Danae before she was able to
       barely dodge it, leading to the blade kissing her left arm.
       Danae tries her best to block and parry the dagger attacks but
       the vampire snuck in another slash at her upper right thigh.
       Danae didn't think much of it as she continues fighting. She was
       about to unleash another magic attack when she begin to gasp
       sharply. Danae begin to feel her muscles tightened. She look at
       the nicked marks which then begin to show a bit of green
       coloring before it spreads, green vein marks showing on her skin
       as she fights to breathe and to stay conscious. The paralysis
       crept like frostbite and her magic sputtered when she tries to
       fight back against it. What the hell kind of poison is this?!
       Usually, her body is able to kick the poison out of her system.
       This isn't just some regular poison. This is on a supernatural
       scale. A poison meant to deal with people like her specifically.
       Danae dropped to one knee with a pained grunt. She grit her
       teeth in pain as she tries fighting the venom with sheer will.
       The poison burned through her veins like molten stone. This
       poison is the kind that works like a paralysis which also causes
       pain. The Sabbat vampires laughed, delighted that the plan
       actually worked.
       Sabbat vampire 1: Perfect! This went better than expected! They
       approached her, ready to drag her away.
       Sabbat vampire 2: We warned you, witch girl. You just didn't
       wanna listen. Now look at ya. Don't worry, the poison won't kill
       you. But it'll suck for the next couple of hours.
       Sabbat vampire 3: Hey, do you think that she's really... you
       know...? Have ties with the devil? Usually witches have some
       kind of pact with them.
       Sabbat vampire 1: It's not our job to worry about that. We got
       what we came for. Now come on before someone sees us.
       Sabbat vampire: You worry too much. Who's gonna come save some
       b!tch anyway?
       #Post#: 21159--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin
       Date: August 19, 2026, 12:33 am
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       As they get ready to go and grab Danae, Hei releases a grapple
       line down and it wraps around the neck of one of the vampires.
       As the vampire is pulled up by his neck, an audible crack of his
       neck snapping could be heard before a sharp jolt of electricity
       electrocuted the hung vampire.
       Standing on one of the fire escape balconies was Hei, still
       holding the vampire he electrocuted who was now dead like the
       vampire was a symbol of Hei's wrath. Hei just holds the grapple
       line with one hand, keeping the hung/electrocuted vampire up in
       the air by his neck. Hei's white mask seemed to glow in a
       sinister way in the moon light.
       Hei: Three vs one and you still need poison to win? I can't
       believe vampires could be such cowards.  He says to the two
       remaining vampires.
       #Post#: 21161--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Coolcat207
       Date: August 19, 2026, 10:28 am
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       The vampire who asked who was gonna save Danae got that answer
       real quick in the most brutal fashion possible. He didn't even
       get a chance to gargle out a word before Hei killed him. The
       other two vampires looked up in shock when they saw Hei murdered
       one of their own.
       Vampire 3: Who the hell is that?!
       Vampire 1: Some freak in a cheap Halloween costume tryin' to
       play hero for some two bit dame. Probably one of those damn
       hunters with weird powers and a hypocritical moral compass! Grab
       the witch doctor and run! I'll cover ya! turns to Hei Hey, pal!
       This chick is no good! You don't even know who she is! So just
       walk away before you end up getting hurt! Or worse...!
       As the vampire tries to intimidate Hei and attack him with his
       shadows, the other one tries to grab Danae so he can flee to the
       shadows but struggles due to Danae's stubbornness.
       #Post#: 21162--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin
       Date: August 19, 2026, 6:37 pm
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       Hei: Well... You're not the human traffickers I was looking for.
       But I'll settle for taking more scum off the streets. He says in
       response.
       When the vampire goes to try and grab Danae, Hei vanishes in a
       burst of Darkfire Sonido and appears in front of Danae and goes
       to grab the vampire's wrist to electrocute him as well.
       Hei: You guys realize I can hear, right? Not exactly a good plan
       to let your enemy know what you're doing. He says to the
       vampires after hearing the plan to grab Danae and run.
       #Post#: 21163--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Coolcat207
       Date: August 19, 2026, 7:00 pm
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       The vampire let out a pained scream when you electrocute him.
       Vampire 3: Hey, what is your problem?! Are you one of those damn
       superhuman punks we keep hearing about?! What do you mean that
       you can hear us?!
       Danae: You two weren't exactly whispering. A deaf person can
       hear you morons scheme. She mutters sarcastically
       The third vampire growled in annoyance toward Danae's insult as
       he tries to use his vampire discipline to escape Hei's grasp
       while the other one tries to attack Hei with his shadows again.
       They also try to figure out what Hei really is species wise.
       #Post#: 21169--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin
       Date: August 23, 2026, 1:12 am
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       Hei lets go of the vampire as he tries to get away. Hei did
       think he let slip about his enhanced senses at first, until
       Danae chimed in and mentioned they weren't talking quietly.
       Hei started to realize he'd started overanalyzing everything he
       did lately.
       Hei summons his two demon armor familiars, Veldstat and Fume
       Knight to stand guard over Danae. The two familiars stand like a
       protective wall. Veldstat stands his large bell staff on the
       ground, which causes it to ring slightly, while Fume Knight puts
       his large sword in the ground and holds his smaller sword over
       his shoulder.
       Hei: Why don't the two of you explain what you want with this
       woman? Explain to me who you people are. Maybe I'll let you live
       if you talk.
       #Post#: 21176--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Coolcat207
       Date: August 25, 2026, 12:15 pm
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       Vampire 1: Damn it, man. You're a vampire like us! This has
       nothing to do with you! Why do you care about some witch broad
       you know nothing about?!
       Vampire 3: If you want some blood or more, there's plenty of
       them in some alley corner. Just leave us be. This is Sabbat
       stuff. Last thing you need is the Sabbat on your ass.
       As the vampires talk, Danae is trying her best to fight against
       the poison which seems to be too potent for any ordinary human,
       let alone a witch. This shows that the poison is no ordinary
       poison and Danae is strong, even though the poison is kicking
       her ass at the moment.
       #Post#: 21178--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin
       Date: August 26, 2026, 5:44 am
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       Hei sighs.
       Hei: I don't know if I should be relieved or annoyed that you
       haven't figured out who I am. He says as he takes out a knife. I
       have no problem taking out members of the Sabbat. Neither you
       people and the Camarilla mean anything to me.
       Hei does take note of the poison, and makes sure he's going to
       be careful just in case they try to poison him. Normally he
       would be highly resistant or immune to almost all poisons due to
       his assassin training, but he wasn't going to push his luck if
       it was strong enough to affect supernaturals.
       #Post#: 21180--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Coolcat207
       Date: August 27, 2026, 5:01 am
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       Vampire 3: What, are we supposed to care? He ask sarcastically.
       Vampire 1: Last chance, pal. Mind your business. It's not worth
       throwing your life away over some blood bag with freaky swamp
       witch doctor powers.
       Danae grit her teeth in irritation at the insult and at the pain
       she is in thanks to the poison. Swearing silently in Creole, she
       tries to conjure some magic but can bend a shadow with her
       magic. Her body language screaming to move and cause pain to her
       assailants.
       #Post#: 21181--------------------------------------------------
       Re: RP: Venom in the Neon Dark
   DIR By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin
       Date: August 27, 2026, 7:09 am
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       Hei: And exactly why are you after this woman? Maybe if you
       explained why, I might hear what you have to say. He says to the
       vampires sarcastically.
       Hei: Don't worry. I'm not going to let them take you. I just
       want to see if I can get information out of them before I kill
       them. He says telepathically to Danae. He then looks over at
       Danae as she tries to use her magic. Hei: Don't move. Whatever
       that poison is, it's affecting you pretty hard. I can handle
       these two, so don't worry. He says to Danae.
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