CHAPTER THREE ♔ what's done in the dark will be brought to the light

[wynn]

♬ god's gonna cut you down - johnny cash

WHO || The Knights
WHAT || The aftermath of Chapter 2
WHERE || London, England and variou
WHEN || Evening of June 7th --> onwards
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

In less than twenty-four hours, everything has turned on its head.

A Knight and her allies were kidnapped by Iscariot agents for execution in Rome, barely escaping with their lives.

A mission meant to free one Knight from the influence of a dark god succeeded - at the price of another's life.

A simple recon mission at a Keijen Blade concert nearly led to two Knights committing mind-controlled suicide in front of an eager crowd.

Several Knights went to see Draken Crombe, leader of the Church of the Lord's Humanity, speak in person, and learned just how sinister his religion's dogma is.

A call from Sir Hathaway alerted Wynn to the escape of the doppelganger from the Knight's dungeons, an escape perhaps aided by Elena Gilbert.

A demigod interrupted what might have been a simple smash and grab retrieval of an artifact.

And most horrific of all, in the middle of the night, hundreds of Shadowkind in New York City awoke, and walked in a mindless trance down to the Hudson River to drown themselves. Only the quick thinking and combined efforts of the Knights present and their allies prevented all of them from succeeding.

Beset on all sides, a dark time awaits for the Knighthood - who were already suffering from the capture of Dragon's Claw Sir Thomas Bancroft at the hands of their long time enemy Dimitris Sarandis of Andres Isle.

In times such as these, the light can be difficult to find. Hope itself seems somewhere just out of reach.

Comments

[bigbad]

Yeah. What? [Considering his name's one of the only things he remembers from his life before, he's pretty defensive of it.] Better name than yours. "Dean" sounds like you ought to be an administrator at some university.

[likedillinger]

Those gold star comebacks part of the training program over in Jolly Ol'?

[bigbad]

Shagging in bathrooms part of yours?

[Cause I guess this is after that...]

[likedillinger]

Think I'd take mine over yours, any day.

[bigbad]

Lucky you. Next time try and do it quietly. Some of us can hear too bloody well.

[likedillinger]

Didn't think we were that loud.

[bigbad]

[He waves a hand over his ear.] Vampire ears. I'd have heard you no matter what. [+20 listen check, bitch.] And you were that loud. Reckon even the humans heard you.

[likedillinger]

You're a vamp? Just how many bloodsuckers does Wynn keep on his payroll, anyway?

[bigbad]

Bugger if I know. We don't exactly have weekly blood addicts anonymous meetings.

[likedillinger]

So where'd he pick you up?

[bigbad]

California a few years back.

[likedillinger]

Not workin' for the monster mob, I hope.

[bigbad]

[What.] Why would I work for a monster mob?

[likedillinger]

Long story. Never mind.

[bigbad]

Not like I'm asking if you're part of the human mob. [A beat.] ...you're not, right?

[likedillinger]

Why? Is a vamp afraid of cement shoes?

[bigbad]

Just not interested in adding any more rogues to our gallery.

[likedillinger]

If the boss doesn't care, why should you?

[bigbad]

Boss won't be the one fighting you should things go sour. Not that I'm opposed, mind you. I just like knowing what I'm getting into.

[likedillinger]

Your business relationships usually end with attempted murder?

[bigbad]

Can't be too careful these days.

[likedillinger]

Funny. I usually have the same philosophy about working with the fanged crowd.

[bigbad]

We're hardly a crowd. Everyone else here has heartbeats.

[likedillinger]

Which means I'll keep a special eye just on you.

[bigbad]

Flattered, mate, but I don't swing that way. I know a bloke that'd appreciate it more, though. I can introduce you when we get to the castle.