[tCotR] Niko Katic

[Sophia Moretti]

For a brief moment she had forgotten in her anger how she was dressed. Never again, though catching a flash here and there as she walked, she understood that Zodiac was making sure there would be proof down the road.

Just the perfect ending to this evening. Hopefully they would be able to kill the rogue tonight, because if not, then she would have to kill something in order to sooth her temper. Ignoring the woman's remarks, she concentrated on the weapons in front of her and chose two duffle bags from beneath the gleaming silver table tops. Feeling the fade portal suck the mystic in, she rolled her eyes at the comments and stuffed more ammo on top of the gun she had recently gotten. Velvet had been kind enough to help her with a gun issue, and this was a perfect time to see how straight this beautiful weapon could shoot through the rogues head.

Stepping through the fade portal, she eyed the Honeymead entrance where she had been dropped off at, the portal never quite depositing her where she needed. Being as the bag was not heavy, she got onto the train and used a brief telepathic glance at Zodiac to see she was at the Theater owned by the nitwit who had started this nonsense by siring someone who clearly could not handle being a vampire. Her eyes caught the news on the small train tv, reporting another more gruesome death. Great, the rogue was escalating his violence. Which meant either he would be drained by the time the women got there, or he would be even more juiced up, looking for the idiot to kill.

It was almost tempting, the thought of letting Enver actually get a bit of Tat for all the nonsense he had been doing in the last year or so. However, being as it was not quite so late at night, she just knew with her luck, there would be humans there and with his death, he would somehow expose them all.

These were the nights that she wondered why the in the name of god she gave a ****. Couldn't she just lay down this duty inside her and walk away. But she had always been an organized soul and disorganization, such as this society held in full bloom, begged for her to change it and create a better place for any worthy humans she chose to sire in the future.

"Great, I have a hero complex. I wonder if there is therapy for that." This was said with disgust as she stepped out at the Cherrydale exit and started walking towards the theater, hoping it had not been too long to miss the rogue already.

[Sophia Moretti]

----NIKO----

Adrenaline pumped through his system. He was so close to the theater now he could ******* taste his revenge.

Claws extended, he ignored the screaming from the humans he shoved aside here and there. Going up to the concession stand, he hooked a claw deep into the guy who was standing in front of the popcorn and yanked him to him.

The guy was crying, blubbering and offering up his wallet to him. Like he needed that junk.

"Where the **** is ENVER" He shouted into the guys face, saliva flying out of his mouth, as he threw the guy with one hand against the opposite wall. The screaming of the few humans was still ignored as he stomped over to the guy.

"Where is HE. TELL ME NOW."

Who gave a **** if he yelled. He was all powerful now. Let those assholes call the cops, in fact this time, after he carved Enver into pieces and took his ****, he laugh at them all as he killed them down.

The blubbering dumbass in front of him not answering him quickly enough, was picked up by two more claws and pulled close enough that he could sink his fangs into the guys face. He couldn't remembered if he had eaten before, but now seemed like a good time.

First Food.

Then Kicking Enver's ***.

Tossing the now dead guy aside, not seeing the rest of the blood pour out of the open wounds on his face. He started clawing at posters and ripping at cords of security camera's, making sure that asshole got a good look at the comeuppance heading towards him.

"I'm coming for you asshole!"

[Enver Marshall II]

When he made his way back to the theatre for the night, Enver hadn't imagined seeing him there. Either it never dawned on Enver that the guy would find out which places he owned, or Enver didn't think the guy wanted to find him. After all, he'd taken a cold shoulder to Enver after the male had relocated the hot headed drug lord to Harper Rock. Enver still wasn't sure why he brought the guy here, as Enver didn't feel any sort of emotional attachment to the guy (even Enver knew he was a dick), but if he'd given it any long term thought, it might have been due to the idea of leaving Niko there, as he was because of Enver, with no way of getting back out should he die, just didn't feel right to the male allurist.

So when he saw Niko in his theatre, the tall, male allurist stopped dead in his tracks. He looked left, then right and left again before he cleared his throat. It was easy to tell the male was having one of his hot headed moments again. Enver wasn't sure how the guy wasn't an allurist like him, but a telepath he hired had told him the guy was a killer. How he managed to get two of them under him was always a mystery, because of his view on death, but the male didn't question the order of things. A little part of him knew Melody being a killer made sense, given her career and her desire to keep her physique in the best shape possible. And the fact she was always wanting to kill anything just because it was a possible option.

"Niko." Enver started out as he made his move to the guy. A hand slapped his back, the male observing the area of his theatre and the damages done to it. Posters, security camera parts, food and drinks all over the place. Along with some clients that were not enjoying their experience in his theatre. "Rough night?" Enver asked slowly, not sure how to broach the male, but he knew he didn't want to piss him off either.

The prolonged silence should have been an alarm for Enver, but the male wasn't one to listen or watch for signs. Though he was tall, it didn't stop the other male from picking Enver up and tossing him half way across the theatre. Enver went crashing in to the glass concession stand, face first before he was assaulted with a showering of fists and feet anywhere they could connect.

[Zodiac]

She hit the ground running. Already her senses were reaching out and seeking the one they were hunting. Part of her always enjoyed this despite her normal sedate manner of existing. Like a grand game of hide-and-go-seek it was. Her bare feet barely making a sound as she ran North towards Cherrydale. Sophia was right. If this one did have the ability to hide itself it was ignorant of the fact or simply was not using their skills to their full potentials. A second push gave the gypsy a glimpse of where this one was hiding. Popcorn and candy bars. She had been there several times with Temperance in the past simply enjoying a movie. Why was the rogue there of all places? Sophia had mentioned Enver made this one. Was Enver helping him? Hiding him?

"Naughty," was her only thought as she slowed down and found herself in front of the theater. She knew Enver, a little bit at least. He had binded to Lelantos. This she knew. She had been the one to do the ritual for them. But outside of small talk at the gathering, all she knew was street talk on the subject of Enver. And when Lelantos had faded from things, she barely took note of Enver's doings because they did not cross her normal paths of business much-if at all.

As she approached, she saw several mortals running from the place as if their lives depended on it. Zodiac slipped into shadows as she eased the door open and entered the theater. Her eyes saw the damaged foyer and torn posters strewn about. She held her spot for a few seconds before peeking out and around more. A body laid behind the concession stand and she could hear the sounds of a movie playing in one of the theaters.

A body came flying towards her. Invisible in shadows, the girl sidestepped as it hit the concessions counter and broke it all to hell. Footsteps were following quickly. A glance at the counter revealed a somewhat shaken Enver trying to pull himself free. Her eyes shifted as a second man pounced on the fallen vampire. His attack was crude, brutal and savage. No matter what Enver did, this guy had the advantage and showed no signs of stopping. Enver was definitely not hiding him, but rather more of a Enver needs to hide from him situation playing out in front of her.

"Found him!" She sent the location to Sophia as her shadows dropped. The man's back was to her so she stepped closer and placed her fingers in the corners of her mouth. An ear piercing whistle caught the vampire's attention and caused him to turn and face the small girl behind him. Zodiac smiled her most disarming smile as he puzzled her sudden appearance before lifting her Psylen and pulling the trigger. The man was tossed backwards from the impact to his shoulder. The gypsy advanced, passing Enver without a glance-her full focus on the rogue now rising back to his feet. She was in what she called Ty Mode now. The only thing that mattered was the mark in front of her as she fired again.

[Sophia Moretti]

The telepathic message came to her just as she finally had the theater in sight down the street.

"Almost there."

Her reply was simple and quiet, being as she had gotten the edge of the woman's emotion of beginning to release into her system.

Using the vampire strength she had been building up recently, she ran flat out for the theater, not wanting to miss this kill. It had been a bitter regret in the past to get to a fight with rogues late and not even get a shot. But this one was hers. Not just because it was a childe of a well known defector from the masquerade, but because deep inside the need to fix the problem with society started with this. Ground work. Kill them one by one and let them know consequences were there to be had.

However lately it seemed, some of the more adjusted rogues had seen death to the shadow realm as a picnic. This of course would have to be addressed sooner or later.

Getting inside the theater, she heard bullets hitting flesh and saw the back of Zodiac. Setting the duffle bags of weapons under one of the fallen posters and out of sight from the distracted rogue, she hooked a knife to ankle, cursing at the dress she had forgotten to take off. Attaching a second gun to ankle holster, she took out the gun Velvet had given her and sighted the blood drenched vampire.

She ignored the fallen vampire, because really Enver being knocked out was less then what he truly deserved and moved to the side of Zodiac so her bullets would not hit the woman. It was a brief reminder of the old days when they had worked in tandem against other rogues.

Her gun fired a shot and an actual smile smoothed over the woman's face at the explosion of blood from the rogues leg. This was a very nice gun. Compliments would have to be sent to Velvet after this was over.

[Sophia Moretti]

-Niko-

"ROUGH night?"

The words were almost choked out as he threw the ******** away from him. Thanks to this asshole he had been kept by force in this messed up Canadian city. This was not where his business and everything he wanted to do was at. No this was some backass place that he'd been visiting for a quick jaunt in searching out the actor who had made him money, before becoming stuck here.

"You TOOK MY PASSPORT. ******* made me into this ...whatever the hell I am ..thing. And you have the balls to say rough night. Used up has been fucktard."

The words were spit out as he went over to kick him in the ribs. Just as he finished that, he felt a brief sting in his shoulder that pushed him backwards. Turning around he saw some small chick firing at him. He managed to stumble towards the right to get away from her other bullet when he felt another sting in his leg. He ended up on one knee. He might have normally been freaking the **** out if he hadn't realized in the last few nights that he was a god. He couldn't be killed. Hell the other people like the cops, had tried it and failed. And these two hookers weren't going to be able to do it either. All it took was some blood and he'd be good as new.

"**** you!"

That shouted at them, he ignored the pain and ran towards one of the theaters, the noise assaulted him for a moment, but he found a few people still in here. Running and feeling the blood come out faster down his leg and shoulder, he jumped on one of the people who had turned around to complain about the light coming in. Biting the guys shoulder, he started sucking in blood as fast as he could. He grinned despite the rage still beating at his brain, he was invincible. Now if he could just get his passport, he could get the **** out of this place and go take over hollywood.

That would show those studio execs who the **** was boss. He ignored the commotion of people screaming and running out, as he got up from the awkward angle and went after one of the runners hoping to get more blood before those two dumb chicks found him.

[Zodiac]

Sophia arrived and dropped into a similar mode as well. Neither of them were firing wild, but making every shot count as best they could. The rogue snarled and retorted with a classic comment before suddenly zipping past them almost too fast for the eye to see. "Oh joy. A killer. Mad bastards-the lot of them!" Zodiac saw the door slowly closing before more screaming began inside. She glanced at her partner and gave her a quick impression of what she thought they should do. If they could cover the exits, this Niko clown would have no where to go except through them. She would run across to the emergency exit side while Sophia could hold point to the main entrance. Between them, they should be able to catch this one in a cross fire.

As the mystic opened the door to the theater, several people ran into her trying to escape. She cursed and tried to roll with the flow until the last stragglers ran past her and then ran inside. In the silver light casted by the now ignored movie she saw him. Latched onto someone's throat like a dog would worry a bone. She quick stepped to the far isle and approached. This one was more rabid dog than vampire, judging by the way he was acting. The person in his grip was either dead or soon would be and the rest of the patrons had vanished. She was almost tempted to peek into his thoughts. Perhaps see what had sent him into this mindless rage. Even try to talk him down, but her own sense of calm was balancing on an edge now and to immerse herself into whatever was going on in his mind would not be a good idea all things considered.

Calmly, she worked her way within range. The Psylen now pocketed in favor of her custom weapon. "Think about the shot, but don't over think it." familiar words came to mind as she took aim, balanced herself. "No," she sent her thoughts direct and loud into the killer's mind. "**** you," she smirked as she squeezed the trigger and watched the side of the rogue's head jerk from the impact. Blood and bits of flesh casted in odd lights in the glow from the movie still playing to an empty house.

[Sophia Moretti]

Her lips curled in disgust at the obvious fact that this creature was everything she despised about the rogues in this city. His sense of entitlement was clear on his face, and the fact that he thought he could escape them was laughable.

However chasing after this creature was a pain in the neck, considering she had forgotten to change her slutty outfit wear. So now she was stuck in this dress, chasing an idiot rogue through a theater of a man she despised.

After this she was going to need a bottle of wine. Forget one glass.

Kicking off the heels, she ran barefoot over the glass and other destroyed pieces of the theater. Wounds healing even as she ran through the theater door behind Zodiac.

It was pleasing to see his head jerk back as Zodiac got a head shot. But with the way he was grabbing humans and sucking down their blood, he would be fine in a few moments. She wasn't the greatest shot despite her continuous practicing but that did not mean she could not aid Zodiac in her shooting. However right now called for something that she did excel at. Confusion and pacifying the enemy.

Readying herself, she used her telepathic abilities to dip into his mind and help her allurist powers take affect. Casting confusion these days took little effort and made it easier to take a moment to settle herself before she took out her gun and aimed for his groin area. She missed the inside of the thigh but managed to wound the outside of his thigh, a shower of blood and pieces of bone flying from the wound.

She rarely spoke during battle, but this was necessary information. "With confusion, we can shoot his legs out and finish him easier. That keeps him from using his killer powers to escape."

[Sophia Moretti]

-Niko-

Draining that human, he tossed the body away before grabbing another. He could feel them getting closer, but he needed at least one more before using his god like power to run upstairs and find his passport. It was a small regret he couldn't kill that asshole Enver but he'd **** him up later. Nobody said he couldn't come back to this stick in the mud place and kick his ***.

He'd only gotten a small amount of blood in his mouth when he heard the bullet come at him. They said **** slowed down when bullets came at you, but figures "they" would be wrong.

All he felt was the impact and then a strange voice say **** you in his head. His fangs were latched on and he didn't want to stop the blood, so he kept drinking before the tossing this body aside too and then turning around snarling.

"******* bitches. I'm a GOD. You can't hurt me!"

Well he was hurt but he was still alive wasn't he and after a shot to the head, now he knew he was god. Another person passed within hand range and he grabbed them, thinking to use them as a shield as he drained them. They covered half his body as he slammed his fangs into them and drained more blood.

Before he could toss them aside and run past these gun toting hookers, he suddenly shook as his body was wracked with dizziness. His eyes were unfocused. He still held the human closed, but couldn't seem to get his **** together. Even the sting on his leg didn't cause him to react. Stumbling back, he still held the human half in front of him and rubbed his head.

A clear mutter was heard "****..gotta get my **** together..passport..******* take over every.."

[Zodiac]

"There but for the grace of the Goddess go I." Zodiac thought as she heard the man declare his 'godhood' to them. It would have been so easy to get swept up into such a delusion as that all things considered. She had already been grounded in reality when it came to powers thanks to her grandmother's teachings when alive, so she never bought into such a self deception like that once she was turned. He mentioned a passport and she wondered where did he think he was going to. Hadn't Enver even tried to tell this one anything?

"Then forgive us 'Divine' one, for the Goddesses have come to put you in your proper place." she sent the thought into his mind as another of her shots found its mark. Both of them has sent several bullets into the man's legs to make his skill at Celerity almost useless. The fact he was still upright was impressive, but she could feel the waves of hatred almost pouring out of him like a storm. What was his story? Any attempt to find out now would be pointless. It was going to be a nightmare to put a lid on the damage he had already caused, let alone try to make him calm down and talk.

"I'm sorry," her thoughts found the mind of the innocent the vampire was trying to use as a meat shield as the gypsy pulled the trigger. The human's head erupted in blood and brain matter from the impact. Now the body was dead weight in the man's grip and he would either be forced to drop it or burn more of his fading energy to keep it in place. It was an act of mercy as Zodiac saw it. People who were turned in such situations usually ended up just as bad, or worse, than the ones who made them. A glance to the side told her Sophia was doing as she was. The pair was slowly advancing. Boxing him in as their combined shots began to take their toll. Even if he managed to pull away, by now he would be unable to feed properly. Several more shots and she paused. Her aim never leaving the man as she nodded to Sophia. It was her hunt, after all.

"Finish this, and then I want the lowdown on why I finally see you in hooker heels." her thoughts were teasing, but the look on her face was total business.