Grimm had nothing on us...( SS trouble in the deep closed )
Posted: 03 Jun 2016, 16:56
"Get out." he said as he walked into his condo. Workers scattered, dropping tools into bins, tossing plastic over half finished projects, filing past him with deep bows of heads as they made their way out of the renovation site. He didn't spare any a thought, simply glanced to Bertram and upon receiving a look denoting daily success, the construction crew was let to leave unmolested. Normally he would have been pleased he didn't have to disappear another crew member, capturing minds and bending them to his will was taxing to this degree and need... tonight however he was otherwise occupied. Too occupied to diddle with the changes being done to his condo.
His feet were lightly tread and his walk graceful as he maneuvered through the areas in disarray, the formal entry almost nonexistent as his fiance Mortll's condo downstairs was combined with his own to create an enormous space of luxury and decadence. Allurist were a pleasure to watch in general, beauty and grace their bread and butter, but Lorenzo took it to an art form. Years of training with his human father and the international mercenary hive combined with his Italy-born mafia princess mother had created a sleek and deadly child. Looking back at his recent past it really was no surprise his Sire Nikolae Dragomir had laid gaze upon him and then happily killed him.
Lorenzo Dragomir was nothing if not an overachieving asshole.
"Bertram, redirect all correspondence to Lark, " he said as he slipped behind his unmolested desk. He switched on the AI tower and the soft female voice with an accent that matched his own, uptown London, welcomed him to her circuit and wire bossom. "Lark send me the letter from Crestwall." already putting in his ear bud, flicking the blue tooth on, Lark's voice telling him it was done sounded now only to him. He turned in the large leather office chair, looking out of the wall of plate glass behind his desk while Bertram poured him a whiskey and lit his cigar. "Thank you, Bertram. Have the car prepared to leave within the hour."
"Open the file," he told Lark, his gaze upon the city skyline though he didn't register it really. His mind was on the new construction site downtown goings-on that made even the lowest, meanest vampire's eyebrows raise...
Or at least it should be raising brows.
It never ceased to appall the Dragon the lack of care from most of the other echelons of vampire in this city... happy to kill each other and scrabble for thug crumbs. Boorish at best, downright idiotic at worst... it was no wonder other supernaturals saw them as nothing more than beasts. He couldn't even disagree with that sentiment. He for one was getting tired of waiting around letting them kill each other into some sense. It just wasn't happening. They died for the same things over and over... and it seemed to Enzo that perhaps true eternal life in this place wasn't really a blessing at all...
Shaking his head slightly he focused on the letter that was being read to him via Lark. It was from one of his investigators, hired on by Dragonal, and on the face of it put to work in the HR department.
In reality, the HR department had an entirely different job description, one that kept Enzo and his board of directors thumbs on the pulse of not only this city, but as much information about other supernatural occurrences throughout the world. He wanted to be the first to know if there was any other place in the world like Harpers Rock, or if one developed... not to mention the lost history they searched for, the other supernaturals they needed to keep tabs on... it really was one of his busiest departments, and each employee had been carefully hand picked and trained.
It had taken ages, but it was well worth it. His magical division headed by Mortll and Matilda was phenomenal to behold, Sorcerers and Sorceresses from all over the world were being added weekly to the roster, he had quite the list of true players in their game of mirrors. Dragomir and Dragonal were being poised to withstand the coming storms, and they were coming thanks to the actions of creatures that were supposed to have skills in patience and foresight, what with eternity looming before them...
laughable.
"...Hebigumo Foundation's new site has been undergoing intense construction, completely closed to public view. Work has been going on with explosions being contained to small tremors and well controlled... most likely underground to be so well maintained and muffled. We have been unable to get any aerial view, they have it well covered. Two guards at all times on the only entrance, random changes day and night so we have been unable to pin a pattern down. Trucks for dirt and debris removal come in at all hours and are carefully scrutinized before being let in. We have not observed any others entering or leaving the site outside of the mentioned trucks, which leads us to believe either portals or other magics are being used for construction crews."
Which of course meant the construction crews were either thralled or magical in nature themselves. Which meant even should they get inside the cordoned off area there would be dangers galore for any team.
The allurist ran his thumb over his meticulously kept short beard, deep in thought as the correspondence wound to a close. "Delete message Lark. Pull up hologram map."
From the AI tower sprung a beam of light that widened into a 3D map viewable from all sides. Lorenzo looked at the area the Hebigumo Corporation was located, noting the surrounding buildings, traffic patterns and roads, other construction sites and lastly the sewer entrances. "Lark send a message to the chairman with this information and request he meet me at the Dragomir Temple" Enzo knew Doc would want to know what was going on here, the same need to know that the dragon had himself. "Lark call Nikolae."
It had finally become unavoidable. A dance with the Fae... he had known it was coming, known moves had been made for ages now making ready the chess board. Damned if he wasn't going to counter with moves of his own. Dragons were Kings and Queens who drank liquid villainy from the skulls of their enemies. Lorenzo would see that they drank from the heads of fae while wearing seduction and death like a cloak. "Bertram, I'm ready to leave." He stood then and flipped his Bluetooth to his cell phone as it rang his sire. Already walking out the door the Dragon made his way to his waiting car though his condo was walking distance to the Temple... he didn't want to be overheard by anything, including strays and homeless...
He didn't need to be told even the rats could rat you out.
His feet were lightly tread and his walk graceful as he maneuvered through the areas in disarray, the formal entry almost nonexistent as his fiance Mortll's condo downstairs was combined with his own to create an enormous space of luxury and decadence. Allurist were a pleasure to watch in general, beauty and grace their bread and butter, but Lorenzo took it to an art form. Years of training with his human father and the international mercenary hive combined with his Italy-born mafia princess mother had created a sleek and deadly child. Looking back at his recent past it really was no surprise his Sire Nikolae Dragomir had laid gaze upon him and then happily killed him.
Lorenzo Dragomir was nothing if not an overachieving asshole.
"Bertram, redirect all correspondence to Lark, " he said as he slipped behind his unmolested desk. He switched on the AI tower and the soft female voice with an accent that matched his own, uptown London, welcomed him to her circuit and wire bossom. "Lark send me the letter from Crestwall." already putting in his ear bud, flicking the blue tooth on, Lark's voice telling him it was done sounded now only to him. He turned in the large leather office chair, looking out of the wall of plate glass behind his desk while Bertram poured him a whiskey and lit his cigar. "Thank you, Bertram. Have the car prepared to leave within the hour."
"Open the file," he told Lark, his gaze upon the city skyline though he didn't register it really. His mind was on the new construction site downtown goings-on that made even the lowest, meanest vampire's eyebrows raise...
Or at least it should be raising brows.
It never ceased to appall the Dragon the lack of care from most of the other echelons of vampire in this city... happy to kill each other and scrabble for thug crumbs. Boorish at best, downright idiotic at worst... it was no wonder other supernaturals saw them as nothing more than beasts. He couldn't even disagree with that sentiment. He for one was getting tired of waiting around letting them kill each other into some sense. It just wasn't happening. They died for the same things over and over... and it seemed to Enzo that perhaps true eternal life in this place wasn't really a blessing at all...
Shaking his head slightly he focused on the letter that was being read to him via Lark. It was from one of his investigators, hired on by Dragonal, and on the face of it put to work in the HR department.
In reality, the HR department had an entirely different job description, one that kept Enzo and his board of directors thumbs on the pulse of not only this city, but as much information about other supernatural occurrences throughout the world. He wanted to be the first to know if there was any other place in the world like Harpers Rock, or if one developed... not to mention the lost history they searched for, the other supernaturals they needed to keep tabs on... it really was one of his busiest departments, and each employee had been carefully hand picked and trained.
It had taken ages, but it was well worth it. His magical division headed by Mortll and Matilda was phenomenal to behold, Sorcerers and Sorceresses from all over the world were being added weekly to the roster, he had quite the list of true players in their game of mirrors. Dragomir and Dragonal were being poised to withstand the coming storms, and they were coming thanks to the actions of creatures that were supposed to have skills in patience and foresight, what with eternity looming before them...
laughable.
"...Hebigumo Foundation's new site has been undergoing intense construction, completely closed to public view. Work has been going on with explosions being contained to small tremors and well controlled... most likely underground to be so well maintained and muffled. We have been unable to get any aerial view, they have it well covered. Two guards at all times on the only entrance, random changes day and night so we have been unable to pin a pattern down. Trucks for dirt and debris removal come in at all hours and are carefully scrutinized before being let in. We have not observed any others entering or leaving the site outside of the mentioned trucks, which leads us to believe either portals or other magics are being used for construction crews."
Which of course meant the construction crews were either thralled or magical in nature themselves. Which meant even should they get inside the cordoned off area there would be dangers galore for any team.
The allurist ran his thumb over his meticulously kept short beard, deep in thought as the correspondence wound to a close. "Delete message Lark. Pull up hologram map."
From the AI tower sprung a beam of light that widened into a 3D map viewable from all sides. Lorenzo looked at the area the Hebigumo Corporation was located, noting the surrounding buildings, traffic patterns and roads, other construction sites and lastly the sewer entrances. "Lark send a message to the chairman with this information and request he meet me at the Dragomir Temple" Enzo knew Doc would want to know what was going on here, the same need to know that the dragon had himself. "Lark call Nikolae."
It had finally become unavoidable. A dance with the Fae... he had known it was coming, known moves had been made for ages now making ready the chess board. Damned if he wasn't going to counter with moves of his own. Dragons were Kings and Queens who drank liquid villainy from the skulls of their enemies. Lorenzo would see that they drank from the heads of fae while wearing seduction and death like a cloak. "Bertram, I'm ready to leave." He stood then and flipped his Bluetooth to his cell phone as it rang his sire. Already walking out the door the Dragon made his way to his waiting car though his condo was walking distance to the Temple... he didn't want to be overheard by anything, including strays and homeless...
He didn't need to be told even the rats could rat you out.