Thread: Shadows in the Neon Night: A cyberpunk World of Darkness

DamningTheHeavens said Joe had gone from an angry, bored, insignificant little man to an ambitious Brujah Camarilla full of fire and drive. It wasnt long after earning Neonate status that his mentor Gwen took him straight to the fight. Blood, fire, and the stench of dead on all sides filled the night of his first battle. It took place in a warehouse in the business district of a disputed part of the city. Sabbat clansmen and Camarilla began filing in, weapons and Disciplines at the ready to determine who would drive who from the feeding grounds of the upper west side of the city. It was the first time he met Brujah antitribu, and the first time he bashed ones skull in on a concrete support. The battle itself gave him no rush, no excitement, but the feeling of knowing he was doing this for a cause he had actually come to believe him gave him the greatest feeling hed had since he was young. He might be undead, but he felt alive and full of purpose. After he was done slaughtering what was, in vampire lineage, a distant cousin, he pulled the knife from the dead mans hand and pounced upon another. He got a bit of tunnel vision as the blood and the screams drowned out his thoughts, so he didnt see the new threat that had emerged in the darkness. He snapped back into rational thought as he felt himself get tugged off of the body by Gwen, and as his hearing returned to normal he could hear her shouting at him. God damn ball-licking motherfuckers crashing the party. Fucking Bone Gnawer pieces of shit. Might as well be in the sewers with the god damn Nosferatu! She shoved him into the adjacent room, tossing a molotov cocktail at a lumbering Crinos form Garou as she slammed the door, shoving her back into it. Fuck the Sabbat for now. Take this. Silver bullets. Were gonna fuck up any puppies that make their way through that door. She handed him a tactical machine pistol, set with an extended mag of silver bullets. She pulled out one of her own, and chambered a round. No fucking spray and pray, Joe. Got it? Silver is god damn expensive and we cant afford to miss much. The door jumped forward a bit, but she pushed harder against it. This was a lot to take in, but Gwen hadnt steered him wrong yet. He chambered a round and nodded, signifying he was ready. Okay. Lets put them down. Gwen stepped away from the door and dropped to a knee in front of Joe. If something bad went down, she could take a Garou hand to hand easier than Joe could, so shed engage the beast first. Seconds later, the wood exploded under the strike of a Garous claws. He laughed as he stepped forward, but both Gwen and Joe emptied a short burst into him, and his expression turned grim as he felt the silver tear through everything he was. The puppy went down, shifting into the form of a human as he slumped down. More and more Garou tried to pour through the door, more valiant than intelligent. After downing 4 more beasts, the rest ran off, knowing they werent getting into that choke point. Gwen sighed in relief, taking the gun back from Joe. Fun night? Joe laughed and nodded as Gwen got to her feet. Fuck. That went sideways real quick. I doubt any of ours that stayed survived. Come back to my place for the day. Well talk to some Camarilla leaders tomorrow night, yeah? Joe walked beside his sire, his mind still reeling from what had happened, but feeling happy about how and what hed done. Click to expand... Yeah, alright boss, Joe said walking alongside her. It was a lot to take in. This was Joe's first encounter with a werewolf. Sure he heard stories upon being inducted. But stories do not do them justice. Joe could tear through sheet metal with his bare hands and he was afraid of that thing that came at him in the warehouse. If it were not for those silver bullets, Joe was sure he would of been ground hamburger. Then a question came to him. Are werewolves common enough that you carry Silver bullets just in case? Are there any thing else besides vampires and werewolves running about? Joe asked Gwen. He was burning with curiosity as they walked. It seemed they reached her apartment.