VtM Part Two - The Owl's Debt

Fourier

They eventually split into four pairs. The lower floor has several rooms, which they are still sweeping.

OOC: The estate is sort of four bungalows attached to a two story house. Only the main house that you are in has an upstairs.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

They eventually split into four pairs. The lower floor has several rooms, which they are still sweeping.

OOC: The estate is sort of four bungalows attached to a two story house. Only the main house that you are in has an upstairs.

Lysander waits until the pairs are in seperate rooms then steps downstairs. He moves silently towards the closest room and listens. When they are checking the back of the room, he enters.

OOC: Shroud of Night at these two, encase and crush.

Fourier

The shadows spring up from beneath their feet and soundlessly pulverise them.

They release the bodies slowly, the viscera sliding onto the floor to ensure no sound is made.

Necro

After checking the viscera for any items still of use, Lysander listens at the door to try and find the location of the 6 remaining heartbeats.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

After checking the viscera for any items still of use, Lysander listens at the door to try and find the location of the 6 remaining heartbeats.

Lysander finds a submachine gun and a high caliber pistol, in addition to the grenades which are incendiary.

Two of the six are a good bit away, but four are returning in his direction.

From here he can see the first pair entering the kitchen, across the hall from the sitting room he is in.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

Lysander finds a submachine gun and a high caliber pistol, in addition to the grenades which are incendiary.

Two of the six are a good bit away, but four are returning in his direction.

From here he can see the first pair entering the kitchen, across the hall from the sitting room he is in.

Lysander again manipulates the shadows into the form of a small child. He lets out a small childish giggle and sends the shadow running past the kitchen.

Fourier

The pair let out a stream of gunfire, shattering plates in the kitchen and hitting the hall near the stairs.

The run out, one with his gun pointed up the stairs, the other pointing into the sitting room. He sees the sticky viscera and begins to speak into his radio.

"Gamma? Repond?"

OOC: Layout

Necro

Lysander smirks and removes a pin from one of the grenades and hurls it into the hallway, diving to the far side of the sitting room away from the door.

Fourier

The resulting blast melts the sitting room and kitchen walls. The pair barely managed a "What the fuk!" before the conflagration engulfed them.

The fire sets the sitting room near the door alight. Looking out the sitting room window to the front of the house, Lysander sees another car pull in, two men with large swords and crossbows step out. He knows the gear, hunters.

The fire burns deep into his beasts eyes. It fears flame more than anything except the sun.

OOC: Frenzy check

Fourier

OOC: Passed

Lysander stares into the flame, his iron will caging the beast, though his tendons twitch in an initial attempt to move his rational mind is simply too strong.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Passed

Lysander stares into the flame, his iron will caging the beast, though his tendons twitch in an initial attempt to move his rational mind is simply too strong.

OOC: Kinda reminds me of this

Fourier

The hunters outside take note of the fire and converge on the window.

One holds up a cross in Lysander's direction. They do not attempt to break in just yet.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

The hunters outside take note of the fire and converge on the window.

One holds up a cross in Lysander's direction. They do not attempt to break in just yet.

Lysander looks for any other exits before strafing towards the side of the window furthest away from the fire, assault rifle in his hands.

Fourier

There does not seem to be any other exits. The fire with its intense light creates deep shadows that naturally hide Lysander as he reaches the right side of the window.

The hunters clearly do not see him as he crosses the room, staring in utterly confused.

OOC: Knowledge of Lasombra is very poor among hunters, you would expect them not to know or even suspect what you are doing

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

There does not seem to be any other exits. The fire with its intense light creates deep shadows that naturally hide Lysander as he reaches the right side of the window.

The hunters clearly do not see him as he crosses the room, staring in utterly confused.

OOC: Knowledge of Lasombra is very poor among hunters, you would expect them not to know or even suspect what you are doing

Lysander draws the shadows towards him, drawing on the darkest powers known to him - before encasing himself within them.
OOC: Black Metamorphosis

He then dives through the window, snarling and lashing out shadow tentacles at the nearest hunters.

Fourier

One of the Hunters goes insane at the sight of Lysander's Metamorphosis form, Lysander follows up by drilling into his mind and twisting that raw fear into a form of awe. His eyes go red and he foams at the mouth.

"Blood for the shadow god, we have no right to assault the hallowed one!"

He swings his blade at the other, a quick back and forth of blows and parries takes place.

"Pierre, what on Earth? It's in your head" the one who is still sane shouts before he stabs his rabid brother-in-arms through the stomach.

He has no time to mourn as Lysander's tendrils of shadow lash out, edges as hard as steel. He fends off the first two with rapid counter strikes and a side step, but the upper tentacles descend on him from above. Their tapered ends piercing into his shoulders, severing the arteries that feed the arms.

Both hunters bleed out rapidly, but not before the tendrils scoop up some blood for Lysander and pass it into his gullet.

OOC: Hunter blood +2 strength until next feed and greater resistance to mental control (no fixed affect, up to me)

Necro

Lysander, still encased in shadow looks around him and listens for any more heartbeats.

Fourier

The car the hunters arrived in has three rapid heartbeats within it. The pace and sound typical of extreme fear.

Necro

Lysander leaves the building behind him but strafes to the shadows nearby. He makes his way towards the car slowly and stealthily.

Fourier

He makes it to the car, which is currently locked.

Inside he can hear voices.

"...far beyond what we were told..."

"...the Striges...it will kill us..."

He hears one beginning to climb into the front seat.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

He makes it to the car, which is currently locked.

Inside he can hear voices.

"...far beyond what we were told..."

"...the Striges...it will kill us..."

He hears one beginning to climb into the front seat.

Lysander releases the shadow encloaking him and pushes it onto the car, aiming to crush it completely and those within.

Fourier

Not even the bending of the metal can be heard through the Shroud of Night.

When the shadows pour off, the crushed wreckage of the car leaks blood.

Necro

Lysander turns around and surveys the scene before making quietly for where he last sighted the Sheriff.

Fourier

The house behind him is beginning to go up in flame. The remaining soldiers within are all near the grenade blast point, probably investigating.

Heading to the bushes, he sees the Sheriff. Skull broken open and half healed. She's been attempting to close the wound, but her body seems to have been riddled with bullets before she could.

She now lies in torpor.

OOC: Resolve + Composure to resist Diablerie temptation, if you want to

Necro

OOC: Rolled to attempt to resist, not sure if it will be good enough.

Fourier

OOC: Taking in the motive you mentioned in the exposition

Lysander can feel the taste of the heartsblood on his lips.

He presses his hands into her skull, the beast screaming for him to drink. He concentrates on his need for the heartsblood. Binding Clarissa is of paramount importance, perhaps the Sheriff is potent enough.

He grinds his teeth, clenches his fist and closes his eyes.

The craving subsides. When he opens his eyes, he sees he has completely crushed the Sheriff's skull, her brains lying on the grass.

Luckily the damage is not quite lethal, she still lives in torpor.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Taking in the motive you mentioned in the exposition

Lysander can feel the taste of the heartsblood on his lips.

He presses his hands into her skull, the beast screaming for him to drink. He concentrates on his need for the heartsblood. Binding Clarissa is of paramount importance, perhaps the Sheriff is potent enough.

He grinds his teeth, clenches his fist and closes his eyes.

The craving subsides. When he opens his eyes, he sees he has completely crushed the Sheriff's skull, her brains lying on the grass.

Luckily the damage is not quite lethal, she still lives in torpor.

Lysander lifts the body of the Sheriff and carries her to his car quietly. The remainder of the hunters can live, for now at least.

Fourier

As he approaches, Bronwen gets out and opens the backdoor on the left handside for him.

"Wow! Can you lot live from that?"

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

As he approaches, Bronwen gets out and opens the backdoor on the left handside for him.

"Wow! Can you lot live from that?"

'Yes, although it will take a lot for her to recover. Had I left her there in the grass she would have been burned alive at sunrise. We must make for home, Bronwen. And somehow contact the owl.'

Lysander places the Sheriff's body into the backseat and closes the door before getting into the drivers seat himself.

Fourier

OOC: Just to repeat the territories



Along the coast the territories North to South are Malkavian, Toreador and Gangrel. Inland North to South are Brujah, Tremere and Ventrue.

You're leaving Toreador in Inglewood, going to Ventrue in Downey and so cross through Compton

The car starts and they pull out of the driveway.

They are halfway to their home in Ventrue territory when, driving past a gas station on Alondra Boulevard, two black cars pulls out and two hunters lean out the windows firing at Lysander's car with submachine guns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEFUCm9a7r4

OOC: Drive roll, Dexterity + Drive (4 dice) Spending 1 Vitae will make it 6 dice from blood surge