nextgen_misc (nextgen_misc) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-27 21:44:00

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gregory price, inactive - gene kalso, inactive - karen lynch, inactive - matt walker, inactive - michelle clarke, inactive - shelly drumm, inactive - vincent vasquez, plot-"baptism of shadows", team - midnight sons

The Beginning of the End of the Beginning of the End
The room is lit by flickering candlelight. A young woman, bound and gagged, lies on the table, struggling against her restraints. She's still wearing the clothes she wore when she was taken from the street, a short purple miniskirt, a tight shirt offering ample cleavage, and knee-high boots. Around her, men and women wearing black hooded robes chant in profane Latin. Outside the central circle, several cultists writhe and moan together, as pleasures of the flesh mingle with terror, horror, and blood: all that is life. Pleasure and pain, intermingling.

"Dark Lord Satan... hear our prayer," one hooded man declares, stepping up to the altar and looming over the bound woman. "We make this offering in service of you... and of your most powerful servant on Earth."

He raises a dagger. The girl's eyes flash in terror. "This offering will be sanctified in blood and flesh."

He plunges the dagger down towards her chest, and the woman tries to scream through her gag. But he stops, inches from her chest.

He looks at her, seeing the sweat, seeing her blood flow. Perfect. He hands the dagger to one hooded figure by his side, and another hands him a strange device -- two tubes connected to two small piercing needles. Her heightened pulse will make this work all the easier.

He stabs her in the neck with the needles, and the tubes begin to fill with blood, pumping her vital fluids elsewhere.

"May her blood sate your hunger, Lord, until you bring your servant back to us. Let our offering to you be received with glory."

It takes some time for the two needles to drain enough blood to be missed, even with a powerful pump providing a fair amount of suction. Still, after several minutes, the woman loses consciousness... and some time later, she stops breathing.

Thirty minutes after her death, a black car pulls up to an alley near the street corner where the woman once worked. Two men get out of the car, open the trunk, and drop the woman out in the alley. A homeless woman, hidden among blankets and refuse, eyes them carefully, but is certain not to reveal herself -- she doesn't want any trouble.

She will not be missed. Police never investigate dead women of her profession, not with any real effort. She's a case that is never solved, particularly with the cult's contacts on the police force.

But others will notice. Others will investigate...

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small_but_tough
2010-04-28 03:57 am UTC (link)

Lynch had only been working with the Chicago police department for a couple days and was still in the process of getting their version of special investigations set up. When they told her that she would be doing this from scratch they met it and things have been hectic for the newest Lieutenant of the CPD. While she was a bit upset about how the SI was going to once again be the dumping ground for politically black listed cops again but at least she had power now and could get information to the good cops that could help and she could make sure that cops at least in her division be better prepared than most for the supernatural threats.

Karen was taking a break to look over old weird case files from the black cat files that had dealt with the weird that she was now going to be dealing with. She had found a weird series of killings all homeless people who were drained of blood but no investigations had occurred, no one had even tried it was like these files where put away and suppose to be lost forever. Now Lynch was going to get herself involved though when she had requested access to any evidence for the cases all of it had seemingly been misplaced or lost. While she couldn’t put her finger on why she could tell it seemed like someone didn’t want these crimes solved and it even seemed like someone was covering up to ensure that they could not be solved.

Lynch knew that the only way she was going to find anything out was if she could get to one of the crime scenes if not first at least early enough to make sure no evidence was lost. So she had her police scanner on listening for anything that might be one of those crimes while she continued to work late into the night.

Very late into the night a call had come in and a dispatcher was request an office to check out a possible strange homicide. Karen immediately got on her radio and said she would check it out. Then she rushed out and grabbed one of the police motorcycles she had requisitioned for herself. While she hoped her theory about what was going on was wrong she when there packing heat with her handgun loaded with her homemade wooden bullets.

When she got to the crime scene Lynch was surprised to see two people already there and they didn’t look like cops to her.

	shadowofadoubt 2010-04-29 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Vinny just shakes his head a bit and starts searching out a new cigarette. He's paying attention though, listening to what is said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shadowofadoubt 2010-04-29 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	Matt's appearance all at one set Vinny on edge. The dark headed and tatooed man simply scowled, and then went to draw in towards himself a bit. The shadows all around him noticeably grow darker and more.. thick. They seem to ooze more than gloat, and cling to him like tar. He still says nothing though, simply watching and listening. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shadowofadoubt 2010-05-01 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"I know someone." pipes up Vinny. He steps forward, leaving the shadows making grabby wriggles at him as he separates himself from them. "He's just who we need for this task; at least.. autopsies with.. summoning whatever." Vinny is already dialing his phone, calling a certain mad scientist's number. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notquiteright 2010-05-01 04:32 am UTC (link)
	There's a long delay before the other side of the line picks up. "You've reached the Breaker. What is it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shadowofadoubt 2010-05-01 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"I got something interesting for you to take a look at." Vinny replies, not introducing himself. "Same place?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notquiteright 2010-05-01 04:38 am UTC (link)
	There's a crashing sound before Gene answers. "Same place as always. And it better be more interesting than the last one," he says. There's a pause. "Just make sure no one brings any soda. Trust me," he adds. "HAVE AT THEE, VILE MACHINE!" is heard before the phone is hung up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2010-05-02 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"I'll stay as close to the body as I can until we determine if we can have it released. On the off chance there's something certain factions don't want us finding...I want to be there to find it." (Reply to this)(Parent)