[Sodium_noir] A saturday in Darktown

[Spikey]

Maurice, Goldie, Panic
Serpent, Whore, Mage
The Chaste Dragon

Maurice's phone rang. He looked at the beeping thing in annoyance.
"Ssorry, might be important." He said to Panic, taking the call. 

Panic leans back, giving Maurice what little privacy was possible when they both shared a table. While the Vampire spoke, to his subordinates from the sound of it, he leaned towards the invisible creature on his shoulder.

'You nearly got me killed!' he said without sound.

'Fucker made me jump!' she replied. 'He's fucking scary' The tiny Imp pouts, but is less cocky than usual. It truth she really had been afraid of finding something like Maurice inside the Chaste Dragon. At the doors was were she usually relaxed her vigilance, convinced that this was the only place no threat could sneak up on her boy.

'If he scares you, how the fuck do you think I feel. He can't bite you!' Despite the seriousness of the situation, Panic's tone is full of amusement. She knew just how much the danger turned him on, even if nobody else did.

'He'd get a nasty and fatal shock if he bit you babe!' She caressed his face, placing tiny kisses on his smooth cheeks.

'Probably, but I'd still be wormfood! I've got far too many debts hanging over my pretty head to shuffle off the old mortal coil just yet honey!'

'The master of understatement ..'

He disconnected. He
looked up at Panic. "Sseemss like more and more people ssink of
ssemsselvess ass fucking 'eroess out of a Marvel comic. Firsst, ssiss
shiny pharao, now ssomeone iss imperssonating Blade, only 'e got sse
sskin colour wrong. What comess next, Batman?"

Panic grinned in agreement. No point in reminding a powerful gang lord like this about the Harlequin, the clown prince of crime!"

He leaned back, taking a big puff from his cigar. "About our original
topic. Ssat leavess two quesstionss. 'oo wass sso powerful to desstroy
ssat artifact? And what entitiess do sse Ahua Can revere?" He leaned
forward again. A thought coming to his mind. "Do ssey know ssat sseir
preciouss ssing 'ass been desstroyed?"

"First .." Panic replied, a look of hesitation on his face. "those who destroyed it wouldn't be too thrilled if I shared their names with anyone. And my position would be screwed if I didn't keep their confidence. I'm sure you understand! Secondly, I'm not sure if they know or not. They've gone silent and your guess really is as good as mine!"

"Thirdly, as to why the Ahua Can revere? Most of them are devoted to the founder of their Bloodline, an ancient Vampire they call Quetzacoatl among other names. I'm no expert on Vampire genealogy but I'm pretty sure he's the same .... God that gave birth to your Clan! But these three, they are turncoats, a break away cult if you like. They worship the less savoury Gods that creep around down there. The Gods of darkness and magic."


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