"You know guns?  Well Finance is a gun, and politics is knowing when to pull the trigger!"
-Mr. Luchesi, The Godfather Part 3

Castle Adams never ceased to amaze Zak. On the outside, it was an old decrepit building, on the inside it was Dungeons and Dragons 2099. Dorian Adams never ceased to amuse Zak. He was Count Dracula down to that cheesy @ss Romanian accent. He had a limping ghoul named igor. He only fed off of helpless, attractive women. Utterly hilarious. But Zak wasn't in a humorous mood. Several years of setbacks and frustration tends to do that to people.

"No, you heard me right," Zak exclaimed. "Some f*cker called Spidee on his cell, stepped through the wall, and a giant octopus tried to eat our @sses and then destroyed the building! I think I'm the only person that got out."

Zakk heard Igor laughing in the background. He hated that annoying laugh, and was about two seconds from ripping his f*cking tongue out. Dorian responded, "That was no octopus, that was...obtenebration, the esoteric art exclusive to the Lasombra. It must have been a very powerful Lasombra to step through the shadows of the building. You were lucky to leave with your...unlife!"

"So what the f*ck are we supposed to do now?", asked Zakk.

"First...find out who has survived, if anyone. You will need to be very careful in the near future. I warned you that your...coterie was merely cannon fodder. You have...survived so you hopefully have proven your worth to the primogen. Recruiting a hunter was a clever gambit, but far too dangerous. You...must watch your back, Zak. If Garlotte or heaven forbid...Vitel found out what you all did, you'd suffer a horrible final death. You have no idea how dangerous Marcus Vitel is. He is not...what he seems. You will have to work smarter, not harder if you want to survive this war. As for the setite, abide by her reign over you until such time that the city is reclaimed by the Camarilla, then you can dispose of her in one of several ways. But enough talk for tonight, you must rest, and dawn is...drawing close."