East
The east side of the city is the very heart of Sacrosanct - it's unique skyline is a clash between modern sky rises and small Victorian-inspired storefronts. In the heart of downtown, the sleek colored glass buildings reign supreme though their old-world roots can be seen in the most peculiar places from the lamp post styled electric street light to the stone sidewalks. The old world architecture slowly returns the further from downtown you travel, however. It's here that magic thrives, it hums in every stone and can be felt in every breath. Often, newcomers to the city may become overwhelmed by such sensations but, eventually, it becomes an ever-present feeling that's hardly noticed.
What You'll Find Here
City Creek Center
Dark Hunter Department
Inner Sanctum
Red on the Water
Starlight Tower
City Creek Center
The City Creek Center is an upscale open-air shopping center centered in the heart of downtown Sacrosanct. With its numerous fountains, foliage-lined walkways, and bubbling streams, City Creek Center offers three blocks of chic boutiques, delicious dining, and the newest showrooms.
Dark Hunter Department
The City of Sacrosanct's Dark Hunter Department's primary concern is the safety of all of Sacrosanct's residences. Their public safety responsibilities include code enforcement and supernatural crime prevention. The Sacrosanct Dark Hunter's Department follows the directions of the International Dark Hunter Council and serves as a local point of contact for any Dark Hunters working within the Council's ranks.
Inner Sanctum
The Inner Sanctum is an independently's owned specialty coffee company and cafe with a singular focus: quality. A hidden gem on the side streets of the busy downtown, the Inner Sanctum source's the world's finest beans and local treats. From it's delectable pastries to the exquisite latte art, the Inner Sanctum is dedicated to both its craft and the customer's experience. With beans roasted in house and every cup prepared by the best baristas, you will never be disappointed at the Inner Sanctum.
Owner Alexander Macedonia
Barista Alexis Wilde
Red on the Water
Nestled in a pleasant alcove that is but a stone's throw away from the dazzling labyrinth of downtown, Red on the Water is a spectacle in its own right. Renovated in the style of a classic Irish pub with a dash of modern flair befitting the city that boasts it, this up-and-coming venue is the perfect place to snag an impeccably prepared home-cooked meal and enjoy the city's most impressive collection of brews from Ireland and beyond. You and your guests are sure to be mesmerized and invigorated by the energetic offerings of the live Celtic band to be found here every weekend.
Home of: Elysium
Owner Isolt Marcello
Co-Owner Damon Marcello
Waitress Yumi Chizue
Starlight Tower
With one hundred floors and a 125-foot spire, the Starlight Tower rises high above the Sacrosanct skyline. More than just a landmark, the Starlight Tower offers a unique mix of restaurants, shops, and offices spaced throughout the building. Organized into nine verticle zones, each of which features a sky lobby and a light-filled garden atrium which merge the upscale interior with a faux landscaped exterior setting.
What You'll Find Here
Ain't life just awful strange
Posted on February 03, 2017 by Gia Jones
a new world hangs outside the window
beautiful and strange
it must be I've fallen awake
I must be
If Arlo couldn't tell, Buffy wasn't big on sharing. Especially about her disdain for vampires.
There was a vampire in her life once. It was early in her dark hunter career, when she still felt squeamish about murder, be it a supernatural or a human or a bug. The night she met him wasn't all that different from this one. She had followed him into a nightclub and then out into an alley. She watched him feed on a human girl and then brutally murder her, and when it came time to end him, she froze.
It didn't take long for Buffy to feel at ease in his company. Buffy had been so naive. She knew some vampires possessed the ability of affinity manipulation, but when it was turned against her, her logic and strength had been rendered useless. Buffy transformed into Jason's puppet, a dote that undressed for him, that killed for him at his will, that became his walking food bank. Internally, she was in complete distress. She struggled to find the strength to break free from his control. At one point, she even tried to kill herself. Her attempt, of course, was blocked by him.
Eventually the dark hunter hit her breaking point. She woke one morning determined to end the slavery in which she was living under. And she killed him in his sleep.
But she couldn't get the year of her life back that she'd spent in his captivity. Nor could she erase the memories of what she had done.
No one close to her knew much about it. Leslie knew enough that something had gone terribly awry. She had met him on several occasions and knew him only as Gia's boyfriend, never as a manipulative and controlling vampire.
Buffy missed out on so much time with their mother. By the time her true self resurfaced, her mother was deathly ill. All she could do then was take care of her until she took her last breathe. Then Leslie went off to school. So Buffy poured herself into her work in an effort to get back into the good graces of the Council. She rented out her childhood home because she couldn't stand living there alone, and moved into a shitty efficiency apartment in the back yard.
She vowed to never get close to another vampire again.
It seemed as though the rain refused to give up. Buffy squinted through the drizzle at the red and blue flickering lights on the cop cars a few blocks away. They must have found that dead vampire, or what was left of him, in the alley. The dark hunter merely rolled her eyes as she remembered the girl who had been with him.
It seemed the tension was easing between them. Buffy was silently thankful for that, but still curious about his motives. Either way, she saw him as an ally, for now. They were working toward the same goal, after all. Arlo. She committed his name to memory. When he offered to team up, Buffy's gaze drifted from the streets below and she turned to look at him again. She studied him hard, something in her gut churning tight, telling her to resist the urge to trust him, but she shook it off. Buffy nodded to him in response. "I'm sure you'll figure out how to find me."
When he continued to speak, Buffy's demeanor temporarily turned sour. Her lips pursed together and her eyebrows furrowed, but a smirk eventually appeared across her lips. "Yeah, well, when you find a dude who wants to bang and not try to kill me after, give him my number."
GIA BUFFY JONES
Replies
- don't play dead with cultures, it's what they want - By Arlo on February 07, 2017 at 3:27 AM