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

Crash Choir Records
Pentagram
Ellington Enterprise

so we fall like toy soldiers;


Posted on January 03, 2015 by Finley Dorian
East




we all fall down like toy soldiers


The best part about this garage was that I could usually be found here, that it may not look like much from the street but it had high-tech equipment lining the walls. The other thing I loved about the garage was that there was a sensor on the ground at the beginning of the parking lot. I knew someone had pulled in before the headlights even pierced the ground near my feet.

I didn't stop what I was doing, not yet, I let the man climb from the car. My eyes scanned first the car, noting the color and model, good choice on the color. Blue was always a favorite of mine. Maybe it was because it reminded me of Ellie's eyes, they'd always been my favorite feature of hers. I kicked the license plates to the side as I moved across the engine, I relished the way the grease played across my fingers, the way it dropped into the crevices. It reminded me of my childhood and it was the one part that I absolutely loved.

I had removed my hoodie, the grey t-shirt I wore riding up as I twisted the wrench to pop the battery, the jeans were slung low on my hips. It was reminiscent of years passed when I had been in a similar situation but searching for something way too different. Finally, I glance up as the man comes closer and this time, I search him with my eyes to note the clothing and way he'd climbed from the car. I had to wonder if he was human. I seemed to be running into a lot of non-humans as of late and I never realized it until too late.

Life was so much more simple when I was tending bar and fixing cars in Virginia Beach.

He knows my name and my lips turn up in a smile, "I haven't even been back a week and already Jack has been talking. I'm Finn." My words are said with that grin on my face, clearly joking and I was pleased to have the business. There was nothing I liked more than working on cars, it was something I was inherently good at, I wasn't taught. I taught myself through trial and error and worked my way up from there.

"I can help."

I gesture towards the car I was working on, "Let me just move this, pull it in here." I turn to pick up a fresh battery and within moments I was hooking it back in and sliding into the drivers seat to connect my wires again. Later I would have to make a master key for it, but it was fine for now. The car is moved out of the way, placed further back in the garage.

I waited until he had pulled the car into the garage before walking back to the garage door and pulling the door down. It was always best to keep things dark when working in luxury cars; no one said anything when I pulled a beat up old thing in. But when I started to get fancy, they started getting nervous. I couldn't afford nervous, the last thing I wanted was to call one of my siblings to bail me out of jail. Again. I waited for the other man to get out of the car, "You have a name?" I don't beat around the bush, when it came to the job I was all business.


"I'm a lot less cheaper than just buying a $200,000 car. I don't ask questions either. You want everything?" I ask, gesturing towards it. I knew a jacked car when I saw one; I was an expert at it. "It might take me a few days to forge some documents of sale but I can do everything else tonight if you don't mind waiting."

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