The sun was at last setting over San Francisco. While for many it was time to experience the night life and get away from the daily duties… it was also a time for the world’s true alpha predators to come out, free from the burden of the sun. In a warehouse located in the ports of Oakland, a small crowd had gathered. These men varied in appearance but each one had a certain look in their eyes, a certain ferocity. They waited patiently, in silence, each one preforming some task to keep themselves entertained. One played with a handgun, taking mock shots as if to simulate practice, another doing the same with an assault rifle. If it wasn’t a weapon they were messing with, they were then either reading records located on a tablet or counting a wad of cash in their hands. Suddenly the silence was broken by the sound of a roaring engine as the main door to the warehouse opened. The men glanced at each other and stood up straight as they eyed the vehicle that arrived, a black Bugatti Chiron… they all knew what that meant.
He had arrived.
The sports car cruised into the warehouse, avoiding the various wooden crates inside and the other parked cars. When the car turned off, there was an eerily silence as a man stepped out. They all bowed at his presence however while one uttered a phrase. “Welcome Lord Dragos.”
Dragos eyed the assembled men as he urged the men to move. “Rise” and so they did. Dragos paced back and forth examining each of the assembled individuals as the men stared straight ahead, they knew not to make eye contact, not yet. The head vampire then stood at the center and raised his arms and with an amused smirk spoke again, this time his tone a bit more relaxed. “Welcome to San Francisco.”
The time was around 9:30 as Dragos sat in the back of a Cadillac escalade, his eyes closed as he thought over the meeting from earlier. Back in the east coast there was a certain freedom, knowing without a doubt he was the King of New York. But this was a different side of the country, with different rules and different faces. From information he previously received, he was surprised the city hadn’t torn itself apart considering how many rival families had gathered in this city.
The escalade had reached its destination, and Dragos emerged taking in the atmosphere of Northern San Francisco.The crowds, the traffic, the view... it all vaguely reminded him of home. As Dragos walked the streets it was easy for him to attract attention, women gossiped at the sight of such a man, wondering who he was while men looked in envy though admitingly the head vampire was physically imposing. As the vampire positioned himself to enter one of the clubs, his eyes focused into what lay inside. For a vampire to enter a territory into a rival’s territory unannounced was likely grounds for a confrontation but Dragos knew what he was doing…