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

Standing on the edge;


Posted on September 05, 2018 by Oliver Burton
East

Oliver Burton


Perhaps Oliver should have thought about how this whole scenario would be for a human, a human that may not be used to this kind of terrifying violence. She seemed calm, almost eerily so. She was probably in shock, but rational Oliver would be painfully aware of such things. But he was too far gone, the adrenaline surged within his veins, pumped by that heart that moves at a accelerated pace, the change was so close he could taste it. The blood sent the carnivore in a frenzy and she was so frail he could shatter her. So painfully human. Most humans had no idea just how fragile they actually were in comparison to the beasts that walk amongst them. Monsters like him.

Perhaps he was more a monster than he had really chosen to believe. How else could he look at this scene, could be undisturbed by it? Yet, he wasn't that far gone that he could just turn his back on the human. She clings to him as though he is her savior and in all actuality, he could have very well been her end. The petite woman could not hide that concern for him and yet she should have reserved it all for herself. She claimed she was far from death, but did she know she suffered more than she felt at this exact moment. She didn't know if she was going to need a blood transfusion or that there wasn't a crack within her head. She nearly pouts at him and he merely peers down at her with his stern gaze. He couldn't afford anything else. Was it really his duty to force her to go to the hospital if she was so foolishly persistent against the idea? The woman could barely stand on her own.

But then she reached up to his face with a tenderness that even made that inner feral energy take pause. His jaw clenched as he focused on keeping his cool, so he didn't have her life on his conscience.

That very touch was a comfort, one he needed but hardly deserved. It was enough to take a foothold to control. Focus that energy on something he could control to make sure the young woman survived, at least another day. She shifted that concern back to him, he didn't look at her when he spoke.. "I am fine." He nearly snapped that inner waging war made his temper short. She hardly deserved this fate, hardly deserve his attitude.

He was hardly aware of the thoughts that dance within her mind, the way it wanders. His only concern is getting her to safety, to get out of here before a hunter would lay eyes on this bloody scene. One look at him and the small woman was enough to give him a guilty sentence. Oliver could practically feel her tense as his dark nutmeg gaze peers down at her in his arms. She was so small, he could scoop her up in his arms and hardly feel the strain. "God woman, you are so stubborn." His expelled in one breath his English accent growing stronger in duress. He drew in a breath, another breath where it was laced with blood that he could taste on his tongue, reminding him that he wasn't quite grounded. That breath it was nothing more than a hiss. There were not many who dared to defy him and here this petite human had larger gall than the men he made cower in the business room. He gave her that same hardened stare and she still defied him! He knows he could make her, he knew he could sling her over his shoulder and drag her helpless body into emergency and she would not be able to escape. Not when she was covered in gore and suffering from blood loss. He would wager she couldn't stand on her own without stumbling.

That was when the feisty little thing snapped at him. Actually snapped, but the words were sharp and laced with truth. She was right. He should have just let her use his phone, he had already thought that mere moments before. Even still, he couldn't hide the guilt that flashed behind his eyes. Yes, perhaps this was his fault. He didn't want this to happen to her, her words may be laced with fire and her stubbornness record-breaking, but she didn't deserve to be mauled by a vampire. An apology fell from her lips, it was surprising, it actually made him look at her in that thoughtful way. Even more guilt. He didn't like this feeling. "No you were right.." He admitted almost softly.

But that tenderness was all but fleeting. He was determined to get her medical care. Any sensible creature would see this. He pulled out his phone making the proper arrangements to get the two out of here and where she belonged. If he really thought about it.. Stepping foot in a hospital covered in blood without a wound, bringing in a wounded young woman. There would be far too many questions. She dug her fingers into his arm, as if in protest. The glare she gave him made him pause. She was upset with him, it didn't take a rocket scientist to see that. He wasn't totally oblivious to woman. What did she want him to do? This was maddening.

She was maddening!

She denied the hospital once more and he could feel that dominant rage roar within him. "But you can barely stand, let alone walk." He sighed, not knowing what to do in that moment. Consider her wishes and risk it or force her. He still holds her firmly, so she could stand. The petite woman claimed she wasn't bleeding anymore. Again, rejecting his common sense. She was so stubborn! He frowned, examining the wound on her head. There wasn't any more blood, but it was still wet, slick with it.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't sling you over my shoulder march you into emerg myself." His stern, iron gaze laid its full weight. They seemed to say this better be damn good, convince me. Stubborn, god she was so stubborn. But she had rights and to force her would probably lead to him losing control again or cuffs. She was making this far more complicated than it needed to be. What made her so defiant? What made her unable to simply let him take care of her in a way that he knew how. Why did he feel this need to take care of her in the first place? She reminded him of a little-wounded lamb, so small and fragile. Even still he was the beast with jowls that could take her far quicker than she could even register.

"If you even pass out for a second, you better believe I will not hesitate to take you, no matter what your wishes are. " The Englishman promised. They had barely made it anywhere and it wouldn't take long for his driver to find them. If it was home she wanted so badly, she would have it. He tried his best, for the sake of this human to calm himself. To tame the beast within him, the bear that wanted so badly to be free from its confines.


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