Integra rode along with Samuel, the armored car making its slow journey through the city. Gingerly he continued to load individual bullets into the long six-shot magazine that would eventually aid his survival. The large black Pistol was custom-made by an old acquaintance of Samuel's. Integra had never met the man, but Samuel vouched for him and that was enough for Integra. The gun fired a huge, armor-piercing, 13mm hollow point bullet. Each round is jacketed with a "casing" of blessed silver and features an explosive tip containing a charge of pre-blessed mercury. Certainly over-kill to the average human, the gun provided only moderate defense against their more commonly encountered foes. Ain't no rest for the wicked. Integra sighed to himself as he finished loading the sixth round into the first magazine. The large ammunition only allowed for six rounds in a single magazine, meaning he had to carry several magazines for on-the-fly reloading. He loaded the gun, slamming the magazine into the pistol and pulling back the slide to chamber a round. The magazines featured slam-pads, as Integra had pinched himself doing the same motion upon first acquiring the gun. He had hoped for double-stack magazines, but the large bullets were too unwieldy.
Samuel's gun Ivory was a very similar build, a .454 pistol. The rounds fired out of it were custom-made by Samuel himself. The casings have to be bottle-necked and rimless. It held twelve bullets thanks to the double-stack magazines, and each bullet was fully jacketed in silver that Samuel blessed himself. Integra never bothered to ask where he learned to bless water, let alone mercury, silver, and the like. However each bullet worked as if it had been blessed by the All-Father Sulyvahn; and that was more than enough for Integra. Samuel sported a cybernetic arm gauntlet much like Integra's; though Samuel's was smaller, didn't operate at such a high capacity and was much easier on his body. Mostly the aging man used it to hold Ivory. The gun was twice as powerful as a .44 magnum and even outperformed the Desert Eagle when loaded with full metal jackets.
Boredly, following his routine, he holstered the gun to his thigh strapping the heavy piece of metal for later use. I wonder what Dani does on her long free days... He thought back to the first few weeks had had brought Dani home. Things were so different back then. He remembered getting cold at night and having Dani's furry body warm his legs and dreams. He had just began loading the first 13mm bullet into the first of three spare magazine when the rose-claw necklace he wore made a high pitch humming noise. He could feel the vibration in his teeth and it jolted him out of his daydreaming. He put down the fourth bullet, placing it on the seat next to him, and fumbled through a small black shoulder bag sitting by his feet. After only a few moments he managed to find the wireless headset that he had recently bought. It took another minute to connect to his necklace's signal. He loaded two more bullets into the magazine, gingerly feeling the cool silver as he pressed them down. Two down. Two to go. Static crackled and the headset warned him that Dani's rose-claw emblem had left the confines of his pre-set electronic fence.
"If its not one thing, it is another." He mumbled out loud. He resolved to himself to have a lengthy talk with her about leaving the estate without permission, leaving the manor defenseless, and expressing her desires to go places in a concise and timely fashion; such as not when Integra is in transit to meet a Vampire Noble to discuss her extending her court's influence into his city. The Vampire went by the name Lavinia, some kind of high and mighty type. Evidently she was very well off before her undeath and having limitless time and very little needs allowed her to flourish. If her court was allowed to spread any further the recommended curfews would soon become mandatory and Integra would find work very hard indeed. He stopped loading magazines, taking a moment to sigh and breathe deeply. Count to three... One... Tw-
Integra's quick meditation was cut short by an electronic voice whispering in his ear. "Sir, Dani's heartbeat has fallen below resting levels; and her body still appears to be moving away from the estate." Integra stopped for a moment, entirely tense and not moving a muscle. He took a deep breath, "If its not one thing...." he let the breath out, starting to load the third magazine with the mercury-tipped bullets. "Its another." He resolved to pay Lavinia a more fitting visit once the time allowed for it. "Connect to Samuel," the electronic voice informed Integra that Samuel could hear him. "Turn around, we're going back to the Estate. I think the light of my softer side has put herself in danger." Samuel rolled down the small bulletproof window between him and Integra. "And the Vampiress?" The disappointment in his voice was evident. Integra stared at Samuel in the rear-view mirror. "I don't pay you to be my conscience. Turn the car around!" Integra thought he felt Samuel make a U-turn going a little over 70 miles an hour; it certainly wouldn't have been the first time. However a fraction of a second passed before Integra realized the car was being flipped over, he was under attack, and only something inhumanly strong could have flipped the armored vehicle. He made a mental list of possible attackers. Probably vampires. Lavinia might have heard I was coming. Lycans..? Lycans.... I wish Dani was here... I hope she at least took Nitro for his walk... His vision went dark as the transport collided with the ground
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