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The Nightwatch, lead by the Founder, is a renegade Vampire organisation hell bent on the destruction of the Lycan kind.

The hidden Headquarters of the Nightwatch occupy the basement of a busy warehouse complex, with people coming and going twenty-four hours a day it is hard to track who comes in and out of the place.

In the sewer system underneath is a large heavy metal door, it is heavily guarded by security. It is the entrance to 'The Bastion', a long forgotten bunker built to escape Nuclear Holocaust. It now serves a completely different function.

A hidden keypad allows a member of the Nightwatch to enter a unique code, upon doing so a wall panel opens showing a dimly lit passageway down into a bunker-like complex.

A further blast proof door awaits at the bottom, should an intruder get this far they will face their doom. UV lights line the passage, ready to be activated should an unwelcome Vampire enter. Likewise the wall panels conceal claymore mines filled with silver shrapnel should the intruder be of Lycan ilk. Should the intruder be of daemon persuasion, then they will find that holy water is sprayed upon them from the overhead sprinkler system.
As a final precaution a fully armed Nightwatch Kill Team is on permanent standby in an adjacent room.



All persons entering this passageway are biometrically and psychically scanned, x-rayed, and finally an ID card must be swiped and another, personal access code must be entered before the blast doors will open. To say security is tight would be an understatement.

Once through the doors, members of the Nightwatch must check-in their weapons before proceeding. Only those of the Nightwatch 'Custodiae' are permitted to carry weapons within the complex. It is they who form the elite guard of the Founder, leader of the Nightwatch. It is the Custodiae who guard their master with unbreakable loyalty as they are beyond temptation, beyond reason in their duties.

There are several rooms making up the complex, the most important is the Nexus, the main control centre for Nightwatch operations within the city. Here, leading members of this Vampiric organisation plan out their extermination of the Lycan kind, following the plan laid out by the Founder.



The Founder, leader of the Nightwatch, is a mysterious figure of which not much is known. No-one knows of his origins or indeed his age. However his vision of a Lycan free world has spurred many a vampire to his cause. One only needs to hear the Founder speak to know his quest is true and just.



For the purpose of this story-arch only members of the Nightwatch can gain access to this area, all others will be discovered, so no 'I'm a double agent' crap.

Kensington and his team passed through the security check points and entered the Bastion. Kensington checked in his weapons at the armoury before making his way into the Nexus.
Already waiting there was the Founder, watching events pan out across the city on the big screens.

'It is done your grace, I delivered your warning to the leaders of the New York coven. Though I don't understand why we couldn't have asked them to join our crusade? I'm sure you could have persuaded them to see the righteousness of our cause.'

The Founder rose from his seat and studied Kensington for a moment.
'You should not be so eager to bring all the Vampires to our bosom. Some of them will never truly embrace my vision. They will cause trouble, they will rebel. They must be sacrificed upon the alter of progress!'
The Founder sighed,
'I thought you understood that when we cleansed your homeland of the beasts. Remember what we had to do in order to get our vision realised! The same applies here Lord Kensington, perhaps more so!'
He put a hand on Kensington's shoulder and gestured round the room.
'All this. All this has been made possible through our efforts, you have put much work into this project as well as much of your personal funds. Do not tell me that after all this you are having second thoughts?'

Kensington hung his head slightly, 'N..no your grace, it's just the coven here has been so kind to me in the past. I consider many of them my friends, I owe Rogue a blood oath and Alexz is a lover. It pains me so much to distance myself from them, especially Alexz...If only I could share with them what you showed me, maybe they would understand; maybe..'

'ENOUGH OF THIS KENSINGTON!' The Founder yelled. 'I see you need further convincing of our final goal and the path we must walk to get there. I shall instruct your meditation this evening. I will give your mind peace!'

As Kensington left the Nexus and made for the meditation hall the Founder beckoned to a member of the Custodiae.
'Watch him, if he starts showing signs of resistance then dart him. If he still resists...end him.'

The guard bowed and discretely followed Kensington.

The Founder was concerned by this, Kensington was an important part of his plan, yet due to his Psychic power he was proving hard to manipulate. The Founder had no doubt that he would overpower Kensington's will, yet Kensington never truly surrendered. He would always have to be 're-focused'.

The Founder sat back into his chair and gently rubbed his temples, it had been a long day. He made thanks that this bunker was Psychically shielded, at least he didn't have to protect this place from Rogue and her ilk. They could never locate this place using their 'gifts'.

Kensington replaced the receiver into its cradle.

's**t!' The news had not been good. His informant had nearly died to get this information to him.

He got up from his desk and made his way into the main control center, the Nexus.

'Put all teams on alert status! We've just received intelligence that the Vampire and Lycan leaders here in New York have called a truce. They're coming after us!'

He studied the display of the city, and slowly an idea formed in his mind.
'Assemble a recon team, I'm going in to the field' He said as he headed for the bunker exit.

By the time he had checked out his weapons and reached the exit a team was waiting for him. They snapped to attention as he approached.
'Ready for your orders sir!' the team leader said.

'Good! Now follow me, we're going to get some more information on what the hell is going on in this city!'

{EXIT TO CITY}

The Founder strode into the Nexus flanked by Custodiae, 'Inform the teams that I am dealing with this matter personally, they are to hold fire until my signal, and prepare a medical bay, I fear Lord Kensington may have been injured.'

With that the Founder made his way our of the bunker, once outside the shielding he and his Custodiae guards disappeared in a flash of light.