[creative] A Bold Approach
New Angels is a veritable breeding ground of perverts and crime lords. Blood had stained the surviving roads inside the city limits a deep crimson red that no one bothered to clean. People who set up shop here knew how to roll with the punches. If an employee got murdered you called up your next in line when you got the bad news. You always had to have options otherwise you'd get caught up in the mess and get offed yourself.
My subconscious must have forgotten some key component to my survival because I realized I was in trouble without me understanding fully why. Guards at the city gate came up to me with guns out and ready to fire. I surrendered myself in traditional fashion, knees to the ground with hands behind my head. This reaction left the guards off balance. They laughed and then ushered me to my feet. "This is just a formality, guy. Just to make sure you aren't going to kill everybody once you get inside." The two shared a look and laughed. "You can go right in."
I had no doubt that they were under the impression I didn't know how to defend myself. If need be I could roll with the punches and give them right back, but I still felt reluctant to enter that cesspit of human filth.
I was just a man.
Once inside the city proper I found it far worse than I could imagine. I saw woman being victimized in alleys, helpless and unable to fight back due to some supernatural force compelling them to obey or keep quiet. I had awoken with a loaded gun and a few extra clips and some money on hand. My natural inclination was to head to the local bars and quiet my thoughts with alcohol.
A man needs to indulge his vices when he can.
To be continued...
My subconscious must have forgotten some key component to my survival because I realized I was in trouble without me understanding fully why. Guards at the city gate came up to me with guns out and ready to fire. I surrendered myself in traditional fashion, knees to the ground with hands behind my head. This reaction left the guards off balance. They laughed and then ushered me to my feet. "This is just a formality, guy. Just to make sure you aren't going to kill everybody once you get inside." The two shared a look and laughed. "You can go right in."
I had no doubt that they were under the impression I didn't know how to defend myself. If need be I could roll with the punches and give them right back, but I still felt reluctant to enter that cesspit of human filth.
I was just a man.
Once inside the city proper I found it far worse than I could imagine. I saw woman being victimized in alleys, helpless and unable to fight back due to some supernatural force compelling them to obey or keep quiet. I had awoken with a loaded gun and a few extra clips and some money on hand. My natural inclination was to head to the local bars and quiet my thoughts with alcohol.
A man needs to indulge his vices when he can.
To be continued...