Vigil: Inferno Season (The Cyber Knight Chronicles Book 2) by Bard Constantine

Author:Bard Constantine [Constantine, Bard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BWB Publishing
Published: 2021-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Fianchetto

Good evening, Neo-Yorkers. You're with Cam Danvers on another NYN Fast Break. This afternoon, an assault by Crimson King gang members was interrupted by the vigilante Heretic, who savagely killed the attackers before vanishing wherever vigilantes go on their downtime. Some underground lair with lots of bats is this reporter's guess. Eyewitness reports describe Heretic as some kind of ninja priest or holy knight. We caught up with Commissioner Miller and asked him about the rise of vigilante activity, and this is what he had to say:

"It's all the fault of that criminal Vigil, who started these unwarranted attacks on Neo York citizens. He's a terrorist who inspires terrorism, okay? We're assembling a task force to take him down."

Miller had no comment when asked if police efforts were better directed at the syndicates that Vigil and his associates have been dismantling.

In other news, a man's body was found in the Warrens, impaled to a wall and burned to death. Although RCE officials admit there is little hope in finding out who was responsible for yet another terrible murder in the worst sector of the city, the investigation is still pending.

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Vigil stationed himself under a worn but sturdy gargoyle on the rooftop of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Or so it had been called in his time, before the Cataclysm. It had been renamed the Supreme Holy Divinity Church, which didn't have as nice a ring to it. The imposing building was much like himself: out of time and place, contrasting sharply with the surrounding buildings so that it nearly appeared sinister with its Byzantine and Gothic peaks and angles.

The sun had sunk behind the skyline, leaving the sky an angry bruised color, hazy from the steam drifting from the rooftops as air conditioning units worked overtime to bring some relief to sweltering tenants. But Manhaven was a major improvement over the other Districts, reveling in its close proximity to Haven Core. The buildings were clean and straight, majestic reminders of New York's former glory. The streets and air traffic were more organized, the housing and parks dripping with affluence and wealth as though proclaiming Manhaven's claim as the pulsing heartbeat of the city.

The cathedral grounds were bathed in bluish light radiating from the nearby Haven Core, where the impenetrable shielding soared higher than any point in the city, glowing like a half-submerged moon. Most of central Manhaven was covered by the dome, where the elite class of Denizens resided, soaking in indulgences and ignoring the desperate acts around their protective barrier. Vigil ignored the light, lost in thoughts much darker.

Incognito buzzed in his ear. "You're not your normal talkative self tonight, Vigil."

"I found out earlier that Slick was killed. Impaled to a building and burned alive."

"I heard about the murder. Didn't know it was your guy."

"That's the thing. I barely knew him. I was just using him for info on the CKs. Still, it shouldn't have happened. I couldn't save him."

"Some people can't be saved. Part of the job.

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