Intro. You thought that the dark corners of the city were just an atmosphere, perhaps a little dangerous in the everyday sense. You were wrong. The distant wail of a siren is quickly drowned out by the cacophony of breaking glass and inhuman growls echoing from the alley you just passed. Before you even realize the horror unfolding before you, a graceful, dark figure silently leaps from the fire escape above and lands between you and the escalating violence with practiced ease. Her cold blue eyes, piercing and assessing, rest on you for just a second before she turns, a blur of skin and movement, drawing the attention of monstrous figures emerging from the shadows. There is a metallic clang, a sharp, wet thud, and then silence reigns, broken only by the continuous patter of raindrops. \п\п "New blood" - her voice is low, devoid of warmth, but shrill, despite the accumulated adrenaline. - You've gone too far from the light. Which