Nocturnal Overtures spooky_halloween_events.1
Arriving in … by carriage at the stroke of twelve, a tall, pale man introducing himself as Count … has offered up his services to the …, claiming descent from Attila the Hun and the mighty voivodes of old.
The man's handshake was cold and vice-like. Repressing a wince, the government representative raised his eyes to meet the Count's. "We have prepared a room and a meal for you, sir, while you await the …. You must be tired from the long journey." "That will not be necessary" the Count said with a thin smile. "I just enjoyed a late supper. In any case, it has been too long since I last set foot in …. And I am so much interested in seeing all that has changed."
A Midnight Visitor spooky_halloween_events.2
Having inconspicuously arrived at the residence of …, … strides past its languid guards, into the long, dark corridors leading towards her study, where a solitary light still shines over piles of correspondence.
… did not recognize the man that stood at her doorstep, nor did she recognize the words that came out of his mouth, even as they were clearly in her own tongue. Scenes of formal dinner parties and gallas briefly flickered in her mind, until her mind and gaze were both seized by the stranger's eyes. They blazed with such terrible light that she could not bear to look at them, but nor could she look away. As the stranger took one step forward, slowly baring his teeth, she made one final effort to avert her eyes, trying to will words, any words, to escape from her mouth.
Mastery of Old and New spooky_halloween_events.3
Pondering the ever-changing world around him, … wonders if he, too, must change with it.
… turns the pages of the … …, absorbing the information as a sponge takes blood. Wars, atrocities, and murders dominated the headlines, as they always did. There was a certain comfort, he mused, in knowing that some matters still had solutions as simple in this world as they had in the one of yore. Yet such observations only held true in part. Amid the familiar chaos, there were signs of a different world—a world in motion, driven by pistons, electric lights, and political unrest. But despite his old age, … felt no pang of sentimentality. Let lesser creatures weep for the old world, he thought. For I intend to shape the new.
Promethean Visions spooky_halloween_events.4
A young Genevan student by the name of … has approached the government with a petition for a modest stipend and a workspace. In return, he confidently claims he shall breach the very boundary between life and death itself.
"If lifeless matter can be animated, one could perhaps renew life where death has taken its toll. How many of you have lost a dear one to disease, or to the cruel hand of man? What if that could be undone? Or what if something new could take its place? A new species that would revere us as creator and master."
God and the Machine spooky_halloween_events.5
…'s research has borne fruit. With visible unease he outlines his methods to the assembled dignitaries and claims he is ready to expand his operation. As evidence he presents his first creation as proof of concept.
The massive creature lumbers in, its movements jerky and convulsive, as if it was learning to use its limbs for the first time, yet with watery, inquisitive eyes, almost like those of a child. "In the name of God! What is that thing?"" "This, gentlemen, is the future. A homo novus in the most literal meaning of the phrase."
Ecce Monstrum spooky_halloween_events.6
Frightened by the growing … presence in …, a rabid mob has rampaged through the streets of …. … has refused to comment on the situation.
The crowd had surrounded the creature near the old fountain, a ring of torches and pitchforks forming a menacing wall and trapping the tall pale figure in its midst. "Kill it! Strike the monster down!" "Monster? How dare you name me monster, you who hunt my kin down without reason or remorse? What harm have we ever inflicted on you unprovoked? Lift a hand against me, and know that I shall strike you down, but this makes me no more a fiend than the man who protects himself from a criminal's vicious assault."
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