or "Leadership issues"
The ranks of the Antediluvians have thinned. Saulot, Cappadocius and True Brujah had a masterplan, but sadly they died before anyone found out what it was. And now everyone is stuck inside a cathedral, with poisonous red mist swirling outside
ARIKEL
Oh, the sheer drama and angst
No longer is this very quaint
Surrounded by enemies fangs
I think that I'm going to faint!
VENTRUE
I can help the lot of you
But follow my words to the letter!
My leadership will see us through
But we must work tog-*Silence*
Everyone quickly realizes what the silence means. They start looking for Haqim, and find him once again standing in a pile of ashes, this time where Tremere was
VENTRUE
Seriously, H. Were you even listening?
HAQIM
*Burp* Yes yes. Work together. Very inspiring. Please, go on.
Troile wraps her arms around Ventrue
TROILE
I think he has a point you know
So far he's put on a good show
Let's follow him, he's got some class
If not... well, I can kick your ass!
Lasombra isn't impressed
LASOMBRA
He always thinks that he knows best
He always thinks his words are true
(To Ventrue)
Well guess what chief? Give it a rest
'Cause I ain't doing shit for you!
Ventrue looks furious, but then gets a sneaky look on his face and calms down. He addresses Ennoia
VENTRUE
Very well. The first part of my plan is that you must turn into a polar bear.
ENNOIA (Blank stare)
You've got to be kidding me.
TROILE
Do it, bitch! Or I'm-a rip you a new one.
VENTRUE
Now now, girls. Ennoia, just this once, *HUMOR ME*, will you?
Ennoia transforms into a polar bear before she even realizes what happened
VENTRUE (Evil grin)
Perfect. Lasombra, look! A polar bear!
LASOMBRA (Whee!)
A polar bear! (Runs to cuddle Ennoia)
VENTRUE
Be careful, Ennoia. You wouldn't want to *KILL HIM* by accident.
Ennoia-bear rips Lasombra to shreds
VENTRUE
Whoops. Hehe.
ENNOIA
You... You've fucked with my head for the last time!
She charges at Ventrue. Unfortunately, Tzimisce has chosen this exact moment to make his move. He leaps at her, transforming into a mass of tentacles in midair. They fall to the floor, retching and tossing around violently. Finally something else rises up
TZIMISCE/ENNOIA
Cthulhu, eat your heart out! Tentacled polar bears are the way to go! (Turns it's feelers towards Ventrue) Ya! Ya! Time to eat...
VENTRUE
Damn it, Tzim! I'm a warlord, not your lunch!
Ravnos has been entertaining Arikel with tall tales. Now he looks up and points at the cthulhoid monstrosity
RAVNOS (Yawns)
Chimerstry 9: Mayaparisatya.
Tzimisce/Ennoia-amalgam blinks and is erased from reality
RAVNOS
Boo-ya! Now why couldn't they have written this power *before* the Week of Nightmares? (Looks at Ventrue, grins) Oh Ventrue...
TROILE (Stepping between them)
Don't even try, you-*Silence*
Silence falls everywhere. Ventrue mouths "Not again!" as Haqim grabs Troile from behind and diablerizes her. The silence ends
VENTRUE (Angry)
That does it! (Draws an ancient gladius) En Guarde!
Haqim draws twin scimitars
HAQIM (Confident)
My chess-buddy Mithras told
Me what I now require
For my tutelage he sold
The weakness of his Sire
Haqim attacks Ventrue, but the ancient warlord decapitates him easily
VENTRUE (Shrugs)
Mithras? He was really wild
He could raise all kinds of hells
Sadly though, he's not my Childe.
"Veddartha" must be someone else
He wipes his Gladius clean
RAVNOS
Where were we? Oh yes. (Snaps his fingers)
Ventrue goes "Oh fu-" and blinks out of existence. Set looks at Ravnos with a cunning smile
SET
Well well... It appears you hold all the cards now. I suppose I'll go "blink" next. After all, only Arikel's left besides us and you could hardly slay such an exquisite lady...
As Set speaks, he places his hand on Arikel's shoulder and activates Serpentis 10: Mark of Damnation. She screams as her features melt into something unspeakably wrong...
SET (Overacting)
OH MY GOD! Look, Ravnos! It's Samuel Haight!
RAVNOS
It's hideous! Make it go away!
Almost as a reflex, he erases poor Arikel
RAVNOS
But wait... (Realizes) You!
Set and Ravnos stare each other down. Ravnos smiles and begins to concentrate, provoking a worried look from Set. The tension is abruptly cut by Ferox, who begins laughing
RAVNOS
He's staked! He can't do that! (Looks at Set) Can he do that?
FEROX
You blind fools... He has seen enough! (Insane giggle) Game over, my friends! Rocks fall... Everyone dies!
He bursts to white flames and is reduced to ashes in mere seconds
RAVNOS
OK, the mad Gargoyle died. Jolly good. Now where were...
SET (Cutting him off)
Look.
Ravnos looks out the window. The outside world is disintegrating, vanishing into thin air. Trees, people, buildings, everything
SET
Please tell me *you're* doing this...
RAVNOS
I'm not!
The cathedral's walls begins to vanish. Ravnos looks at Set and sees he is already climbing up the altar curtains. Ravnos shakes his head, but as the floor starts to go, he decides that climbing up may be a good idea, after all
SET
Let go of my foot, you pranking Prehistoric Gypsy Yama-king!
He kicks Ravnos in the face. As Ravnos falls into the white oblivion, Set realizes something. He laughs
SET
I won! I'm the last!
The curtain melts away under his hands. He falls through the void, dissolving into nothingness, laughing maniacally
SET
I'm the god emperor of the world! I... am... the...
Then, nothing remains.