Introduction
Haze is an agent working for the Occult Security and Investigation Commission in the grimy streets of the Cursed Apple in the 1950. Working for the OSIC means taking on the sleaziest of the Cursed Apple’s criminal underbelly. Some days on the job really suck. Some days on the job really get to you. Luckily haze has ways to unwind such as playing the cello. But sometimes playing the cello isn’t enough to get all of that rage out of your system. She is going to have her chance very soon.
The Cursed Apple
Before the maelstrom of 1900 brought the supernatural and normal crashing together this city was called the Big Apple, or New York, but those days have long since passed. This city once a beacon of human technological innovation has since become a melting pot for beings from all across the plains to mingle and do their magical business. But with another maelstrom fast approaching the city will soon play host to another form of visitor: the Patrons. The Hidden King and The Archmother will soon be engaging in a battle to be summoned into our reality, and this battle will be held in the streets of Manhattan. Although to say The Hidden King and Archmother will be fighting it may be overselling their contributions. They will be fighting it through proxy, via heroes and villains alike fighting tooth and nail to earn a wish from the patrons. People like haze.
The Battle
No Remorse
Haze did not regret killing the gargoyle, she had stood in the way of Haze getting her wish and she had payed the price. Sure the people of Harlem would be without their stone faced protector, but no one said vigilante justice was without risks. In her mind, Haze figured that Ivy had assumed the risk involved in participating in the ritual, and her unfortunate passing was one of them. As Haze looked out on the nighttime skyline of the Cursed Apple she couldn’t have felt better. Her wish had freed her from a life of labor and she now had the wealth to pursue her passions. Below her a new storm was brewing. A trained hitman and her cat were deep in the sewers hunting for the rat that had cost her a wish. Stay tuned.
Deadlock is a video game developed by Valve in Bellevue Washington. I have merely used their characters and setting to tell my own story. The video is meant to emulate the style of montage videos found on short form platforms such as TikTok and instagram.