Now that the accursed daylight had finally subsided in favor of his preferred darkness, Vaas Kopitar was in his element. And woe to any vampire or human who had the misfortune of crossing his path.<br/><br/>For Vaas was now a Reaper, his human life having been snuffed out by Jared Nomak himself, also known as Patient Zero. Having been experimented on by his own father, the overlord of the Vampire Nation, Eli Damaskinos, Jared had managed to escape his clutches and was free to wreak havoc on the city’s vampires and citizens alike. Because of the experiments gone awry, he now carried the virus known as the<i>Reaper Strain.</i><br/><br/>As bad luck (though some might equally argue good luck) would have it, Vaas was Jared’s first victim. However, since Vaas was a human, instead of a vampire, at the time of being infected, he still retained a capacity for thought. This was untrue of any vampires who had succumbed to the<i>Strain, </i>as their one and only focus was on their next meal. Thus, he was considered Jared’s right-hand man, as they were able to plan and scheme together. Patient Zero had welcomed this, as the onus no longer rested on his shoulders and his shoulders alone.<br/><br/>Along the way, Jared had instructed him on how to keep the Reaper population from multiplying too quickly. Because if their numbers went unchecked, the vampire cattle they so favored would dwindle sooner rather than later. The best and most effective way to combat this was to sever their heads once done with feeding. With this knowledge, Vaas carried numerous weapons of ill intent, from a pair of hand scythes, to daggers of varying lengths and curvature, to even a short sword secured unseen on his back. Then there were the four boot knives, a pair per boot. The one attribute they all had in common, aside from their pure lethality, was that each and every one had been crafted from the finest silver. Unlike your garden-variety vampire, Reapers were immune to the deadly substance.<br/><br/>The night was young, and he could already “taste” vampire blood on the air. As a malevolent grin spread across his face, he pulled the cowl from his coat to cover his bald head.