Shadow of the Reaper, 3

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STORYLINE: Dr Oliver Conray shuffled into the dreary bedroom provided by his Grim taskmaster. In disgust, he tossed his scythe against the bed and sunk onto its faded surface. Dust wafted up and danced in pale light before his strange blacked-out eyes. Standing in the light by the window was the ghostly form of a refined lady. Her delicate voice broke the tense silence, “What happened my love?” He sighed. He didn't want waste a single precious moment he had with his beloved over unpleasant matters. After all, he had paid a horrendous price for the privilege. But still, his heart ached for the life he left behind. "I killed my last living friend today."


For you goth boys, I have some fun things to share. First, I experimented with mixed mesh bodies once more. The upper body is The Mesh Project Male and wearing Gabriel Body Belt shirt. The lower is... *drumrolls* ...Maitreya. Why? For the simple reason that I was able to rock this badass outfit by Moon Elixir thanks to this little trick. Its on sale at the Fantasy Gach Carnival. Paired with the shirt, these two outfits actually worked together really well. My only complaint (besides heavy avatar render weight) is the foot size. Sadly the foot can not be scaled up.  The wonderful black oil tears are from this year's Halloween offering by Tableau Vivant. Its one of the Mort Vivant faces for new skin Marcus. To go with the oily tears, I used the Cubic Cherry Loss eye and tears and tinted it black.  For the hands, is the Cursed Hand applier by Lovely Dissarray. In the background is the fun Hunter Scythe by Swagga. Oh and, one more thing... Did I also mention the *must have* bed for any self-respecting vampire in Secondlife? The Death Row Vampire Gothic Bed set. Worth every single L.

On Him, Reaper Oliver Conray:
Head applier: Tableau Vivant Marcus, TMP applier (400L)
Nail, Hand tattoo: Lovely Disarray Cursed Hands Slink Applier (300L)
Shirt: Gabriel GB::Body belt shirt (TMP) White [mesh](280L)
Hat: Yasum Steam Hat*Male*Rare* Dust, gacha [mesh](50L)
Corset: Moon Elixir Potions Master 1 Corset RARE, gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha Carnival)(75L)
Garter: Moon Elixir Potions Master 2 Garter RARE, gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha Carnival)(75L)
Garter: Moon Elixir Potions Master 3 Bag RARE, gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha Carnival)(75L)
Shorts: Moon Elixir Potions Master 19 Onyx Shorts, gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha Carnival)(75L)
Boots: Moon Elixir Potions Master 24 Onyx Boots, gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha Carnival)(75L)
Tears, Eyes: Cubic Cherry {Loss} eyes, tears - ink [mesh]
Lip: Clemmm Tired Glitter Lips Black, TMP (173L)
Ears: Mandala STEKING_EARS_Season5 [mesh](50% off sale)(357L)
Glove: Contraption The Saboteur's Claw [mesh]
Hand applier: Tableau Vivant Mort Vivant applier, Slink (400L)
Hand: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Male [mesh](450L)
Head: TheMeshProject (BETA) Head(m) - Anime (Deluxe) [mesh](5000L)
Body: TheMeshProject (BETA) Deluxe Body [mesh](5000L)
Leg applier: Glam Affair Maitreya Mesh body - Polar Tone Appliers (349L)
Legs: Maitreya Mesh Body Lara [mesh](2750L)
Pose: Del May DM - Bedsit male (50L)

Setting:
Bed, chair, lantern: Death Row gothic vampire bed set [mesh](pg 1200L, adult1850L)
Weapon: Swagga Hunter Scythe [mesh]
Skybox: HAIKEI dusky white skybox [mesh](499L)

American Gothic

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STORYLINE: The tide was rising rapidly in the Crescent City. A long black limousine slowly came to a stop in front of a quaint white shotgun cottage. Despite its caution, the car's wake splashed into the house. An angry outburst roared from inside, cursing the many Voodoo gods. La Croix smiled secretly to himself as he picked his way carefully through the floating debris. He knocked politely at the front door of the savior of the city, Maman Brigette. She was dressed for battle in black leather and armor and she shot him a hell of a dirty look that would surely have killed him if he wasn't already dead. Then she pretended he wasn't there as she frantically tried to recreate her Veve ceremony on the waterlogged floorboards. "No ritual gonna save us dis time, Maman. We gots to go." So many people were counting on her to save them, but there was no fixing a sinking city and a rising ocean. They really were going to loose everything this time. There was no spell strong enough to divert all this water. She covered her face with her hands, and began to sob. "Nah nah, cheri." He sat down in the water beside her and hugged her shoulders. She was such a powerful woman, it broke his heart to see her cry. "I gots news," he handed her a parchment scroll with a wax seal. She frowned, confused by such an odd thing at a time like this. He pointed to the ankh symbol in the wax seal. "The Ancient One has summoned us. He offers us a place of honor in his new nation." She snatched the letter, read it quickly, then read it again just to be certain. She looked up at the Baron and blinked. "What does the king of the vampires want from us?"

On her, Maman Brigitte:
Top: Zenith Berserker Breastplate (Black) Maitreya RARE, gacha [mesh](85L)
Gloves: Zenith Berserker Gloves(Black) Maitreya, gacha [mesh](85L)
Boots: Zenith Berserker Long Boots(Black) Maitreya, gacha [mesh](85L)
Shorts: Zenith Berserker Short with Belt (Black) Maitreya, gacha [mesh](85L)
Hair: booN POI481 hair platinum [mesh](280L)
Hat: Tableau Vivant Maman Brigitte Hat [mesh](300L)
Head: Genesis Lab Head_Angie_2.0 RARE, gacha [mesh](99L)
Glasses: Moon Elixir Coven - 18 - Glasses, gacha [mesh](75L)
Staff: Death Row Designs witchdoctor staff [mesh](120L)
Skin, appliers: Genesis Lab Chocolate_Skin (free)
Latex applier: Female Poison Outfit Latex Reine in Black (198L)
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands [mesh](450L)
Body: Slink Physique Mesh Body V2.9[mesh](1,250L)

On him, Baron La Croix:
Eyepatch: Shi: Patch Mechanics 2.Black unisex RARE, gacha [mesh](150L)
Scarf: SEY VH-stole (for Halloween) male/reg [mesh](280L)
Hat: Harm's Way Top Hat texture change [mesh] (99L)
Necklace: ISON safari tribe necklace silver [mesh](245L)
Coat: Deadwool Peak suit (tux) - jacket - black [mesh](460L)
Hair: NO.MATCH NO.SMOKE. (male avatar )[mesh](200L)
Pants: Lapointe & Bastchild Leather - Mens Multi Texture Zip Pants [mesh](499L)
Boots: Lapointe & Bastchild Swear "Drift Mesh" Boot Mens v2 [mesh](499L)
Eyes: Poetic Colors nightfall - night mood [mesh] (100L)
Skin applier: Tableau Vivant tone 8 slink (400L)
Hands, Body Applier: Tableau Vivant Slink tone 8 (400L)
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Male [mesh](450L)
Head applier: Tableau Vivant Kat Skin - Tone 08 for TMP (990L)
Skin applier Body: Tableau Vivant tone 8 TMP (400L)
Head: TheMeshProject (BETA) Head(m) - Anime (Deluxe) [mesh](5000L)
Body: TheMeshProject (BETA) Deluxe Body [mesh](5000L)

Setting:
Houses: Death Row 18.DRD LN Lovers nest cottage RARE, gacha [mesh](The Arcade)(75L)
Tree: 3D Trees Ancient Virginia Live Oak M/T (175L)