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Blood After Midnight
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"Blood After Midnight" is a noir/horror/sci-fi short story written by Therealjackieboy on Fictionpress. It was previously written for an anthology, but after it didn't get accepted, jackieboy decided to publish it online in 2018.In the year 2039, technology has become more integrated into everyday society, with most machines taking various jobs from humans. Bryan Cyon is a down on his luck reporter in Counsil City who is in the middle of a case involving people being killed, with the bodies being branded and the right arms missing. With the help of his police friend Vivian Potch, Bryan tries to stop the murders when the rest of the police department don't cooperate.jackieboy is currently in the process of giving the story an expanded remake, titling it Blood After Midnight Redux.Spoilers are unmarked. It's best to read the story first before diving into this page. | |
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Katanas Are Just Better | |
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Katanas Are Just Better: Kelvin uses a katana to chop off Bryan's arm. | |
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Your Head Asplode: Kelvin kills some of his followers at the end by either this, or having their chests burst. | |
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Religion of Evil: Kelvin's cult, who worship Shadoth, a demon who was so monstrous, the its name has been rarely spoken, or even written. | |
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Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Kelvin presents himself as a caring individual promising those without jobs that he'll use the demon Shadoth to destroy technology. In actuality, he couldn't care less about his followers, and only wants to summon Shadoth so he can become feared and powerful. | |
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Decapitation Presentation: When Bryan's kidnapped by the cult, Kelvin shows the reporter Vivian's head. | |
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Bad Boss: Once Kelvin has the power to summon Shadoth in his right arm, he uses the power stored within it to kill every one of his cult members. | |
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Downer Ending | |
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Downer Ending: Sure, Kelvin's killed, but Vivian's dead, Bryan lost an arm, and Shadoth's awakening ends up dooming the entire city, killing everyone there, including Bryan. | |
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Smug Snake: Kelvin knows that nothing can touch him, but when Shadoth’s released, he can’t put up a fight. | |
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Our Demons Are Different | |
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Our Demons Are Different: Shadoth, who is summoned via a magical right arm. | |
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Cyanide Pill: Vivian tries to use Bryan as bait to lure one of the cult members, but instead results in the killer committing suicide via cyanide pill after stabbing Vivian, sending her to the hospital without any info on the cult whatsoever. | |
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Only One Name | |
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Only One Name: Kelvin, which Bryan even lampshades near the end. | |
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Serial Killer: A whole cult of them. | |
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Arc Words: More like "Arc Initials". SR keeps getting branded onto the bodies. These actually mean "Shadoth, Return", which is what Kelvin says during his ritual. | |
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Bolivian Army Ending: The story ends when Shadoth begins using its powers to grow to the size of a building, with Bryan commenting on the amount of destruction the creature might cause. | |
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Karmic Death | |
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Karmic Death: Kelvin loses his right arm after summoning Shadoth, who ends up crushing his face by placing his fingers in it like a bowling ball. | |
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: What Kelvin does to his followers after the ritual is completed. | |
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Villainous Breakdown | |
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Villainous Breakdown: Kelvin gets one when Shadoth starts awakening within his right arm. | |
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Big Bad | |
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Big Bad: Kelvin, the mastermind behind the cult of Shadoth. | |
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Evil Luddite | |
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Evil Luddite: Kelvin's cult is composed of these people, though ironically, it's subverted with Kelvin himself, who is just indifferent towards technology. | |
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Sadist | |
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Sadist: Kelvin, who enjoys the carnage his followers are causing upon Counsil, and the pain he himself brings toward Bryan. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: Bryan references the Moe Greene special regarding Vivian's missing eye. The cyberpunk setting and the hospital scene are both ripped straight out of Genocyber. | |
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Badass Longcoat | |
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Badass Longcoat: Everyone, specifically Bryan, Vivian, and Kelvin. | |
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An Arm and a Leg | |
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An Arm and a Leg: Missing arms are a motif of the story, as they're used for a ritual to summon Shadoth. Bryan himself ends up losing an arm thanks to Kelvin. | |
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From Nobody to Nightmare | |
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From Nobody to Nightmare: From what we could gather about Kelvin, he started out as a grocery store clerk before graduating into a Satanic cult leader who managed to bring about the apocalypse. | |
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Gorn: The hospital scene, which is loaded with blood and guts. | |
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Hate Sink: Officer Pennyworth, who is loud, obnoxious, and uncaring towards the dead bodies. Bryan hates his guts, and even hopes that Pennyworth's the one behind the murders. | |
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Dirty Cop: Officer Pennyworth, who is revealed to be a member of Kelvin's cult, actively trying to prevent the murder case from being solved. | |
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Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Kelvin, who is described as having black hair, and pale skin. | |
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20 Minutes into the Future | |
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20 Minutes into the Future: Taking place in 2039, Counsil City is filled with robots replacing multiple peoples' jobs, along with advances in medicine such as Band-Patches, which heal wounds faster than a regular bandaid. | |
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Cyberpunk | |
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Cyberpunk: From the large, bright, breathtaking skyscrapers, to the corruption down below, this story fits the mold. | |
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Deadly Doctor: Nurse Kikio, who is a member of Kelvin's cult. | |
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