The Nihilists

Destroyers of the Status Quo Fuck it all up. Fuck it all up before they fuck it up. If they've already fucked it up, fuck it up again into something better. That's the Nihilist agenda. For a long time, this wasn't a conscious political position. It disguised itself as "propaganda of the deed" committed for a worthy cause, or was submerged by a general rebellious anger, until the 21st century. That's when the world almost ended, but it didn't, and nobody got their comeuppance. To get something done right, sometimes you've got to do it yourself, even if that means killing Kindred, setting their stuff on fire, and maybe trying to ruin the world. Back in the 90s, the Nihilists were fringe Anarchs, setting fires and punching stuffed-shirt licks for liberty's sake. There was no plan, just action. That's the way Gengis, Dickie, and Damien liked it. Times change. Damien became Sheriff, for Christ's sakes! Gengis stuck around, but only to cultivate radical ties as part of his personal balancing act between true radicalism and the Anarch Center, which part of him still calls "social fascist" even though he's a member. He and Dickie still made the rounds with graffiti and pranks, but two people aren't a party. "Then," Gengis might say, "some really fucked up shit happened." First: Everybody thought the world was ending. That was a trip. Too bad it wasn't true. Second, Nathaniel Fucking Bordruff, former holy terror Anarch hunter, shows up, looking bloody under the weird red moon of those days, and tells Gengis and Dickie they were right, he was wrong, and it's time to "punish all the sinners." Third, Dickie left town, and came back with Sweetie Pepper, a Caitiff with some intriguing new fuck-shit-up concepts. That was the most normal part of it all. Then, fucking Balthazar, man. The Man, in fact. The old Sheriff, who they all used to fantasize about giving the ol' stake and bake. Jackson was in, Prince of Chicago, so Balthazar was way out. He joined up because of Bordruff, who he called a "fitting weapon." (Because even after they leave, Camarilla fucks just talk like that.) Yeah, the moment that happened, Gengis was kicked to the sidelines but he stuck around to keep an eye on it — and they wanted him to be their man in the Anarch Center. Dickie ran away or sunk into torpor. He was the smart one. Now shit has turned Old Testament. Bordruff's talking about a "new flood." Balthazar's still calling himself Sheriff, but of the "Kingdom to Come," though he says it with a twinkle in his eye. Sweetie Pepper's got lots of friends to bring the riot, and Gengis has to find some way to either get out, or turn this merry crew of psychopaths into something he can use.