And Rome Burned

Concept
A seemingly standard monster hunt for our heroes spirals into something much bigger than anyone anticipated as one of their own is murdered and they must embark on a furious rampage of revenge against one of the biggest supernatural power players in the region.

Hook
Our heroes find poisoned corpses drained of life and track down a powerful rattlesnake skinwalker responsible for the killings. They kill him, but their trouble does not end there. His superior, the widely feared Adrian Rorsche, stops by Renwick to teach his friends’ killers a lesson, and after a shocking show of fighting prowess against the entire team at once, skewers a hole right through the chest of Charlotte Ainsworth, killing her. Beyond heartbroken and enraged, the team swears vengeance.

Conclusion
Nearly the entirety of the Red Sky Trust’s inner circle is dead and their manor burnt to the ground.

Continuity

 * Charlotte Ainsworth is dead.
 * Chamomile Black learns how to absorb and re-project energy.
 * The Red Sky Trust is gone, leaving a massive power vacuum in the region.
 * Dominic Zhao makes his presence very noticeable to those who might be paying attention by infecting a massive portion of Los Angeles for enough energy to fight their ungodly foe.
 * Chamomile Black and Dasha-Cries-the-Night are now romantically involved.