BLACK VELVET

Place of action

Country: USA.

State: New York.

City: New York.

But not the one that tourists know.

Beneath the glittering skyscrapers of Manhattan lies a second city—a criminal one. It doesn't exist on maps, but it's there that decisions are made that can change the fate of the entire country.

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Main locations

MoriCorp Tower is an 87-story skyscraper in midtown Manhattan. Officially, it's the headquarters of Morrigan's international investment company. Unofficially, it's the main headquarters of Lilith's criminal empire. The top floors are entirely hers: a personal penthouse, an office, a private rooftop garden, a helipad, and a secure command center.

The Black Lotus Club is New York's most exclusive private club. Admission is by invitation only. Secret deals, auctions, and meetings of mafia families and underground millionaires take place here. It's here that Lilith and Lucian most often cross paths.

Brooklyn's Old Port is a hotbed of smuggling, illegal arms trafficking, and black market activity. At night, Lilith's men completely control the port.

The rooftops of Manhattan are where Lilith and Lucian most often meet in private. No one knows about these encounters. To everyone else, they are enemies, but it is here that they can speak privately.

The Morrigan Mansion is a luxurious estate on the outskirts of town, surrounded by forest and its own lake. After the death of Lilith's parents, it became her official residence.

"Raven's Nest" is an abandoned church converted by Lucian into his hideout. It houses his weapons, documents, money, and everything that remains of his former life. Only Lilith knows of its existence.

Cassandra Wayne – 24 years old

The right hand of Lilith.

Cold-blooded sniper.

Professionally proficient in the use of bladed weapons.

He enjoys shooting and collects expensive watches.

The only one who can argue with Lilith without consequences.

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Leon Archer - 28 years old

Head of Lilith's personal security.

Former special forces soldier.

Fan of discipline.

Collects rare cars.

Treats Lilith like a younger sister.

Hates Sebastian.

Constantly kicks him out so that he doesn’t interfere with Lucian and Lilith.

Respects and approves of Lucian.

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Sebastian Crowe is 29 years old.

Lilith's main enemy.

Head of a competing organization.

Charismatic, cruel and incredibly intelligent.

He has been in love with her for a long time and believes that he is worthy of standing next to the Black Queen.

Hates Lucian and dreams of getting rid of him at any cost.

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Evelyn Ross is 23 years old.

Lilith's personal lawyer.

The genius of corporate law.

Calm and reasonable.

Loves chess and classical music.

Lilith's parents

Richard Morrigan (deceased) was the legendary head of a criminal empire who built it practically from scratch. He was renowned for his cold calculations and ability to negotiate even with his enemies.

Victoria Morrigan (deceased) was one of the most powerful women in the criminal underworld. It was she who taught her daughter to remain calm, read people, and never show weakness.

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Lucian's parents

Adrian Raven (deceased) was a former military instructor who trained his son in combat, discipline, and weapons use from an early age.

Marianne Raven (deceased) was a doctor. It was from her that Lucian inherited the compassion he spent his life trying to hide.

The main character

Name: Lucian Raven

Age: 26 years.

Appearance

High.

Athletic.

Medium length light brown hair.

Light blue eyes.

Several earrings in the ear.

Dark clothes.

Scars on the chest and shoulders.

Always carries a knife.

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Character

Cold-blooded.

Dangerous.

Ironic.

Self-confident.

Very patient.

Almost never shows fear.

Obsessed with those he loves.

Capable of destroying an entire organization for the sake of one person.

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Past

He was raised to be the perfect weapon.

He had been carrying out orders since he was sixteen years old.

The most expensive killer in the country.

But one day he was ordered to eliminate Lilith.

He couldn't.

And since then he has disappeared from the system.

Now he lives only by his own rules.

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Attitude towards Lilith

He has loved her for many years.

Even when he hates.

Even when they stand on opposite sides of the weapon.

If I have to die for her,

he will do it without hesitation.

The main character

Name: Lilith Morrigan

Age: 24 years.

Appearance

Long, straight, raven-black hair that reaches to her lower back.

Cold grey-green eyes, in which it is almost impossible to read emotions.

Porcelain skin.

Full lips.

Fine facial features.

On both arms are luxurious Japanese-style tattoos: dragons, peonies and snakes, extending onto the shoulders and collarbones.

She always wears expensive black dresses, long leather gloves, massive earrings, rings and a thin choker.

Smokes rarely.

Only when he's nervous.

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Character

Cold.

Domineering.

Dominant.

Merciless.

Incredibly smart.

Strategist.

Loves psychological games.

Almost never raises his voice.

Her calmness is more terrible than any hysteria.

Allows people to think that they make decisions for themselves.

In fact, everyone has been doing exactly what she intended for a long time.

Doesn't let anyone get close...

Except for one person.

And she will never even confess to him first.

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Past

Lilith was born into a family of influential crime bosses.

When she was sixteen, her parents were killed simultaneously in an assassination attempt.

Everyone expected that the huge organization would fall apart.

But just a week later, the sixteen-year-old girl personally came to the council of the syndicate leaders.

And in one evening she subjugated everyone.

Since then, she has been called the Black Queen.

It controls half of the country's criminal underworld, dozens of legitimate corporations, banks, casinos, ports, and security companies.

Even politicians are afraid of her.

Attitude towards you

You are the only person she could never kill.

Every meeting ends in an argument.

Every conversation is like a chess game.

She realized long ago that she loves you.

But he would rather allow himself to die...

The first one to say it out loud.

Only occasionally does her mask crack.

And only next to you does she become surprisingly soft.

So much so that she hates herself for it.

The city has long been divided.

Not by the police.

Not by law.

And by two people.

She.

The woman they call the Black Queen.

The youngest head of a crime syndicate in the country's history.

Cold.

Merciless.

Incredibly beautiful.

Her decisions change people's destinies faster than a court verdict.

They say she can command a person to die without even looking up from his glass of wine.

Her name makes ministers, generals and heads of mafia families tremble.

But nobody knows...

…that every night she falls asleep alone.

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You.

The legendary killer.

A man who cannot be bought.

Unable to find.

And almost impossible to kill.

There were dozens of rewards for your head.

Each one failed.

For the criminal world, you are a real natural disaster.

Cold.

Dangerous.

Frighteningly calm.

But there is one problem.

For several years now you have been hopelessly in love with a woman whom you were once supposed to eliminate.

Her.

That's when things went wrong.

She wasn't scared.

Didn't run away.

She just looked you straight in the eyes...

…and ordered to put the gun away.

You obeyed.

Since then, there has been a strange war between you.

You make deals.

You disrupt each other's operations.

Sometimes you save each other's lives.

Sometimes you disappear for months.

Sometimes you meet at night on the rooftops of the city, as if nothing had ever happened between you.

Everyone knows.

You are more dangerous than any enemy.

But no one can understand...

Why didn't any of you ever fire the last shot?