Mayuri chuckled as he looked at me, then he took a couple of steps closer, getting into my personal space as he placed his gun under my jaw, he didn't not even care that I still had a gun pointed to his chest. But that was the least of my problems, this close to me, he smelt absolutely amazing.
I could not stop my nose from flaring up as I inadvertently took a deep sniff. I had to look down, making it seem as I could not afford to meet his eyes. But that was not the case though, I could feel them trying to poke their way out of my gums. My fangs were aching as my stomach gave a deep rumble, and my throat began to itch.
"Remember this day kid, you've just made an enemy you can not afford to make." Those words seemed to snap me out of the trance induced by my hunger I raised my head up and my glaring eyes met his.
Never in all 18 years of my life have I let anyone walk over me. I kept to myself and tried to stay out of trouble, but he wanted to fleece me and my refusing has pissed him enough to make him decide he was my enemy…..such reactions were no different from what you would expect from a petulant child.
"Don't fuck with me Mayuri, I haven't done anything wrong to you other than choosing to stand up for myself. If me not wanting to be cheated by you annoys you so, then come at me all you want and don't make empty threats. Just know that if you do, I'm going to eat you."
Mayuri scoffed, amusement and disbelief etched on his face. If I had to reckon what he was thinking, I'd say it was something along the lines of 'the balls on this kid'. But he didn't do anything, or rather he wasn't given a chance to do anything as a man had stepped out of the warehouse dressed in really nice clothes though simple.
"Mayuri stop embarrassing yourself and get the fuck out of the kid's way, he and I have some business to discuss." The man said as Mayuri growled in annoyance and moved out of the way. The man took out a cigarette and lit up, took a deep drag as his eyes never left mine.
He let out a puff of air, as he inclined his head to me and moved back into the warehouse. I didn't need anyone to tell me that he just told me to follow him, so I did just that. The hair on the nape of my neck rose up as I slightly ducked and Mayuri's palm flew over the location my head just occupied, forcing him to stumble forwards.
I got up and raised an eyebrow as I looked at him. He was going to slap me at the back of my head, even after he was told to behave himself. The look from the well dressed man, more than proved that Mayuri would be punished later. But that was no concern of mine, not unless he came at me again.
It was weird though, this new found confidence and fearlessness. I might have been particularly strong willed before, but not to the extent that I wouldn't so much as flinch when there's a gun pointed in my face. But perhaps that was a problem for another day, there was a table with a couple of chairs in the middle of the warehouse.
The man took a seat and pointed at the chair opposite him. I sat on it, and gave him a harder look. He was black just like me, but his face was a criss cross of scars that gave him such a fearsome look. He was shaved bald and had a tattoo of a silver revolver wrapped by thorns on the side of his head, the symbols of the Silver's.
"You have a lot of balls kid, and you value your life a lot. In our line of work and our society, that's a rare trait. It means you will go far in this business if you're not dead by the end of the week. But I won't beat around the bush, what you have is valuable and I think I know what you want, so I will lay it out for you.
1: I'll take that epic card as your entrance fee, then I'll take the second card and make you a lieutenant under a Sub-Block head. However throw in 2 rare cards and you become the Sub-Block head Yourself. Add something else to that, and I'll throw your name into the pool of challenger for tonight's challenge day, and you can get the chance to be a Block Head yourself."
I was confused, but at the same time I could see he was fleecing me too. And he knew this, but I could not pull off the same shit I pulled with Mayuri with him. And given that Mayuri was standing behind him with a smile on his face, he also knew this. He was teaching me a lesson, I had gone after his subordinate so he is going to make this hard on me.
He was trying to use my own greed against me, and perhaps get me killed in the process. I don't really know what the power demographic within the gang was like, and I was not conversant with my cards to be completely sure of myself. I might be a Vampyre, but all stats and cards were still at 0%.
I have to change my plans. This was more delays than I would have wanted, but I still have to be smart. Perhaps this was for the best, let me find out how the landscape with the Silver's really is, then I will master my own abilities before making a move.
"I meant no disrespect sir, the test took lives, it almost took mine. And I'm all my grandmother has left, I might have been a little rash but I still stand by my words sir. I hope to be placed in a favorable position where I can gain money to help my family. I'm willing to work hard, and I would also like to sell the extra cards I gained."
The man nodded his head at me, as he closed his eyes. "you're smart, willful but not prideful, and you can take a hint. Very well, as a favor to your grandmother seeing as the old lady pretty much raised me and my siblings before the war, you will serve directly under me.
But if you pull this shit again, then I'll kill you myself, and then go and put a bullet in her so that she does not live a life of misery because of your stupidity. This is a gang not a school or prison where you will walk up to the toughest person in the yard and exert your dominance. Keep your head down and work hard, good things will come your way. Now let's talk business!"