MERCHANTS 1 [VI] (Ch. 81)

Little Raven stands several hundred metres away from the MERCHANTS third affiliate entrance, he'd been able to pick up every miniscule detail just by enhanced sight alone, just before he finally decided to make his entry a convoy of black luxury cars arrive at the entrance, exiting first is a tall pale skinned Chinese man with long dark braided Hair, in his arms is a petite pale skinned girl with rainbow died hair, and shockingly to Raven he spots the affiliate president badge on her fanny pack, behind the two are four people, all executives, the first two men one bulky in a rolled up and unbuttoned collar black shirt, the other in a black suit similar to the Chinese man, behind them is first a woman with one side of her head bald and the other braided,

(They're all Shifters!),

{And fairly strong too} Silver chips. Out of the corner of his eye he catches a tall teen with a hoodie and cap on with a scar running across his lips and walk towards the guards and basically get forced to enter the club,

(I should be able to get in with this body) Raven mules, getting to his feet to approach the club.

          Duke heads first to the bar ordering a drink before taking a seat while making a quick survey of the club when a very familiar face catches his attention, 

(Scar face!) He grins, (this just made things a bit easier, the problem now is how to get to him, he's being garden by those guys i in black suits, i could probably beat them, but getting him alone is going to be difficult).

Luckily a fight breaks out between two drunk guys eventually devolving into a brawl between several drunk guys, the security quickly step in to calm the commotion, Duke wastes no time in moving quickly working his way behind the drunk Scarface, 

(Careless dumbass), Duke grans him by the neck before squeezing for dear life knocking him out in record time, he very stealthily get's him to the bathrooms faking himself to be assisting a friend when one of the normal security members stop him, he heads into the toilet before sitting him on a toilet then shutting the stall door, a stuffed mouth and hard slap later Scarface regains consciousness,

"Wyat Thuu hull!" He muffles through a mouth full of tissue, after several seconds of continuous struggling Duke delivers another slap final silencing Scarface who groans, 

"Tell me what i need to know and  won't hurt you" Duke states as he pulls the tissue rool out then stations with his heel poised for a stomp into Scarface's member,

"Wait wait wait!, i'll tell you what you want to know!" He declares before furrowing his brows, "what is it you want to know?"

"Corinth", 

"I don't know" he replies swiftly, Duke motions his leg again,

"I really don't!, I don't even have a badge, i'm just a grunt" he states, "i'll tell you what i do know, see that tall Chinese guy with the braid?" Scarface inquires,

"Yeah" Duke replies his mind flying to the image of the menacing looking youth,

"He's the director here, more importantly he's the bodyguard of the President",

"Who's the president then?" Duke inquires,

"That's the thing, she's the daughter of sone chinese billionaire, the only thing the girl cares for are drugs and parties, i'm sure the only reason she isn't dead is because she's at the very least a lunin, though sometimes i wonder if even a Shifters body can handle that much shit, honestly...",

"Stick to the point" Duke interjects,

"Point yeah. Right, she runs the Ivy Club and Hotel, the hotel is honestly just a ruse, celebrities influencers actors you name it, it's a place for the young rich and famous to do their shit in private" Scarface concludes,

"There's one thing i don't understand, why come all the way here if she's a billionaires daughter" Duke inquires,

"The law" Scarface replies, "Or rather lack there of, in China you could very well get executed for drug use but over here ...." He trails,

"Murim" Duke states, (Drugs help in the process of becoming a Shifter, spread that shit through dojos, gangs, crews, school etc, entice young kids, give them the basic knowledge, and make them Shifters, less stress when martial government takes charge, the question now is if the third affiliate is also involved in trafficking, it's the perfect place for a druggie to go run a store, and more importantly, to get high) he ponders, "Ivy's body guard, the Chinese guy, how strong is he?" Duke inquires,

"If i'm to put my money where my mouth is, then i'd say, he's as strong as Vin" Scarface states,

"Is he at Zone?" Duke inquires with a darkened expression,

"No but...",

Then he's weaker, ATTUNEMENT maybe, if so, then his the perfect opponent" Duke replies with an exited smile and widened eyes,

(When i said Vin, i meant, technique) Scarface mules,

"That's all you've got?" Duke questions,

"Everything!, I swear", Duke drops his leg with a sigh before stuffing Scarface's mouth again then exiting the toilet despite the formers muffled screams, Duke makes his way through the club finding a passage that leads up to the Chinese man guarding a door, 

"Ah, just the man i was looking for" Duke states,

"Your here, what are you waiting for, get in" he states opening the door much to Dukes confusion,

(I'll just play along for now), Upon entry Duke cocks his head a few degrees to the side to dodge a pin that collides with the door,

"You're not as attractive as i thought, that scar just ruins your face" the states starting at Dukes light scar, although it had healed properly the colour contrast with his light skin had made it fairly distinct and much to disgusting for the girls taste,

(Wait, they think i'm someone else?),

"Won't you say anything?" Ivy inquires,

"I'm Blake koss, sent in by the boss" he states introducing himself vaguely, "pardon me, but i was expecting to meet a man named Sebastian Corinth here"

"Corinth?, You mean number three?" The girl mumbles, "hey Lingyun, isn't he with that Japanese wench?" She inquires,

"Yes boss" the Chinese youth responds,

"How do you even know about that" the usually naive girl inquires with a piercing look, Duke gets flustered momentarily stumbling his reply before replying, 

"He was my mentor" he states sincerely, she stares at him for several seconds before replying,

"Alright then, have you ever been a bouncer before?, All you have to do is stand up front, v look handsome and prevent uglies from getting in" she summaries,

"Boss" a voice calls from behind Duke, "the interns here",

"What do you mean he's right here" she turns towards Duke who's face had gone grim, Daryun steps into the room unable to hide his suprise when he sees Duke, Duke rolls away as a single edged spear sword crashes into the ground living a sickening gash on the flooring, 

"Calm down!, The boss sent both of us!" Duke states, 

"Then let's find out" Lingyun states before giving Kaiser a call,

"It's Lingyun from the third affiliate, did you send two people for the interview?",

"Two?" He questions before burping, "I don't know maybe?, I drink so much, what's the kids name?" He questions,

"Duke Wade" Daryun interjects. Back at the Mercanery Hall HQ the drunkenness clears from Kaiser's eyes like a lie, 

"What did you say his name was?",

"Duke Wade" Lingyun responds,

"I did, he's with us, Daryun is the only one to be interviewed though" he responds, (well well well, it would seem your son is just as reckless as you were, Gray) he grins.

"You're a lucky man Duke Wade" Lingyun states,

"When did you join Mercanery hall?" Daryun inquires glaring at him, 

"Before you" Duke sneers in response, 

"Oh my!, Such a hottie" Ivy exclaims having just taken notice if Daryun, "Come here" she instructs patting the chair next to her,

"What do you want us to do boss, we planned to only hire one", (and that's more than enough, we can't have more eyes working for the MERCHANTS CEO here),

"They're both hired" she states to focused on Daryun to care, 

"But boss",

"You heared me!" She exclaims with a pout before turning back to Daryun,

"Very well then, you're both hired, welcome to MERCHANTS" he declares

           By this time Raven had successfully infiltrated the club,

(My target is the Hotel, the only realistic way to get there is to be a celebrity, or show a ridiculous amount in your bank balance statement, the only way in for me is the latter, Jeremy Young certainly isn't getting all this money back) he chuckles evily, he ducks into the dancing crowd thankful for the dim lighting as he spots Duke and Daryun, Raven surveys the club while making his way around when he spots a passage, he follows this desolate way eventually finding himself before a tall Chinese man with braided hair, 

"Who are you?" Lingyun inquires with obvious hostility, Raven pulls his jacket aside to show a VVIP MERCHANTS badge, 

"I need to see the president",

"You can't go in" Lingyun replies,

"Do you want this reported?" Raven glares, the former stares before turning to know the door, the faint smell of meth, 

"You can't see the president right now" he turns to reply only to meet a heel to the jaw, the force of the kick snaps his head aside, 

(It always has to be the hard way) Raven muses.