Chapter 8 His intentions

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That first day had exhausted you, you went quickly to your room, entered the bathroom and relaxed in the shower.

While you were soaping up, you were thinking about everything that had happened. You slowly took stock while enjoying the hot water hitting your skin.

You quickly thought about the moment when you had to work with Alastor.

Working with this deer wasn't, in itself, such a heavy chore for you, and it allowed you to keep an eye on him. However, when you thought back to that brief moment of weakness that you had... you were a little less sure of yourself.

What would have happened if you had given in to your impulses? You didn't really dare to imagine that.

You took a deep breath and tried to calm down. Indeed, it wasn't the first time you had to deal with this kind of person. Some of your "colleagues" shared the same pride with him, many look down on you when you joined the mafia, after all you were very young.

You had quickly made a name for yourself among these wolves and everyone had finally bowed their heads and respected you. Maybe over time you'll be able to get this egomaniac to respect you.

You looked up to the sky. It was almost impossible, you knew that.

All that son of a bitch was waiting of you was to see you leave this hotel in order finish what he started, you weren't fooled.

You growled with frustration.

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"I'm stuck"

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It was a reality. Leaving was synonymous with suicide in your case. You had to find a plan to leave safely once Charlie no longer needed you and after that your promise was kept.

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You started to rinse yourself while imagining what Alastor's demonic intentions might be towards the hotel. You knew you couldn't leave until you neutralized his plans, it would sign off the hotel's death and that was a certainty.

you thought for a moment. The power maybe? No no, it couldn't have been that, he wasn't that stupid, Manipulating or using Charlie's power to overthrow Lucifer seemed a little too big and suicidal to you from him. No, it wasn't that. Raise the audience for his radio show? No, it couldn't be that... however, maybe it could be a part of the reason he want to help the princess.

You thought about what Alastor said to Charlie... what if it was really for his own "entertainment" ?

You growled as you turned off the water. All these theories were giving you a headache.

You still didn't have enough information to get an idea of what he really wanted. Nevertheless, a sentence was spinning in your head...

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"I want to watch the scum of the world struggle to climb up the hill of betterment, only to repeatedly trip and tumble down to the fiery pit of failure..."

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You suddenly froze.

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"I haven't been so entertained since the stock market crash of 1929! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ... so many orphans."

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Your eyes were wide open. Does He do this just to... laugh at the fall of the hotel and the despair of those who created it as well as those who would fail to repent, as He laughed at the stock market crack of 1929 and all those who suffered from it?

You shook your head, it couldn't have been that! You knew this guy was sadistic, but go to all this trouble for this ?! How sick was that guy?

You really hoped you were mistaken when you traded in your old clothes for something more casual.

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You went down to the ground floor. You wandered around the hotel a little bit, after all you didn't really have time to study it in detail. You didn't notice it when you first came here, but there were a lot of portraits of Charlie and his family. One caught your attention in particular. In the center you could see Charlie with a very beautiful woman with long blond hair and very light eyes. She looked so distinguished when you looked at her. Her eyes showed that she was a woman with a lot of confidence and audacity. It was probably Lilith, her mother.

The man on the other side of the Portrait was certainly Lucifer. He was dressed in white and his clothes looked perfect. Just like his wife and daughter he had blond hair and you could see that Charlie had the same cheeks as him.

Strangely enough, you were rather uncomfortable looking at this portrait of the Magne family, there was something wrong with it. Charlie's expression on this portrait didn't reflect her mother's or father's confidence, no, she looked embarrassed despite the smile on her face.

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"Beautiful family, isn't it, my dear?"

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your ears were slightly shaky when you heard the voice of the Radio demon. You turned in his direction to see him coming towards you with his usual smile on his face.

You gave him a forced smile and your attention turned back to the portrait.

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"You could say that," you answered him. "I was thinking that Charlie seemed pretty uncomfortable, what do you think of it ? "you dared to question him coldly.

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Alastor looked at the portrait for a moment to remember it and nodded.

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"It's What I thought to myself the first time I saw it. "

"You wouldn't know something, would you? "

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The deer looked at you with surprise, but you could see that he was amused.

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"It's none of my business, darling, since when have you been so curious? "

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You smiled at him with contempt.

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"Since I made a commitment to help the princess in her project. I am sure that even if "we help" this hotel, demons would try to sink it. " You have paused by looking down at your feet for a moment, before taking up a neutral tone "That's why I would like to have as much information as possible to be able to defend the hotel. »

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Alastor gave you an interrogating look and asked for you.

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"I don't understand you Y/N, you're defending a project you don't even believe in, just for a simple debt, answer me, to whom do you owe this debt?"

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You didn't answer right away. You bit your tongue, holding a sarcastic remark in the back of your throat. You turned your back on him and walked towards the living room.

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"Give me your real reasons and maybe I'll give you mine, Alastor." You replied in a cold tone, leaving him alone in the hallway.

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The deer's smile stretched to his ears as he watched you leave. He looked at you from the corner of his eye to see what you were going to do out.

He saw you heading towards the bar that Husk owned.

Of course, he knew you weren't going to see him to order him a drink in order to get drunk. No, you were probably going to ask some nasty little questions that didn't concern you.

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"Naughty little snoop." He thought.

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On your side, you had already settled down at the bar to see this famous Husk drinking a bottle of Alcohol. You watched him a moment. As Alastor told you, it was a kind of winged cat. He seemed cute to be honest. You had always loved cats and dogs (even if you had a preference for (your favorite animal)).

Husk's fur was greyish-brown with a little bit of white. It had very large red wings with symbols reminiscent of a deck of cards. Her eyes were brown with an orange pupil. What made you laugh was his long red eyebrows, it was quite unusual to have such long eyebrows...

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"Hi. "you told him with a fake friendly smile.

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The cat growled a little bit with boredom.

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"What the fuck do you want? Who are you?" he said, drinking a sip of alcohol.

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You have remained perfectly calm.

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"I am Y/N L/N the White Wolf. You must have heard about me, right? »

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Husk looked at you for a moment.

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"Oh Yeah, Alastor told me about you. I pictured you a little more... how to say that... a little more... ugh whatever, what do you want? »

"Just have a little friendly chat? " You answered innocently.

"I'm not in the mood to talk to you, so Fuck off. »

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Your smile has become tense. All right, you knew how to react with this kind of guy. Without warning, you slammed a handful of coins on the counter, and you ordered a drink so you could sit in your place.

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"Make me a mix of gin, vodka, and whiskey."

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The cat was surprised by your change of tone, he prepared your drink by grunting Frustration. He handed you your change but you politely refused it.

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"No, no, no, don't worry, you can keep the change. I give it to you. Now let's gt to the point. You are Husk, aren't you? »

"Yeah"

"Fine, I'd like to ask you a few questions if you'll allow me."

"Will you fucking leave me alone once I answer you?"

"Mmmmh... I Promise it." You said by quickly drinking half your glass.

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The cat looked at you rather jaded.

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"Come on! talk! I want you to get out of here. »

"I'd like to know more about your relationship with Alastor."

"What does that have to do with you, Wolf?"

"Let's just say I like to know a couple of things about my co-workers."

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Husk rolled his eyes as he continued to drink.

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"This son of a bitch and I worked together on some business. He brought me to this hotel to work here as a bartender. "He growled for a moment and said, "The worst thing is that I was going to pocket a real Pactole! »

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You frowned in confusion. The cat noticed that you hadn't really understood him.

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"To make it short, I was playing at the casino, and that deer teleported me here."

"Oh I see" You said seriously when you lost your smile. So this son of a bitch could teleport people any way he wanted? It was a good thing to know, especially if you had to face him again.

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You took a few minutes to think about what you had just learned.

From what you could see, Husk didn't really seem to like Alastor on many points.

This was a good thing, you were a little relieved because you were afraid that they would be a little too close.

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"And can you tell me what kind of cases you were involved with him on? "

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The cat was going to answer you, but he had suddenly stopped. You didn't have to look very long to understand why he stopped. The smell you smelled was a sufficient response.

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"Maybe he'll know how to answer to your questions better than I do. "Husk said to you as he returned to his bottle of alcohol.

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Your grip on your glass has tightened. Of course that asshole was going to follow you. Before you turned around you put your friendly fake smile on your face and looked into his eyes. The deer had its hands behind its back and looked at you with an interrogating look, yet you could see the contempt and a hint of warning in its red eyes.

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"My, my, I didn't know you liked me that much! "you stated with irony.

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Alastor's eyes widened after your remark, he was about to speak, but you were faster than him.

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"Can I buy you a drink? "you asked with a mocking smile.

"Thank you for the attentionY/N, but do not bother you, I pay it. " He said with a rather cheerful tone, nevrtheless the poorly tuned radio noise you could hear while he was talking proved that he was really not happy that you were starting to snoop. "Husk give a glass of whiskey please. »

"As you wish" You answered him by silently drinking your drink.

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Husk looked at you two with concern. He had seen the looks of hatred and aversion in your eyes, he wasn't really very comfortable being too close to both of you. You both looked like a bomb about to explode.

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"soooooo" the cat started to said in order to get your attention. "How did you two meet? »

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You exchanged a look with Alastor and made a gesture with your hand to let him explain. You weren't in the mood to remember all that. While the deer was explaining in his own way what had happened, you played with your glass to think of something else. Alastor didn't mind telling to Husk about his little exploits, especially about your fight. You rolled your eyes in front of so much pride, then all of a sudden it came out all by itself.

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"Ты эгоцентричный идиот. Будь немного скромнее. Яйца не отвалятся." you said in a jaded tone.

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The deer suddenly stopped talking, and Husk looked at you with big shocked eyes. Had he understood what you said?

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"What did you say Y/N? "You heard Alastor's neck cracking in your direction.

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You felt a cold sweat running down your back. You looked at him with a friendly smile.

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"I simply said you lacked modesty. Forgive me for speaking in a foreign language, It came out whitout I noticed. »

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"Where are you from?" intervened Husk "From a fucking Russian mafia? »

"Maybe" you replied by slightly pushing your glass out of your field of vision.

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You were getting a little too "jovial", "arrogant" and "talkative" for your taste.. it will teach you to not drink too quickly a mixture of strong alcohols.

Unfortunatly, Alastor had noticed, that you were having trouble holding your tongue so he decided to take his chance and learn a little bit more about you.

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"How did you get into this, my dear?"

"I had to pay off the debts we had at home, actually, I did a lot of odd jobs and the mafia boss in my neighborhood noticed me. He offered to hire me, of course I accepted, it's not as if I had the choice ha ha ha ha this wolf absolutely wanted me to be part of his organization. If I didn't come he was going to kill everyone I loved. "An almost painful and mocking laugh came out of your throat "That didn't stop him from doing this some time later, that son of a bitch destroyed my life. That's how I ended up in the mob, pathetic, huh?"

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Shut up Y/N you talk too much

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"Husk, I won't finish my drink, I'm starting to talk too much and I don't want to say something I'll regret"

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The cat nodded and took your glass.

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"Thank you" you said with a smile. You turned to Alastor "I think I deserves some informations, don't you think deer?"

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The deer looked at you for a moment and then gave you your provocative smile. He was going to bite. He knew that this little "Favor" he was making to you could be benefic to him later.

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"One question, one answer, my dear, choose carefully"

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You took the time to think about your question by considering some answers that this deer could give you, you also took up the elements he had told Charlie in order to prevent him to avoid dodging your question. You had finally opted for another tactic, you were going to tell him your theory and you were going to see his reaction.

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"Let's suppose that what you said to Charlie is true, that your work has become aimeless, and that you are looking for a new source of entertainment.

What will happen when you get bored and the hotel is at the top? Will all the things you brought to the hotel, including you, disappear? After all, what you bring to Charlie is quite similar to what we can find in a fairy tale, you change a poor girl's shredded dress into a beautiful evening dress so she can go to the ball, however at midnight everything disappears. At the end you delight in her humiliation and fall. Unlike a good fairy, you don't look for a Happy Ending to give to others, no, you seek to have your own Happy Ending by breaking other people's dreams just because it's what really excites you Alastor. You're just a sadistic man who enjoy the pain of those who fail and who naively fight for something impossible to achieve, Am I wrong?" You asked him coldly, crossing your arms.

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Silence.

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There was A heavy silence, your eyes were locked to Alastor's eyes, patiently waiting for an answer, the deer suddenly emitted some noises of Radio badly adjusted but you had not reacted, you prohibited yourself from breaking the visual contact. Alastor's neck slowly cracked to the side and his eyes became Radios dials.

You had hit a nerve.

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"I see I'm right." You laughed." And in your plan there's only one little problem, right?"

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He hadn't answered you, but his silence was a confirmation.

You were bothering him now and you would be bothering him in the final phase of his plan.

It's a good thing Husk had rid you of your glass because you would certainly have broken it instantly out of anger. That deer disgusted you, it disgusted you so much! How could anyone laugh at the misfortune of others in this way? How?! How?! Vaggie and Charlie didn't fucking do anything to him! Nothing! By what right could he use their dreams for his own sadistic desire? BY WHAT RIGHT?!

A Horrible animal rumble came out of your throat and a strident sound from Alastor's. The lights in the room suddenly started to flash. Husk backed up slowly. The shadow of Alastor twisted, showing a monstrous appearance.

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Your eyes slowly turned red, your nails gradually turned into long, sharp claws, and the more the time passed the more you showed your fangs.

Husk froze when he noticed that several of Alastor's creatures were beginning to emerge from the shadows. He had to do something, if nothing was done to calm you down you would blow up this fucking hotel and certainly destroy everyone in your madness, including him.

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He looked at his bottle that he had not finished. What he was about to do broke his heart, but he had no choice. He drank one last sip of alcohol, took the neck of his bottle with both hands and with a raging scream slammed it against the counter.

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"FUCKING HELL! ARE YOU GOING TO SHUT UP YOU FOOLS ?! »

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The bottle burst and pieces of glass spread everywhere near the counter. The alcohol left in the bottle splashed slightly on you and the radio demon, bringing you back to reason. The lights stopped flashing, the shadows had disappeared and your bodies had regained a "normal" appearance.

You slowly turned your heads towards the winged cat, but he didn't give the time to either of you to talk.

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"ISN'T YOUR BULLSHIT OVER YET?! GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY BAR AND GO FUCKIN' KILL EACH OTHER SOMEWHERE ELSE! GET OUT ! GO AWAY" Husk shouted

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You clenched your fists with anger, but you knew you had to leave, it was better if you left as soon as possible. You gave one last glacial look filled with aversion to Alastor, then quickly get out of the hotel.

Before you slammed the door behind you, you heard the sounds of Charlie and Vaggie rushing towards the bar.

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