(Death's POV)
We walked up to the front door, I was the one who knocked on it. A pale girl opened the door. She had dull purple eyes, long light brown hair with bright blue ends tied up into two buns and trailing down in plaits, along with wearing a black blazer, dress shirt, skirt and boots along with a dark blue vest and tie. "Yes?" her voice.... I grabbed her by the throat and slammed her into the first wall I saw "Death" Angel walked in, closing the door behind herself. The girl struggled under my grasp as I glared at her "You fucking thieving bitch" I snapped "I don't... know what you're talking about" she struggled to say before I tightened my grip around her throat "Death-" "Yes you do" I ignored Angel "You reek of greed... but I full well know that it ain't yours, shadow walker" I snared as the girl started to choke a bit. "Gorman?" a male voice echoed through the house, I leaned close to the girl's ear "I request a meeting with him" I whispered, slowly losing my grip a bit "Gorman!" "Yes sir, two demons wish to have a meeting with you" she said, glaring back at me "Bring them in". I let go of the girl's grasp before she lead us through the house into a small room with a table surrounded by chairs, only one person sat in the chair furthest from us. He had short black hair, light brown eyes with specks of purple around the iris, ivory skin covered in blue and black clothes. I could sense it... this guy is a devil from the Phantom Wing, yet I could tell he was recently released from the Torture Ring prisons... this guy is just a tortured sinner, no real devil at all. "The infamous Death" the guy smirked "Surprised?" I asked, glaring at him "Not really, I expected a demon such as you wouldn't give up getting his 'property' back" the guy responded "Oh- where are my manners? I'm Jenson Myles" he stated, gesturing to himself as he bowed his head before looking up at the girl. "And that young lady who lead you in is Mercy Gorman-" "We're not here for friendly introductions" Angel interrupted Jenson, folding her arms yet Jenson laughed a bit "Of course not, you both want your money back without causing a scene" he stated, leaning back in his chair "But since you are in my house- on property... the way we settle things will be done by bet" Jenson announced.
He placed a pack of cards on the table in front of him "I win, things will be done my way, if you win, then same thing for you" he stated and before I could get a word in, Angel took a step forward "What game are we playing?" she asked as Jenson smirked. "Reaper's Poker, a game of black jack and poker combined into one. Each player gets five cards which remain face down in three piles; one, two and two, the first round is one card where the player with the highest card wins. Round two and three are both two cards which remain face down, first both players flip over the right card at the same time then the left card, who ever gets nine, thirteen or twenty-one wins the round" Jenson explained "The only thing is that two jokers are shuffled into the deck as well, the jokers represent reapers, once they're shown, all the cards in that round is killed and no one wins the round" Jenson explained. I turned to Angel "There is no way in hell we're gonna play-" "Yes we are" Angel pulled me to the side "We need that money back, this is how we're going to get it-" "Its just money" Angel gave me a look "...fine, you play, but I'm not having any part in this". Angel walked over to the table and sat down as Mercy picked up the pack of cards, opened it and shuffled the entire deck before dealing out the cards all while I stood behind Angel. "This is simply a game of chance" Mercy stated "Any possibilty of either party winning stands at fifty percent" she added as both Angel and Jenson blindly placed their cards out face down.
"First round, highest card" Mercy stated, nodding her head to signal both players to flip the first card... Angel flipped a jack whilst Jenson flipped a ten "Both cards are worth ten, first round is a draw" Mercy stated as I let out a shaky breath "Second round; nine, thirteen or twenty one" Mercy nodded her head once to again signal both players. Jenson flipped a three and five, a total of eight meaning he didn't win the round... Angel flipped a four and six, total of ten "No nine, thirteen or twenty one, no one wins the second round" Mercy stated "Last round; nine, thirteen or twenty one" both players eagerly flipped their cards. Angel had an ace and two- she has thirteen! She can win- Jenson flipped a five... and joker. "A joker has been flipped, therefore all cards are dead, no one wins the last round" Mercy stated as Jenson smirked "Another game we play then... Mercy, reshuffle the deck" "Yes sir" before either me or Angel could say something, Mercy collected all the cards, reshuffled and dealt them out, ready for another game. "You can't expect us to play another game-" "If you wish to receive your property, then you must play another game of chance" Jenson told Angel, a second later, Mercy started the game "First round, highest card" she nodded her head once and both players flipped their cards... Jenson had a nine yet Angel thankfully had a queen "Challenger's card valued at ten, challenger wins the round".
"Second round; nine, thirteen or twenty one" both Angel and Jenson immediately flipped their cards... Angel had a seven and eight, total is fifteen while Jenson had a six and seven, total is thirteen "Jenson wins round two, last round determines the winner" Mercy stated before nodding her head for both players to flip their last cards. Angel had a king and two, total adding to twelve while Jenson had a king and... ace "Jenson wins the last round with twenty one, Jenson is the winner of the game" Mercy announced before turning to Jenson "What is the winner's prize?" "I keep the money in which was stolen" Jenson answered, smirking as Angel held her head in her hands whilst I signed in defeat. "Such a shame, you've lost how much? two thousand and one hundred?" he laughed a bit "I'd offer you another game, but you've currently got nothing to bet" I tried thinking for another way to get our money back but nothing. "Fuck your stupid games- give us the money back or Lilith help you-" Mercy pulled out a hand gun and aimed it at Angel's head "Finish your threat, we dare you" Mercy hissed "If I recall... you two aren't exactly 'immortal' are you?" Jenson smirked "A simple bullet can end you within a second, then our new prize would be both of your souls" Mercy stated. "I've always wondered what the soul of a ripper and reaper would value at" Mercy smirked a bit as Angel glared at her.
"Death" I turned to Jenson "I've heard that you've got yourself a fallen angel, all the overlords have been talking about it.... you're so lucky to have something others crave" Jenson's money-lust smile returned to his face "I'll give you another chance to earn your winnings, if you win I'll give you your souls back and the two thousand I'll bet, but if I win I'll keep the stolen money and..... I'll get the fallen~" Jenson smiled. "No deal- I'm not betting-" Angel dragged me to the side "Death-" "We can't bet him, he's not money, he's a person-" "I know, that's why we're betting me instead" I looked at Angel as if she was crazy "The fuck-no, no way in hell-" "Jenson" Angel turned to the devil "We'll not bet the fallen, but me instead" the fuck is she thinking?! "Sorry darling, but you're no fallen-" "I know, but I'm a reaper, one that is as strong as Prince Jackal himself" "I don't see what you're hinting" Jenson's smile had faded to seriousness "There are very few original reapers left due to past wars and cleansing days while the other types of reaper population had increased, I'm one of the very few originals left... wouldn't it be great to own something that's almost extincted and close to royal blood, no other overlord would have such demon, not even one from the eighteen hundreds". Angel had caught Jenson's attention "Besides, the fallen is also owned by the royals, meaning he cannot be bet, I however can be" Jenson smirked "When did you die?" "1820 with the death sin... while I was still innocent" Jenson's infamous smile returned to his face "Alright-" "Only condition to this bet is that Death plays instead of me".... of course she's dragging me into this "Its a deal then, Mercy... reshuffle and deal out our cards" Jenson told the shadow walker "Yes sir".
Mercy quickly sorted out the cards as I sat down in the chair across from Jenson whilst Angel stood by my side. "First round, highest card" she nodded her head once... I watched Jenson flip a three whilst I flipped a queen "Challenger's card valued at ten, challenger wins the round" Mercy announced "Second round; nine, thirteen or twenty one" Mercy nodded her head as both me and Jenson flipped our cards. Mine was a jack and eight, total is eighteen... Jenson had a nine and four, adding to thirteen "Jenson wins round two with thirteen" Mercy announced as I swore under my breath "Last round; nine, thirteen or twenty one" and almost immediately, the two of us flipped our last two cards. Jenson had a jack and ten, adding to twenty... I had a king and three- "Challenger's cards value to thirteen, winning two rounds, the challenger wins the final game" Mercy announced... I did it. I looked up at Jenson, smirk on my face as his own vanished "What is the winner's prize?" Mercy asked as I leaned back in the chair, continuing to look at Jenson "We take back our two thousand and one hundred, but also the two thousand Jenson Myles now owes" I stated. "Also... the agreement that you will stay away from my business and keep your distance from the royals' fallen angel, any interests you have regarding the fallen will be shunned and Mercy Gorman will stop stealing from people just to please your needs or personal gain" Jenson glared at me "Mercy Gorman no longer works for you".
Five Minutes Later
Me and Angel walked out the door onto the street "You didn't have to go that hard on him losing" Angel told me "Yeah... but you have to admit that what I told him will help and benefit those in Hell" I said "People like Jenson shouldn't exactly get the 'second chance' he did" "Death-" both of us turned to see Mercy walking over to us with a backpack and old gym bag. "So I no longer work for a spoiled greedy pig, what now?" Mercy snapped a bit, I pulled a card out of my back pocket and a pen, quickly writing down a name, address and number before handing it to Mercy. "The hell's this?" she questioned "An overlord I'm friend's with in the Eclipse Region, he's a bit of a friendly gambler himself and is currently looking for a new assistant" I answered "Go to that address and tell them that I sent you... you'll get the job" I told the shadow walker, leaving her lost for words. "I... I stole from you-" "Think of this as a 'I forgive you... if you don't pull this bullshit again'" I told her "Right" Mercy huffed before starting down the street "That was a good thing, Death" Angel said "I'm starting to think Gamer's 'innocence' is rubbing off on you" she smirked "Yeah- hey!" Angel just laughed a bit before Jenson walked out to us. "What? want to lose another game?" I smirked as Jenson rolled his eyes as he handed over the money owed.
As I grabbed the money, Jenson grabbed my arm with his free hand with a smirk of his own on his face "Want to know the real reason I know who you are?" Jenson said as I glared at him in the eyes "I'm known by a lot in the Torture Ring-" "None like me though" Jenson smirked. "Daddy says 'hi' by the way" Jenson said as my eyes widened. Jenson let go of my arm and walked back to his house as I stood there "Death? you alright?" Angel asked "Is your father... actually in Hell?" "No... Jenson has no idea what he's on about" I said, turning back to Angel "Let's go, before it gets dark" I said, starting down the street with Angel close behind.
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