The Aurian Chronicles- Chapter 9: Learning the Hard way

    Amanda Cross sighed softly as she looked out into space as she followed Mr Capryse down a busy street, she was roughly half an hour out of her jurisdiction, a solid hour away from Capryse's home, and worst of all, she was only in a pair of Jeans and a dark blue low cut tank top. Which meant nothing to really defend herself. "How I let you talk me into this little trip out in the city I will never know... in case you didn't already know, we are NOT friends, Mr. Capryse!"

"OF COURSE WE ARE! You just haven't really figured it out, my dear!" Responded Mr Capryse as he kissed the back of Amanda's hand, causing her to blush angrily. She tried to look over to the other member of their company, which happened to be Mr Capryse's wife Saryn. She stood at about almost six feet tall, and was dressed in a black leather dominatrix looking suit, with a white professional lab coat over it. To say Amanda felt intimidated by her presence was a gross understatement. Saryn's piercing blue gaze met Amanda's before she snorted. "Do try to put up with my husband's eccentricities for a bit longer. You'll come to find he's simply playing chess five steps ahead... even if he is a fool." She exclaimed in a thick Russian accent. Amanda was a bit caught off guard the rest of the trip as they stopped by an Italian bakery. 

Mr. Capryse stepped out and greeted the owner, an ageing wide Italian man with multiple briefcases. Both men chuckled and exchanged a few good jokes before the old man took his leave in a sports car. Amanda's eyes narrowed when she saw bags of powder inside one of the opened cases. "This is a DRUG deal!" she yelled as she stepped closer to the both of them. "Au contraire my dear, this is a drug EXTERMINATION!" Corrected Mr. Capryse, causing Amanda to raise a brow. "I'm listening...." She said carefully. Mr, Capryse just chuckled and sighed, "You see Ms. Cross, as this part of the city has grown, the types of people that frequent it have changed... I don't particularly like drugs and children being so close together, so I have made a deal for its distribution to be moved outside of the area." He explained with a grin, already knowing what she was going to say. "Why don't you just halt the production altogether Capryse?" She asked, but he simply laughed. "That's just not how things work... right now it's quite EASY to just condemn this area, and eradicate anything or anyone involved.... but crime vacuums are a real thing! By doing this, I don't have to make a bigger mess than I need to!" He responded. Amanda growled and went to retort before a white and gold limousine pulled up, followed by a squad of five cars. Amanda's eyebrows raised as none other than Zach Farley stepped out with a lit cigar in his mouth. "well well well, if it isn't the golden boy of the New York syndicate.... On MY turf...." He stated, sending his captains to confiscate the briefcases. Mr. Capryse smiled as he watched each member of Farley's men sample a bit of the Cocaine in each briefcase before loading them up in their cars. "You're standing your ground I see Zach... PRIDEFUL! but unfortunate nonetheless!" He admitted, but Mr. Farley just chuckled. "Hiding behind that goth fucker won't save you, once he meets MY boy, you'll have one less employee." He said with a glare. Mr. Capryse rolled his eyes. "The fact that you think Darkness is my ace in the hole shows you are too lazy to do your research... Though I will admit he IS a valuable employee. your time here is running out Farley, I suggest leaving New York soon." He warned. Zach just grinned. "I've got your drugs, I've got your highest earner under attack, and I've got you cornered here... and you've the audacity to try to bluff ME? You, your wife, and your little witness here are going to see your last days soon." He retorted. Mr. Capryse just shook his head. "Oh really?" He asked as he pulled out a cell phone and pressed it, activating the C4 inside of the drugs in the briefcases, and inside of the samples Farley's men tasted. the explosion caught almost everyone off guard, including Amanda who collapsed to her knees, watching the chunks of cars and bodies rain from the sky. "You and what army?" Asked Mr Capryse as he escorted Saryn and Amanda home, leaving Zach Farley cowering on the floor with an obvious case of shell shock.

Five hours later, Amanda was staying in a guest room of the Capryse Mansion, downing a bottle of bourbon to calm her nerves. "This.... demon! He just casually destroyed those thugs like it was nothing! it was horrifying, inhuman and.....appealing! I've always wanted to wipe scum off the streets but he's doing it literally!" She exclaimed with a blush. after a few seconds she slapped herself, "NO NO NO! he's a criminal! the most dangerous one I've met at that! I can't let him win like this.... but... I'm running out of options here... maybe I can try meeting this Darkness guy... get to find a weak spot or something" She said before turning out the lights and trying to get some sleep, but Mr. Capryse's smile remained on her mind.