The Battle of the Poker Faces
Summary: "Don't get your hopes up. It'll be me who'll win this round." claimed the young lad. "Now, now…It ain't the time to get cocky boy." ...and then, the handsome young man smirked and said. "Don't blame me; it's just that lady luck won't seem to leave my side."
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Night-time sharpens,
heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences ...
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As the glimmering golden lights shined above the luxurious haven, people came crashing down their golden coins of fortunes. The noises are caused by the ruckus on the endless spinning roulettes, craps, baccarat and slot machines.
Lucky are those who win…
For those unlucky ones are the stand-up comedy performances and some sexy laydhesz to ease their heartaches. Likewise, the aura of displeasure is never there. No one really cared when they lose millions; they only have to win once to double it, triple or more! And even when they never got it back, the bank's just too overflowing with their sums of mooh-Lahs.
This lair…
…is the rich's hideout for their sweetest leisure and an amusement park for a one night journey on a roller coaster ride made of cash. Ironically, it's an escape from their sophisticated and intricate way of earning it all back.
Every night keeps on getting better.
Indeed, nothing less but paradise.
The only requirement to get in is
to afford a single chip…
…
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Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it - tremulous and tender
Turn your face away
from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away
from cold, unfeeling light -
and listen to the music of the night ...
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And there he was…
A tall sinister man making his way through the crowds of idiotically cash-loaded people…
Yet, it is him. Yes, it is him who bears the priceless golden treasure. He, the richest amongst the rich, the aristocrat amongst the aristocrat, and the noble amongst the noble… is the pride of the upper crust… The heir of the multibillion corporation of the Uchiha clan… Uchiha Sasuke.
It is just a matter of marriage when he will delight in his inheritance. That is a battle with him and his older brother, Itachi… However, they both are not interested. The hell would they be married to a single wife if they could enjoy a whole lot more!
The young debonair elegantly paced from the entrance of the extravagant gambling haven to the table of the forbidden, where wealth is no winning matter. All eyes were upon him as he held himself up, dignified as if it were a place of no criminality. His features are so refined and his spotless façade, so impassive. High-bridged nose, strong built jaws and thin juicy lips… unnerving every senses. His black suit favored his pale complexion so well. His darker-than-black ebony locks, shinning ever so brilliant that even a woman's tresses are no match.
And his eyes… those tantalizing eyes…
are just so…
so…
…
hmmnn….
A tad already too much for the ogle is his silver cross that dangles down to his firm chest exposing slightly of his whitish skin.
Oowh.. Women just can't keep themselves from swooning at his very sight. The emanating aura of masculinity from his body, sooo captivating, causing the lesser creatures to be smitten and to be simply awestruck by his suave perfection.
Fortune and fame, he has it all. And no woman of his race would even deny a single strand of his being when offered to them. Heck, they would die just for his glance! Co'z one kiss in the name of the Lord would give them everything… when one said everything, it purely meant everything…
… even the very casino they are pleasured of.
He sat down at the round table. His competitors already present and the cards are shuffled to the mastered hands of the house dealer. A participant in the game is Tsunade, the Lady of the house of the Senju clan. Lots of whiskeys are scattered around her. It seems the warm liquid flowing down her throat gives her sufficient heat to console her almost shown bosom. Tsunade is not much of an opponent… just a woman who loves to waste tons of her cash. Another competitor is Hyuuga Neji , a prodigy of a well-known corporation such as Uchiha's. Hatake Kakashi, a perverted owner of a million dollar earning perverted Magazine Corporation, is also present. With a masked face… well let's just say it's a handicap for his opponents. And last but most likely not the least, at the very opposite of the Uchiha is the perfect rival for the match, Sai, a bluff-proof dude, the heir of a Mafioso family. Yeah, he is the 'King of Poker'. Gifted with a face revealing nothing, this man is undefeated.
This card game is neither about winning for money nor for losing without regret. It's about who stays, who endures and who'll triumph at the end. It is a fight of survival where the law of the fittest applies…
"The strong shall live, and the weak shall die."
Tis not for gold but glory instead…
Each of the competitors holds the title of their prestige. Furthermore, they represent their bloody enterprises. The victor always gets what he deserves… honor and success. Of course, a well built firm will obviously come from a wise man and here is where they prove their worth.
And when all is done, the winner will always take home the pride and a lot of future investments from the rich and famous ones which will eventually arise to a more flourishing company…
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Close your eyes and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts of the life
you knew before!
Close your eyes,
let your spirit start to soar!
And you'll live
as you've never lived before ...
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"LET THE GAME BEGIN!"
A battle of the poker faces…
Hope you like it ^^…
This is just the prologue.
If you made it this far… I thank you.