"Right, I need ya ta help me out with somethin' but I need ya ta actually help and not act like… ya self."

Vox flashed a bemused smile as he looked over at Velvette. He had just gotten done with a rather decent duel (and by that of course he meant that he had utterly destroyed his opponent but not in the first 2 turns so it couldn't be called an amazing duel) and was now enjoying some wine while he waited to see how current round would go for everyone. While a lot of demons had already been eliminated from the tournament they were still looking to enjoy the party, as there was enough booze, food, and drugs to slate any thirst one might have. And if no,t well… Valentino had his guys and girls waiting just outside for anyone that wanted to slip into somewhere comfortable and slip out of things as well.

"Of course I can help you! What-"

"Nope, I said for ya not ta act like yourself. Ya need ta resist every urge ya have to be… you. Need ya ta act like a normal person."

That made Vox laugh. "But you should know by now I am ANYTHING but ordinary."

That made the female Vee groan, pressing her hands to her cheeks and slowly sliding them down, which made her face stretch slightly before she finally let go. It was rather comical. "I need some actual help here so take that ten pounds of ego that ya normally stuff in a 1 pound bag and toss it aside for me, would ya?"

That made Vox raise an eyebrow. While he was used to his little Vel-Vel snapping if things didn't go perfectly her way she wasn't one to beg. "Well… someone is stressed. What happen, you lose a duel?"

"Who the fuck do ya think I am? Course I didn't lose a duel! I am too fuckin' 'mazin' ta lose like that!" She shook her head, the bravado that had popped up moments earlier disappearing and leaving her once more looking… well… unsure of herself.

That was really piquing his interest.

"But I need ya help," she finally said.

"Alright, what happened?" Vox asked, motioning for her to join him at their table.

"I got into a bit of a sparrin' match with Edwin Cerberus."

"Oh?" Vox said. That wasn't too surprising… honestly Velvette had made it an art form of pissing people off and getting them to begin snapping and yelling at her. Utterly amusing and always good for entertainment.

"And before ya say anythin' no, we ain't ruinin' him. Was just a disagreement."

"Re-he-eally…" he drawled out.

"Fuck it all, I told you-"

"Hey, don't blame me for being surprised. Its not like you to screech at someone and then ask us not to ruin their entire lives. I mean, I know Cerberus got your attention and he is a hot new things but usually that would make you want to destroy him all the same." He leaned forward, resting his head on his palms. "So tell me… what ya fight about?"

Velvette muttered under her breath.

"Well?" he pressed.

"He accused me of havin' a piss poor sex life!" she snapped, folding her arms over her chest. Honestly she looked so adorable as she pouted that Vox wanted to sell little plushies of her.

He had actually tried that once with all of them but Velvette had screamed so loudly when she'd found out he hadn't consulted her that he'd had a static-filled screen for nearly a week. He honestly didn't get her problem… they were anatomically correct and he'd even made sure cock size was right on his!

Velvette continued to rant. "Said that everyone is too quick with me, tryin' ta get done as quick as they can and move on. That I didn't know what it was like ta have true sex… that it was all wham bam thank ya ma'am or whatever the fuck ya wants ta call it. Kept tryin' ta tell him that he was full of shit but he got fuckin' Asmodeus on his side too." She paused, looking suddenly at Vox, her earlier worry forgotten and it replaced with annoyance and anger. "You hear that he was friends with the fuckin' Prince of Fuck and his little jester boy toy?"

"I… hadn't," Vox said slowly, his mind racing at that. 'Maybe he's decided to begin reaching out to the Sinner Demons after it came out that he likes to gargle Imp Balls. Or maybe the clown owes Cerberus something and he is cashing in by forcing Asmodeus to be close to him? Hmm… could be a power play move… one of the other Princes has gotten notice of Cerberus? He does live in that hotel… wait, that has to be it!' At once Vox said, "Of course he's friends with Asmodeus… after all, Lucifer's little girl is Cerberus' new bestie, ain't she?"

Velvette frowned at that, considering what he had said. "Maybe… don't feel quite right. Ya wouldn't understand if ya hadn't heard how he talked ta 'im. Somethin' 'bout how he addressed 'im…" She trailed off. "Don't matter. He insulted me sex life I was lettin' him know how fuckin' wrong he was."

"Yeah, because you don't have a sex life."

"…wot?"

Vox smiled, reaching over and pinching her cheek, Velvette batting his hands away. "You can act all grown up but you have no idea what sex is!"

"I've had more cocks in me than birthdays I've celebrated down here," she said gruffly. "I can identify a drop of pussy juice distilled in fuckin' wine."

"Aw, look who is trying to prove they are a big girl!"

Velvette trembled for a moment before she took a long hard breath. "Right… back to the point. So me and Edwin get jawin' at each other and I tell'em if he don't believe me I'd be willin' ta drag 'im somewhere private and show him just how good things have been. Val's guys and girls shown me all sorts of tricks and I'm sure I could fuckin' milk him like I was from the Wrath Ring if he gave me a chance. But ya know what he did?"

"Asked you not to because girls are icky?" Vox said with a grimace. "I mean… okay, maybe you make sure to shower and do… whatever you have to do to clean that pocket between your legs but it still has to be like an envelope full of old bologna that got lost for a while in the mail."

"Fuck you!" Velvette snapped. "No, he said that he wasn't interested in just having a quickie. Said we'd have to go out first. Get dinner, maybe a movie or a show, and then see what happens."

Vox blinked at that.

"Wait…"

"I told you not to be yourself," she warned.

"Are you saying…"

"You fucking promised!"

"My baby is going on her first date!" Vox squealed.

Velvette stood up. "I'm gonna go find a hobo to talk to, maybe they'll give me some fuckin' advice!"

But Vox reached out and grabbed her arm. "No no no… I… I can be mature about this." He took several deep breaths. "So… Edwin and you are going on a date."

"'pparently and I… I don't know what ta do. I mean… I never been on a date before."

"In Hell?"

"Ever."

That surprised Vox and that surprise must have shown on his screen because Velvette rolled her eyes.

"I ain't never been one for the slow and the sweet, even when I was top side. Ya fuckin' know that. Had no time for candy and roses."

"That's… depressing," Vox said, his smile falling. "I mean… I know Val is out every day and night fucking anything that moves… or at least can twitch… but he still finds time to take me out to dinner and buy me gifts. You've never had that?"

"Never!" Velvette said. "So I have no fuckin' idea what I'm suppose ta do on a date! I mean… if he shows up with roses what am I suppose ta do with them? Carry 'em around? Set them somewhere? Scatter them so we can fuck on them? And which position? Hands and knees with me ass in the air or on me back with my legs spread-"

Vox cut her off, really not wanting to think about such things. He might be a pervert that used his connection to all TVs to spy on people while the fucked in the most disgusting ways possible… but this was his little Vel-Vel! He didn't need to think of her like that.

"You accept them, smile, and then stick them someplace where they can wilt. If they're expensive then you'll need to thank him a lot."

"See, I don't know how ta do any of this! That's why I need ya ta teach me what ta do… I want to beat him at this date!"

"A date isn't a competition," he said slowly but Velvette shook her head.

"Fuck you it isn't! He challenged me and I'm gonna outdate him so hard!"

Vox let out a sigh; yes, this was going to take some time.

~MC~MC~MC~

Edwin leaned back in his seat, staring down Boss Lure. "Alright, Fish Sticks… let's see what you have in that deck of yours."

"Oh, I'ms gonna show ya… an ya ain't gonna like what I haves in my deck." He reached out and drew his hand. "I starts by discardin' Warrior of Atlantis in order ta summons to da field my Legendary Ocean."

"Actually you add it to your hand and then summon it but whatever." Edwin shrugged at that. "Got to the same place, I suppose."

Boss Lure huffed. "Don't be so casual 'bouts things. Too many people in Hell have made that mistake and you know where they ended up?"

"Super Hell," Edwin said dramatically. "Where everything is like a Spencer's Gifts rather than Hot Topic!" He threw back his head and gave a demonic laugh.

"He ain't taking this serious in the slightest, is he?" Angel asked Aria.

"For Edwin this is a good sign."

"I'd feel better if he did take it serious though, since its my existence on the line." He then paused, looking down at her. "Why ya in your Fun Size form?"

"You know how hard it is to duel at a table that is too small for you?"

"Now, with this Field Spell I can reduce the level of my Water monsters, allowing me to summon them to the field for less tributes… or none at all. And I'll do just that's with my Ocean Dragon Lord- Kairyu-Shin."

Edwin frowned. 'Another case of things being better if we had duel discs,' he thought as he looked over the card. It depicted a massive long blue serpent creature emerging from the ocean during a storm. 'Would be impressive to see that thing bursting out of the water.

"Nows, I will use its effect to add a card from my deck to my hand." He looked through his deck before selecting one card, smiling as he did so. "And then I'll activate Sea Stealth II, which protects my monsters from non Water Monster effects." He smirked at that, a blubbery thing thanks to his distorted Hellish features. "Didn't see anything like that coming, did you?"

"Well, I'm not psychic so no." Edwin paused. "I wonder if Espa Roba's parents are in Hell…" He shook off those thoughts. "Alright, anything else Blowhole?"

"Oh, I have plenty lefts ta do," Boss Lure said. "See, Sea Stealth II also allows me to summons a water monster froms my hand or graveyard once per turn, but it gets destroyed after the battle phase. Just more ya gots to worry about, ya know?" He pulled out another card. "And then there is this little beaut. Fury of Kairyu-Shin, which allows me ta had a Torrential Tribute from my deck to my hand… and no points for ya guessin' whats I'm now settin' on the field."

Edwin considered that. 'Powerful monster, protection against non-water effects, can summon more monsters, and he can destroy everything on my side of the field with Torrential Tribute.' He couldn't help but huff sardonically. 'Man, fi there were crazy Egyptians and Hardlight this would feel just like Battle City.'

"You really got a good first turn going, boss!" one of Boss Lure's lackeys declared.

"Aw, he things he's people," Edwin snarked. "Did you teach him to also sit up and roll over?" Boss Lure glowered at that but Edwin merely drew his cards. "Sorry, sorry, you want to get on with the duel don't you? No time for snark, Dr. Jones. Very well. We'll start by adding my own field spell to the game. I'll use Terraforming to add Mementomictlan from my deck to my hand, and then I'll play it right away." Edwin slid the card onto the table. "Next, I think I'll use Foolish Burial to send one monster from my deck to the graveyard."

Edwin took out his deck and looked over his cards before spotting the perfect one. Of course, as he always tended to do, he set the card face down in his graveyard; no reason to let Boss Lure know what he was up to.

"Now that I have the graveyard set up for a bit, I can work on the field."

"Oh, I've heard about this," Charlie said excitedly. "Edwin-"

"How about you DON'T tell his opponent his strategy, Charlie?" Vaggie said dryly.

Charlie let out a yelp and covered her mouth with her hands.

"I'll start by normal summoning my Mementotlan Dark Blade." He set the card on the field, which depicted a shadowy warrior in bone armor with an orange gem sword and orange gem spikes. "Next-"

"Ya forgots about my trap card, didn'ts ya?" Boss Lure taunted as he flipped up his Torrential Tribute. "The waves of the ocean are comin' in ta wipe out the field. And before ya think that this will allow ya ta special summonin' and attack me directly, by banishing my Fury spell card from mys graveyard I can protects my monsters."

"Actually… I hadn't forgotten at all," Edwin stated. "See, a smart duelist would have waited til I was entering the Battle Phase to use that trap, taking out anything else I might have had on the field. But you were too impatient… and now that the threat is gone I can set up my board just the way I want." He smirked while Boss Lure glowered at that, his eyes darting along the table and looking at the cards, clearly thinking about what might have been. "Now then, when my Mementotlan Dark Blade is sent to the graveyard his effect activates. I can now discard Mementotlan Angwitch and destroy your Sea Stealth II spell card." He tilted his head slightly and motioned towards Boss Lure's side of the field. "Any time now?"

The criminal looked like a child told that he had to put his toys away and get ready for a nap. He was practically pouting as he picked up the spell card and set it in his graveyard.

"That wasn't too painful, was it?" Husk joked from behind Edwin.

"Also, because a Mentento card was destroyed and sent to the graveyard I can special summon from my hand my Mementotlan Shleepy to the field." He set the card down. "And the poor thing looks lonely so I'll use my field spell to special summon from my graveyard Mementotlan Angwitch."

But Boss Lure perked up at that. "I'm afraid I can't allows that. See, my Ocean Lord prevents ya from overwhelmin' my field. So you'll haves ta decide which of them is gonna be going tos the graveyard."

Edwin pressed his lips together in thought before nodding and placing Mementotlan Angwitch back in the graveyard, face down.

"Choosin' the sheep instead of the broad? Hey, I ain'ts gonna judge."

"Yeah, because you want to fuck Angel Dust."

"HEY!" Angel shouted, taking a step forward. "I'm a catch!"

"Yeah, like catching an STD," Edwin snarked. "Anyway, because I sent my Mementotlan Angwitch to the graveyard from the field I am able to add one Memento Monster from my deck to my hand."

"What, your monsters likes ta just be beaten up and tossed away over and over agains? Heheh, whats that say about you?" Boss Lure leaned in and hissed with malicious glee. "Ya know… ya can join Angel and me after this… ya got a pretty mouth."

Edwin rolled his eyes at that. "I'm not interested in your micro sushi roll." The crime boss reared back as if slapped and Edwin scoffed at his reaction. "If you are that startled by someone saying you have a small dick you must be the worst crime boss in all of Hell. What's next, you're going to complain that I'm not acting like a gentlemen when I say that if Thing 1 and Thing 2 here are the best you could get for bodyguards then you must sleep with one eye open every night?" He shot the two guards a dark look when they stiffened at that, hands clearly going for their weapons. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," he warned. They had no way of knowing that the Thieves of Kul Elna were quietly sliding out of Edwin's body, ready to attack the moment he gave the command.

It was Boss Lure who wanted to say something to Edwin. Make some comment or sneered insult. But be it because he was worried of proving him right or because he simply didn't have anything good to say he kept his mouth shut and just motioned for him to continue on, sullen and silent.

"Next, I'll use my Mementotlan Shleepy's effect, which allows me to at once fusion summon a Memento monster. So I'll fuse my Mementotlan Shleepy with my Mementotlan Horned Dragon, added to my hand earlier, thanks for that by the way, in order to summon my Mementotlan Twin Dragon." Edwin selected the fusion monster from his extra deck and placed it on the field, the other two Memento Monsters sliding right into his graveyard.

"Lot of good that will do you," Boss Lure said, feeling like he was on a bit of better footing. "I'll destroy it next turn and that will all be for nothing. Just a big ugly wall."

"Right… I attack your Ocean Lord."

"…with what?"

"My Mementotlan Twin Dragon."

Boss Lure gaped for a moment before he began to laugh. "You… you can't do that, ya stupid fucker!" He smacked the table so hard that the cards bounced. "A fusion monster can't attack the turn it is summoned!"

"On Earth, yes, using Battle City and Duelist Kingdom rules," Edwin said… before leaning in. "We're playing by Hellfire Rules. And Cecelia decided that the Fusion Summoning Sickness was a dumb fucking rule and got rid of it."

"Wha-what?" Boss Lure stammered. "No… no that can't be right!"

"You got info from the wrong people. Let me guess, you paid off… no, not paid. Threatened. You threatened people to teach you how to play and got some duelists who died recently to teach you. Smart… except none of you actually read the rule book. Me? I read the fucking thing cover to cover." He leaned back. "So I attack your Ocean Lord with my Mementotlan Twin Dragon."

Boss Lure stared at him for a VERY long time. It was as if he were hoping that if he watched Edwin long enough, penetrated him with his gaze, he could force him to take back the attack out of the kindness of his heart… or fear of what the crime boss would do to him. But Edwin merely continued looking and after a long moment he let out a grumbling huff and put the card in his graveyard-

"Oh, I'm sorry," Edwin said just as Boss Lure set the card down. "My Mementotlan Twin Dragon's effect forces you to banish any monster it destroyed. So… remove it from the graveyard and the game… please."

Once more Boss Lure glowered at him but when it was clear that Edwin wasn't going to budge he let out a wet growl and moved the card to the side of the field. (Boss Lure- 3400)

"Yous thinks you can sits here and insults me to my face?" Boss Lure snapped.

Edwin spread his hands out wide. "I think I just did. Though I guess this is the part where you say that anyone that does that suffers or is punished or pays for such disrespect." He leaned forward and tapped the table with his finger. "But here's the thing, Chum Bucket: threats only work if you can back them up and I don't think you can. I think I have you on the ropes. And more so I think if you try anything stupid after this duel I have more than a good chance of making you suffer."

"You have no idea who I am-"

"And I don't give a fuck," Edwin said darkly, sinisterly. "We're in fucking Hell, Lure. The shit you used to pull in Jersey don't work here anymore because down here everyone is swinging around their dicks showing off how powerful they are. You think just because you put on that suit and have some hired guns you can go back to the way things were? I have a cannibalistic serial killer who went on a torture parade against the Overlords sleeping a few doors down from me each night. You are fuck nothing right now.

"Maybe… maybe you really are the big boss man. Maybe in the future you'll be the new Overlord who is making everyone tremble. But right now you are just a sadist who tried to wreck my friend and now is trying to stall as he makes lame threats against me. So draw your next fucking card, show me what you can do, or get the fuck out of the way."

Boss Lure considered him for a long moment and Edwin wondered if he was going to flip the table, forfeit the duel, and just attack him. But finally Boss Lure let out a huff and drew his next card.

Edwin though stayed on alert.

"I'll starts by summonin' my Electric Jellyfish, then use my Doom Kraken's ability ta send the Electric Jellyfish back to my hand… which also sends your stupid Twin Dragon back to your extra deck while I can summon the Doom Kraken to da field." Seeing Edwin make no move to stop him Boss Lure began to puff up again, clearly getting over quickly the scolding Edwin had given him moments earlier. "Now then, with yous havin' an empty field there ain'ts nothing ta stops me from attackin' yous directly." Edwin merely shrugged and the counter on the table showed his lifepoints dropping down as Boss Lure had his Doom Kraken attack. (Edwin-2400)

"Man, don't like how this is goin'," Angel said nervously.

"Have faith," Aria said. "Edwin is too good to let something like that rattle him."

"Honey, we're in hell. Hope is a dangerous thing."

"You stole that from Shawshank!" Edwin called out over his shoulder. "Ripping off shows and movies is my bit Angel! You don't see me sucking dick for blow, do you? Stay in your lane." He turned his attention back to the duel. "Alright, because I have no monsters on the field I can special summon my Mementotlan Tatsunootoshigo." The fossilized/bonified seahorse card was set on the field. "Next I can destroy it and send monsters whose total level is equal to Mementotlan Tatsunootoshigo's from my deck to the graveyard. So with it being a level 5 I'll send my Mementotlan Ghattic, two Mementotlan Maces, and a Mementotlan Goblin to the graveyard. Though Mementotlan Ghattic won't remain there as his effect allows me to add him right back to the field." He placed the three other cards in his graveyard and set his puff ball on the field. "Took dying for me to get a Kuriboh." He shook his head at that.

"Is it technically a Kuriboh if it isn't called a Kuriboh?" Vaggie asked.

"Let me have this one!" Edwin sang. "Now, I'll use my field spell's effect to bring back Mementotlan Angwitch from the graveyard. And just like last turn when she pops up I am able to add one Memento Monster from my deck to my hand." He took out his deck and began to search. Finding what he wanted he then said, "And now I'll use Mementotlan Shleepy's effect to return IT to the field as well as summon from my hand, thanks to its returning one Memento monster from my graveyard to the field, my Mementotlan Horn Dragon."

Edwin looked up and saw that Boss Lure was looking a bit dizzy from all his moves, trying to keep track of everything that had happened.

"Don't worry," he said in a low whisper, "we're almost done. The bones are in the yard… all that's left is to see how they fell. I use Mementotlan Shleepy's effect to fusion summon, using Mementotlan Ghattic, Mementotlan Shleepy, and Mementotlan Angwitch, my Mementomictlan Tecuhtlica- Creation King to the field."

"Holy shit," Vaggie whispered in shock as Edwin added his mighty fusion monster to the field next to the Horn Dragon.

"Now," Edwin said as he picked up his deck and looking through it, "this allows me to send three Memento cards, be they monster, spell, or trap, from my deck to the graveyard." He carefully looked over his deck and then over at what Boss Lure had set up. 'Alright… so if I do this right I won't need to set up anything else and I'll win this duel this turn. But… sometimes it helps to have a little extra, just in case. You never know what tricks your opponent might pull.' With that he selected one of his spell cards to join the other two cards he had been planning to send to the graveyard.

Insurance.

"Now then… I think my monster is lonely. So I will return from my graveyard, back to my deck, the Memento Monsters Angwitch, Goblin, Mace, Tatsunootoshigo, and Ghattic in order to summon from my graveyard Mementoal Tecuhtlica- Combined Creation."

As he placed the card on the field he heard his friends begin to murmur to themselves in shock.

"That… that was so fast!"

"He manipulated the field, deck, and graveyard to set himself up in a single turn!"

"Three powerful monsters all at once!"

"Just how good is Edwin at this game?"

"Next-" Edwin began only for Boss Lure to cut him off.

"You stills not gonna attacks me yet?!" he exclaimed in surprise.

That made Edwin shake his head. "Oh no… we still have so much more to do! I use Mementoal Tecuhtlica- Combined Creation's effect, which allows me to destroy one monster on both sides of the field. So your Doom Kraken and my Mementotlan Horned Dragon are destroyed."

"Your fields wide open, boss!" one of the goons said.

"I can sees that, ya idjit!" Boss Lure snapped in annoyance. But his gruff look melted into utter smugness as he looked over at Edwin. "But it won'ts be for long. I activate my face down, Kairyu-Shin's Dark Reef!"

'I knew something like that was coming,' Edwin thought to himself.

"This card heres lets me summon monsters ta my side of the field… I won't bores ya with the details. Points is that I can now brings out my Ocean Lord again along with the Orca Mega Fortress of Darkness!" Boss Lure took out the two cards and laid them out on the field in defense mode. "And if yas remember my Ocean Lord only lets ya have one non-water monster out of the field, meanings ya have ta destroy one of thems boney bitches ya just summoned. All thats work for nothing, huh?"

"Not really," Edwin replied as he sent his Creation King to the graveyard. "See, the fusion monster allowed me to set up my graveyard to bring up Mementoal Tecuhtlica- Combined Creation and he was the one that I wanted most of all."

"Oh? Yeah gots something plans there?"

"Just one. See, my Mementoal Tecuhtlica- Combined Creation is able to attack every monster on your side of the field-"

"Ha!" Boss Lure declared. "That does nothing! They are in defense mode and next turn I can just summon all sorts of new monsters!"

Edwin shot him a dark bemused look. "Except… I also added Mementotlan Bone Party to my graveyard this turn, thanks to the Creation King's effect. Remember that?"

"So?"

"When I banish it I can select one Memento monster… and give it a Piercing Effect."

"What… what does that mean?" Boss Lure said but Edwin knew that the man knew EXACTLY what was about to happen.

"For the uneducated watching us… that means that when he attacks your monsters I get to do damage to their life points equal to the difference between their defense and my monster's attack." He gave a casual shrug. "Mementoal Tecuhtlica- Combined Creation attacks both your monsters for the win."

"…no."

"Yes."

(Boss Lure- 0000)

"I… said… no…" Boss Lure said, bringing his weapon up again, Edwin and his friends at once going for theirs. "No… I'm not going to lose to the likes of ya. I'ms ain't no bitch. Ya cheated somehow and that makes me the winner!"

"Oh, going that route are we Surf and Turf?" Edwin mocked. He could feel the thieves of Kul Elna stirring within him and slowly he began to let his mane of hair turn into fire as he felt himself shift into his full demon form. "Going to try and weasel out of our agreement?"

"I ain't gonna give-"

And then Boss Lure was slammed against a wall, a long green vine wrapping around his throat as Cecelia Pegasus stormed up to him, having shifted into her full demon form. Her hair had exploded into deep dark red roses that let off a faint cloud of poisonous looking air, huge spikes had burst from her green skin, and her mouth was filled with needle teeth in 360 degrees, creating a tunnel of pain and suffering.

"Are you… welshing on a bet… at MY TOURNAMENT!?" Cecelia roared as she squeezed Boss Lure's throat. Boss Lure tried to say something but it came out as a wet gurgle that was suddenly cut off, Cecelia making it clear from the way she was refusing to release him that she didn't actually care what he had to say.

His two goons shifted to go for their guns but at once Edwin held out his hand, fire burning on his fingertips.

"The woman asked your boss a question… and I don't think you are paid enough to mess with her." Jackie at once slivered down his body and grabbed Edwin's gun, passing it to him. The flames would have hurt and gotten the Sinner Goons briefly destroyed… but Angelic Steel would ensure they were erased from existence.

The two held up their hands, making it clear they weren't looking for trouble.

"I think I was rather clear that I didn't want violence at this tournament. And yet here I find that you not only are trying to start up some shooting… but you are trying to get out of an agreement? A bet?" Cecelia shook her head at that. "No… no I can't have that at all."

She suddenly yanked Boss Lure off his feet, the Sinner Demon not even getting a chance to try and choke out a cry of surprise before she lifted him up and caused her free hand to turn into 5 long thin vines, each tipped with hundreds of razor sharp thorns. She began to whip him right there, the fish Sinner Demon opening his mouth to scream but no sound coming out as again and again and again Cecelia tore into his flesh, causing blood and bits of rubbery flesh to drop down to the ground.

Edwin merely watched, eyebrow raised.

"No one fucks around with my tournament," Cecelia finally said before dropping Boss Lure to the ground.

"Yous… yous…" he gasped out.

Edwin drove his dagger right into his temple.

The crime boss twitched for a moment before he went utterly still.

"Never leave a knife behind to stab you in the back," he said coldly, ripping the weapon free before grabbing Boss Lure's own Angelic Steel knife and handing it to Cecelia handle first. "Here… for the trouble."

"Thank you," she said with a smile as her and Edwin reverted back to their normal forms. Cecelia at once pointed at the two remaining guards of Boss Lure. "You two… you're my bitches now." She motioned for them to follow, the two quickly doing so.

"…think Right of Conquest is in play here, Charlie?" Edwin said idly.

"Wha…what?"

"Right of Conquest. I defeated him I get what's his."

Charlie swallowed at that, still startled by how violent things had gotten. "I… I guess-"

"And we know," Alastor stated, making his presence known, Edwin turning to find Rosie beside him. "I do believe you are correct, Edwin. Of course his rivals will be coming out of woodwork to try and you can't claim the souls he owned… they will be freed unless he was smart enough to will them to someone…"

Rosie smiled. "What Alastor is saying is… congratulations, Edwin Cerberus. You now control Boss Lure's operations at the way stations."

Edwin blinked at that, Jackie snickering.

"Well… fuck."