Okumura Syndicate

Chapter 5: A duel?

"Can somebody please take a minute and explain what the hell is going on?!" Aster exclaimed. "I’m surrounded by all this and have got no clue! Either that or I just leave. It’s a simple exchange." Aster states while on edge about everyone here.

Catoria starts to sniff the air and turns to Aster. “So you’re what everyone is talking about? you?” She sniggers.
“Word got out about something weird appearing out of the blue and it’s the only thing being talked about right now. Whatever people are thinking about you. it could put some lives at stake.”

"Right then I suppose I'll explain," Edward snapped, clearing his throat to emphasize how fed up he was. "You have arrived in the mansion of the Okamura family- all of us here are a part of a crime syndicate where me and all my close blood relatives run things. Those around you are all noteworthy members- no matter how low down or high up in this hierarchy they may be." 

He tapped his fingers on the wine glass before taking a small sip. "I initially saw you as a trespasser- though with your newly given information I begrudgingly admit you are not at fault for landing here."

Rou put his hand together. "I wholeheartedly agree Sir, I think we should trust this guy. After all, he could double the revenue for the Okamuras." Rou thought to himself,  "Secretly I wish they didn't make so much money from the harm of others. But who am I to object? It's more equalthan out there..."

A puzzled look comes across Catoria’s face
“So I take it everyone is alright with this idea... but that just leaves one thing left. What are we going to do with him? Does he even have any skills which could be considered useful?”

"Now I'm not sure about skills.." Edward turned to Aster, feigning a smile."Now this is your chance to showcase what you are capable of and what use you are to us. If you slip up I'll go right back to the initial 'killing you' plan."

Hm? Aster notices Edward turning to him.  "Wouldn’t you look at that...I crash here and I’m already up to death if I can’t show my abilities, strange how I’m threatened for death after I insulted your status now." He looks at Edward smugly. "Isn’t it? Well if you must know I have the ability to use the matter and materials of anything I consume and afflict it to weapon accessories or traits of said substance. Just to sum it up I suppose."

Fleur listened carefully to his explanation and stood behind Edward with a glare in her eyes, she didn't like him; he was an annoyance for her, taking up Edward's attention which could be spent promoting her, obviously! She gave him death daggers from across the table with puffed cheeks and a pout on her face- she thought she looked intimidating "P-Prove it! We don't know you and haven't seen you do anything! How do we know you aren't t-telling lies?!" she was getting defensive as she didn't want to have him around anymore he was bad news. She smirked "And before you started making snarky remarks at me- I am completely fair to ask you to show you abilities if you shall be working for us no? I am your boss too."

"Yes, Aster," Edward drank a bit more of his wine, hissing out his next words in a calm yet mocking tone. "Show us what you can do."

Catoria raises an eyebrow and turns to Aster. “This seems like it’s going to get interesting, but we should witness this in the combat training room downstairs before something chaotic happens.”
She averts her eyes to Edward’s drink 
“Say, how about a drink. Anyone??”

"Well it’s as I said, if you want to see potential. Weapons are essential for it. But if not I can only go by statements of my own and low tier property change of matter. Someone sounds a little hurt by that comment, if you really wanted to you’d have killed me by now. It’s amusing really. It’s a situational ability really. This woman here is correct. A combat training room would be suitable. As long as there is a weapon at all provided then I can make it work. And as for you." glaring at Fleur with murderous intent. "You’re wanting to be rid of me and let me tell you something." Aster walks over towards her looking threatening but inside is worried he’ll die on the spot. "It’ll take more than anything you can do, to kill me. Okay? Good! Now onto showing what I can do, yes?" Aster walks away back to his original place.

Edward scowled, getting increasingly more infuriated with this kid. He took a deep breath- reminding himself of two key details. He couldn't use his powers with this amount of company. Perhaps if only Rou or Fleur was present he'd be able to do so. But alas. The other key detail was that they were to go to a more controllable room. If he stayed calm everything would go according to plan.

"Excellent. Then we shall go there at once," he got up from his desk and leaned over to Aster to whisper in his ear. "If you threaten Fleur or anyone in this room again you'd leave me no choice but to send you right back to the hell you escaped from," he leaned up again- looking over at Catoria. "Yes, I shall bring drinks for this..... 'occasion'."

Fleur squirmed under his glare that settled it, she hated it he had crossed a line threatening her she looked at him with a frightened expression on her face. He was freaking her out. "You would think, wouldn't you?!" she yelled at him with a bright red face, she was embarrassed he would say something like that to her it was brutal and cold as Edward defended her she took a deep breath composing herself. Shut your mouth scum, I am above you matter what you do doesn't matter if I kill you. You are simply dirt under my shoe...she snapped sharply back at him walking out of the room hoping to gain some sense back before he showed his powers she was feeling something she hadn't before. Hatred.