Marvel: A New God's Reign

Chapter 20: A Cruel Game Begins

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"The strong eat the weak. This is a rule used by all in this world."

— Xiao Yan, (Battle Through the Heavens)

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<(Atem POV)>

"I am sorry sir but I don't think I have the power to do that. Taking away the privileges of an existing member is something we can only do with the permission of a higher authority. Also, we only put parties on the red list when they have done something against the rules of the club which as much as I am aware of didn't happen in this case." The tux-wearing manager said politely, trying his best not to let the situation escalate further.

"Hahahahaha, who did you even think you are? An organization as premium and powerful as this one doesn't listen to a nobody like you. Even I who run one of the largest hedge funds in Asia and have a platinum-grade membership can't just order the club around like that, so what chances do you have little boy? You are just a nobody." The previous man spoke in a heavy accent with a mocking smile on his face as he looked pleased with the manager's reply.

"Wow, talk about being egotistical. You should chill out man. If you are already this excited then I can't imagine what will happen to you by the time this is over." I said, not reacting much to his taunts.

A few seconds ago, I was wondering if I should use my telepathic powers and just get this entire thing over with to focus on my date with Susan again. But this was just too much fun. Using my powers right now would just mean losing out on an opportunity to have some genuine fun which I really do not want at all. So, humbling him with the classic face-slapping dao of the Chinese protagonist was the only viable option for me, and doing it would not be boring at all.

"WHAT, YOU..." The man fumed as he began to shout, his face red and even the veins in his neck were showing clearly as he looked like he wanted to vomit blood and tackle me with everything he had.

"Excuse me, sir, I would like to request you to keep your voice down and keep your anger in check. The other guests might get disturbed because of your high voice. Also, please refrain from making any threats to anyone. We do not take kindly to threats on club grounds, no matter who you are threatening." The manager interrupted while frowning at the man as he tried to mitigate between me and him.

"Sir, excuse me. You should see this." A voice interrupted the manager as the same guard as before who had escorted us in quickly approached him and showed him the screen of a tab, the eyes of the guard taking momentary peeks at me while he gulped, his hands shaking visibly in stress.

The manager looked at the screen for a couple of seconds with an annoyed face at being disturbed during his conversation with us but still managed to retain his professionalism as he took a glance at the tablet in the anxious guard's hands.

"... What the? why did you not show me this before? It doesn't matter... Mr. Atem, I am extremely sorry for not recognizing you earlier. Please forgive us for any mistakes we may have made during your stay here. We will do our best to make your experience here at Hellfire Club as pleasurable, comfortable, and memorable as we can." The manager apologized as he did the most tense 90-degree bow ever all the while he was sweating like crazy from all the tension that he had received after finding out my real identity and grade of membership.

"It's okay. I wasn't exactly offended. After all, you were quite fair from where you were standing and I respect that in my employees. However, my previous decision about him remains the same. So you should show your efficiency as a manager and escort this toxic fat impolite pig out of here as fast as possible." I said while lazily pointing in the direction of... well, whatever his name was.