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007. Greed

007. Greed

POV Main

Let’s talk about money first. After I got first batch of mixture I rushed with moneymaker plan. There was in my past few months when I played poker. First there were games for 5 bucks with some friends. Then little tournaments for 50 bucks for a buy-in. Then some of my poker friends went to Czech Republic following misery road of hazard. As your win means five to ten others have to lose. In tournament ratio is even more abysmal.

Why Czech Republic you would ask? Well, in Poland there are many restrictions on hazard. In fact you can only play game where bets are very high in private and it’s already a crime. Czech republic is for poker as Vegas in USA. Especially in the summer time. Czech is neighbor country to Poland from the south. It is very liberal state. One could even say it’s too liberal. Many things that are restricted in Poland are not restricted in Czech. Czech political elites chosen special policy for their country. Czech is a little country with nothing special except mountains in it. So they are living on liberal lifestyle. Countries around Czechs have drug restrictions, Czechs have very little of drug restrictions relatively. Sex business restrictions – not many. Whatever you say, hazard, abortion, euthanasia, religion and occult, cloning experiments, some other shits, you can have there. They are earning for a living from tourism and shadiness.

So, during that time when I was involved with poker I met many different people. There were hazard junkies or normal people, who wanted to feel as in American dream movie, or people with poker gifted personalities, or rich people who were paying for the thrill. At the poker table we were all the same, till there was winner and losers.

After few months and quite a lot of money lost, I knew poker was not meant for me. I lost contacts with time with these people. And now I needed some of this contacts back. I remembered very well one particular story. There was this rich guy Tony, which play time to time with us cheap players. Someone told me, that Tony played in big-prized tournaments. Usually he was losing quite fast. Sometimes he was losing very badly, sinking money on buy-ins. After that he was coming to play with us, because even if he was losing against us he could at least show off, that he was rich and was managing that kind of loses as if nothing happened. And if he had good streak, he could even win some bucks. We were treating him as poker fish kind of a player and he was treating us as emotional superiority feelings generators. Then his heart problems started. It was some shitty condition when one needed to avoid stress and effort or he would die prematurely. I was searching for him through my friends or further friends or people I know that they had contact with him in past.

It wasn’t easy since I didn’t play poker anymore. But then I found someone who was friends with Tony’s girlfriend. It took me few meetings and talks with people I wouldn’t intent to contact otherwise to get invitation on karaoke meeting, Tony would attend. I felt filthy after, as I didn’t like these people.

Someone wise once said, life is a game where you do things you don’t like, to have resources for things you like, but at the end you don’t care for any of it.

I cared, so I went for karaoke night. There were lots of people and lot of noise. I enjoyed it a little. There were few people which I remembered and liked. We talked about life and lost times. I was watching Tony with the corner of the eye. He became fat and slow. There were fat and fast people, but he was fat and slow. His girlfriend was kind of pretty, so one who looked at them was asking himself, why she chose him. He overused alcohol. People were bypassing him most of the time. In his interactions with people he seemed negatively charged. Still he came here by driving some Lamborghini car. Very expensive car.

When it was late at night and he was very drunk, I started little talk with him. His girlfriend was singing with others and he was sitting as lonely thumb. I talked about poker, life and asked about health.

He was almost crying telling me about his health problems. At the end he even said that he took a liking to me, but to be true he didn’t remember me from before. So I reminded him of the stories about our common friends, which he remembered. I told him, that maybe he is sick, but have a lot of money so it was not so bad overall. He cried that it was bad. I didn’t sympathize with him inside, but outside I showed my support. Sorry, he could use some of his money to be more healthy person, then I would sympathize.

I then told him this story about my grandfather. It was fake story, but it also was hook for this fish.

-= You’re lucky Tony, let me tell you about my grandfather, he really was born under unlucky star.

So I told him. About war times and after the war times. There was always that wretched coincidences which made my grandfathers’ life miserable. One time he even saved famous natural healer in the woods in the winter. And she swore that she would make him best healing mixture due to her knowledge. She even told him, that she could feel, that he had serious health problem in the making. She couldn’t tell him what the problem was till it surfaced. So, he should tell her what kind of mixture he wants, and she would make it for him. He thought for a while, and told her what he wanted.

She was most famous natural healer on terrain of Underwood in recent times. Some called her herbalist or whisperer, but her abilities were known to be almost magical.

-= And you know Tony, my grandpa developed diabetes. Few years after he died from diabetes, after some complications due to the diabetes. This magical mixture he got was against something totally different. Could you even imagine how my grandpa must have felt? He chosen wrong magical mixture. Strong blow in to the face.

I saw it in Tony’s eyes. The same flash he had betting lots of chips on weak cards by the poker table.

-= Could you check what was mixture for? – Asked Tony. – If there was one drop of it, I can take it to special laboratory. My father owns some businesses in pharmaceutical industry and he can research it.

-= Wow Tony. It was years ago, and I don’t know what happened with the mixture. But sure Tony, I will check it. If I find it, you will pay me a lot, ok Tony?

-= If it will be original, then my father will pay you.

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-= Ok, I will try, let’s exchange phone numbers. If I won’t call you in a week that means that case is closed, ok?

-= Sure. Let’s drink some more.

And we drank till he lost it and fall asleep.

Dee said that I had electrolytes deficiency and metabolic problem, which on my side was felt as hangover. It was worth it. I waited for two days to use line. You know, hook, line and sinker to fish a fish.

I wrote sms, that after my grandma death mixture probably was taken by my aunt as a memento. I needed to go to Underwood to reclaim it. And could he talk with his father about some research. The same day I got noticed, that Tony is doing his part and I should call him right after I would have mixture in my hands.

Two days later I was ready with sinker. I called Tony.

-= Hello.

-= Hello.

-= I have it.

-= Great. We can meet tomorrow at Pxxxxcy. My father is shareholder and they have good biotechnics there.

-= Tony, could you sit down.

-= What?

-= Please.

-= Ok, I’m sitting.

-= My aunt told me, that it should be mixture against heart problems. – Silence, deep breathing. – You remember story about my grandpa I told you. Aunt told me that grandpa carried that healer on his back. He was tired and his heart was beating like mad after. He chosen mixture against heart problems.

-= I knew it…

-= What?

-= It was fate.

-= What?

-= That karaoke night in my memory is blurry and noisy. And then when we start to talk I’ve get this clearness. I remember every word, every thought, as if we were in special space without distraction. Did you feel that too?

-= Well, I too remember our talk very clearly. Maybe it was even special, because it went so smoothly. But I don’t have that strong impression of fated meeting. – I thought that using [Will resonance] on drank person created strange impression.

-= Maybe because it was my fate changing.

-= You can be right on point. – He was self-centered, which I knew, and I was taking advantage of that point. I should feel bad, but I was feeling just a little bad.

-= Ok. – I said. – At what time I should be there?

-= Is 11:00 ok?

-= Then I will need to take day off.

-= It will be worth it.

-= I hope. Ok, I need to do some work. See you tomorrow.

-= See you tomorrow.

I felt adrenaline after this conversation. I was one step from the fish, from the money.

POV most advanced relationship

There was me and it in my body. It took over nervous system around stomach and merged it with itself completely. Its will was stronger than mine. My body was changing, getting stronger, faster. I could feel my surroundings with some sixth sense. I felt that when I was asleep, it went through my memories, learning, developing. All the minor rituals was taking place inside me. I was devouring blood and flesh. I needed to be left undisturbed till it was done. I was sleeping days off and hunting in the nights. I got another lonely person from my block - building where we had flat. It helped me to operate there, because people started to ask where could be old lady and putting attention on her flat. I had another hideout that way. It showed me some demonic methods of influence. I needed to develop them before meeting.

POV Main

I was five minutes before time. Pxxxxcy had quarters at this skyscraper. It was typical for corporations. I needed to wait at reception. Tony himself got down for me. I got guest card.

-= You should pay attention to my father. – He said in the elevator. – He doesn’t believe me. He will overlook everything we do.

-= But he let you use this lab. This is kind of nice.

-= You don’t understand. He can be unpleasant and probably will. – I thought that he is overreacting.

-= Ok. I will mind it.

There was this breathtaking view on 47th level. I enjoyed it when we were waiting for a talk with Tony’s father.

Then we were in his richness dazzling office or maybe study. His suit, hairstyle, shoes, everything was screaming ‘I’m fucking rich’. But his eyes was cold.

-= Please sit down. I want to have word with you before you go to lab.

I sat down.

-= I don’t believe in your story. I checked you, and even if you are not criminal, you are shady.

-= Please sir, I want to help.

He didn’t listen.

-= I will help you right now. 100.000 bucks, am I right. – He gave me remote keyboard and on massive tv set on the wall was displayed form for money transfer. I put my money account number there. Then he did his part. It was quick transfer and in the minute I had money on my account.

-= Thank you. – I said.

-= Be beware, if this mixture will be harmful, I will get my revenge.

Me and Tony was walking out.

-= See you later. – I said quietly, but I thought that he could hear me.

Tony was embarrassed and kind of angry. On the other hand through all his life, his father was alfa and he was beta. These were empty emotions that didn’t change anything.

Laboratory was two levels below. We got help of two technicians or doctors or whoever they were. Tony was connected to some monitoring devices. I was sure they were monitoring heart and brain. That technicians took two drops. One for each part-mixture to check it for obvious harmful vectors. After fifteen minutes we had info, that there were no poisons. Then after another longer break, info that nervous system won’t be affected. It was all I wanted to know. Maybe Dee was honest, maybe he believed that it was great healing mixture, but how could he be so sure. He could be deceived by his memory snippets. Knowing that there will be no great harm I proceeded.

Tony was lying on this hospital looking bed. I took out two vials.

-= I will tell you now, what you have to do. – He was listening. I was watching his brain waves on one of the devices. My [Will resonance] was changing his brainwaves. I would gladly experiment with it more.

-= You will drink both vials. Do not swallow contents. Let it mix a little in your mouth. Count to at least ten, and then swallow. – He was ready I saw his eyes. – Are you ready?

-= Yes. – I gave him vials. One of the technicians come closer. It was too late for him to interfere. Tony drank mixture.

I saw him drinking, waiting, then swallowing. He smiled then lost consciousness. Technicians started to panic and called more people. That device which was measuring his heart and other bodily functions started to show some crazy results. Brain device was showing that he was in deep sleep. There was more people and I was relocated to other room. I didn’t talk to anybody, I was waiting. After few hours came Tony’s father, he was screaming, what I have done and how could I. I didn’t respond. After some training with Dee I could see that his overbearing emotions were mostly fake. I heard few threats, not reacting to them. I was left alone again.

After four hours he came again. This time with mineral water, sandwich and candy bar.

-= I think you can be hungry after all this hours. – He said. I smiled.

-= So it worked? – I took deep breath. There was a lot of pressure on me, now some of it released.

-= Whatever you gave to my son, it worked. His heart and circular problems almost disappeared.

-= I’m glad. – I took sandwich to eat. He was looking at me with his cold eyes trying to see me through.

-= You wasn’t sure?

-= I was quite sure, but there is always chance that something will go not according to the plan. It would be big problem for me. Probably I would never leave alive this place. – He didn’t show on his face if I was guessing correctly.

-= So you should try this your stuff somewhere else, on different person.

-= I could, but I was greedy.

He started to laugh. Loudly and there were tears in the corners of his eyes after a minute.

-= 100.000 and you call it greedy. What a joke. I will send you another 100.000 because you made me laugh hard.

I was smiling.

-= I have access to the source.

And then there was this silence.