Imelda's Devil

Eliza was someone I'm not aware of. That made her existence somewhat strange to me. I always have this feeling of always knowing everything, but she makes that feeling null.

"You look good. Your build really is something. Unaugmented, and so much strength in compressed muscles. Is it a serum?"

"I'm all-natural."

"I researched you. Didn't show this much. Then again, you're faking death and hiding your skills very well to the point that it is surprising."

She stares. She had that poisonous look on her face that made her look serious and seductive. She wore a backless red dress paired with a pearl necklace around her neck that fitted well enough. Black stockings and black heels. Her lips were wine red and she tied her hair into a braided bun.

"I'm an accident."

"Come on, you don't have to be self-defeating. I saw how you work. Sometimes you act like a robot. You aren't a machine, right? No, how can you be one? If you were, then I guess real men don't interest me anymore, no?"

"What's the score?"

"The score is Mary Lyn. Weapons manufacturer and current head of Inland Logistic Company, the number one shipping company of this multi-state nation."

"This is a meeting ,right?"

"It is. But we also plan to get into her pants. You are now Alexei Laszlo, my partner. Do you understand?"

"I don't. So, you have a new name too?"

"Mia Stein."

"How lovely."

"Isn't it, Alexei?"

She wrapped her arm around mine. A service car was waiting for us just outside of the shop we dressed up from. She handed me my identification card that had a thorough background check. It was quite fascinating since it was far more advanced than the ones I'm using. She called it a transponder and she was giving it to me as a gift as long as I cooperated with her. Not to mention that she'll allow me to make use of her transponder.

In other words she wants me to be an asset for her group. I can tell that the reason she wants me to be one is because I already know her affiliation and that I want something off her.

And if she wants to get rid of me then I can offer another reason for her to ally with me and the fake Specters. Our driver was an older gentleman who knew the routes leading to the top platforms of Karagi. We already have access so they didn't need to check and no poor fool would rent a luxury car to pretend that he's rich in this environment.

I got out of the car, led Eliza to the grand hotel. I had Sai map the entire grand hotel as I pretend to be whatever Eliza wants me to be. Eliza worked her mouth professionally, charming both genders while I stood around like I was her trophy partner.

It didn't take long for her venomous self to walk near the target. I didn't understand her reasoning and she barely told me specifics. If anything, the way she was almost-nonchalant made me realize that in the first place, she wanted a fool who could act with her. How much she was paying for anyone, didn't matter. What mattered was getting near Mary Lyn.

When she met Mary Lyn. She started playing the dumb rich girl act. Mary Lyn, oblivious to her snake-like ways, was starting to see, but Mary Lyn, was not a fool either, she spoke like a businesswoman, and only after Eliza handed her card that Mary started to ease off.

The only thing damning about this role is that Eliza's touchy. She makes suggestive remarks, would get a feel, and act like a flirt despite being in front of a respective businesswoman. Eliza might have fooled others, but seeing her easily slip in a drug to Mary made me think she wasn't exactly hoping for this to take longer than a night.

Mary Lyn got talkative. She became truthful to the point that she was easily being led. If I was Eliza's partner, her true partner, I would start thinking that she was out to cheat me with another woman.

Then it became strange and it was made clear why she wanted someone to act as her partner. She needed someone to take a picture and make blackmailing easy.

Sai had informed me in my earpiece that Mary Lyn was well-known among conservatives and was even leading charity organizations to paint herself as a true conservative, and from Sai's findings. She really was a pure-bred girl with zero romantic experiences, but was a savant when it came to running a logistics company and arms dealing. She is hesitant when it comes to men, but thinks nothing of women. Her profile made it clear how she sees men and women that Eliza was taking care of this problem by using her methods.

She got a security detail, but it didn't matter when she herself was talking them down and keeping them away. I asked Eliza about what the drug is and she didn't tell me. She did let me touch the drug which revealed that it was some kind of drug that dulls the mind, raises their body heat, and allows those who applied the drug to their victim to make them follow them by using words to steer them into the right direction.

"How nasty."

Eliza glared at me. She looked me in the eye.

"It's surprising that you know this drug too. Are you deeply undercover? Or perhaps your information network is far deeper than mine?"

"Depends. So you are after blackmail instead of offering things?"

"You can say that. She'll loathe me, but it doesn't matter. She'll hate Mia Stein, but will be friends with Eliza. Isn't that lovely?"

"So is my role over?"

"No? Goodness, we need to make her into our degenerate and you'll be helping me out, Alexei."

She handed me a camera with great video quality.

She was looking for a man to make a mess out of her. It was immoral and disgusting, but my desire for information won. The good part of me lost and the bad one stood next to the bed while she and Mary made love behind a video camera.