Europe / Russian Empire / St. Petersburg (Sennaya Square): May 6th, 1817.
It was a beautiful day for the world. The birds were chirping their songs as mankind went about their daily routines with smiles on their faces at beauty of the city, but also sad looks on their faces at the horror of it whether it be financially, emotionally or physically, yet if you were to look closely in saint petersburg at the bustling sennaya square full of lined up stalls. To be more specific, Inside a alley. You can see two very handsome light skinned men that stood out in dirty outfits and looked like twins but if you looked at one of them even closer with strange milky white eyes that were void of any pupil or iris you wouldn't think the same.
(Mordred's POV)
"Where is he, he should have been here by now." Said vladimir with a sigh as he paced back and forth.
I watched as vladimir paced back and forth an said calmly "He owes you a favor. If he's dose not show up, he's a coward that goes back on his own word."
"And is probably how I will be perceived by my future enemies" I thought while rubbing my smooth chin with right hand.
Vladimir stopped in place with his head down and said with a serious look on his face "Your right. If he doesn't show up, he's cowardly an cannot be labeled as a man."
"Can I now." Said a deep, calm man's voice from out of nowhere with a british accent.
The alley was absolutely silent.
I looked in the direction of where the voice was coming from and opened my right eyes slightly and seen the tall and very muscular built. White silhouetted man with his both of his arms behind his back. But Importantly, he wasn't alone.
Vladimir stared at the handsome light skin man with a diamond shaped bearded face, grey eyes with a slight green undertone, dark brown kneck length curly hair, and muscular 6'0 body in a luxerious attire and said with a flabbergasted look on his face "You actually came Ivan."
"No alone apparently." I said calmly while squinting slightly as I seen five silhouetted figures trying to hide.
Ivan had wide eyes and said calmly "Your a very perceptive one. What is your name boy."
"My name is peter III and I am your great - grandfather, now kneel and lick my fat toe and apologize for making me wait so long." I said calmly with a wave of my right hand. Not at all willing to respect this man for the way he has started speaking.
Ivan's eyes widened even more and suddenly bursted out laughing "BAHAHAHAHA…good, very good."
"What are you doing mordred." Asked vladimir whisperingly with sweat trailing down his face from his forehead.
I Ignored vladimir and said calmly while stepping forward slightly "I have come to make a deal with you and also use that favor that you owe vladimir. Specifically our family."
The alley was silent. Ivan grinning even wider.
"Ah. I see. I see now, Indeed. I know exactly what this is." Said Ivan with a very wide grin as he rubbed his bearded chin with his left hand.
Suddenly I smiled gently and said calmly with a point of my finger at him. His heartbeat calm and steady "You do not."
The alley was absolutely silent. Ivan's face suddenly turning serious.
"Got you. He didn't know what this meeting was about at all, otherwise why would I hear no adrenaline of the heartbeat. Unless he is calm naturally in any situation but I highly doubt that as everyone is human and you have to be a very good actor or a unique circumstance to hide your emotions" I thought as my face returned to a neutral one Instantly.
"Very good vladimir. You amaze me even more now than ever, now that I know you have such a unique family member amongst your family." Said Ivan with a serious look on his face as he stepped into the alley and strutted close to me.
Vladimir swallowed a large amount of spit and said stutteringly "Th…thank you…s…sir."
"That wasn't a compliment." I said calmly as I stared down at Ivan's silhouette that was looking up at me.
Vladimir's eyes widened and said "Oh…"
The alley was absolutely silent.
*Click*
"What do you both want." Said Ivan coldly as something pressed against my stomach.
Vladimir's eyes widened even more as he seem the gun pressed against my stomach and said stuttering Immediately "We wa…"
"I have a proposition. That I believe would pique your Interest." I said calmly as my left hand landed on His right wrist and gripped it tightly.
Ivan eyes widened in shock. Only for him too grit his teeth momentarily and let go of the gun from the pain.
I listened. The pressure of the wind picking up.
My left hand moved.
*TAK*
"Ah. So this is what you pressed against my stomach." I said calmly as I felt the cold and hard object with both of my hands.
Vladimir's mouth was agape widely from shock.
"Impressive, who would have thought that I would get no reaction from you even as I have at gun point." Said Ivan with a serious look on his face as he rubbed his right wrist.
"Ah. So that's what it was. I thought it was a metallic dildo or something, It's Inconvenient how I can only see things that are alive and not objects" I thought while putting the gun in my right hand and pointing it a Ivan.
Suddenly 5 armed men stepped out of the shadows and started surrendering me and vladimir.
"AHAHAHA….GAHAHAHAHA. I did not at all expect this, you never seize to surprise me vladimir." Said Ivan laughing loudly with his left over his face.
I froze momentarily and thought "Huh…"
Vladimir had a confused look on his face and said "Huh…"
"Wait….stop, just stop. Cut the cringy shit for a moment." I said with a sigh as I waved my right hand with the gun in it for a moment with my eyes closed.
The armed men had confused looks on their faces.
Ivan took his hand off his face and said with a chuckle "What do you mean vladimir. Your armed, this situation is a very dangerous one for you and your family member behind you to be calm in."
"I'm not vladimir, I'm his brother mordred." I said calmly while pointing the gun back at his white silhouette.
The 5 armed men Immediately became tense and readied themselves.
Ivan was silent for a moment. His eyebrows creased as he leaned forward slightly and saw milky white eyes said "I see, I knew something was strange. Vladimir is a dumb virgin kid that can't differentiate between a woman with a big woman and a skinny one, it's truly a sad life to lead."
"H…HEY." Said vladimir loudly behind me with a flushed and extremely embarrassed look on his face.
Ivan waved his left hand. The 5 armed started lowering there weapons as he said "Now that the test is out it the way, I can assume that you boys have something valuable and have a proposition for me."
"You are correct. We have gotten our hands on something called grave smoke that our family created." I said calmly as the gun in my right hand never wavered in the slightest.
Ivan rubbed his beard with his right hand and said calmly "Did you bring a sample."
"Y…yeah, I have one here." Said vladimir with a stutter as he stepped forehead and opened a brown cloth that revealed something black inside of it.
Ivan stared at the black mashed grave smoke inside the cloth and dipped his finger in it and put it into his mouth and started chewing as he said with a pondering look "Hmm..not bad at all. You say your family created this."
"Indeed. It can be highly addictive and get the mass hooked on it, it'll bring in a lot of coin for sure." I said calmly as I glanced at Vladimir's white silhouette.
Vladimir glanced at me and winked his right eye with the right corner of his mouth curling upward slightly.
"Ptooh….hmm, yes I see. This can also be chewed and sniffed." Said Ivan with a very Interested look on his face as he spat out something black from his mouth onto the ground.
I rubbed my smooth chin and asked calmly "What are your terms."
The alley was silent. Ivan rubbed his breaded chin for a moment with a pondering look on his face.
"The usage of coin is declining fast and the underworld elites ore scrambling to get their hands on as much of this paper called dollar as much as possible. I heard that a family named rothschild have become something called a billionaire." Said Ivan calmly as he glanced back down at the grave smoke in vladimir's hand.
"Has this world's currency had standardized far earlier than it is expected to. Fortunes are measured in the millions and billions even in the early 19th century. I'm going to assume that this is an alternate world Instead of just the past" I thought while rubbing my smooth chin with my right hand as both of my ears caught the fast excitement of vladimir's thumping heartbeat.
Ivan adjusted his throat loudly and said with a serious look on his face as he placed his arms behind his back "Here is my proposition for both of you, we'll split the profit 70 to 30. I'll keep your family protected and as long as you teach my workers how to create this grave smoke. I will also control the trade distribution of this. Neither of you are ready to sell this on your own, you don't have men. You don't have reach. You don't have protection so this is my offer."
"You can't be serious right now Ivan. Even I know that is bullshit" Said vladimir with a cold look in his eyes.
Ivan looked at vladimir and said with a sigh an wave of his hand "This is my proposition. You either take it or l…"
"And this is my proposition for you. It will be 80 to 20 and we keep control of the production. We are the ones that created it and you would have not been aware of it if I hadn't risked my life to meet you here today, me and my brother here have not even mentioned once that we needed protection from you and if you decline this offer, we can simply go find another person actually willing to be reasonable." I said calmly with a shrug as the gun in my right hand never waiver from It's target.
The alley was silent. The 5 armed men had tensed looks on their faces.
Ivan rubbed his bearded chin with his right hand and said with a wide grin forming on his face "Good. Very good, I'm starting to like you more and more. You seem like a promising man that will get far and live long in this line of business, I'll accept this deal."
"Nice doing business with you." Said vladimir with a smile and his right hand extended for a shake.
Ivan shook Vladimir's hand and held his hand out towards me.
I didn't react.
"Ahem…mordred." Said vladimir adjusting his throat as he nudged my side with his right arm.
"Huh…guk " I thought as a sudden burning pain coursed through. Making me sway slightly.
"Is he alright." Asked Ivan calmly as he looked back at vladimir and withdrew his hand.
Vladimir closed the brown cloth and put it away while saying with a smile as he steadied me "He is fine. Just a bit tired today."
"I see…well I want you both too meet me tomorrow in front of the beauty brothel in sennaya square too give you the location of where it will be traded so you should have at least 50 packs of it ready by then." Said Ivan calmly with a nod of his head as he started to take his leave with a wave of his hand at the armed men that put there weapons away and started following after him.
Vladimir nodded and said Immediately with a serious look on his face "Ok."
"I can't see, I can't see, I can't see" I thought as vladimir's silhouetted figure flickered in an out.
"GACK…" I said loudly in pain with gritted teeth as I held my closed eyes. Something wet trailing down my face from them.
Vladimir Immediately looked at me, his eyes widening in shock as he said loudly "IS THAT BLOOD."
"GUK…l…let's go home…" I said as I started to leave.
I mind went blank.
I fell forward.
"MORDRED." Said vladimir roaring loudly.
*Boom*
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THE END…