Blood and Iron (3).

The dim, undulating lights in the bar made for a rather unique atmosphere.

There was a mix of bubbling tension and hushed silence as Cain and Blaze stared down Jack and his two henchmen.

A few hidden henchmen had already begun stepping out of the crowd, revealing their weapons as well.

Jack looked around, then scratched his head and laughed awkwardly,

"Just joking, I was just joking. How about we keep things cordial?"

A sinister man...

Jack was known as a sinister man, although he didn't really think that way.

Yes, he had murdered man and beast in cold blood, but that wasn't who he was as a person.

He was just someone who followed orders.

And when he was not killing or torturing other living beings, he enjoyed a nice hearty meal with a cold drink to relax.