"Of course there are rules. There are always rules, you know, my boy," Luci said, brushing his hand along Genma's jaw.
He stepped away. Lucky for Genma, collecting and claiming and tempting was beneath and past him now.
Besides, this man was a clean slate now, yes, by virtue of a deal with one of his underlings, but Luci gave it week. He knew this man, have seen him in the gleam of killing steel and pools of vomited blood.
Genma was a killer, a thief, a liar and a weapon. If Luci ever changed his mind, Genma'd be an easy mark.
Almost too easy. He'd be no fun to corrupt. And Luci had a new game now.
"Genma, go straighten that post for me, will you? It's a part of your rules."
Shiranui Genma, who had gone to past the edge of death and come back karmically pure and dipped in powers he didn't understand.