#i thought abt nik and even akahana working for messiah but then i realized

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        Messiah has several business partners, each filling a different need/role to his empire. Most, if not all, of what he and his partners do is confidential, and he prides himself on being a trustworthy business man. Or as trustworthy as he can be until he doesn’t find a use for someone anymore. He also has several employees he’d rather have scattered about the city running “errands” for him or doing some of his dirty work. While his main coverup is Strip Club Owner, not everyone who works for him is given a stage. 

One of the three people he regularly works with is Cherri- A famous superhero who’s obsessed with remaining at the top and it’s Messiah who helps them achieve that goal, even by awful and low means. They pay him well- and Messiah has long since lost his moral code, despite being an Angel. 

However, Tarek’s and Izanagi’s relationship with Messiah is mostly used for good. Messiah helps Tarek track down criminals and acts as a sponsor to Tarek’s business, and Izanagi uses Messiah’s insight for a small fee if there’s a particular crime he needs assistance with. 

Valentine isn’t so much a business partner, but more-so acts as anything Messiah needs him to be- the main reason Messiah keeps someone as volatile as Valentine around. He can be a hitman, a transporter, apart of the “clean-up crew”, or he can even act as Messiah’s eyes and ears. On rare occasions, he’ll have Val act as someone’s bodyguard, but that’s only when there’s no one else for the job.