The man’s gaze was empty, and his heart was hollow. He stood in front of the wide empty desk, paper laying over the ground.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKIfqpDYqO
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“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMOeTUMi68
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He turned around and saw a girl with messy blonde hair and red-rimmed eyes; she’d been crying. She stood in the far away doorframe, her hands trembling. Behind her stood two young men, fear in their eyes, but of course they would put their fears aside for her.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlhK9hXWAa
James scoffed, causing the three people to flinch. “Please? Hahaha! That’s funny. After all this time and everything you did to me, you think you can get what you want with a simple please.”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV6VYQumGP
“You coward!” The taller of the two boys stepped forward. “What type of man keeps innocent people hostage! Dare you fight me one-on-one!”
“Jeremy, stop it!”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYB1tBrUnb
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“Elizabeth I-“556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02E40F0HrB
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“I understand you’re trying to help, but now is not the time.” She pulled the man back and continued to stare at James. “What will it take for you to let them go?”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSOjpEL3h0
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James smirked. “You already know what I want.”
Elizabeth pursed her lips. She contemplated for a few seconds before finally shouting ‘fine’. “I’ll give you the red ribbon of pursuit, so will you –“556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOIhGxi0qV
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“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8bPaMnD1A
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She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhItsM4SpgH
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His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgVdXC5PuL
“You!” All three became startled by this proposition. Everyone knew of the forbidden realm. A place filled with extreme dangers and extreme rewards. Most people would never think of stepping foot in there for fear of dying. But if it was this man who went in, he would definitely succeed.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoq8REPza2
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“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1qvbzeVT6
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The man placed his gaze on the table, where there were weird characters and symbols on rune keys. In the center of the table was a button cover by a plastic box with a large warning label engraved on it. James carefully removed the box before gently caressing the button.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8QjgJw8Sq
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Elizabeth sucked in her breath while the two men behind her fidgeted, apparently distressed. “James, think about this. We can fix this. Can we –“556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca4jni1gv1
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“Don’t make me push the button."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PzloR9SjF
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Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
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