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.689Please respect copyright.PENANAZsDvVmoC3a
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“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”689Please respect copyright.PENANAbgZ2JE6hpM
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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.689Please respect copyright.PENANANulpFsogbS
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.”689Please respect copyright.PENANAqd8VduhwKp
“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!”689Please respect copyright.PENANAtbvOcYWx1E
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“Elizabeth I-“689Please respect copyright.PENANAyEn2S1aPMZ
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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?”689Please respect copyright.PENANAM39ikIa5eW
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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 –“689Please respect copyright.PENANA1pFjSDX5jQ
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“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”689Please respect copyright.PENANA0uV9aZsuYN
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She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”689Please respect copyright.PENANANl80bz20SN
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His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”689Please respect copyright.PENANAaU49iy1GBW
“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.689Please respect copyright.PENANAiGJlLYYdAt
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“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”689Please respect copyright.PENANA8MTkUEtjcg
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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.689Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ty2fND88k
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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 –“689Please respect copyright.PENANA1ueHsHth81
“Elizabeth.” James didn’t look up, but he knew she was listening. 689Please respect copyright.PENANAFIkwOzu0N8
“Don’t make me push the button."689Please respect copyright.PENANAX0LAWlj4md
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Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
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