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.519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3tS2gyntx
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“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMHqYJAcwj
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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.519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuh0LDYtE6
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.”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDeFr3VwdL
“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!”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMzpxlbGqk
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“Elizabeth I-“519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVhelElUwK
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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?”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujTcXOi20L
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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 –“519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLR7BbCkG8
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“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxPr8hMt4k
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She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Co2zl3IjW
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His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWQJdpAYCJ
“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.519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdoPWvXvo9
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“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3naUtHgI3
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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.519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMN8A90M4B
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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 –“519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtY6lHS3HI
“Elizabeth.” James didn’t look up, but he knew she was listening. 519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTYGyO2Wc6
“Don’t make me push the button."519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqODA483xr
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Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
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