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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF3Uzxwy4J
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“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKPwVLEm9R
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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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HvVHHEXVH
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.”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUkypxyik3
“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!”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc4BxiJFfB
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“Elizabeth I-“585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0sIHeV8cK
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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?”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEmCK7q1g9
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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 –“585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Rw6Red4U5
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“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54gzr9ReyK
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She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqyTWKtNK4
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His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszgY388Zjw
“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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvrBulEKWZ
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“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFONLcbZLWR
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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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE40cpmbW2R
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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 –“585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57y8kzsEYQ
“Elizabeth.” James didn’t look up, but he knew she was listening. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeIlOSQ27S
“Don’t make me push the button."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3fA1YRYYi
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Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
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