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.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sxqfUhlur
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOhZloYZuZ
“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhMWAsOcdd
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7wSAqMatd
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.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXQ3NM72yZ
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.”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwB07KPc1o
“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!”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQEFIz7SWD
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjtjZwJOOb
“Elizabeth I-“511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4quwQ4tP1T
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50RXw0dopT
“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?”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTEbSQH27r
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvxRilZO6L
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 –“511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQUG9SSKPk
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbTDFnqkL3
“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIKgifgmmA
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhNcVBtro1
She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuqz1G0zxm
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOp7mKTKXI
His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4fF4BBIr5
“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.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSCCRo2LHa
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakJpjra9VW
“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZY6gHSrdg
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i6O4Q7vsb
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.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBOOvv0T8f
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM3LcqkyoQ
Elizabeth sucked in her breath while the two men behind her fidgeted, apparently distressed. “James, think about this. We can fix this. Can we –“511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYtAjMWeo0
“Elizabeth.” James didn’t look up, but he knew she was listening. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikP7dRm5Ad
“Don’t make me push the button."511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIVDzm0CIB
511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHEJOdkwCZ
Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
ns3.143.110.165da2
