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.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg7dLzccSa
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“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4V6hNk0ZP
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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.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKRxvpkwEd
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.”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEJunAMNP8
“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!”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJXBlGQArd
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“Elizabeth I-“527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJkHYVbDoK
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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?”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyychR7IxDX
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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 –“527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnCGZaHdJM
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“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7cpG50adf
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She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUwV7ScGKg
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His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqQTMO6wG8
“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.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfWLNoAfFm
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“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtVmx9x4U8
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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.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIFc1ZKkoG
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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 –“527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWY4mLJMXq
“Elizabeth.” James didn’t look up, but he knew she was listening. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HSLhxVqL0
“Don’t make me push the button."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTJ4wgIZRm
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Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
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