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*My wish?* the Sewer King thought as he stood in darkness. Scowling, he looked ahead. The Sewer King's eyes remained on a barren area.

*My wish is for children to obtain lots and lots of pretties for their king. Yes. Yes. Yes. Lots and lots of pretties* he thought.

The memory Sewer King stood near many children. He viewed them turning to one another with wide eyes. His usual scowl remained.

The Sewer King watched as a girl touched another girl's arm before she ceased trembling. Their smiles never seemed to bother him. Tears also never bothered the Sewer King. What caused him to scowl this time?

''You returned with very few pretties for your king recently. Yes. Yes,'' the Sewer King said to the children. He watched while multiple children trembled with wide eyes. Many seconds went by as he paced in front of them. ''You caused your king great distress after most of your hands were empty,'' he said.

The Sewer King recalled trembling with rage earlier. How he loathed empty hands. Zero pretties. He ceased pacing.

The Sewer King pointed by the children. He continued to scowl as his eyes widened. ''ALL OF YOU! TO THE STREETS!'' He viewed the children stepping back at the same time. ''RETURN WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF PRETTIES! IF YOU DON'T...''

Something else was pointed at this time. A particular chamber. A chamber the children always dreaded. A chamber causing the children to tremble again.

''You'll see the light. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes,'' the Sewer King said. He nodded as he mentioned everything.

''A few hours in the light. Conceal your eyes as much as you wish. The light is always hateful. It will harm you no matter what.''

Four girls revealed tears. The Sewer King never forgot about placing them in the light-filled chamber some time ago. Empty hands of girls. How their empty hands caused him great distress. A man's scowl. A man's trembling body.

The wide-eyed children ran before the Sewer King laughed. He was going to have his pretties this time.

The memory vanished. *My wish is for children to obtain lots and lots of pretties for their king. Yes. Yes. Yes. Lots and lots of pretties* the Sewer King thought. He began to sneeze repeatedly before worry filled his eyes.