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When I awoke I was seated on the damp gray ground of a concrete room. Rose sat next to me glaring at the strogi which had brought us to this lovely place. Christian slumped across from me. He was awake and very confused. His eyes were cloudy and his skin a ghostly pale.

"What do you want?" Rose spat cruelly at the strogi which swiftly approached us.

"Now that you are subdued I suppose I could tell you." He smirked staying ram rod straight, "You see we have no need for you but since you're here we have a bonus." He cackled in a rich choking laugh which made the world sob.

"We came for fire boy over there," he said pointing a large titanium finger at Christian who stared back with hard eyes, "We know his power you see, so we are making sure that he either joins us or…he will no longer be a threat." With that he stalked away with a smirk playing on his lips.

"I'll never join you." Christian spat rage brimming in his eyes.

"We shall see." The strogi spoke in a monotone voice bending down to eye level with Christian's icy blue daggers, "You see now that we have our… bonus it will be easy to coheres you into our choice."

"Well I know I'm pretty but all this trouble for little old me."Christian teased batting his eyelashes a hard blow interrupting his act and leaving a puckering red mark on his cheek, "Now you are hurting the merchandise."

I couldn't help the explosion of giggles which escaped my burning throat. Rose panted she was laughing so hard and her face blushed crimson.

"Quiet!" The strogi bellowed his face flushed with anger, "I am not as stupid as my colleges. I know your power Ozera and if you know whats good for you, you will join."

"Let's say for arguments purposes that I don't know what's good for me."

"How about what's good for your girlfriend?" The strogi questioned in a menacing tone his face inches from Christians.

"Don't Christian I'm fine."

"We can fix that." And with that he edged towards me an evil retched smile stained on his lips.