Amarant woke up in a daze. Lani was standing on top of him staring at him.
Lani: ''Finally! You FINALLY woke up! I guess I hit you too hard.''
Just regaining his senses, Amarant struggled to push her off, but he was chained to the ground.
Lani: ''Tsk tsk. You shouldn't...''
She was cut off by a voice in the background.
Voice: ''Lani, release him, if I want to hire him, then I want to talk with him, freely.''
Lani: ''Whatever boss.''
Lani shrugged and walked out of the room.
Voice: ''Stupid girl forgot to unlock you.''
Magically the chains heated and burst, narrowly missing scalding Amarant. Unsure of what to do, Amarant stood up and brushed himself off.
Amarant: ''You nearly killed me.''
An outline of a figure could barely be seen in the darkness, but Amarant was sure it was where the voice was coming from.
Voice: ''I don't think so, I'm highly accurate. Now let's get down to business. I wish to hire you to help... capture a high ranking official. The official I'm talking about is Regent Cid of Lindblum. We have a... entertwined path. I'd pay well and...''
Amarant: ''... and what if I told you I don't FEEL like doing this job?''
Voice: ''Well. I'd have to kill you of course, now that you have some information.''
A gigantic ball of fire formed at the top of the room, and the figure stepped back into the shadows to avoid the light.
Voice: ''One last chance...''
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Amarant thought quickly... in an instant he made his decision.
Amarant: ''No.''
Voice: ''Fine...''
The Voice seemed to fade and Amarant got in a fighting position. The fireball descended and Amarant barely jumped out of the way as the searing flames melted a hole in the ground.
Amarant: ''Come out and fight like a man!''
Voice: ''Why? You have no chance against me.''
Amarant: ''Well let's just see.''
Voice: ''How about I'll see, and.....''
A swirling black mist flew out of the darkness and hit Amarant right in the face. He clutched his eyes and yelled in pain. Even when the mist cleared, Amarant could not see anything.
Amarant: ''AAAARRRHHH!''
The Voice seemed to get closer.
Voice: ''Now let's have a little fun.''
Amarant turned towards the voice just and swung his claws at where he thought it was. He connected with nothing. Frantically, he swung over and over again hoping to hit something.
Voice: ''Oh you look SO funny doing that. Eh... you bore me. Let's make this quick.''
A woosh of wind was heard and Amarant tried to see clearly, as the spell was starting to wear off. Suddenly he was hit in the back, then stomach. Instantly, he felt his legs fall out from underneath him and his back made a sickening smacking sound as it hit the floor.
Voice: ''I told you...''
Amarant opened his eyes, recovered from the blindness. He gazed up dizzily to see a hand over his head. A pink light slowly went from the hand right to his face. It stayed there for a moment, then seemed to be absorbed into his head.
Voice: ''Rise my servant.''
Amarant stood up, unable to control his body. Soon the spell over took him and he blanked out.
Voice: ''Now will you help me by capturing Cid?''
Amarant: ''Yes master. I wish to make you happy.''
Voice: ''Good then, off with you. And yes, BRING HIM BACK ALIVE!''
Amarant turned in a trancelike state and walked slowly out.
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Lani: ''Finally! You FINALLY woke up! I guess I hit you too hard.''
Just regaining his senses, Amarant struggled to push her off, but he was chained to the ground.
Lani: ''Tsk tsk. You shouldn't...''
She was cut off by a voice in the background.
Voice: ''Lani, release him, if I want to hire him, then I want to talk with him, freely.''
Lani: ''Whatever boss.''
Lani shrugged and walked out of the room.
Voice: ''Stupid girl forgot to unlock you.''
Magically the chains heated and burst, narrowly missing scalding Amarant. Unsure of what to do, Amarant stood up and brushed himself off.
Amarant: ''You nearly killed me.''
An outline of a figure could barely be seen in the darkness, but Amarant was sure it was where the voice was coming from.
Voice: ''I don't think so, I'm highly accurate. Now let's get down to business. I wish to hire you to help... capture a high ranking official. The official I'm talking about is Regent Cid of Lindblum. We have a... entertwined path. I'd pay well and...''
Amarant: ''... and what if I told you I don't FEEL like doing this job?''
Voice: ''Well. I'd have to kill you of course, now that you have some information.''
A gigantic ball of fire formed at the top of the room, and the figure stepped back into the shadows to avoid the light.
Voice: ''One last chance...''
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Amarant thought quickly... in an instant he made his decision.
Amarant: ''No.''
Voice: ''Fine...''
The Voice seemed to fade and Amarant got in a fighting position. The fireball descended and Amarant barely jumped out of the way as the searing flames melted a hole in the ground.
Amarant: ''Come out and fight like a man!''
Voice: ''Why? You have no chance against me.''
Amarant: ''Well let's just see.''
Voice: ''How about I'll see, and.....''
A swirling black mist flew out of the darkness and hit Amarant right in the face. He clutched his eyes and yelled in pain. Even when the mist cleared, Amarant could not see anything.
Amarant: ''AAAARRRHHH!''
The Voice seemed to get closer.
Voice: ''Now let's have a little fun.''
Amarant turned towards the voice just and swung his claws at where he thought it was. He connected with nothing. Frantically, he swung over and over again hoping to hit something.
Voice: ''Oh you look SO funny doing that. Eh... you bore me. Let's make this quick.''
A woosh of wind was heard and Amarant tried to see clearly, as the spell was starting to wear off. Suddenly he was hit in the back, then stomach. Instantly, he felt his legs fall out from underneath him and his back made a sickening smacking sound as it hit the floor.
Voice: ''I told you...''
Amarant opened his eyes, recovered from the blindness. He gazed up dizzily to see a hand over his head. A pink light slowly went from the hand right to his face. It stayed there for a moment, then seemed to be absorbed into his head.
Voice: ''Rise my servant.''
Amarant stood up, unable to control his body. Soon the spell over took him and he blanked out.
Voice: ''Now will you help me by capturing Cid?''
Amarant: ''Yes master. I wish to make you happy.''
Voice: ''Good then, off with you. And yes, BRING HIM BACK ALIVE!''
Amarant turned in a trancelike state and walked slowly out.
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