Ryo blinked trying to get everything back into focus after the flash. He looked up expecting to see Seriyu standing over him when he gasped in shock. He saw himself still chained to the wall. He looked at his hands as the Ryo chained to the wall began to laugh.
"Guards, seize him!" The other Ryo commanded. Ryo was suddenly grabbed on both sides as the other Ryo was being unshackled.
"What did you do to me!?" Ryo demanded his voice not sounding like his own.
"We traded bodies!" The Ryo disguised Seriyu replied. He held out the amulet to show Ryo. "These wonderful little amulets have the magic ability to switch the souls of whoever is wearing them. So I switched with you. Your soul is now in my body and my soul is in your body and no one is the wiser." Seriyu said as he laughed evilly. He walked to Ryo and removed the black amulet from around his neck. Ryo managed to get a glimpse of himself in the mirror and was shocked to see that Seriyu was right. No longer did he have black hair and blue eyes, he now had brown hair and green eyes. Ryo gaped at his reflection.
"Why did you do this?" he asked in a daze.
"Because you stood in the way of what I wanted, and now that is no longer a problem." Seriyu said admiring his new look in the mirror.
"What is it that you want?" Ryo asked afraid of the answer. Seriyu turned to stare at Ryo with blue eyes, his blue eyes as he leaned close to his face.
"Why, Sakura, of course." He whispered. Ryo attempted to lunge at Seriyu in rage, but was held back by the men flanked at his sides. Seriyu back away and laughed again.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Ryo yelled threateningly.
"I won't be touching her, you will." Seriyu said amused. Ryo's now green eyes narrowed dangerously.
"She won't have you." Ryo spat.
"I know, that is why I had to change bodies." Seriyu explained. "You see me and Sakura go way back, I knew her father. Then due to some unfortunate circumstances, I didn't get to see Sakura again. Until now, I intended to woo her and ask her to be my wife, only to find that she was engaged to another. You. But now that that little obstacle is gone, I will be able to marry her and get what I want." Seriyu chuckled merrily at the look on what was once his face.
"Oh, and if you were counting on being able to get to her and tell her, you might as well forget it." Seriyu added as an afterthought. "This castle is floating at least 100 feet up in the air, the only way to get down, is by riding a dragon. Who, of course, only obey my orders." Seriyu started to strut proudly around the room. He took the amulet that was formerly around Ryo's neck and placed it on his neck. The amulet hung down, making a clinking noise as it hit the other.
"And even if you did manage to find some way off this castle, Sakura wouldn't even give you the time of day."
"Why is that?" Ryo asked.
"Because, when I knew Sakura, she hated me. No, she loathed me. The only reason I was able to be with her when I was, was because her father ordered her to. If she saw me now, no telling what she would do." Seriyu said with another evil laugh. "Lock him back up and meet me back in the throne room when you are done."
Ryo was reshackled to the wall as the remaining men walked out to meet Seriyu in the throne room. Ryo strained even harder against the chains that bound him.
'I have to get to Sakura!' he thought passionately as he struggled until he was weak from exhaustion.
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Hudson and the rest of Seriyu's followers met the new appearance of their master in the throne room. He was sitting on the throne waiting for them/
"Listen well, all of you. I'm only going to say this once. I'm going to leave you all now to go greet my fiancé." Seriyu said with a grin. His followers gave each other nods and winks.
"You already have your orders. If you need to contact me, call my phone, but only if it's an emergency. If I have any orders for you I will send them with Bronx. Is everything clear?" He asked. Everyone nodded their heads as they followed the impersonating Ryo to the dragon house. Bronx was waiting outside. Seriyu climbed atop Bronx.
"I'm off, let's go Bronx."
"Yes my master." Bronx replied as he took off into the air and flew to where Seriyu would meet the unsuspecting Sakura.