>>6173423>>6173612>>6174151>Demand a deadlineYou smirk, holding up three fingers. The prince scowls, "Three weeks? Even given my new position, such a matter is-"
"Days."
His eyes widen, "What?"
"You have three days to get me what I need."
"That's absolutely absurd! I-"
"Listen," you spit, torso and legs distending and cracking as new bones, joints, vertebrae, and ligaments emerge and snap into place, your body looming over the trembling royal as a quiet chorus emerges from the depths of your hollow body, an ominous aria underpinning your words, "I don't care whether you become king or not. I don't care if your reputation survives, and, in case you forgot, neither should you. You lack that luxury now. In case you forgot, if my concentration wavers for even a moment, if I unravel, <span class="mu-r">your entire reality might be forfeit.</span>"
"Still, it's impossible to enter the vault without the Golden Sword, and it never leaves the hands of the King. I only managed to steal the Tome while father was ill, but he's made a full recovery now! How am I supposed to-"
"I don't care." You interrupt again, "You will either find me a way home, or I'm gonna get what I need from someone else. Ah, speaking of which, I have a guest!" You laugh, sensing a massive (by the standards of this world) presence entering the cell in which your puppet is trapped, "Don't do anything stupid now, princeling."
With a final snicker, your eyes close again.
~
"Your majesty," you say, opening eyes modeled perfectly after the man you were just talking to, "I've been expecting you. After all, your brother seems to lack the intellect to make decisions without his most brilliant advisor."
"Your flattery means nothing to me, demon." The princess spits, disheveled silver hair pouring over her frantic face, painted in makeup smeared from ticks of discomposure, "I've come to offer you a deal."
<span class="mu-r"><span class="mu-s">END OF THREAD 9</span></span>