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27. The Dark Crystals

  Max: Wh... what?

  What lay before Max was a knight with an empty and vacuous looking face with purple eyes, pale skin, and white brittle hair.

  Max: Wh.. what happened to him?

  The rest of the team watched him silently.

  Max dashed to him to take a closer look. The look in his eyes was completely empty. It was like he had been scared stiff for life.

  Max: What's wrong with his eyes? And his face?

  Tiffany: This man... He can't think for himself, speak for himself, or even live for himself. He's like a puppet.

  Tiffany released him, and he immediately attempted to kill them both by spinning his blade around, but Tiffany knocked him out with a punch.

  Max: But...

  Tiffany: That's what we meant by possession.

  Max: But... how...

  Rose: Max...

  Ken: If a normal human put that helmet on, he or she would be turned almost immediately into one of those mindless soldiers.

  Max gasped.

  Tiffany: Do you get it now? Get out of here while you still can. These guys aren't just ordinary thugs.

  Luke: Tiffany's right. They know you can't be turned, so they may just kill you instead. So you should get outta here.

  Max fell to his knees.

  Max: H.. how are they doing this?

  Rose: It's the crystals. Can you feel it? That aura around it?

  Max looked at a crystal on a soldiers armour.

  Rose: When you put one on, it starts to take control of you.

  Ken: And when that happens, there's nothing you can do about it.

  Max's breath rate increased.

  Rose: Max, are you ok?

  Rose ran to him to pat his back.

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  Luke: It's alright, Rose. He'll get over it.

  Max took a moment to calm down.

  Max: Who... who would do such a thing?

  Tiffany: That would be our enemy.

  Max: Who is it?

  Tiffany: The Wolframs.

  Max: The Wolframs?

  Tiffany: They're the ones pulling the strings. And they're even more ruthless than these knights.

  Ken: The information we have on them is pretty low, to be honest, but we can say for sure that there is at least more than one of them.

  Luke: And besides that, they're all insanely powerful. Look, Max, you did a good job, but... you might want to leave. Now!

  Rose: Max. It's ok. It'll be fine.

  Max: No way!

  They were all startled by his response.

  Max: No freaking way!

  Tiffany: What!

  Max: There's no way I'm leaving now!

  Ken: Ugh. Should've figured.

  Tiffany: No, Max. Listen...

  Max: No way am I leaving. These guys are horrible! Someone has to stop them!

  Tiffany: But...

  Max: And I'm immune to the masks' power, right. That makes me the perfect weapon against them. It could be destiny.

  They all shared glanced.

  Ken: Well, he does have a point.

  Tiffany: What! You can't be serious.

  Rose: But... M... Max...

  Max: No. I'm not leaving! I'm gonna help you guys stop them!

  They shared glances again.

  Max: Come on! I just helped you take on all these knights down. We could be a team.

  Luke, Ken, and Rose shared glances once more before smiling to themselves.

  Luke: Well, the dude's got guts. I'll give him that.

  Ken: Yeah. I guess super speed would be a useful ability to add to our ranks. And the ability to manipulate electricity is a bonus as well.

  Max: Yeah.

  Rose: (blushing) Wait! M... M... Max? In.... In our team?

  Tiffany: Hold it.

  Tiffany stared at them all angrily for a moment.

  Luke: (sighs) She's right. Look, Max, it's probably best that you leave for now.

  Max: What! But...

  Ken: She's right. There's too much at stake right now.

  Rose: Y... yeah...

  Tiffany: (sighs) Max. Your powers would be useful. However, this is not the time to make such reckless decisions based on things such as "destiny." So, you need to leave.

  Max: No.

  Tiffany: Max...

  Max: Then I'll just prove myself to you guys.

  Tiffany: You'll what!

  The shock on all of their faces was visible.

  Max's face remained unperturbed.

  Ken: Well, he's serious.

  Luke: Yeah, Tiff. maybe we should give him a chance. You never know. He might surprise us.

  Tiffany: (sighs) Fine. You're in.

  Max: Yes!

  Max fist pumped in joy.

  Rose: Congs, Max!

  Max: Thanks...

  Tiffany: Just one thing!

  Max: Huh.

  Tiffany: I'm team leader.

  Max: You?

  Tiffany: Yes, and my first order is for you to leave this mission to us.

  Max: What!

  Tiffany: You can join us on another one.

  Max: No way!

  Tiffany: (sighs) Come on, guys, we have an objective to meet today.

  Ken: Right, peerless leader.

  Luke: Ok then.

  They all began to walk away.

  Max: Hey! Hey!

  Max followed after them, and Rose, watching this, giggled.

  Rose: They're getting along really well.

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