A New Form
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 115254
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Pearl considered this, weeping even as she did. Could it get worse? It probably could. Belboz was clearly neither kind nor reasonable; what if he turned her into something horrid? Or unintelligent? What if Pearl never saw her again? But was that chance worth throwing away most of her life? "Tick tock," said Belboz. "Going once, going twice..." "Fine!" cried Pearl. "'Fine'?" he said, aghast, albeit rather disingenuously so. "Not so fast, what I have just offered you is another gift, and you will have to pay for this one. But I will cash in on that another time. Just don't be surprised when I come to collect..." "Do what you must," said Pearl miserably. "As it stands, my daughter will not live to see her twenty-fifth birthday. I said I will do anything, and to that I hold. You have a deal." "Swell," said Belboz. "I will go see the girl at once." Hannah was in her room, reading a book, when Belboz strode in, closing the door tight behind him. She leapt to her feet, crying, "You!" "Yes, me," said Belboz. "The handsome devil who gave you this comfortable life. You look ravishing, my dear." "Stop it. My mother spoke to you, didn't she? What happened?" "She did. She's quite distraught, you know. A good woman, isn't she? Very devoted." Hannah waited tensely to hear her fate. Belboz sighed, and waved a hand, causing all of Hannah's muscles to freeze up before he could deliver the news. Once she realized she could not move her mouth to speak, much less her feet to walk, panic lit her eyes, and he finally said, "I say this because I hope you appreciate what you have had these five years. Things are about to change. Your mother has agreed to this; you know she has your best interests at heart, and so do I, but this cannot go on. I hope this is the last time I shall be called to intervene." Hannah was downright terrified by now, but could do nothing as Belboz began to weave his magic. His promise had been to transform her into a creature that typically had a much longer lifespan than that of a human. And he had chosen to make her into...
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