A Carnival in Darkness: Part 62

"Oh no...No...No, please, not another experience like this." Raven would say to himself as he covered his face with his gloved hands as he had a feeling bad things were about to happen all over again, this time with Pokemon. Seeing them bringing over gold now to That Man and Seto Kaiba, this didn't look very good for the man who couldn't feel anything anymore.

That Man was amazed with all the attempts of the Pokemon as well as Seto Kaiba now to try and buy Raven off of him. That Man wasn't one who cared much for worldly possessions as they would only last for so long. Trying to continue to explain that he couldn't sell Raven, because Raven played an important part in the safety of the future of humankind.

"Please...Please, I cannot sell Raven to anyone, he is a vital part of my group, he is to help save the future. So I am sorry, Seto Kaiba, and Pokemon...But Raven is not and shall never be for sale." That Man would say as he sighed and looked around.

Wondering when the Senshi were going to all be back to perfection as Raven's Para-Needles should have worn out by now or begun to wear out, so that the Senshi could get back to hunting down Raven. As well as the Duel Monsters who had been affected as well.

That would not be when Raven finally heard the offer from Kaiba, literally screaming in anger when he heard such an offer, "WHAT!? NO! I AM NOT AN ITEM TO BE SOLD!", he would say very angrily, Raven was definitely not the type who wanted to ever be sold like this.

That Man was a bit shocked that Seto Kaiba was going that far as to attempt to buy Raven, but That Man would stand strong and stand his ground, shaking his head to tell Kaiba that there would be no sale of Raven.

"Please, I cannot sell Raven to you, he is not an item that I own so I have no right to sell him, nor his services, as he was never meant to be a singer in my entourage of individuals who travel through time in order to fix the future of the horrible Gear Incidents."

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Kaiba watches the Pokemons quit which was a smart thing to do because the Pokemons will never win a bidding war against him. It is true that Kaiba still had a lot more money to offer so he will make another offer to That Man. If he can not take Raven peacefully by buying ownership of him he will take Raven by force. "I don't take no for an answer. I will offer you one billion dollars for Raven and all the rights to him. My company will make sure that he will be looked after properly while he is inside his confinement."

Sephiroth grabs Kaiba's shoulder from the back and pushes him down to the ground hard so he is forced to bow to That Man to show respect. "Did you not hear what That Man said? That Man will not sell Raven to you no matter how much money you pay for him. Your arrogance could cost you your life. I warned you to show respect in the presence of the hero!" Sephiroth really hopes that That Man will allow him to kill Kaiba because he has had enough of his attitude and disrespect. Sephiroth holds his sword in a position ready to strike and fight. He honestly does not know why That Man has so much patience.

Hamtaro hisses at every pokemon reminding them not to go near Axl because the hamsters were going to protect him, Hamtaro was not going to let Axl suffer like Raven is.

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Raven was staring blankly now at Seto Kaiba. "You're...Quite persistent." Raven had to mutter to himself as he tried to think of something that might be able to fix this whole ordeal and make it where all the parties would be happy.

"Sephiroth...Please, do not kill him." That Man said. His patience could be unbelievable sometimes, even when it seemed like a situation that could aggravate someone to utter madness, That Man seemed to be able to keep his cool.

"Seto Kaiba...I cannot give you Raven for any amount of money...But perhaps...Raven, come here please." That Man would say as he motioned over to his employee.

"Yes, sir!" Raven would say with respect in his voice as he got closer to That Man, bowing down beside his employer as That Man reached out and plucked one of Raven's long white hairs from his very head. Not even bothered in the slightest as Raven felt nothing from having his hair plucked out.

With the hair in hand now, That Man would toss it into the air. Chanting softly to himself as the hair floated into the wind, as it would begin to soon circle around That Man's hooded and shrouded head. Before it burst into flames and the ashes blew away into the wind.

Taking steps back, in the spot That Man once stood would be a glowing blue pentagram on the ground. And from it slowly would be an individual dressed only in a brown robe who looked up to That Man.

This creation was a perfect mirror image of Raven, it would sound like him, act like him, even be able to fight like him. However, it was merely a magically created clone of Raven.

"I will take no money from you. You may take this Raven, and have him sing."

Raven the entire time would be surprised at what his employer did. Sometimes, all that he could do never would cease to amaze Raven.

And now, Raven would hope that Kaiba would be satisfied to take this Raven clone away and use him in place. As they looked perfectly like one another except for the fact that the clone was dressed in only brown robes.

"Wow...That's some freaky stuff, yeah, hamsters?" Axl would say as he'd seen a lot of things before, but never before did he see something like this...Magic actually being used to clone and created another being.