The Stereotypical Evil Overlord Role Play

[Gifted]

"Oh, I'm babysitting him. His parents are family friends. I've known him practically since he was born." Gabriel told him. He managed to find a third ring. "Here are three of them... how many did you say there were?"

[Raven]

"Five," Alex said, despairingly. "I just got them..." All of the five were identical, plain silver bands.

[Neon]

Vladia tried so hard to block her mind, but it failed and at least one of her reasons for being so clearly terrified was very quickly revealed. She had been born a He.

The memories that Kenny saw were of beatings and teasings, of being forced to ingest poisons as long as he could remember, of being branded the first time he accidentally killed someone, of being forced over and over to dress as a woman to please his rapist brother. His mother's horrific death. Being informed that he was worthless, over and over until he believed it. Finally, of being told to put on "A dress that doesn't make you look like a whore," to be given away to spare his only family.

[Gifted]

"Okay... we'll find them, don't worry." Gabriel promised. He started looking around for the last two. Unfortunately, only one was still around.

[Raven]

"Would it have rolled into the road?" Alex asked, worried as he patted the ground from one end of the sidewalk to the other. He wouldn't search the road, since being on your hands and knees in the middle of the road was never a good idea. "He was counting on me..."

"No one will harm you anymore, Vladimir," Kenny informed him.

[Neon]

That almost completely undid the young man, who started to shake out of fear, his eyes widening.

Luckily for him, his father hadn't heard, being too busy appraising the total net worth of his kingdom for potential haggling.

[Gifted]

"We'll find them." Gabriel reassured him "Who was counting on you?"

[Raven]

"Would you care to go wait in the car? When we return to my home, I'd like you to meet my children," Kenny told Vladimir. "I swear your family will never see you again, and nothing like this will ever happen under my watch.

"I... don't know his name," Alex said, biting his lip. "I was supposed to give these to four other people, and keep one for myself..."

[Gifted]

"Well, I'll make sure you still can" Gabriel said with a smile. "Hey, I think I found the fourth one!" He ran across the road and retrieved it fro the gutter.
Try as they might, they just could not find the fifth one.

[Raven]

"Thanks for everything. The fifth one probably rolled down the storm drain," Alex said sadly. "I should have put them in my pockets or something." As he said it, he did just that with the four rings he still had.

[Gifted]

Gabriel nodded. "I'm sorry again. And I really am sorry about your rings."

[Raven]

"It's alright. It's just one," Alex said, trying to brush it off, though clearly he was worried. "I really should be going, though..."

[Neon]

Vladimir nodded shakily, pulling on the hem of his dress.

"I... I don't think having me around children is a good idea your majesty... if you know what I am..." he muttered weakly.

Daddy decided he had appeased the kid enough and went to leave.

[Raven]

"They aren't clingy," Kenny said. "Just don't touch them... Do you have anything more comfortable to change into? Ah, Nicholas, was it? Hold on a moment."

Mia grinned when she finally found Rick Martinez. She'd looked all over once her father had left, and finally she'd found him. "Rick, what are you doing?" she asked, interested. Everything Rick did was interesting.

[Gifted]

"Alright, Later then. I gotta catch up with the little guy." He headed down the road after Sander.
When he finally caught up to him he ruffled the kids hair. "Gotcha again, Sander."
"No way, I made it home first, I win!" He protested, laughing. Gabriel unlocked the door of the house and the two went inside. "You want something to drink?"
"I can get it mself, I'm eleven." Sander insisted.
"I'm supposed to be watching you though."
"I want to."
"Alright. I for one woulda jumped at the chance to let somebody else get it for me." Gabriel laughed.
"You want me to get you some?" Sander grinned.
"Sure!"
Sander got the two of them juice and carried the cups into the living room. He gave one to Gabriel, drank his in a single gulp and say down. After a moment he withdrew a silver ring from his pocket and began examining it.
Gabriel nearly spit out his juice. "Where'd you get that?" he demanded.
"Oh, this? Found it on the pavement. I like it."
"Sander, that's not yours!" He snatched the ring from Sander's hand. "You know you shouldn't take things that aren't yours."
"But it was just lying there, I didn't think it was anybodys." Sander protested, looking hurt.
Gabriel believed him. "All right, I forgive you kid. But I gotta go give this back, okay? Can you stay here alone for ten minutes." His parents wouldn't mind, surely... right? He was eleven.
"Yeah, that's fine. I've been home alone before." Sander agreed.
"All right. Lock the doors and don't answer the phone while I'm gone." Gabriel left the house, looking for the blind boy while keeping a tight grip on Sander's ring.