Peak Capitalism (an idea)

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You were dragged by the arms by two burly figures.
Blood was dripping from your nostrils and mouth, you had a bad fight.
The sound of your knees sliding against the smooth floor, the jingle of their shoes adorned with trinkets and such resonated through the spacious, grand hallway.

Your left eye, throbbing in pain and swollen as if your eye was replaced with an apple.
You groan as they yanked your arms harder.

Finally, all three of you reached a chamber. You silently pray to a higher power to kill you first before whatever in that room does.
Both doors were pushed open,

An elegant...man? Woman? You couldn't exactly tell, their features were too androgynous. Nonetheless it matched the beauty of the moonlight.
They sat on their throne, their white hair floating in the air as if they were underwater. You never really get the physics of these places.

They spoke to the two beings in an alien language, you thought that it sounded similar to a dialect you heard on one of your mission.

Their voice was deep, however, you didn't want to assume anything, Beings in different realms have different norms.

Those two entities dropped you like a sack of rice, not caring if your poor bones are capable or not. They both left the room, closing the huge doors behind them.

"Who are you?"
The one with the floating, white hair spoke. Huh, soft and nice.

You rested your head on the ground, you couldn't muster the energy to even lift a finger.
Suddenly a shock surged through your body, causing you to grunt in pain.

Your muscles contract on their own, you were forced to stand up by an unseen force. At least that entity is respecting your privacy to some degree, the chip in your head didn't explode yet, that means they do not have the ability to read minds or they decided not to.

"Speak."
But how did it know English? Earth never encountered this realm before.
You gag when you felt a crushing sensation on your throat.

"Gh-k-! Let- l-"
The tension on your throat reduced.
You were panting and sweating, you sure are scared as hell.
Scared to the point that you urinated yourself.

The being made an expression of what you judge as disgust.
The force finally dissipate away from your throat, leaving you trembling in fear.

The entitiy cocked their head to the side, their hair following their head movement too.

"Who are you?"
They asked again.

Your lower lip trembled, you opened your mouth to speak, but all that came out was jittery and not very coherent.

Suddenly you felt at peace, as if there were no threats at all. Your muscles relax and your breathing normalizes. Is this the effects of the entity in front of you?

Oh shit.

"You are from the realm of humans, aren't you?"
They held up something in their hand, it was the chip that was implanted your brain prior to this mission. How did he physically remove that? Or is that a spiritual manifestation of it? Since it consisted of a living thing to function.

"Yes."
You are in deep trouble, without that chip, you wouldn't know what entity will attack your sapience and at what point in time.

They got up and paced around you while you are held in your current position in a puddle of your own urine by a force.

"Tell me human, what is your goal here?"
You experienced this tactic before, beings from other realms would interrogate you first before actually reading your mind to prove that you do not hold any malicious intent.

"I am (y/n)(l/n), a representative of Earth, realm of humans. I came here in hope of convincing...err, the leader to partake in Universal Trading, the where Realm of Humans and the Realm of Intangibles are currently exchanging resources to better sustain ourselves . I come in peace, my only intention is to establish a positive ground between this realm and Universal Trading."

They seem to float instead of walk, which somewhat unnerve you.
"Continue."

You gulped again.
"I-I-I-"
A wave of numbness washed over you again, the entity must be behind this.

"...Currency will be all in Universal Trading Ghenga, or UTG in short. Uhh..-"

"I believe that I am due to be called a 'sir' in your language."
Then it is for certain, the entity is reading your mind while listening to you.

"...ah yes, sir... I.."
What can you say? He is reading all the confidential files in your head.

"Tell me, (l/n). Why is this needed?"
You sniffed.

"T-to create a peace treaty among all realms and to improve our standards of lifestyle."
'He' hummed.

"Your thoughts say otherwise, (l/n). Both, audible and inaudible words are correct, but contradictory."
Even his mental influence couldn't stop you from trembling in fear. How could he read to that extent?! You had over 8000 hours of telepathy resistance training!

"Words you spoke were words you were supposed to say. However, your personal thoughts tell me that... this is a pathetic ruse to colonize all realms."
He laughed. At you.

"Do you think... it is that simple to dominate MY realm?"
You whimper as he held your head with two hands.

"You. Go back to where you come from. Send your people the message that the Universal Trading is not welcomed here."
In one swift movement, a loud crack could be heard.

"CRAP- OW!"
You shot up from your capsule, you hit your head against the glass covering.
You panted and wheezed, you are in the spaceship you were in!
You glanced at your wristwatch...

"A time shift!"
You were teleported back three days before you got into that mess.
At least he shows some mercy.

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