I'm the only one

The boy waited for the being to take its payment and leave him trembling, but, instead, it held up a glowing, firefly encrusted hand. It seemed to sense the hesitation in him, sense his desire for more, and Takeshi stilled. He looked at it, his glowing gaze wide. Could it...hear his thoughts? Perhaps that would make sense, seeing as the voices seemed to come from the fireflies. He contemplated for a moment, then, with his claws, the bow reached back, hooked then beneath a glowing scale, and wretched it forward. He bit his lip to stifle a pained yelp as blood began to flow from the place the scale had been. Then, he did it 4 more times for a total of 5. The scales were large and hard, and despite being detached from his body, they still held their bioluminescence. They glowed, shifting from red, to yellow, to orange then back and certainly were unique. He knew they would grow back, he’d lost some in spars with Sirius before, but it wouldn’t make them any less valuable. After all, there was only one of him.

“Yes, sir. If possible...I would like my voice restored. Please,” he mentally asked. He gently pushed the 5 glowing scales forward, hope shining in his red gaze. Please, let his wish be granted.