[quote=@Crazy Scion]
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I actually just realized that this sounds a lot like the plot Madoka★Magica. Are you Kyuubey?
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I guess it is kind of like it without the magical girls and there can only be one of these people with the wish thingy. There could be a Kyuubey-like figure in this who tries to corrupt the people into making horrible decisions for his own personal gain, edging people on by showing himself to them in the back of their minds the closer they come to getting the item.