In the royal palace, the crown prince chuckled.
He laughed so much that it echoed throughout the hallway leading to his large bedroom, the sound bouncing lazily off the walls.
He was extremely amused.
Kailen Darkhaven was really entertaining him.
This was the kind of excitement he craved.
"Ah, of course I'm enjoying this. As expected of the man I'll have my final showdown with. You never disappoint."
*****
Kailen's friends stared at him in silence.
Over and over again, they had been reminded of his ruthless nature—today included.
Today, they themselves had been ruthless toward the vimodial contractors. They slaughtered them without holding back.
Some cried.
Some bellowed for mercy.
Some claimed they had become vimodial contractors because they had no other choice, that they were at the bottom of the food chain.
Excuses no one blamed them for.
But actions had consequences.
And because of that, Kailen's friends had killed them.
