Yet when he arrived, all he saw was a destroyed building. There was no sign of Richard, nor anyone Richard had been fighting. It was as if their presence had completely vanished.
Chronus felt something was wrong because the only one who knew the secret about his connection with Richard.
"Merc Assault." The name came unbidden. "Richard had been suspicious. Said the assassin might be working against us. Said he couldn't be trusted."
Chronus's temporal perception scanned the residual energy, trying to piece together what had happened.
Shadow magic. Void energy. Dragon fire. Nightmare realm manipulation.
"Could Merc Assault have developed these abilities? He was legendary. The best assassin in the demon realm." Chronus's fists clenched. "What if Richard was right? What if he turned traitor and—"
But something didn't fit.
