Those words sent a kind of fear that made Audrey step back in denial. However, she even heard that her father was the Abyssal King from someone else. Rowan didn't know all that much, but that was the secret gossip in the area. Moreover, Gilbert never acted anything close to being a corrupted King when he was in Canini Shore.
Could it really be that the shard was not with him? It's just… it was impossible. Darius was not even pulsing with anything like that when they met.
"Cleo had been awoken when Darius met Master Gil in the Tomb of the Kings—the only other place where a shard could be found, recovered by the cursed witch named Domino. All this time, Cleo had been trying to sway him, and now that Darius had accepted the terms…" Plutonia smiled. "Do you think… we will abide you instead?