As Liam left, both Alucard and the Queen grew serious.
"You have a soft spot for the kid, do you?" the Queen asked Alucard suddenly. "Seems that way."
"And you have an obsession," Alucard retorted. "He outsmarted your family fair and square. Why haven't you called off the vengeance quest?"
Kisra Thyress scoffed in disdain.
"As if you would."
Silence.
Fair enough, Alucard thought.
A second later, the Mayor threw the ball towards Alucard. Since Liam had been disqualified, it was his turn next.
And the game began.
***
For the next two hours, the Mayor watched as the two monsters went at it.
His sea-blue eyes flashed left and right, as fierce winds threatened to whip away the tophat and monocle from his head. His face was straight out of
