"Hmm?" Eli furrowed his brow, observing as Bloodsucker disappeared abruptly. "What is he up to now?" he wondered aloud, momentarily puzzled before shrugging it off and refocusing on his current task at hand.
"Why aren't you begging?" Eli's frown deepened as he noticed Theo, his eyes downcast and filled with uncertainty.
Within King Theo's mind, a poignant memory resurfaced..... the words of his father echoing through the years, imprinted in his consciousness from childhood,
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"Listen, my son... See these chants..."
"Yes, what are those strange words, Daddy?"
"These are the words that once summoned a power beyond human comprehension... If you were chosen as a Hero..."
"A Hero, Daddy?"
"Yes, if fate deemed you worthy of becoming a Hero, you must be prepared to harness this power... and if you succeed..."
"We will reign over the world together, won't we, Daddy?"
