'This madman!'
He gritted his teeth as the emperor's grating laughter echoed in the chaotic noises engulfing his kingdom's every corner.
Simultaneously, the ground gave way under his feet, the endless abyss below gazing straight into his eyes like a ravenous beast eying food. It devoured the falling boulders and would devour him too in a second if he did nothing to stop his fall.
Yet, his eyes only narrowed in focus, the fear that should have seized his heart in its icy grip and made his limbs tremble, unable to creep its way to his emotions. Instead, he scanned the debris falling with him.
Eyes flaring and boiling blood coursing through his veins, he blurred into motion a split second later.
