Chapter 48: No, No, No!
"Let it be clear that we'll kill anyone within my Dark Haze!" Nith raised his voice, and all the snake people behind him lifted their weapons, screaming in victory.
Adrenaline rushed through them. It had been so long since they'd had zero casualties and felt so victorious.
Strength was a powerful drug. When not handled well, it could lead to countless disasters.
Perhaps that was why villains suffered. They couldn't trust anyone, and their judgment was clouded, while heroes were surrounded by reliable companions whose input kept them on the right path.
Nith didn't know where he stood.
The line between villain and hero had blurred for him many times.
If he hadn't met Kyouka, he'd have been a villain. Maybe he would have ended up in prison earlier. Would he have reacted the same way to Medusa and the hatred directed at him over generations without Kyouka's influence?
