King Ares POV

Perched on the throne, I assessed the wreckage of the day’s events, or the remnants of it. The once glorious chamber of command had now taken the gruesome toll of Lords Farkun and Matthews, whose lifeless bodies were there on the floor. The room was increasingly filled with blood smell and a distant war cry of anguish.

I focus on the man who is the only person to survive from the failed mission. He remained solemnly still at the sidelines. He was a man who fought to the ...