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Battling a redoubled rage, he gritted, "You can’t give orders if you’re dead"

"An empty threat? I expected better from a fearsoht Do it Try to kill me" Hades motioned him forward "I won’t move I won’t even retaliate if you land a blow"

Without hesitation, he stalked toward the throne, a plan of attack already foro for the femoral artery Massive blood loss would lead to weakness

The er at the ready

Hades se redoubled, and Baden--

Froze, unable toa brow, Hades said, "I’ his other ar sed, I’ll help you co me I could press myself into your weapon, but you would turn the blade on yourself before I started to bleed" He ran the tip of a finger along the edge of the blade in question "The box bitch required a demonstration of that Do you?"

Box bitch The bastard had put Pandora through this sa hiht now she was the only person in the world who understood his plight Not only had they experienced the sas, ued by a bone-deep thirst that could never be quenched--they were now experiencing these new horrors in the land of the living

"Well?" Hades prompted

Baden didn’t need another de this?"

"Because I can" Black eyes glittered like a night sky filled with dying stars "Because I’ll do anything, hurt anyone, to win the war against Lucifer"

A war Baden had supported for weeks Of his own free will! There was no reason to force his hand "Five o, I would have said the saain" Hades reclined, stretching out his legs, and gesticulated with two fingers "I’ve decided to delegate some of the more unsavory tasks on my to-do list I’ll hear your thanks now"

Unleashed from the freeze-frame, Baden stumbled backward Comprehension delivered a punch as powerful as William’s fists He was to be an errand boy?

"To ensure your willing participation outside these walls, every successfully completed task will earn you a point," Hades continued "Once the list is completed, the slave with the most points will be freed from the wreaths and allowed to live in the hue burned his chest "And the loser?"