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"You showed no mercy to your victims Now I show no mercy to you" Baden seized a fistful of the er across his throat Blood spurted from the wound, and down below, the male’s bowels released
Death was never pretty
Baden hacked through the rehtened, a dark mist rose from the body The presence he’d seen in the ash-vision
A set of neon red eyes found him, and cri a fight But the darkness lunged at him--and sank inside his arm Before his eyes, one of the lines etched into his flesh thickened
He ground hishih the kitchen, searching for a garbage bag He found a potato sack, stuffed the head inside and flashed to Hades’s throne rooone The king stood in a half circle with a group of warriors Baden had never met They were tatted up, pierced and radiated the kind of acerbity he’d only ever encountered fro, looked to be Baden’s age, a nition--courtesy of Destruction Most of the supernatural world believed there were only three realms in hell There were actually nine The other realer They had taken sides in the war
These four s of their own realms The tallest was known as the Iron Fist; he was the reason the phrase existed The others were equally notorious Merciless killers Coveted by lovers Powerful in the , only to stiffen
They all stiffened In unison, they turned to face Baden
Don’t want me here? Too bad He tossed the sack at Hades’s feet "I’ve earned azed at the bolderin his eyes "Yes, I can see that"
So The king had known the presence would attach itself to Baden, had even wanted it to happen "What is it, exactly?" More iift to you A monster other monsters fear One the hue You, however, will not be so lacking You’re welcome"
"I want it" The Iron Fist stroked the handle of his sword "Give it to me"
"You think to order my assassin?" Hades asked with quiet venom "To take from him?"
The threat in his voice was unmistakable, and Baden blinked in ah he himself had threatened Baden’s life?
A develop
"I order and take at will" The warrior kept his hand on the sword "Have destroyed entire kingdoreatness"