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Chapter 52 - Audience (2)

There was no greetings, no show of force, just a question that needed to be answered

Sitting all alone in an empty throne room he had forgone all the unnecessary formalities just to see an end for his obsession 

The mad Emperor driven by pride 

To the man standing before me I offered no words, I simply moved

And as I opened the chest that I had beside me, for the first time in 9 years a hint of relief seemed to appear on emperors face 

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A stillness seemed to settle into place as the emperor continued gazing upon the head of the fallen archmage 

To the man who waited so long I could only offer my silence, and so 20 minutes passed, only then did the emperor finally move 

He leaned back and closed his eyes 

Did he feel a sense of fulfilment or was it emptiness? 

What could possibly be going through his mind I could not know 

Yet if I it was left to my interpretation then if anything his back seemed to be straighter 

" Child of Arcane " 

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