Chapter 36 - Break Down
Three long bloody brutal hours later....
Brandon collapsed. For too long Hovel had lashed and screamed and pushed at Brandon and damn him to hell but at first Brandon had tried his hardest to reach for the power his father believed resided inside of him. The power of an Alchemist to create an Aurora. To control an Aurora. The will. The Soul, but after one failure after another Brandon gave into despair.
His body was beaten purple and blue. His flesh slick with welts and some blood from the lashes his father had given him in pure fury every time he failed to produce results for the Grand Master.
The truth was the despair wasn't too far away now. After spending hours in the study listening to tragic tales...and dark secrets all Brandon wanted to do was run and hid
