*
A deathly silence spread over the entire council as Voromin's corpse dropped to the ground. Matter Shiroh's mouth fell open, and he stared in disbelief as Alpha Clark straightened up and looked him dead in the eye.
He was still fuming, and his claws were still extended as he took a step towards the councilman.
"I did not come here to beg," he said. "I must confess that even before I decided to come here, I understood the futility of my journey. It is no secret that you have never considered the fate of others over yourself. So why should this be any different?”
Master Shiroh bristled, and he began to swell up with rage as he leaned forward. The other members of the council were too shocked by the corpse still lying at Alpha Clark’s feet to even say anything. Master Shiroh was the o
