Kyou and Hyakuhei had each other by the throat. Kyou wanted to throw his uncle aside and help the woman he had claimed for his own. With his mind and heart divided, Hyakuhei used the advantage to slam Kyou to the ground and straddle his ribs.
“So much like your father,” Hyakuhei whispered, leaning closer to his slightly dazed nephew. “Still protecting something you do not understand nor have the right to claim.”
“Your soul was corrupted by power.” Kyou growled, trying to pry the hands from around his neck. “You betrayed your promise to protect the crystal.”
Hyakuhei’s eyes darkened, the whites vanishing behind the blackness of his soul while his pupils glowed an intense crimson. “I betrayed no one!” He nearly screamed in anguish. “My brother betrayed me by taking the only thing that had
