Synthia’s POV I watched as Darian stood in front of the King who looked at him with a maniacal glint in his amber eyes. “You think you could kill me with this thing?” he teased Darian. “We shall see,” Darian replied. “And what am I supposed to do? Stand idle while you experiment with your toy on me?” he mocked. Darian didn’t bother to reply before launching towards him. King Nicholas raised his hands and a dark mist shielded his appearance and obscured the vision in the room. As the mist faded away, he stood on the other side, cackling maniacally. “You couldn’t even find me and you think you can kill me? How pathetic!” By now, all the other mages surrounded the King and together they began chanting. The king didn’t pay any heed to their actions and continued taunting Darian. His

