Rider awaited his guest as any host would...
Leaning against the railing of the stairs underneath his castle, he whistled quietly.
Although that wasn't to say that he wasn't covered in gallons of blood and tears that weren't of his own body.
He wore a terrible grin, occasionally lifting his tongue to lick some of the blood stained into his lips.
The lanterns had been snuffed out by Rider after he beat his own general to a pulp after hearing the terrible news.
Rider's back slid down the rail, until he was sitting on the floor with his legs outstretched.
'Such terrible news indeed...'
He muttered in a crazed daze.
His guest would soon arrive, and Rider would finally have the chance to show the world just who they were going to war with.
He didn't even bother to bring a weapon, feeling his corruption eat at his very soul like an appetizer as the main course was somewhere upstairs being led to him by the only general who had not disappointed Rider.
Rider looked up into the darkness.
'To think that a boy would overcome The Sun Breaker...'
He clenched his teeth, lifting his hand and digging his nails into his own flesh, ripping straight down as he muttered several curses in the languages of the gods.
"I must snuff out the flame of life... Yes... Come closer lord of life... I will snuff your flame out where you stand... And I will deliver the skull of a god to the doorstep of that foolish Zen..."
Feeling his violet energy cackle around him, he let out a terrible laugh as the steps could be heard descending the stairs.
The dungeons had not given him enough pleasure... He had used everyone as much as he could, lusting for the pleasure of torture of all kinds...
He grinned wickedly as the flames of a god could be seen closer than ever.
"Rider of House Night..."
The powerful voice spoke as he descended the stairs.
Rider only grinned wider.
"I know why you have invited me here... Do not think that because you bare the ancient curse, that you have the right to threaten a go-"
Before Prometheus could even finish speaking, Rider pounced through the darkness of the hall, grabbing the lesser god's throat with both of his hands as energy rocketed out of Rider's body.
"Prrooommmeethhhheeuuuusss...!"
Rider growled as if he had been possessed by a demon.
Behind the rags that Prometheus wore on his face, his eyes only showed pity for the King of Equus.
This only angered Rider more, as Prometheus began to burn hot enough to singe the flesh of the king of corruption.
Rider hollered like a wild animal, as he let Prometheus's flames overtake his body.
Squeezing and digging his nails into the god's throat he could only smile and laugh, letting the bliss of attacking a god get to his head.
Then as if he had only now realized what was happening, Prometheus's eyes widened in fear...
Everything snapped.
Shockwaves of terribly pleasant energy radiated from Rider's body, cracking apart Prometheus's very skin with purple light emitting from each crack.
"I ammm RrrrIDDERRR... KING OF ALL!!!"
He hissed at the god, as his trap had been all so perfect.
Prometheus's eyes began to dim as the corruption spread throughout the god's body, breaking it ever so slowly.
His rags started to shrivel up and the god's armor tore from his own body, along with his fingers which were the first to fade under the mighty power of the gift bestowed to Rider.
He laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed.
It could not have been a more sickening laugh as he was consumed by his own bloodlust.
The Mad King started to pulled on the skin of Prometheus's throat, and only then did the god of life begin to scream.
It was oh so pleasant, Rider could not have even tried to explain the joy of slowly tearing the head from the lesser's body...
Minutes went by, and then hours, as Rider slowly but surely dismantled the body of a god.
He cared not for the power of the god, as it didn't matter.
The corruption of his catalyst had been overflowing with vigor as he had charged up his power for the last couple of weeks, rotting in the room of light without rest.
When he finally exited his artificial catalyst that acted as the world's most powerful battery, Rider found out that Chase of House Phoenix had taken Phoenix Academy back, causing Rider to fall into a pit of rage.
His lips were drenched in blood as he swallowed the severed flesh of a god, not even bother to chew, he delighted himself with such pleasantries as if it was a full course meal.
Of course he saved the head of Prometheus, packaging it into a nice cardboard box, before eventually ascending the stairs.
Ignoring the bewildered stares, he walked past all of his foolish servants, these... Disgraces that ever thought they had the right to look at their own king in such a way.
If Rider had won his conquest already, he would have devoured all of them...
All of them...
The thought echoed in his head as he chuckled to himself, rubbing his blood stained cheek against the surface of the cardboard box as he entered the post office.
Setting it on the table in front of a young women, he simply pointed at the wall towards the West.
"P-Phoen- Ac-demy..."
He muttered, trying not to laugh to himself at the wonderful plan he had schemed.