Finally, Sol turned his head slowly toward the far side of the clearing.
There stood Chief Vane of the Zharun tribe…. the mastermind behind the betrayal, the traitor who despite being human joined forces with aliens to annihilate fellow human tribe, and the exact man who had tried to personally decapitate Sol while he was suffering from the side-effects of the Golden Domain earlier.
The man who had boasted about skinning Lumi alive to sacrifice her.
Vane was trembling violently. The weapon in his hand rattled, his face was completely drained of color, his eyes wide with an absolute, primal horror that paralyzed his legs.
When Sol's neon-crimson eyes locked onto him, Vane stumbled backward, dropping his weapon into the blood-soaked mud.
"N-No... stay back... Zharun warriors! BLOCK HIM! KILL HIM!" Vane shrieked, his voice squeaking in pathetic desperation as he tried to hide behind his guards.
