Max did not wait any longer.
He rushed toward the grave as void magic gathered around his head, covering him beneath a thick layer of darkness and hiding every trace of his presence from the observing eyes upon the walls. None of the guards stationed inside or around the city noticed him landing beside the mound, nor did they hear anything when the black mist pushed through the manure and began digging into the ground.
The soil moved quickly beneath his magic, separating without making a sound before gathering into piles around the grave. It did not take long before Max opened a hole large enough to reveal the body buried beneath it.
"There I am, in all my ugliness," Max laughed as he looked down at himself.
