Alex stepped into the ruined shell of Logan's mansion.

"Logan! You jerk!" Alex shouted.

"Don't tell me you've already died inside this rubble, you weak bastard. How can you crave the throne when you fall apart over a pile of stones?"

Logan wasn't Samuel the old monster - nobody was.

Still, he ranked among the country's top five fighters. He rose from the wreckage, dust and torn fabric clinging to him, half his shirt shredded, chest exposed like a dare.

"Who the hell are you, destroying my house?" Logan bellowed, voice rough with anger and something close to fear.

"You know me." Alex took a step forward until they were face to face.

"Alex?" Logan sneered, wiping dirt from his lip.

"Aren't you the man who wiped out the Guise family

part of Kingwell? You've

been banished. What are you doing here?"

"Say the king found you intolerable and sent me back to Kingwell to teach you a lesson," Alex replied, slow and cold.

"I've also got a personal score to settle - Charles Kingston. That bastard wrecked my life and lit a fire in me. You happen to support him, so I came here to slap your face."

"You're insane!" Logan laughed, too loud.

"I've got hundreds of thousands of soldiers ready. I knew the king would send someone. I'm prepared."

"Really?" Alex laughed, low and sharp. "I'll give you twenty minutes to call every one of them. Twenty minutes to bring your army here. I'll open your eyes to what Kingswell really is."

Logan barked a laugh that tried to be fearless. "Twenty minutes? You think that's enough to gather Kingswell's forces? I'll give you ten minutes instead."

He believed in his power the way men believe in armor — blindly, stubbornly.

For ten years he'd stacked men, money, and promises. In his head, a hundred thousand soldiers would answer his call and crush Kingswell-then the king himself.

That army would be enough to lift him onto the throne.

"I'll wait ten minutes, then," Alex said, crossing his arms as he stared up at the black sky filled with stars.

He'd been here too long. He'd let his mission-to find his parents-slip through his hands.

This country had chewed at him and held him down.

to leave-to find a way to the Earth

heard his father came from there, and he needed to uncover the

of the

now, was the poorest

Empire-they weren't even allowed to set foot in

unwanted

reach the Earth Empire, he'd have to start from the bottom.

meant slowly climbing his way up-sixth, fifth, fourth, third-changing

Every country

outsiders, especially immigrants from Estoria-they were

who managed to slip into other nations lived as illegal migrants, without

were treated like slaves, stripped of dignity and human

are up!" Logan

alone in the open

thousand

through the night. Fighter jets roared above, targeting him from

Kingswell soldiers now?" Logan taunted, laughing with arrogance. "I'm going to wipe them all out and show your precious king

you even know why the battles between kings are settled through duels instead

Logan's grin faltered.

across

stepping closer. "You really

from Alex's

trembled. The ground cracked beneath his feet.

him, forcing him to his

struggled, teeth grinding, muscles shaking

them, soldiers began collapsing one by one. Their

helicopters lost control, spinning wildly before

off-course, disappearing into the dark horizon

men, only two were left standing

He stopped beside Logan, who was

tell you something, Logan,” Alex said quietly, placing

body

just ants. What can an army do against a single human who knows how to use insecticide? Spray önce ; and they're gone. All

pointed to the fallen soldiers around them. "Kingswell

cloud and your hundred thousand

went white. "Who are you?" he

"Alexander Leonhart," Alex answered.

trembled. "Are there many like you

"My master has many

let the words hang. “The king belongs to our order. He has brothers and sisters like me. Each

and deliberate, Alex smacked Logan across the cheek-once, twice-each

king and all of them? I alone am enough to ruin you.

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