Chapter 341: The Devil
"Y-yes, I need to run. I have to make the most of lif—srch!!" Just as he reached the next block, a blade of ice fell and split him in two.
A fountain of blood spread as the two halves struck the paved road with tear-filled eyes.
"Ahhhhh!"
"W-What was that?"
"M-Mommy!!"
The screams of the people who witnessed it drowned alongside the sun.
Such was the case in the palace too. Here screams seemed to rise with every clack of the heel before a chilling silence enveloped everything. Esdeath's steps brought the winds from the icy tundra along. Whoever, whatever, anything that happened to stand in her path now lay in rest, covered in ice as cold as her face.
Uncaring, she kicked down the doors to the Audience Hall.
"Esdeath what is the meaning of this?" Honest's voice stayed soft as he asked the question beside the young emperor. However, instead of answering the question she looked at the shivering boy for a moment.