Chapter 37: Blood Elf Bloodline!
The two figures watched, as their brother, emerged from the roaring flames. His skin, visibly peeled and raw, began to knit itself back together with an unnatural speed.
"Finally," one of them murmured, the word a soft exhalation of relief.
Their attention, however, was swiftly drawn to the approaching figures at the gate. Matilda and Joshua strode towards them, their presence cutting through the lingering heat of the conflagration.
"You! Do you plan to kill us?!" one of the brothers bellowed, his voice raw with accusation, aimed squarely at Matilda.
"Shut up!" the first one snapped, silencing his sibling. He then turned his gaze, sharp and accusatory, upon Matilda. "Are you so ambitious that you don’t care about the lives of your own people?"
Matilda’s eyes swept across the devastation—the shattered remnants of homes, the earth scorched black and barren. A low chuckle escaped her lips, devoid of humor.
"My people?" she echoed, her voice flat, emotionless. "My goal is to rule this galaxy, and watch everyone bow at my feet! Killing a few to accomplish this isn’t bad."
"What about him?" the man pressed, his head tilting towards Joshua.
"He already served his purpose," Matilda replied, her tone unwavering.
"What?" Joshua’s voice was a stunned whisper, his brow furrowed in confusion.
Matilda turned to face him, a single eyebrow arching in a gesture that was both dismissive and predatory. Joshua, however, remained rooted in his deepening confusion.