Helena's entire body was shaking. The telekinetic chains held her rigid, but her fury was a living thing, threatening to shatter the very air around her.
Her eyes weren't just crying anymore; they were blazing with a white-hot, murderous rage that defied her broken state.
"You monster... you absolute bastard," Helena spat, her voice dripping with venom despite her labored breathing. "You've taken everything...!"
"Our kingdom, our honor, our family... Leonidas is broken, Evelyn is dying, and the city is a tomb...!"
"And still?! Still... you stand here like you haven't gotten enough?!"
"What more could you possibly want from us?!"
"Is there no end to your bottomless, pathetic greed?!"
Rex froze.
For a moment, the only sound was the wet clicking of Leonidas struggling for air on the floor.
Then, a sound began to vibrate in Rex's chest.
"Heh... heh heh..."
It started as a low chuckle, dark and gravelly. But then it grew.
