Chapter 119: A Feast for Kings
The headless body of Valerius Thorne lay motionless in the bloody and ruined sand. I stood over him while holding his severed head in my heavy brass hand.
The silence of the Iron Colosseum was absolute and deafening.
Then, the silence broke.
Lord Vladis Crimson stood up from his velvet and obsidian chair. The Vampire Lord looked down at the arena with absolute and genuine respect. He raised his pale right hand into the air.
"VICTORY TO THE BRAVE!" the Vampire Lord shouted. His voice echoed with a profound and ancient weight.
Warlord Bloodfang stood up next. He slammed his massive green fists together. "VICTORY TO THE BRAVE!"
Matriarch Vespera and High Lord Malphas joined the chant. The ancient and proud rulers of the Monster Continent had spent their entire lives looking down on my kind.
But today, they stood up to honor a Goblin. They acknowledged my absolute and undeniable strength.
