Kael Thorn forced himself upright through sheer will.

  He watched Arin charge a being the size of a mountain.

  Foolish boy.

  Brave boy.

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  The demon’s claw descended toward Arin.

  Kael moved.

  With a final surge of strength, he hurled his remaining blade into the demon’s eye.

  Black fire erupted as Kael’Zareth roared in fury.

  The claw’s trajectory shifted—

  Missing Arin by inches.

  Kael fell back to the stone, vision dimming.

  He had chased revenge for half his life.

  In the end—

  He chose something else.

  He smiled faintly.

  “Finish it.”