The Emperor only laughed. "You should worry less about me and more about what is coming for this place."
With those words, he suddenly threw himself out of the open window.
The moment the palace stopped trembling, Edmund rushed toward the window and looked outside. However, to his surprise, there was no sign of the Emperor anywhere.
He wasn't falling through the sky, nor was his body lying on the ground below. It was as if he had simply vanished into thin air.
And that alone was enough to prove that the Emperor had somehow gained access to an ability that should have remained sealed inside the evil chest.
"Your Majesties!"
The door to the guest room suddenly swung open as Solene and Callen hurried inside. They had barely managed to regain their balance after the violent shaking, but neither of them seemed to care about their own condition.
