Chapter 418. Broken Link

JACOB

“We have to disappear the corpse.”

The words echoed in my mind. The memory, the past, all merged into a torment.

We were fighting.

“I won’t use magic. I want you to know that all this… This is for the good of everyone,” Larry said as we fought with swords, the traditional way.

I didn’t think it would completely inhibit his magic. He was trying hard.

“Why? I know you don’t want to betray me,” I blurted out as I attacked, I couldn’t understand.

No matter how hard I tried to despise him, I knew something was wrong. I could see it, because he had never acted this way before. He was loyal, we had been friends since we were children.

He was quick to attack. I had to concentrate to fight with all my senses in order. Because I was confused. This betrayal was terribly unexpected. I wanted to act mercilessly, like the king I was. But it was so hard. He was my friend.

“It’s not a betrayal. You’ll thank me,” were his damn words. The id