The Sentinel's Vow
Sparks flew in the dim red light of the storm as our massive frames locked together, our faces inches apart.
Through the narrow eye-slits of his silver mask, I saw his eyes sunken, yellowed, and completely consumed by a mad, unquenchable hatred.
"You smell like her," Vance hissed against my face, his breath reeking of copper and chemical rot. "You touched her, didn't you? You took the prince's daughter for yourself."
"I took what's mine," I rasped through my teeth, putting every ounce of my dense, muscular weight into pushing his blade back.