He Will Tear Your City Down Novels & Stories

“It means breaking Weston down to its bones. Cutting out the rot. Installing my people in the right places. Force the unions to the table, whether they like it or not. It’ll be bloody.” “It always is,” she says softly. I rise from my chair, pacing to the window. The city stares back at me, a kingdom I’ve bent to my will. Yet one crack, one failing division, threatens to make me look fallible. Vulnerable. I will not have it.

“I still want your head. And her. And every piece of the empire you've built.” He stepped closer, lowering his voice until only I could hear it. “But I want to destroy you at your peak—not while you’re distracted, feral, and grieving. I’ll wait for the day when you think you’ve won. When you crown her. When the world bows at your feet.” His smirk was cold. Cruel. “That’s when I’ll strike. That’s when I’ll tear it all down.” My voice was low and steel-sharp. “Then you’d better not blink. Because the moment I see your shadow again—I'll erase it.”

“Then we’ll tear your empire apart, brick by brick, before you touch a single innocent.” The palace roared with the sound of battle as the storm truly began.

The modern architecture that once graced the land before me was gone. "Zav..." I attempted to speak, only for my heart to shatter. As I stood there looking down on the remains of my city, I couldn't help but picture the devastation taking place. As people scattered from their homes in search of shelter. Screaming out for their pups as they tried to protect what they could as the city they once knew was destroyed.

I didn't throw the dagger at the Modern Kael. I turned it on the city. I leaned over the balcony and drove the silver blade into the building's exterior, right into the glowing violet veins that ran through the concrete. "If the city is built on me," I screamed, "then I’m tearing it down!" The skyscraper groaned. The lights of the infinite city began to wink out, one by one, like stars being extinguished. The Modern Kael let out a horrific, distorted cry as his limbs began to turn into pixelated dust.

"Release everything. No more rules. No more mercy. I want this city turned upside down. I want every hole searched. And whoever has my daughter..." He gripped the wall, and the concrete cracked under his fingers. "...I will make them beg for death before I give it to them."

The ground shook, and the glass outside the protective barrier shattered instantly. Fierce winds rushed in, carrying gravel and hailstones that slammed into the walls with deafening force. In the distance, skyscrapers collapsed one after another, sending massive clouds of dust into the sky. It looked like the end of the world had finally arrived. People ran in every direction. Some were struck by falling debris, others were buried beneath collapsing structures, and many were trampled in the chaos. The entire city had descended into what felt like hell on earth.

“Show up in my life… and suddenly nothing else matters.” My gaze dropped to her face. Peaceful. Too peaceful. “You were laughing yesterday.” My jaw tightened. “And today…” I leaned closer. Lowered my voice. “I will burn this city to the ground if I have to.” The words weren’t dramatic. They were a promise. Simple. Clear. Deadly. “Whoever did this…” I continued, “they’re going to regret it.” My grip on her hand tightened slightly. “Slowly.” Another pause. Then softer.

As he stormed out, the Red Rage finally took hold, a pillar of fire erupted from his spine, shattering the remaining glass and sending a shockwave through the city below. The Sun was no longer a bringer of life, it was a dying star, and it was going to take everyone with it.