THE RED SAVIOR’S SACRIFICE
The murk coalesced into the form of a man — sharp- jawed, chiseled, eyes like indurating oil painting.
Morcant, the Abyss King.
This was his area of silence. He had not moved in centuries. He was the dark that lived beneath the megacity’s skin.
also, without warning, his eyes snapped open. He looked toward the faint light far above at the precipice’s edge. A earthquake, ancient and intimidating, stirred in his casket.
He caught a scent drifting down from the heights. A specific, burning aroma of stolen fire and sacrificial blood.