The mafia’s captive
Sokolov grunted, checking his weapon, “I didn’t sign up for wizard wars.”
“But you stayed,” Bain said with a small grin. “That’s why we’ll win.”
II. Inside the Throne
The gates of the Hollow Throne opened like a gaping mouth.
Inside was a circular chamber of impossible size. Black marble twisted with ivory bones formed the walls, while the ceiling spiraled upward into a storm of blood-red clouds.
And at the center — it sat.
The Hollow King.
Not a creature. Not a man. An ancient will clothed in stolen bodies, wearing a thousand faces at once — male, female, child, beast — shifting constantly, flickering like a nightmare unfinished.
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