Bound to the Dark King
Malik pleaded again, his voice a desperate whisper.
His father shook his head mournfully. "I'm sorry, son." With those final words, he closed his eyes and let himself fall backwards, tumbling out of the window.
"DAD!" Malik's voice tore through the air as he lunged forward, desperation fuelling his movements, but it was already too late. His father was hurtling downward, his figure shrinking rapidly as he fell from the building. Malik could only stand frozen by the window, his eyes locked on the tragic descent. With a sickening thud, his father's body met the ground below. The guards on duty looked up and saw Malik by the window, stout, and gazing at his father's body, with the crown on his