Triple Temptation
But as he looked toward the violet rift splitting the sky, he knew he was the only villain who had the tool to save the hero.
POV: Rhea Mooncrest
"Stop screaming, Silas... please, just stop."
Rhea’s voice was a broken whisper, her hands pressed over her ears as she huddled at the base of the sapphire pillar. Above her, Silas’s corpse was still pinned to the stone by the ice spike Ash had driven through him. But Silas wasn't silent. His jaw was hanging at an unnatural angle, and the shadows pooling in his eye sockets were vibrating with a voice that sounded like grinding metal.