Chapter 79

***Ronin***

It feels strange to see the man I've feared for so long kneel before me, trembling like all the times I stood before him while I recited my poems. But even as he bleeds, even as he sits at my mercy, I still see the look of disgust flicker in his eyes when I speak to him for the first time in almost 20 years.

“H-Hello, father,” I snarl, my fists clenching at my sides as I fight to con