Unbreakable Soul

The accusation hit Malacor with the brute force of a physical strike. The manic intensity contorting his features fractured. For a split second, genuine agony bled through his twisted expression. Then, the vulnerability vanished, swallowed whole by sudden, murderous fury.

"A monster?" The word rattled in his throat. "You dare call me a monster?"

Suffocating shadows bled from his boots, creeping