Chapter 42

"He didn't receive fair trial, was not torture and prison enough? Who shall lead..." questions Kip, fueled by righteousness,feeling more and more like a man.

"Aye lad, you're looking at him. Though in truth, it was supposed to be Leo. But family has taken precedence for him, so in his place is I," answers The Black Knight as he hand-signals the peasants to lift the wooden apparatus up from the ground.

They pull with all their famished might and Nicodemus ascends into the air. Amalija disguises herself in the shadows, watching his violated face with gloomy eyes. Due to the hostility circled around her, she has to hide her tears as well. Nicodemus shifts his gaze and spots Kip disputing. A powerful warm sensation seeps into Kip's chest as the demon floats out from it and towards Nicodemus. Mimicking his hanging body on the stake.