176: The Infernal War VIII (Interlude 1)

Cipherus hated the day with a passion, but then again that was saying something as the preferred to spend his time sleeping all day and partying all night. But life had gave him a secret reality check, he stood over the balcony of the palace he had grown up in, overlooking the flames that swallowed his city and the screams of his people as they all fell to their room. He shook as he fought against the storm of emotions raging within his body, but no matter how had he tried there was no escaping the feeling of abject failure and horror that completely swallowed him up. His empire had stood tall, fought hard and long as kingdom after kingdom had fallen to the scourge of the infernal realms.