To the Monster Realm

Things got a little too heated so I took a step back after taking a deep breath. The king was busy trying to calm down Lord Crybaby while I moved away to talk to a familiar face I hadn't seen in a while.

I walked up to one of the Tower mages, having recognized him immediately when I'd originally walked in.

Grand Mage Theodore. An old man that probably messed with some magic to stay looking forever twenty-five despite being in his late forties. Obsessed with all things magic and terrifying on the battlefield, his thirst for blood and chaos almost on par with the Demon Lord's.

The glowering man eyed me with his hands behind his pretentious starry robe, the other mages stepping back as he moved to meet me halfway.

"Diego," he said in that annoyingly high and mighty way he always spoke.

I smiled down at him. "Rocky."

His frown deepened as his tanned cheeks got red, his golden eyes brimming with a mix of embarrassment and anger.