So What Happened?

"So, what is it that you want from me?" Kaisen asked, strolling to the balcony and leaning down to take in the Golden City in all its glittering glory.

"Straight to the point, huh? What, don't you want to ask me how I've been? Don't you want to know how I built an empire? How I bled Authority's heart?"

Kayden replied, joining him by the railing, looking out over the city like a king surveying his kingdom.

"Well, fine. Say it. The shorter version. I don't have all day, alright."

Kaisen dismissed Kayden with a hand gesture that practically screamed, "Spare me the TED Talk and get to the boring stuff already." 

Hearing that, Kayden smiled—a smile that, to anyone else, might have looked genuine, like the kind of smile you see on a doting older brother.