Chapter 93: Marek

Nikola stared at the tied-up prisoners. Some were pleading with him for mercy. Others were leering at him. He sat on the floor and concentrated, and the pyres were lit.

As one, the prisoners began to scream. Nikola closed his eyes and let the smell of grilled pork fill the room. Only one of these bodies will be used as Marek's vessel. The rest will be his first meal.

 A way to seal the pact between them.

When the screaming stopped, Nikola opened his eyes. Some were dead, others unconscious. He stood up as he felt cold despite the warmth of the pyres.

"Do you want vengeance?"

 He asked the emptiness. He saw his breath raise before him in puffs.

"Victims of the Wuzhiqi and the Gudiao, do you want vengeance?"

He screamed.

The door of the dungeon flung open and the bodies of the prisoners began to twitch. But they couldn't be possessed as long as there was fire at their feet.