Ryker walked out of the shadowed cave without looking back, the broken body of Kael Throne left buried behind both rubble and regret. The flicker of black chains in his vision had faded but the voice of the Extra still echoed in his mind.
He knew about him.
He knew Ryker's purpose. He knew his goal. He knew far too much.
Ryker clenched his fists, his eyes narrowing as he thought about it, "He is watching more than I thought. Much more."
That was dangerous. Too dangerous. If the Extra could hijack a corpse and speak through it… how long he had been observing him? How many plans had he already seen?
He inhaled slowly, then exhaled sharply.
"I need to accelerate everything."
*****
The massive gate that once was a swirling portal of abyssal landscape, now stood completely still. Cracks marred its surface, like a dying heart that had finally stopped beating.
