CONTENT WARNING
This chapter contains:
Graphic depictions of non-consensual violence
A scene of extreme physical retribution involving forced self-harm
Themes of power imbalance and psychological torment
If you are sensitive to such content, please skip ahead to the next chapter. Your well-being comes first.
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"How do you think you made Orion feel?" Xeari's voice was calm. "I will make you feel the same way, but just a little bit worse." His grey eyes locked onto Lirion's terrified face. "Taste your own words. I am more powerful than you in every way. You can't run away from me."
Lirion's hands jerked outward against his will, palms up, fingers splayed wide. His arms moved like a puppet's, controlled by the invisible strings of Xeari's telekinetic power. The king's index finger rose slowly, and with it, Lirion's entire body became a marionette dancing to his command.