Humans Kill Faster
Civilization didn't save him.
People found him first.
A group of armed survivors dragged a kneeling man toward a fire pit. The man begged. Cried. Promised anything.
They killed him anyway.
"Hollowborn are waste," their leader said calmly.
Kael stepped forward before he could stop himself.
They killed him too.
A sword through the chest.
Darkness.
Then—
He stood back up.
The leader screamed as Death Echo tore through his mind, forcing him to experience Kael's death in full.
Fear replaced cruelty instantly.
"Monster," someone whispered.
Kael didn't deny it.