"Is that all you've got?" I taunted, my voice dripping with mockery. "Come on, you can do better. Weren't you supposed to be a powerful and almighty ruler? Show me everything you've got. You have four more attacks."
I flashed her a mocking smile, savoring the tension in the air. Around me, I could see the others' jaws drop in disbelief. They had been so sure of themselves, believing they were invincible in this world. But they had forgotten one crucial truth: there's always someone stronger.
And me? I never forgot that fact. I knew there were those out there more powerful than me, but these people? They were weak, pitifully so. They were nothing compared to me. Just garbage I had to clean up.
I didn't know where this overwhelming arrogance was coming from, but it felt... right, in this moment. They were targeting my friends. They had destroyed the empire I had worked so hard to stabilize. And now, they thought they could step all over me?
No... Not today.
