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Frank’s pale blue eyes narrowed. "So he is just a puppet? Like the faceless monsters?""No," Luna warned strictly. "He is much worse. The Root did not delete his mind. The machine kept his memories, his personality, and his intelligence. But it twisted his soul. It amplified his arrogance and his cruelty. He truly believes he is the King. He believes he is in control. But he is just a slave. He is the False King."Frank understood. The Root was an incredibly cruel, evil parasite. It knew that a mindless zombie could be easily tricked. But a smart, arrogant human who believed he was a god would fight to the very bitter end. Frank looked at the forty refugees of Lyrendale hiding behind him. They were completely pinned to the floor by the heavy, oppressive, magical aura radiating from King Alaric. Kael, the strongest man in the group, was on his hands and knees, grinding his teeth, unable to stand up. Mrs. Gable wept softly. Mr. Thorne covered his bald head. They had recognized their
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The colossal, fleshy throne room was absolutely, terribly silent. The heavy, rhythmic heartbeat of the ancient machine thumped in the walls. The thick, translucent veins pumped glowing golden poison through the dark red meat of the cavern. The hot, sour air smelled like rotten flowers and dried blood. But nobody moved. Nobody breathed. Princess Elara knelt on the soft, squishy floor. Her knees sank into the gray-pink brain tissue of the ground. She stared straight ahead. Her pale eyes were wide, completely frozen in an expression of absolute, mind-shattering horror. Standing thirty feet away from her was an eight-foot-tall monster. He wore massive, heavy armor made of dark black steel and bright, melted gold. Jagged spikes of petrified wood grew out of his shoulder plates. A thick, dark royal cape hung down his broad back, dragging across the bloody floor. He had just removed his horned, black glass helmet. His face was pale and gray, like the skin of a corpse that had been buri
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"I saw the weakness of my kingdom," the armored giant explained. "I saw the hunger in the streets. I saw the rot spreading through the world. The old ways were failing. So, I made a choice. I embraced the golden light. I merged with the ancient power. I am not a slave. I am the architect of a perfect, peaceful, eternal new world."Elara stood frozen next to Frank. When she heard the giant speak about the kingdom, her blood turned completely to ice. Her heart stopped beating for a full three seconds. She recognized the cadence of the speech. She recognized the arrogant, absolute certainty in the words. "No," Elara whispered. Her voice was so quiet, so tiny, and filled with such profound, devastating horror that Frank almost didn't hear her. "Elara?" Frank asked, looking at her quickly. "What is wrong?"Elara could not answer him. She stared at the giant, armored figure on the fleshy throne. Her pale eyes were wide, unblinking pools of pure terror. Her entire body began to shake so v
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The System acted as a perfect shield for his mind. The oppressive, dark aura of the Root crashed against Frank’s blue magic and washed away harmlessly. Frank reached his human right hand out. He grabbed Elara by the collar of her torn, bloody shirt. He pulled upward with all his human strength. He refused to let her fall to her knees. He refused to let her bow to the monster on the throne. "Stand up, Elara," Frank commanded. His voice was a harsh, desperate whisper. "Look at me. Do not look at him."Elara gasped for air. She gripped Frank’s right arm tightly. She used him as an anchor to pull herself back up. Her legs shook violently. The invisible pressure was still pushing down on her, trying to crush her, but she locked her knees and stood tall beside him. She raised her chipped royal steel dagger, pointing it weakly toward the throne. Frank let go of her shirt. He leaned heavily on his crude wooden crutch. He stood on his one good left leg, facing the massive, armored figure.
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Instead, sitting in the very dead center of the colossal, circular chamber, was a structure that made Frank’s blood run completely ice-cold. It was a throne. But it was not a throne made of gold or stone. It was a massive, towering throne made entirely of fused human bones, twisted black petrified roots, and beating, dark red raw meat. The bones were jagged and sharp, forming a tall, cruel backrest. The armrests were made of thick, curved alien ribcages. Dozens of the massive, glowing golden veins from the walls ran across the floor and plunged directly into the back of the fleshy throne. The golden poison pumped continuously into the chair, feeding it with terrible, raw magical power. The throne pulsed and twitched. It was a living, breathing piece of furniture. "Look," Elara whispered. Her voice was shaking so hard she could barely speak. She pointed her small, chipped dagger toward the throne. Frank looked. Sitting atop the massive, fleshy throne was a figure. It was a man.
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A very faint, pale blue light pulsed in the center of Frank’s chest. It was not enough power to fire a kinetic blast. It was not enough power to turn his whole body into a Phase-Shift ghost. But it was just enough to numb the terrible, burning pain in his shattered ribs. It was just enough to send a tiny jolt of energy into his tired human muscles. "Help me up," Frank whispered out loud. Kael reached down with his massive, heavy hands. He grabbed Frank under his human right arm. Elara grabbed his other side. Together, they pulled the boy up to his feet. Frank swayed dangerously. The world spun in dark circles. He closed his eyes for a second, forcing his brain to focus. He opened his eyes. The blue wireframe map in his vision helped anchor him to reality. Kael handed Frank his crude wooden crutch. Frank placed the padded petrified root under his right armpit. He leaned his weight onto it. "We are going inside," Frank announced to the crowd. His voice was incredibly raspy, but i
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