Vol 3 Prologue. The Chained Monster.

Walking with short and hurried steps was a portly man wearing resplendent kingly clothes. 

His pale white face was suffused with droplets of sweat and the sapphire-colored gem, in the shape of a rhombus, quickly alternated between brightness and darkness, exposing his rather nervous mental state.

As he walked through the desolate corridor, his steps seemed to be getting faster and faster, before breaking out into a full-blown sprint. Alongside his hurry, his nervousness also seemed to increase as the gem on his forehead alternated with increasing tempo.

Arriving at the end of the corridor, he stopped before the grand door and hurriedly calmed himself. Pulling out an elegant handkerchief, seemingly out of thin air, he proceeded to wipe his pallid face as much as possible.

Deep breaths to calm his hurried breathing and pounding heart was executed, before raising his head to look at the grand door with a serious expression.