257 The End of Winter

WINTER snarled when the staff was pulled out from his chest.

Then, he immediately jumped away from the emperor standing behind him. Since the wound in his chest was only shallow, he just used his ice to cover it and stop the bleeding. He was already used to doing that.

"Just so you know, I purposely missed your heart," Emperor Aku said. Unlike his usual attire, he wore black clothing from head to toe right now. His outfit even came with his infamous black gloves. Infamous because everyone in the empire knew that His Majesty would only wear black gloves when he was about to join a war, or kill someone. "What took you so long to come back, my dear heir?"

He just glared at the emperor.