110 Not my Avatar pt4: Sleeping on the Job

It was sudden, the moment Draig's body touched the ground the city was rocked by a treacherous explosion causing the Palace to shake. It seemed that the Emperor's fears had come to pass and Draig's premonition had come to fruition, the Emperor rushed to the throne room calling his troops to arms. The old man himself even getting ready to join the fray but it didn't seem like this would come to pass.

"Hello your Highness, please forgive our little intrusion but we just couldn't pass up the opportunity" chuckled a man with glinting glasses.

"It's you" gasped the Emperor stunned before a clawed hand came from the Emperor's shadow emptying his chest where the old man's heart had resided.

"Traitor..." rasped the Emperor as he looked at the person before him and took his final breath falling backwards with a soft thud against the marble floor.