Bloodmancer: Hero of Ruin
To be a hero is a curse, not a blessing. It's a simple truth Leon learned in the most painful of ways. He heroically slaughtered all the enemies of his president. Heroically purged those who opposed his master. And heroically brought doom to those who cried under the boot of the world's dictator. Leon saw the death of his family; a result of the events he set in motion himself. He saw his beloved city turn into ruins, scorched by the radioactive flames of the nuke he set off. His title was as cheap as his life. And in the only act of rebellion he could find, he heroically put an end to his life... And the world he helped to destroy. 'All of this happened... But why am I hearing a self-entitled voice calling me a failure?' Leon couldn't help but ponder. 'No, that's not it...' he quickly corrected himself. 'How can I hear anything if I evaporated in the wake of the nuke I detonated myself?'
At the gate
"No," Bactrian shook his head with a small smile. "You are correct," he admitted right away.
"And you are not angry?" Leon asked while putting on a small, cheeky smile on his own.
"Why would I be?" Bactrian leaned his head over his shoulder with a confused expression all over his face. He then glanced over at Sarah, only to see her pouting and desperately trying to hide the fact. "Oh, I see," he said with a small, sympathetic smile before shaking his head. "But no. The only feeling I have towards this kingdom is gratitude."
'Damn,' Leon raised one of his eyebrows only to turn his eyes towards Sarah.
"If you feel gratitude towards this kingdom, then why…" Sarah jumped on the opportunity, eagerly hoping she could find some rhetorical support from the officer.
'He really set her up well,' Leon finished his earlier thought.