Is this the end of a king?

With a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, the king understood that he was facing a foe unlike any he had encountered before, a being consumed by a darkness that seemed to emanate from the very depths of the abyss itself. And as John closed in on him, his eyes burning with an unholy fire, the king knew that he was facing his own demise at the hands of this relentless avenger.

But even as fear gripped his heart, the king refused to go down without a fight. With a defiant roar, he summoned every ounce of his remaining strength, unleashing a barrage of dark energy upon John in a desperate bid to repel his relentless advance.

But John was undeterred, his resolve unshakeable as he continued to press forward, his every movement guided by a singular purpose, to bring an end to the reign of terror that had plagued their world for far too long.