Evil Within (Ch.156)

A low growl escaped Xenon against his own will as he staggered into his cave on unsteady footing, 

He placed a hand against the wall to steady himself as a piercing ache tore through his skull and a loud ringing sound echoed in his ears.

Xenon's eyes were wide and dazed, his pupils darted this way and that, unable to focus on anything in particular and his breathing was heavy, echoing through the cavern.

There it was again... that madness that crept up on him at the most unexpected moments, that uncontrollable rage and bloodlust that possessed his mind.

That malicious curse that afflicted him for decades, placed on him by the one person who was meant to cherish him the most.

It had taken just a memory... just a reminder of her to trigger the darkness, the evil that lurked within him... the evil he could never escape from.