Bab 128: Breaking the Chains of Destiny

His eyes enlarged, joy and urgency dancing in their depths as the text shifted.

[Tiamat: After killing the lord, you'll have thirty seconds to convince him. If you fail, Achilles will return to Zeus, but if you succeed...]

Chaotic flames engulfed his eyes, and his heart drummed in his ears.

Of course, she didn't need to end her sentence because he already knew what would happen.

Without hesitation and before Achilles' eyes, he crushed the King of Heroes' neck.

Like clay, the fool's spinal cords shattered under his fingers' pressure. A disturbing crunching echoed to accompany his gruesome yet painless death.

Contrasting the brutality and suddenness of the kill, an eager smile split his face as he peered into Achilles' narrowing eyes.

He saw the raging torrent swirling in them and how the legend's hands tightened around his chariot's reins. The leather groaned as his voice echoed in suppressed anger.

"Now, I want to kill you."