"What… did you just say?"

The Emperor, his voice trembling, asked again, completely dropping the refined tone he had used until now, clearly in shock. Nika chuckled mockingly in response.

"If you want, I can say it as many times as you like. The Demon King Elissier is dead. I swear it on everything I and my clan hold dear."

"How… could that be?"

"What do you mean, 'how'? Didn't you all witness it? The light and darkness that split the sky over the Empire."

If by light and darkness splitting the sky, she was referring to my duel with …