THE PAST
(Author's POV)
Alfred's declaration halted all negotiations and Benjamin face once again lit up with a grin of twisted glee.
"Are you going to fight me now?"
"Yes," Alfred said, his voice calm and dangerous but laced with pain as he tried to suppress his emotions.
Benjamin then turned to Rudolph.
"You were beginning to bore me with all the talk. This is the reaction I expected. I am disappointed with you, Rudolph."
Alfred's eyes glowed as he closed the distance in a second and turned his fingers to claws as he slashed at Benjamin who nimbly avoided the attack and got in a stance with a smile.
"This is a lot better than getting stabbed in the back, isn't it?"
Darius and Dale let Cedric go as they all closed the distance from three different angles, all aiming for a fatal h
