Violent Night

Layla's beauty and innocence shone like all the stars in the sky. I sent her away to preserve that light within her, knowing the danger of my world would seek her out if she stayed.

But I wasn't prepared for the complete darkness that enveloped me when she left. I became the red king, bathing in blood and burning with rage held back by a sheer wall of ice.

Then she returned, bringing the beauty of the night once again.

The secrets she carri...