Michael didn’t enjoy the show as much as he thought he would. It was satisfying to know that Darius was going to die and the throne would be empty, but it was disappointing how Vivienne planned to kill Darius.
’How did she let him get the weapon?’ Michael wondered.
Michael stayed back, letting the married couple fight each other. He never promised Vivienne that he would help her should Darius overpower her, and quite frankly, Michael would like to see Vivienne die alongside Darius since her hands weren’t clean.
"It hurts to be betrayed, doesn’t it? That is how I felt over and over in our marriage. You would smile in my face, dismissing what you were doing to me. It’s about time you feel what it is like to be betrayed by the person who should be able to trust most," said Vivienne.
What Darius felt now would be nothing like what he put her through. This was child’s play compared to everything he had done over the years, so Vivienne felt no remorse for stabbing him.
She wanted to do it again and again until Darius was no longer alive, then rip his head clean off his body.
Darius gripped the dagger. This wasn’t comparable to what he had done during their marriage. He never once tried to kill Vivienne.
"You," Darius said, his hands shaking due to the anger he felt.
The pain was quickly growing where Vivienne stabbed him and spreading throughout his body, weakening him. His body was growing weak, but he had enough strength to take her with him.
Darius walked over where Vivienne sat on the ground, ready to take her head off. To his surprise, Vivienne vanished before him. It was something he had never witnessed before.
"Where are you?" Darius yelled, looking around for where she would appear.
It took a moment for Darius to realise that he could still hear Vivienne. The sound of her feet and the feel of her breath close to him.
"You’re a little liar," Darius said since Vivienne had kept this talent from him. It would have been quite useful had he known about it. "You’ve had secrets, yet you criticised me for mine. How is that fair, Vivienne?" He asked, following the noise she made.
Darius smiled since Vivienne thought she was smart enough to sneak up on him, but soon winced as the pain increased.
His body would not heal fast enough to settle the pain that he felt. For the first time in his life, Darius felt what real pain was, and he could not bear it.
Upon turning one more time, Darius locked eyes with Michael. He had been so focused on Vivienne that he had not noticed Michael was still around.
"You," Darius said, realising that Michael had set this up along with Vivienne.
What kind of relationship did Michael have with Vivienne? Was Michael one of the men Vivienne wanted to take to her side? Or did these two have a history with each other, like Vivienne had with Xavier?
It was only now that Darius realised there might be so much Vivienne had been keeping from him.
Michael smiled, knowing it would piss off Darius even more. "It looks like it’s going to take more than one wound to kill you. We’ve got to aim for the heart."
"I can take off both of you. You had a holy weapon on your side, and I am still standing here alive," Darius said, still confident this night would go in his favour.
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