"Damn it, whoever dares kill my people, I'll kill every last one of you! I'll make you understand what cruelty really means."
Looking at the Spirit Stone in his hand, Hogg recalled the first time he'd met Wolong and Phoenix Fledgling. He knew Akama and Sarah weren't exactly competent subordinates. They had neither brains nor strength, and they were timid to boot. They were nothing but flaws.
Even so, those two idiots were his people. They were members of Blackwatch, connected through the Psychic Network. Nearly twenty thousand years of loyalty had proven everything.
The victor became king, and the loser was the outlaw. Once you dared to stand up and fight, you had to be prepared for your entire army to be wiped out. Hogg didn't mind annexing others, but a fire had started smoldering inside him, and he was desperate to tear something apart.
"Stop crying. What good will that do? Your big brother's here now, and justice will be served. This matter won't just be let go. Tell me which forces attacked you, and I'll make things right."
When she heard Hogg speak, Akama cried even harder. She couldn't stop her tears and snot, and wiped it all over his thigh.
"Big brother, there's no need to look. There isn't a single decent person in the whole Federation. The people of House Menethil betrayed Sera. They're traitors to the bone. Not one person named Menethil is any good. For our sake, hurry up and kill every Menethil!"
"..."
"Phew~"
If Hogg hadn't known Akama wasn't very bright, he would've thought she was using him to take a jab at someone else. The words completely shattered the feelings he'd just worked up.
Hogg crouched and pulled Akama's arms off his leg. Then, as if picking up a kitten,