The Legendary Mage (Alavin) novel Chapter 178

"Lord Marak, please!" The two guards, ignoring Marak's struggles, dragged him away.

"Why did you beat up Marak?" Balder asked, confused and secretly alarmed. Marak was not someone to be trifled with.

"He was going to come after me eventually. I just wanted to get my hands dirty first."

"What do you mean? Do you two have a history?"

"I'll explain later."

As the two guards dragged Marak past Alavin, Marak, who had never experienced such humiliation, struggled violently. Turning his head to look at Alavin, he cursed, "You scum! I hadn't come for you, but you dared to provoke me. Alavin, you're nothing but a servant. Just wait, I'll marry Celesse and in front of you, I'll..."

Bang! Alavin grabbed Marak's hair and wrenched him from the guards' grasp.

"Lord Alavin!" The two guards were shocked and moved to intervene, but Alavin slammed Marak's head hard against the floor. Blood splattered, and screams echoed down the corridor. Everyone gasped at the brutality.

"Alavin, I'll get you..."

"Bang!"

"You worthless cur, I'll..."

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Alavin held Marak's head, smashing it against the floor five times in total. Marak convulsed a few times, then lay still. Silence fell in the corridor as everyone stood with their mouths slightly open, staring dumbfounded at the scene before them. A madman was a madman, on stage and off.

"Is he dead?" Enosto jolted, pushing through the crowd to Marak's side, checking him carefully; Marak was still breathing, thankfully still alive.

"Lord Alavin, what is this...?" The guards looked at Alavin, wanting to express their anger but finding themselves unable to.