The message had ended, but the shock of it lingered in the air like a poisonous fog. Everyone stood frozen in place, their bodies stiff and nerves rattled. For a moment, they almost had to second-guess themselves, wondering if they had all truly heard the same thing. The words had been so deranged, so extreme, that their minds refused to accept them at first.
It was Alen who finally broke the suffocating silence.
"He's a madman," Alen shouted, his voice trembling with outrage. "He's a madman that has gone completely unchecked! He hasn't been punished for any of his crimes, and now he thinks he's some type of god, playing with people's lives!"
His fists were clenched so hard his knuckles turned white. Even those who had only known Alen for a short time had rarely seen him lose composure, and yet Harvey's announcement had shaken him more than any battle they had fought today.
"Did he just do what I think he did?" Liam asked, though the answer was already forming in his gut.
