The surviving assassin sprinted into a hidden cavern illuminated by glowing red crystals. He collapsed to his knees before a man wearing ornate crimson robes.
"How come you returned so soon?" the Master demanded, stepping down from a stone dais. "Did you manage to abduct any royals from the palace?"
The assassin gasped for breath. "The launch site is destroyed! A silver-haired monster slaughtered everyone! I barely escaped with my life!"
The Master widened his eyes in panic. He immediately kicked the exhausted subordinate in the chest, sending him sprawling across the cavern floor. "You absolute fool! You left a trail! You led the attacker straight to our base!"
"Now now. I would have found this palace sooner or later." Solomon jumped down from a high ledge near the cavern entrance.
He landed smoothly on the rocky floor, instantly surrounded by a few dozen assassins pouring out from the adjacent tunnels.
