Amber of its cruelity

After Kon seals Kamino into a tree:

Kon kneels near the twisted, half-living trunk — runs a claw along the rough bark, feels the pulsing remains of Kamino's blood.

Kon (murmurs, smiling faintly):

"By taking the heart of these creatures… I can say I'll at least find it. The key. The path. They hold it inside their bodies — their fear, their secrets, all tangled in flesh."

He presses his palm to the tree, feeling it echo inside his veins.

"The stronger they are, the clearer the path becomes. One by one — their hearts lead me closer. The question's not if — just when."

He stands, flicks blood off his fingers. His horse-shield snarls, ready to move.

"Guess I'll keep plucking roots till the door opens for me."

Then he walks on — the forest whispers behind him, the tree that was Kamino frozen forever in half-life.

Right after Kon seals Kamino's heart and makes his remark about the key:

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Victor steps forward from the shadows, kneels slightly, respectful but grinning like a wolf.

Victor:

"My lord. Are you alright?"

Kon wipes bark and blood from his hand, eyes gleaming.

"I'm fine, Victor. This is just the first root… We should keep going, shouldn't we?"

Victor bows his head:

"As you wish, my lord."

Kon's smile drops — his eyes flicker coldly to the trees around them. He clicks his tongue.

"But first… do me a favor — kill every rat hiding here. I can sense them crawling behind those branches. You know who they belong to, don't you?"

Victor's pupils flick — a red glow. He reads Kon's mind in an instant — a swirl of images: cloaked scouts, hidden spells, shifting shadows.

Victor grins:

"Understood."

He vanishes like smoke — then a flash of steel and cracking bones echo through the woods. Screams are silenced.

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One surviving spy, bleeding out, crawls toward Kon's boots.

Spy:

"L-Lord Burdo… commanded us… please—!"

Kon kneels, grips the man's jaw, forcing him to look up.

"Tell Lord Burdo…"

Kon leans closer, voice dripping amusement and promise —

"…tell him his death is coming. Not just him — his empire too. And tell that wandering fool from the other universe: shifting yourself and your army won't matter. I remember him. I'll pull him back across every universe he tries to hide in. They're all just doors to me now."

Kon lets go — the spy gasps once — then Victor's blade finishes him off behind Kon's shoulder.

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✅ Why this version works:

The tone stays sharp, keeps Kon cunning and cruel.

Victor's mind-read feels supernatural — ties to his loyal role.

Kon's line about the other universe is clear and menacing — your point about the shifting army is in there but polished.

It ends with Kon fully in control, one step closer to his "key."

Kon stands over the dead spy, his voice calm, almost like he's confessing to Victor alone:

"This world… it always finds a way to keep me chained to its cruelty. And no matter what I do—"

He wipes blood from his finger, flicks it aside.

"—I can't stop it. Maybe I never really wanted to."