The Voice on the Throne

—Creeeak.

The door to the building opened with a horrible, spine-chilling groan.

“…”

Compared to its fairly massive exterior, the inside of the building was surprisingly empty.

There wasn’t a single decoration, but black, dried stains were spread all over the place around the center of the building.

There were no other doors, windows, or furniture. The only thing inside was a single enormous chair placed in the center.

And sitting on that chair was—

“…Good to see you.”

A creature that looked similar to a human was waiting for us on the throne.

The reason I said he looked similar to a human was because even the places where his eyes and teeth should have been were all pitch-black, as if painted over with black paint...