“Throughout mythology, Kings were created through destruction.”

“Their thrones were made of skulls and bones, of people that said Kings crushed to take their position.”

“In order for the King to ascend, others had to suffer down the line. Whether it be the people he rules over or even his own family, they’ll help build the throne with their remains.”

“Someone like Jasper Redgrave knows what it takes to become a King. He’s made hundreds of people in Arcadia suffer. He’s tortured, maimed, and murdered his way to the throne before.”

“And he’s willing to do it all again.”

“Jackson Cade, meanwhile, doesn’t have what it takes to become king. He hasn’t stepped on anyone or crushed them beneath his ambition. Hell, he’s even sworn to protect them.”

“This is a man that’s tried his hardest to walk away from the throne built for him from the very beginning. He’s fought against fate and made his intentions to avoid being the leader Arcadia needs clearer than day.”

“So how could he ever bring himself to sit upon it now?”

“Same story with Nero. He wants to help the people that Kings normally demolish without a second thought. That’s why he broke away from Graves and became the man he is today.”

“By becoming the Cyberhound, however, he’s abandoned those that care about him the most. He left his wife and children to the wolves all for the sake of ensuring his vendetta against the Harbinger is complete.”

“Thrones can’t be built with impossible promises and the personal grudges. They’re constructed with the bodies of multiple, tangible people that not only want you to succeed, but fail as well.”

“But what about me? What about the Night? I never wanted this at all.”

“However, while greatness can be achieved by murdering and maiming, it can also be thrust upon you whether you want it or not.”

“I survived the senseless murder of hundreds of people, including my mother. I survived when they perished and gave their lives to build my throne.”

“Just like Redgrave built his out of the hundreds of people he’s killed, I had mine built for me out of those unjustly murdered by Gemini. Unlike Jasper, I didn’t choose to make a gross facsimile of a throne out of those that perished.”

“I take no pride in becoming king.”

“Yet I’ve no choice but to claim my destiny as one. I have to make everyone’s sacrifice in the Red Light District mean something, after all.”

“I might not like taking a seat and becoming the King of Bones, but I have no choice in the matter. They gave their lives to build my throne, and I have to ensure that they didn’t die in vain.”

“It’s my destiny to claim what was built for me and become a king that will bring their killer to justice.”

“The rest of you, however, will become yet another pile of bones for my throne while your souls suffer in eternal darkness.”