Darius's Pov

I tackled the Patriarch again and we crashed to the ground with brutal force. He was older but he fought like someone much younger and stronger. His enhancements made him a serious threat.

"You cannot beat me," he said while blocking my strikes. "I created you. I know every weakness you have."

"What are you talking about?" I demanded.

"Did you really think your curse was random? That it just appeared one day when you turned seventeen?"

I froze for a second. "What?"

"Your curse was my doing. I experimented on you years ago when you were just a boy."

"You are lying."

"Am I? Think back. Do...