David Kane

"Justice will be served on my terms alone."

"I have the patience of epochs."

"Kindness is a weapon I will never wield."

"My strength is the only law that matters."

"I transcended fear when I embraced my destiny."

"Humor is lost on those who face annihilation."

"I am the only adventure worth pursuing."

"Imagination pales before my reality."

"I have a very particular set of skills. Skills I've acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you."

"The sea doesn't forgive weakness. It takes what it wants."

"I've spent my life in the darkness below. It made me who I am."

"Love is a luxury I learned to live without."

"The truth about power is that it's only real if others believe in it."

"Fear is just another weapon. You learn to master it or it masters you."

"I don't believe in second chances. I believe in final solutions."

"The world above always underestimated us. That was their mistake."

"Patience is for those who have time. I don't waste either."

"You can't change who you are. You can only accept it and use it."

"In Atlantis, strength is the only law that matters."

"Every scar tells the story of a lesson learned in blood."

"Hope is what kills people. I prefer certainty."

"The surface world and the deep—both corrupt, both dying."

"I've commanded armies. I've conquered kingdoms. What have you done?"

"Success isn't about being liked. It's about being feared."

"War is the only honest conversation between nations."

"Knowledge without power is just philosophy. Pointless."

"Time moves differently in the abyss. You learn patience or you perish."

"Freedom is an illusion for those too weak to claim true power."

"Beauty is just evolution's way of attracting the strong."

"I never needed friends. Loyalty is bought or bred."