A Man Like None Other

Meanwhile, Jared and his beleaguered companions were ensnared within the clutches of the Five Great Sects.

Their allies, Montane Daemon, Igor, the valiant Catina, and the resourceful Tyler, all bore the brunt of grievous wounds.

They were ringed by the covetous eyes of the Celestial Darkmore Sect, Celestial Moon Sect, and Celestial Sun Sect, whose disciples encircled them with avarice gleaming in their eyes.

The Demon Seal Alliance’s century-long promises were a lure too seductive to ignore.

Heinrik, Edward, and Stuart couldn’t help but exchange knowing looks and burst into mirthful laughter.

Despite Lauden’s express prohibition, the temptation of the Demon Seal Alliance’s offerings was too strong to resist.

Everyone had their schemes, their secret desires, and now, they were all here, with Jared unwittingly cast as their prey, a fish laid bare upon the board, awaiting their will to carve.

your life willingly, or must we wrest it from

response was silence, but the relentless fire in his eyes

to stir, twinkling with defiance. Facing the inevitable, Jared’s resolve hardened;

thick with contempt. “You overestimate yourself, boy. Since you’ve chosen defiance over surrender, we’ll show no mercy. Your end is

unleashed his formidable aura when a sudden, icy rebuke sliced through the air,

you just

Keelan, leading a cadre of their own swiftly to the scene. Lauden’s visage twisted with

you cannot disdain the Demon Seal Alliance’s century of offerings. You

support of sect leaders Edward and Stuart, and the collective might

first to get

in this young

degraded times, should we not honor their memory? Should we not hold fast to the last vestiges

thundered with righteous

words seemed to fall on deaf ears, the allure of the Demon Seal Alliance’s promises too potent