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.

you surrender your life willingly, or must we wrest

but the relentless fire in his eyes was a

star seemed to stir, twinkling with defiance. Facing the inevitable, Jared’s resolve hardened; he would go down fighting, determined to drag as many as he could with

thick with contempt. “You overestimate yourself, boy. Since you’ve chosen

when a sudden, icy rebuke sliced through the air, a powerful presence that quashed Heinrik’s burgeoning

Darkmore, did you

Lauden, emerging alongside Keelan, leading a cadre of their own swiftly to the scene. Lauden’s

laying eyes on Lauden. “Mr. Delacroix, surely even you cannot disdain the Demon

and the collective might

have to strike me down first to get to him,” Lauden declared,

your stake in this young man’s fate?”

own to meet. But within the Five Great Sects, such wanton violence will not stand. Our forebears founded these sects on principles of justice, to combat evil. Even in these degraded times, should we not honor their memory? Should we not hold fast to the last vestiges of our integrity? We are not butchers, to kill at whim for personal gain. And let’s not forget, the Demon Sealing Alliance has their own dark history. Have we forgotten their attempts to consume

thundered with

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