The Man's Decree

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.

willingly, or must we wrest it from you ourselves?”

relentless fire in his eyes was a silent testament to his unyielding

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

at Jared’s tenacity, their sneers thick with contempt. “You overestimate yourself, boy. Since you’ve chosen defiance over surrender, we’ll show

unleashed his formidable aura when a sudden, icy rebuke sliced through the air, a powerful presence that quashed Heinrik’s burgeoning force with

you just disregard

leading a cadre of their own swiftly to the

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

Stuart, and the collective might of three of the Five Great

strike me down first to get to him,” Lauden declared, his voice seething

in this young man’s

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

voice thundered with righteous

deaf ears, the allure of the Demon Seal Alliance’s promises too potent