"Fufufu... Why are you all running off to?"
Just as the Four House leaders were fleeing, a sudden silken voice echoed like a predator's lullaby across the wind.
Clang. Clang. Clang.
The air twisted as shimmering golden chains burst forth, wrapping around the necks and limbs of the Four House Leaders in an instant. Each link of the chain glowed with divine light, etched with ancient runes that shimmered like judgment incarnate.
Evernight hovered in the sky above them, her eyes glowing with dual-colored light. One side radiated divine brilliance, the other seethed with a demonic flame.
"You will not leave," she whispered coldly. "Not without penance."
The Divine Chains of Judgment constricted further, forcing the leaders of House Ecrox, Woodinson, Vermal, and Brown to their knees. Despite their high cultivation, they struggled like captured animals before a goddess of retribution.
Dominic gritted his teeth. "Break the damn chains!"
