The Darkness Dragon Monarch tried to escape.
Tried to slither out of the Overlord's soul.
But it couldn't.
[ Acquire ]
Chains of golden light snapped into place, binding its claws. Heavenly glyphs burned onto its wings. The spiritual gravity here did not bend to the dragon's will.
It bent to his.
Igaris's soul avatar stepped forward.
His voice echoed across the stars within.
"You thought you were entering a body to possess?"
He raised his hand.
"You entered a Domain. And I am its Overlord."
The entire inner world trembled.
"Submit."
"RRRRRR..." The dragon screamed as divine soul-forging chains dragged it down, wrapping around its monstrous form. Its flames were extinguished, and its pride shattered.
A being once feared by gods was now crushed under the heel of a human.
No. Not a human.
An Overlord.
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Outside...
"Rumble!"
The heavens groaned.
The entire trial realm shuddered like a slumbering beast awakening from eons of stillness.
