The transport pod lurched upward. Magnetic clamps locked onto the exterior of the Demonic Society dreadnought. The bay doors swallowed the small vessel and sealed shut with a massive crash.
Enforcers ripped the pod doors open. Two guards grabbed Xavier by the shoulders and dragged him onto the alloy deck. Rin and Kylus received the same treatment, landing hard on their knees.
A reptilian commander marched down the line of prisoners. He dragged a shock maul along the grating. Sparks showered over Xavier's boots.
"Get them moving," the commander ordered. "Take them to the abyssal blocks."
The guards shoved the three men forward. They marched down an endless corridor lined with reinforced holding cells. Groans and the rattling of chains echoed from the shadows of the adjacent blocks.
Rin glanced at the reinforced security doors sealing behind them. "They brought an entire armada just to arrest three people."
