Chapter 298 – I Just Need One Messenger
He turned to Elio, one boot grinding feathers into blood-soaked marble, the dagger still firm beneath the angel's chin.
His voice was calm. Too calm.
"So. Who sent you?"
Elio just glared.
Silent.
Kaelin, bruised and bloodied, coughed nearby but said nothing.
Vahl's lip curled, but not a word passed it.
Lux's smile vanished.
"Tch." He stepped back. "So we're doing this the hard way."
He held out his hand.
Infernal glyphs spiraled around his fingers, sharp and geometric—twisting into a cube, then a cube within a cube, and then a coffin-shaped prism lined in golden-red scripture.
[Barrier – Coffin Cage Variant: Activated.]
Not a shield.
Not a wall.
A prison.
It didn't protect them.
It sealed them.
The angels tried to move—tried to spread wings, summon grace, twitch fingers.
Nothing.
