The plant lifeform visibly relaxed, its blood vessels loosening fractionally as the entire network trembled with relief.
Only then did Davis know that the Archon had left, but he dared not move.
He knew he could not.
The new seal above was not merely a barrier. He was forced a assume any vibration above a certain threshold, any foreign movement on the plant's surface would draw the Archon's attention. Therefore, he could tell that exiting it became impossible.
Still, his fate couldn't be worse than Lady Thunderwraith.
He didn't know if she was enslaved or not, but knew she was definitely marked by the formation the Archon erected anew. He inwardly sighed, knowing his promise was no less than a fart now.
"Divine Emperor of Death… did you really die…?"
Davis could hear her trembling voice.
He imagined her having collapsed to her knees, clutching her bosoms as the terror finally set into her soul.
