Speedy gritted his teeth, blood spraying from his right shoulder where his arm used to be. His steps faltered for just a second, but even wounded, he moved like lightning. He blurred out of the black chains, spinning around to escape, but the Earth Grandmaster was already stomping forward.
"Sink," the man said coldly. "[Grave Seal – Final Lock.]"
The ground cracked again, and more chains burst upward—these ones weren't just black; they shimmered with deep brown earthen runes, pulsing with a dull, heavy glow. They surged toward Speedy like serpents, coiling around his waist, ankles, and even his neck.
"No—!"
Speedy tried to vibrate his body fast enough to slip free, but the chains pulsed with something else, an anchoring force, like gravity wrapped in stone. His speed didn't matter.
Just twenty feet away, the Wind Grandmaster watched from above. His eyes narrowed as wind spiraled beneath his feet, keeping him aloft. Then, he raised both arms.
"Time to pin him down. "
