[Bonus thanks to MrBaller. We all know what happened the last time a German evaded taxes. How about we learn from history and relax, hm?]
"Stand," Sylas said calmly.
Ba'ruk tried to fight against the impulse, but nothing he did worked. By the time he was standing once more, towering over Sylas and Cassarae, everything about him had ebbed into a calm as well. Whatever emotions or distaste he had were fully restricted.
Sylas didn't feel like dealing with his emotions, so he forced him to suppress them.
'It seems that knowing a Demon's True Name isn't all-powerful. It's only so strong now because I'm using Demonic Envoy abilities. But even then, if my Will weren't so strong, my control would be limited. A D-tier is probably my limit. If I came across a C-tier…'
That said, there was a 10x jump in Ba'ruk's strength just now. Clearly, there was a price that came from trying to hide from the system.
