The leader, cloaked in crimson robes and carrying a twisted staff, slammed it against the floor. The chamber trembled as wards activated.
"Enough. The Law of Lightning belongs to the Raizen line. This must be him — Azariah Raizen. Second strongest in the empire." His voice hardened. "We will not bow. Prepare the abominations."
The ground shook as massive chains pulled apart a colossal door, revealing the second arena-like chamber carved deep within the mountain. Rows of jagged pillars surrounded the floor, crackling with containment runes.
From the darkness, hulking figures emerged. These were not ordinary demonized humans — they were what one would call Abominations, failed to become proper demonized humans (A/N: They lost their reasoning), hybrids crafted in the deepest pits of Ourouboros experiments. Each one was nearly four meters tall, muscles like molten stone, eyes burning crimson. Blades protruded from their arms, and black armor grew from their flesh like cancer.
