Agnes shouted:
<“Ailet, you have to get out of her domain right now!”>
I know. But—
<“Ailet! Move! Ailet!”>
Curse it, my body won’t listen.
“Kuh…!”
My whole body shook like a broken wind-up doll. That trembling was the most resistance I could muster.
<“It’s pointless to hold out.”>
Inferinos’s power—Demon Lord’s Edict (마왕언)—is a form of Word of Power that subjugates the target through spoken language.
Right now, I’ve lost control of my body. I’m completely defenseless. Cold sweat trickled down the back of my neck.
Seeing me that way, Inferinos strolled forward at her leisure.
<“You committed the sin of challenging a king.”>
She stopped five steps away, pointing a single finger at my forehead. The moment she did, my entire body froze as though skewered in place.
<“By royal command.”>
Her command swiftly reshaped my flesh and spirit.
My body forgot how to resist, turning docile. My mind felt as if someone were smearing…