His words sent a visible ripple of fury through Zynaria. Her crimson pupils sharpened into slits, her body stiffening with unrestrained ire. To compare a proud Kaelzar with mere machines, to soulless androids... it was the gravest of insults.
Her lips curled into a sneer. The living metal chains suddenly convulsed, tightening like a constricting vice. In an instant, their smooth surface morphed into jagged thorns of gleaming steel that erupted from their links, burying themselves into the captive's flesh.
A strangled scream tore from his throat as fresh pain surged through his veins. But Zynaria wasn't finished.
A crackling hum filled the air, the very atmosphere vibrating with lethal energy. Bolts of raw electricity surged through the chains, crawling over the blood clan member's body like a thousand stinging needles.
His muscles spasmed uncontrollably, his breath turning into choked gasps as his arrogant defiance melted into sheer agony.
