"I choose option three, you ugly fuckers."
The reaction was immediate.
All twelve figures froze in place, and the golden chains wrapped around my body pulled tighter with sudden force, digging deep into my skin until I felt them break through.
Warm blood began to run down my arms, dripping slowly to the floor beneath me.
"A foolish decision," the voices answered together, their tone losing what little patience they had shown before.
"There is no one coming to save you. No god in this world has the strength to oppose what we are. You will—"
『 Oh my~ how rude of them to interrupt! 』
The creator's voice rang in my mind, clearer than it had ever been before, and I felt something change in the air around me in a way I could not see but could clearly sense.
『 Well then, dear~ since you agreed to my terms, let me give you a little gift. After all, I did promise help, didn't I? 』
'What are you—' I tried to speak, but the rest of the sentence never made it out.
Thump, thump, thump!
