Out of thin air, a chain materialized, coiling tightly around Desmond's body and sapping his energy. He keenly observed the onlookers, noting the expressions of disgust etched across their faces. Diana and Elizabeth, overwhelmed by the sight, sank to their knees.
An alert echoed within the recesses of Desmond's mind, as the system detected an unknown energy attempting to invade his body.
[A foreign energy is attempting to breach the host's body.]
[Eliminate? Y/N]
"Stay still, boy," commanded Weston, his imposing figure looming over Desmond, his gaze piercing down upon him.
"I have a question," Desmond calmly interjected, despite being surrounded and subjected to humiliation. "Where is my sister?"
The chains constricted his body, but his hands and feet retained their freedom of movement. The students surrounding him stared, transfixed, as though he were a captured beast.
