Ascending higher and higher, Sato aimed to escape from the confines of Marcus' Deathly Dominion. He had already come to accept that victory would be impossible. It did not matter how strong his strikes were if they never reached their target.
However, it soon became apparent to him that something was very wrong. No matter how high he went, the surrounding twilight did not disappear and the mire beneath him did not seem to get any farther away.
"I already told you that you were not going to be getting away. This space has already been locked down. You won't be able to leave unless you beat me and deactivate this."
In his left hand, Marcus held out a complex magical device. There were several rotating octagonal plates around a magic core that had three small rotating amethros rings around it.
