The Codex was half-written when Aiden suddenly felt his body become rigid.
He turned his head and, with difficulty, moved his eyes, only to see the fallen "Veronica" pointing a finger at him.
At the same time, a command echoed in his mind, "Apart from me, forbid all movement, forbid speech."
It was the power of "The Laws"—he realized that the killer wasn't only using the divine words of "proxy," but she could also use another set of divine words used by Deborah!
Clearly bound by the rule, the murderer had not immediately applied this rule to him to set a trap so that Aiden would accidentally harm Veronica. She had suffered for this mistake, and now she would not make it again.
Fortunately, when Aiden had followed the screams, he had already uttered the divine words of "retribution," and his domain was already open.
He looked in "Veronica's" direction, the idea alone was enough: "Torment!"
