"Seiya, don't worry. No matter what happens, your big sister will protect you."
Seeing Seiya lost in thought, Lybia suddenly reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder, speaking gently.
Dark God Beldar was the supreme god of the Dark Territory. According to the game's settings, the residents of the Dark Territory were unable to disobey his commands.
Much like the "Taboo Index" in the Human Realm, the Dark Territory had "absolute obedience to the strong."
Once someone disobeyed this directive or harbored thoughts of rebellion, a code such as Code 871 would appear in their right eye, causing them to suffer intense pain. It was therefore also known as the "Right Eye Seal."
Of course, such code restrictions only applied to the native residents of UW. They had no effect on players like Seiya and Kirito.
However, to avoid alerting the enemy, Seiya naturally would not step forward and defy Dark God Beldar's orders. Instead, like everyone else, he pretended to be bound by the code of "absolute obedience to the strong" and headed to the Dark Castle with the others.
When Seiya and Shasta led the Dark Knight Order to the castle, they also saw the Ten Lords of the Dark Territory, who had brought their clansmen and guild members there.
When the people present met one another, none of their expressions looked pleasant. Iskhan, who had always been especially unruly, wore a thoroughly displeased look as he said, "What bullshit Dark God? Just one sentence from him, and we have to obediently gather here!"
Iskhan was not the only one in a bad mood. Quite a few of the other Ten Lords of the Dark Territory also looked grim.
The Dark Territory had originally had no king. The ten of them, as feudal lords, had been