Novels by OKI OGHENEFEJIRO, FAITH

At that moment, recognizing that he needed to act quickly before the demon decided to make its first move against them, Henry King leaned closer to the group and whispered urgently to everybody present, his voice low but carrying clearly in the tense silence of the room, “This is a prison lock, not the death gate that we initially thought we were dealing with. A prison lock operates on completely different principles than a standard barrier.”He continued explaining the tactical situation in hushed tones, making sure everyone understood what they were facing and what their options were. “Prison locks have to do with one fundamental weakness that we can exploit if we coordinate our efforts properly. If all of us literally channel our spiritual energy together in a concentrated effort to break the prison lock at its weakest structural point, it simply means that the entire barrier is going to disappear completely and we can literally escape from there without any further complications

At that moment, as Henry King stood there visibly thinking through various strategies and calculating potential escape routes from this nightmare scenario, his sharp analytical mind working overtime to find any possible solution, something suddenly clicked in his awareness and he literally recognized a crucial detail that had been nagging at the edges of his consciousness since the barrier first appeared.His eyes narrowed as he studied the black void where the doorway used to be, examining the spiritual signature and the way the darkness seemed to pulse with contained power, and then he knew with absolute certainty that this wasn't actually the standard prison-break style death gate that military awakeners were trained to identify and counteract during their tactical education.This was something far more sophisticated and dangerous - it was more like a prison yes, but specifically a territory, a designated domain that the monster had just marked and claimed as its own hunting ground

At that moment, upon seeing what just happened, how the monster literally deployed the death gate right in front of their eyes, Brown shook his head in complete disappointment and frustration, his shoulders sagging as the reality of their trapped situation hit him like a physical blow. With a low voice that carried the weight of a man who had just watched his only escape route vanish into nothingness, he said, “Oh no, we can't leave again. Nobody can leave this place again. Nobody can escape. It is a death gate.”The words hung in the air like a death sentence, each syllable confirming what they all feared but none of them wanted to acknowledge.Sebastian and William stood frozen in place, their faces showing that they couldn't process what they were witnessing either, both men visibly utterly shocked at this turn of events that had just sealed their fate. Their eyes were wide with the kind of terror that comes when someone realize they've walked into a trap with no way out, their b

They might even run away immediately and leave him to die as a distraction while they escaped to save their own worthless lives. And that realization forced King Henry to ask himself a fundamental question that cut through all his earlier romantic motivations and heroic posturing:Why should he risk his life, why should he sacrifice everything he had worked so hard to achieve, for a daughter who wasn't even his child? For a little girl who belonged to another man - a worthless commoner who had abandoned his own family when they needed him most?The bitter memory of Rose's earlier rejection came flooding back with painful clarity. Rose had literally embarrassed him in front of everybody just hours ago, publicly dismissing his marriage proposal and choosing to wait for her missing husband instead of accepting the protection and status that he could offer her.And now, after humiliating him so thoroughly, after rejecting everything he represented, Rose wanted him to sacrifice his life f

At that critical moment, as the crushing weight of their seemingly hopeless situation pressed down on him and Rose's desperate words of encouragement rang hollow in his ears, Brown made a calculated and ruthless decision that prioritized his own survival above all other considerations.The bitter realization crystallized in his mind with perfect clarity: the absolute best way for him to literally survive this nightmare scenario was for him to abandon the group immediately and run away as fast as his legs could possibly carry him, escaping from this death trap before the inevitable slaughter began.Brown's survival instincts had completely overridden any sense of honor, duty, or romantic obligation he might have felt just minutes earlier. He was absolutely not going to be the one who took the fall in this suicidal confrontation. He was not going to be the one who died a meaningless death just because of misguided love or some foolish desire to prove his worth to a woman who had never t

At that critical moment, as the full weight of their seemingly impossible situation pressed down on everyone present, Rose suddenly experienced a flash of hope as her panicked mind remembered a crucial detail she had temporarily overlooked in her terror.That was when Rose then recalled with renewed determination that Sebastian - a five-star Commander - was still present with their rescue team. This realization sent a surge of cautious optimism through her desperate calculations about their chances of survival and success.It had been widely established and communicated through military channels that Sebastian's official ranking and combat capabilities placed him significantly above Brown in terms of both authority and raw fighting power. Rose knew with reasonable confidence that Sebastian was demonstrably stronger than Brown when it came to official military hierarchy and documented combat achievements.Since Sebastian held superior rank compared to Brown, and since military rankin