Chapter 83
Shocked silence fills the room, chains still wrapped around both of our wrists, half flat black, half dark gold.
"This can’t be? The favor of a true deity bound our agreement?" The Sect Master stammers.
"Can anyone explain?" I ask, looking down at our wrists. "Is this thing harmful?"
"As long as neither of you renege the deal, it’s completely safe." Elder Song reassures me. "There’s a few lingering effects though. You can’t kill someone you once had a divine binding with without incurring the wrath of the natural laws. And you can’t betray them either."
"All that for a few pills and a token?" I ask "That’s a bit much don’t you think?"
The chains have sunk most of the way into our arms now, leaving a Dragon and Sword tattoo. I wonder if that will fade or if I’m rocking in for life?
"It’s only supposed to happen between Deity level beings making a formal pact." The Sect Master says.
Oh, Fudge. The agreement must have invoked the protection of the Dragon Gods.
"You weren’t planning on double crossing me were you?" I ask softly.
"I mean, it did cross my mind, True Transmission tokens are quite precious. But I did decide to go through with it in the end" The Sect Master shrugs, thinking it no big deal, he does lead an evil sect after all. Getting shafted on your pay is fairly mundane level evil by any standard.
"I’m a Priestess on my home world, the fancy gown style robes I often wear instead of the Sect’s Taoist robes are my robes of office. I suspect your intention to betray your promise offended the God I follow."