A life worse than death (a)

Elliot's gaze swept past the participants on stage, giving them a warning that they will be eating the last cake of their life if they dared to make even a single move. The other participants didn't dare to make a move as the ball in Elliot's hand could kill any one of them, and they didn't want to attract his ire, after all. Although it was shameful for them to silently follow the command of a magician in the magical realm, their pride, arrogance, and shame meant nothing compared to their life. They weren't willing to act out, just to lose their life as not only were they too young to die, but they believed that they would be able to teach Elliot a lesson after the ball of obliteration leaves his side.

After waning them, Elliot moved his gaze to the target of his craziness.

The targets of his black-gold gaze felt an overbearing pressure crashing down on their backs, and they felt horrified, suppressed, and intimidated to the point where their legs gave up.