What's Buried There? (1)

The air turned chillier for some reason, drained of any prospects of hope as Actuass arrived, and compelled the five contenders not to move. The hazel gleam behind his mask shimmered as the souls continues to fall, and were fed into the intricate symbol below.

From here, the masked man dared not let his attention be stolen by anything else, as when he had extracted the souls of those who had given enough authority to their Control Seals.

There were stragglers who resisted, most of which either survived because they were simply that strong; such as Incandescent Stage experts, and some who were exempted because perhaps while not as strong, they had given less power to the Control Seal by refraining from entertaining whatever else the Royale offered besides the consistent transportation.