Chapter 45 - Going To Do...

Lucas lay on his bed, the Dominion Grimoire now firmly gripped in his hand after he had retrieved it from his system inventory. The thick book, bound in pitch-black leather with glowing crimson engravings, felt cold in his hands, as if it harbored a power no ordinary human should possess.

[Well, well, a Crook daring to play with fire. Are you sure you can handle power of this magnitude, Host?]

"Shut up, System. I've gone too far to back out now," Lucas said firmly, though a faint tremor hinted at his unease.

He opened the first page of the Dominion Grimoire. There, inscribed in ancient runes, was a brief but clear instruction: "Write the target's name, stare into their eyes for ten seconds, and their body will fall completely under your control."

A pen materialized between the book's pages, sleek and unnaturally sharp. Lucas took it, his fingers tightening around it as if he were holding a dagger.