The execution blade dropped toward Kegaku while Erebos held his ankle.
Ty reached the block first. He caught the rusted edge between both sickles, and the impact drove his feet through the platform boards. The blade kept descending. Its weight bent his elbows until one point entered the gap above his collarbone.
"Move him before this machine finishes cutting through me."
Erebos pulled Kegaku away from the block. The chains beneath the platform followed, tightening around his waist and living wrist. His neck curse drew a bright ring under his jaw.
The execution blade changed direction as Ty's weapons bent beneath it.
Its mounting arm turned over the block and followed Kegaku across the stone.
"Sadle marked the body before either name belonged to it."
Kegaku twisted onto his back. A chain crossed his throat and pressed the curse deeper into his skin.
