Ashley's instincts were screaming at her to escape, to fight and to do anything.
But her body refused to obey, held perfectly still by spatial manipulation she couldn't break.
Lyandra stepped forward, her black eyes finding Ashley's frozen face.
Then her hypnosis activated.
"Soul's Truth."
Ashley felt the skill crash into her mind like a tsunami, bypassing every defense she had, every technique she'd learned, every barrier she'd constructed.
Her Will Reinforcement might as well have been paper.
Her Mental Barriers crumbled instantly.
She tried to resist with everything she had, using every trick she'd learned in decades of SFD service.
But it accomplished absolutely nothing!
Lyandra's hypnosis was so far beyond her capabilities that resistance was meaningless.
Her consciousness went distant and heavy, control surrendering despite desperate attempts to maintain it.
The other officers fell even faster, lacking Ashley's training and experience.
