His women looked like they had been through a war, won it, and were very pleased with themselves.
[Ding!]
[All bonds confirmed.]
[The Bloodfather's family has been established.]
[Bloodfather class capabilities: Unlocking.]
[New Ability: Mark of the Bloodfather.]
[The mark is a physical manifestation of the bond and its primary conduit.]
The notifications sank behind his ribs and he filed the rest away for later, because in the same heartbeat, eighteen bodies on the moss ignited.
Light bloomed along every woman in the courtyard at once, crimson and vivid. The lattice that had been authoring itself beneath their skin for hours surfaced in a single bright pulse, and each woman lit from collarbones to hips in demonic script that burned against the evening air. Gasps rolled across the moss from women who had been bracing for a final wave of agony and received warmth instead.
[Ding!]
[You have endured.]
[The Bloodfather welcomes you to his family.]
