The Blood Beam's Expansion.

While he seemed confident and mighty, deep down, Duke Humphrey was scared that Lord Hades would appear before him and stop all of this with a mere glance.

Even though the pendant was keeping his eyes and other scribes' eyes away from him, he was growing more and more antsy by the second.

Seconds went by and then minutes...Just like it seemed it was going to take a little bit more time than he anticipated, the blood array, saturated in sanguine fluid, began to convulse, a foreboding radiance seeping from its intricate lines!

The crimson gleam intensified, converging above into a monumental beam of luminescence before erupting into the ceiling!

Rumble Rumble!!!

The ceiling was smashed wide open and the beam continued its uninterrupted journey, breaking apart Duke Humphrey's mansion like it was made out of Legos!

"Hahaha! That's it!"