Originally, many of the viewers had only just stumbled into the late-night livestream, still half-asleep and confused by the chaos unfolding in the villa's living room.
The moment Shannon unleashed her signature move, everyone jolted awake like they had been hit by a bucket of ice water.
There came the familiar movement, chant, and face. Her skill, though, was on a whole new level.
Even the experienced fans, who had been through previous seasons and thought they had seen it all, couldn't help but express their awe.
Meanwhile, Shannon and the others wasted no time. They followed the mystic chains as they snapped forward, leading them all the way up to the third floor.
There, they found a door now tightly bound in layers of mystic chains. It was a child's bedroom, easily told from the soft pastel paint and toy ornaments hanging on the door.
"It's Cate's room!" Vance exclaimed, intending to dash into the room locked in mystic chains.
As soon as he made his move, Vincent and the crew members held him back. "Your daughter will be fine with Shannon here."
The livestream audience was thinking the same thing. If there really was something evil hiding in the villa, there was no way it could escape with all those mystic chains sealing off the room.
Whatever it was, it had nowhere left to run.
Just as Shannon stepped forward to open the door, Kai beat her to it.
"I'll do it," he said coolly, lifting his hand. With a sharp command, he aimed his palm at the door handle. "Open the way!"
Invisible supernatural energy surged forward like a blade, slicing through the lock with ease.
To those watching, both in person and through the livestream, it looked like he had just casually unlocked the door with a flick of his hand.
"Hm. Perhaps there's a reason Shannon exclusively gave him a talisman to hide his power. He's not to be underestimated."
"Anyone who's watched Season Three would know Kaiotic is impressive. I don't know how exactly, but he is."
Curled up on her princess bed, Caitlin sat quietly, surrounded by a cocoon of light. The same mystic chains crisscrossed around her; it wasn't to trap, but to protect.
Everything clicked into place. No wonder Shannon hadn't panicked the moment she realized this was Caitlin's room. From the start, her mystic chains had been shielding the child at the center of it.
"Hiding in the kid's room? That's low!"
Eddie, eager to prove himself, immediately tried to summon Freya to take over and act. Right then, Caitlin suddenly jolted and sprang off the bed with a flash of movement.
To everyone's shock, she passed right through the mystic chains and ran straight to the door. Then, she spread her arms wide, blocking the entrance, and cried, "Nobody can come in!"
Her voice quivered, but it was laced with stubbornness. "And nobody can hurt it!"
Everyone at the door, as well as the livestream audience, froze at the scene. Soon, they came to realize something.
All the strange occurrences in the Callaghans' home were tied to Caitlin, a five-year-old girl.
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