Chapter 63 [Trust Issues 2]

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Chapter 63 [Trust Issues 2]

[Evelyn's POV]

"What is this place?" My eyes open up wide as I see the starry sky above my head and the white marble floor beneath our feet. The land stretched across as much as the sky did, and the more I tried to see the horizon, the farther it seemed to reach.

Turning around, I saw that the gate where we came from no longer existed. My heart sank with each passing moment, wondering what our next step should be. It was as if we were thrown from a gloomy place to an oblivious one. An ominous feeling rose in my heart as I stood there.

"Welcome Travelers."

Though, as if waiting for us, a voice resonated in our brain, making us look around, trying to figure out where it came from. The voice was melodious, with a metallic note in it. It didn't seem human, but for some reason, it felt all too familiar.

"Who is it?" I questioned as I turned around in circles, trying to locate where the voice came from, but nothing was present as far as I could see.

"I see that 4 have come this time. You must be confused about what is going on, but do not worry. For I shall explain the rules of the trials to you before diving you deeper into it."

The melodious voice continued ringing in our ears, while the 4 of us stood there waiting there. Cautiousness coloured our faces while we wondered what exactly was going on. -RRRRRRR!!!!

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Slowly and slowly 10 gates, similar to the one which we came from, appeared all around us. The gates were positioned around us in a circle, each of them being more odd than the other.

"These are the 10 gates of Equi, which were meant to test the might of the mortals. It is to prove their worth in front of the Goddess of Balance and earn her blessing."

"You die. There is nothing more to it than that."

The answer was bone chilling, but looking at the expression of those three, it seemed like they already expected that much.

"Now to explain the 10 Trials. Each trial is focused on a single aspect of nature. Starting from left we got, Strength, Speed, Wisdom, Light Mana, Dark Mana, Mana Control, Defence, Skills, Endurance and the final trial that tests everything at once."

"Light mana and Dark Mana?" Oriel was shocked, and so were we. How can one person use both powers at once? Doesn't that make this challenge impossible?

"You don't have to use a different mana. Two can take a test, while one does nothing and the other completes it. Though the difficulty increases depending upon the number of people who take it."

'So he was asking us to work together?' I thought as I looked at the Dark Mage

"Impossible," Oriel spoke with disgust as he looked at the Dark Mage. His eyes turned to the gate with the Light Magic.

"I guess. There isn't much left to talk about," the Dark Mage spoke as he moved towards the Dark Magic Gate.

'Ah! So we have decided to get out of here. It's a waste, but I can understand..' I thought as I began moving towards Oriel who had reached the light magic gate. I guess we three will be taking the test together. Though I wonder if Oriel is powerful enough to take all of us out of here. The difficulty does increase by 3 folds.

And the answer to it was given by Oriel's next sentence

"I will be taking the Trial. Alone," he spoke as he moved into the gate without even giving a second look to me.

"Huh?" And I stood there blankly looking at the gate where Oriel left through.