Adam stood at the edge of the chasm, facing downward. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was, in fact, pounding in nervousness.
He inhaled deeply, then asked the hermit standing beside him, "Sect Leader, what do you see?"
Even the Sect Leader of the Shadow Sect, a Mana Core Magus who had lived close to a thousand years, couldn't help but feel his heart gripped by dread as he stood by the edge.
It was a fear more primal than anything he'd ever felt before.
The oldest and most dreadful fear known to man…
The fear of the unknown.
And as he gazed into the tenebrous valley beneath him, that fear only deepened. It served as a silent warning that whatever awaited him inside would change him forever.
He turned to the blindfolded youth and intently looked at him. The hermit could tell that the youth was deeply afraid, yet still he chose to proceed forward.
