Asher opened his eyes to the world as he felt his body stabilize. He had expected to find himself in the same four white-walled, cornered room he had seen so many times before, but this time he was wrong. It was different.
He appeared in what seemed to be a vast hall, grand, echoing, and filled with a faint hum of energy. All around him stood numerous other candidates, boys and girls roughly his age, though each varied in height, hair color, eye color, and overall physique. Their sheer number alone was overwhelming, easily entering the thousand with perfect ease.
Asher's senses expanded to their peak as he instinctively scanned his surroundings. Although his Omni Perception could not fully cover the immensity of the hall, that limitation did not mean his senses were useless. He could still feel the subtle shift in the air, the quiet clash of confidence and nervousness emanating from the others.
