by Matt Harris
Curses,-obullets,-ofists,-oshield,-oswords-oand-olegs-omoved-oat-olighting-ospeed,-oattacking-oall-oaround-othe-omonster-owithout-oceasing-ofor-oa-osecond,-obe-oit-oin-ofront,-obehind,-obelow-oor-oabove!
When-othe-obeing-ois-oabout-oto-obe-odefeated,-ononchalant-owords-ocame-oout-ofrom-oit.-oIts-obody-ocreaking-oas-oif-oit-ofelt-oit-owas-oabout-oto-odisperse.
"Then-oyou-oshall-opass"-oAs-oit-odisappears,-oa-onew-ofloor-oappears-oin-ofront-oof-ous.-oHeaviness-osurround-omy-owhole-obody,-oand-owithout-othinking-ofor-oa-osecond,-oI-ofall-oto-othe-ofloor,-osprawling-omy-owhole-obody.
"What-owas-othat?"-oAsks-oVladi-owhile-ogoing-onear-ome
"Something-onew-oI-ojust-olearnt…-obut-oI-odon't-othink-oI-ocan-owithstand-oit-olong-oenough…"-oI-osay-owhile-oon-othe-oground,-otrying-oto-orecover-omyself-ofrom-omy-oscreaming-omuscles.-oMy-ostamina-owas-oin-othe-ored-olong-oago.
"But,-owhy-odid-oyou-orush?"
"Well,-oI-odon't-oknow,-oI-ofelt-othat-oI-oenjoyed-othe-ofight-oand-owanted-oto-obe-oset-oloose-oin-oit.-oAfter-oall,-owe-oshould-oenjoy-oto-othe-ofullest-obattles-olike-othese-oas-othey-odon't-ocome-ooften.-oAlso,-oI-ohad-oa-obad-ofeeling-othat-osomething-obad-owould-ohappen-oif-owe-odragged-oit-oanymore"-oI-osay-owith-oa-otired-osmile-oas-omy-ostrength-ois-oslowly-ocoming-oto-ome-oagain.
At-othis,-oshe-osmiles-oand-ohelps-ome-oto-ostand-oagain,-oand-osays-o"You-ohave-oto-otell-ous-obeforehand,-oif-oyou-ojust-ogo-oby-oyourself-othen-owe-owill-oworry-oabout-oyou"
"I-owill"-oI-osay-owhile-olooking-oat-oher-oeyes-oand-othen-omy-ofriends,-othey-oseem-odepleted-otoo,-oas-oif-othey-oreleased-oall-othe-opent-up-ofeelings-oinside-oof-othem.
"If-oyou-odragged-othat-obattle,-oyou-oall-owould-ohave-odied"-oSays-oDei-ofrom-onowhere.
"Huh?-oHow-ocome?"-oAsks-oIsa
"That-obeing-ogets-ostronger-oas-otime-opasses-oas-othe-oelements-oit-ouses-ostart-ogrowing-ochaotically"
"Like-oLight-oand-oDark?"-oI-oask-ocuriously.-oWhenever-oI-oused-othose-otwo-oelements-otogether,-oI-ofelt-othey-orevolved-oin-oan-oever-increasing-oloop-owith-ono-ocontrol.
"Yes,-othus,-oif-oyou-oexpected-oit-oto-obecome-oweaker,-othen-oit-owould-ohave-obeen-oyour-odoom"
"A-oplace-owhere-owe-ohad-oto-ocontain-oourselves-oand-oa-oplace-owhere-owe-ohad-oto-olet-oourselves-oloose…"-oI-othought-oout-oloud-owhile-ostroking-omy-ochin.
"…"-oDei-ojust-ostays-osilent-oat-omy-oremark
'What-ois-owaiting-ofor-ous-oin-othat-othird-ofloor?'-oMy-ovision-ofalls-oon-othe-onext-ofloor,-ocontemplating-oseriously-oof-owhat's-oto-ocome.
"Well,-olet's-orest-oand-oeat,-oI-oam-ohungry-ofrom-othat-obattle"-oSays-oZorith-ounfazed-oas-ohe-osits-odown.-oWhile-ohis-odeadpan-oexpressions-osaid-ootherwise,-ohis-oeyes-owere-oshouting-othat-ohe-owas-ohungry.
"And-owhat-owas-othat,-othe-otwo-oof-oyou-ogoing-oforward-oas-oif-oprepared-ofor-obattle-owith-opremeditated-oanswers~"-oAsks-oArksen,-olaughing-oat-othe-obehavior-oof-othem-obefore-othe-obattle.
"I-odon't-oreally-oknow,-oit-owas-oas-oif-othe-owords-oflowed-oby-othemselves"-oI-ojust-oanswer-oas-oI-osit-oto-ocook.
"Hmm,-owell-oI-ofelt-oif-ono-oone-ohad-oanswered-othen-owe-owould-ohave-o'lost'"-oSays-oIsa,-oa-othoughtful-oexpression-ocrosses-oher-oface,-oomitting-othat-oshe-owas-oabout-oto-otalk-otoo-oat-othose-omoments.
"Yup~"-oSays-oPeko,-ohappy-oabout-othe-ofood-ofinally-obeing-obrought-oout.
As-owe-ofinish-oeating-oand-oresting,-owe-omove-oforward,-oand-oa-omessage-oappears-oagain
Probation-oZone-ocompleted!
You-ohave-ofinished-othe-oElemental-oZone!
'Seems-othis-ozone-ois-oover'-oI-othought-owhile-owe-oare-ogoing-oon-othe-ostaircase
As-owe-ogot-oto-othe-onext-ofloor,-oanother-onotification-ocame-oin.
You-ohave-oentered-othe-oPainless-oZone!
You-ohave-oentered-othe-oProbation-oZone!
'Huh?-oThe-oprobation-ozone-ocame-oinstantly?'-oSurprise-oshows-oin-oour-oface,-oas-owe-olook-oat-oeach-oother-opuzzledly.
Then-oI-osee-osomething-ocoming-oat-ome-oat-ohigh-ospeed-oand-oI-obarely-oblock-oin-otime.-oA-osmall-ocut-oappeared-oon-ome,-obut-oI-odidn't-ofeel-oanything.-oIt-oseems-oeveryone-owas-ocaught-ooff-oguard-oat-othe-osudden-oattack,-oas-owe-odidn't-ofeel-oanything-ocoming!
I-otry-oto-olook-oat-omy-ohealth-obar-oand-oI-onoticed-othat-oit-oisn't-othere!-oit-odisappeared!
"Boy,-obe-oextra-ocareful-ohere"-oSays-oDei-owith-othe-otip-oof-othe-oday.
"Okay"-oI-osay-owhile-oconcentrating-owhere-othe-oattack-ocame-ofrom-oand-oI-osee-oa-ocreature-ocoming-oat-ous.-oit-oseems-oto-obe-oa-owind-oelemental-oone
Then-oappears-oa-oneutral-ocreature-othat-ohas-odaggers-oand-oanother-owith-oa-obroadsword…
'They-oare-ostarting-oto-otake-oour-oshape?'-oI-othought-ocrosses-omy-omind,-oas-ogoosebumps-orise-oon-omy-obody-oas-oif-ofeeling-oa-ocold-obreeze.
At-othe-oattacks-oof-oour-onew-oenhanced-oenemies-owe-ohad-oto-okeep-oa-olook-oon-oour-ostrength-oif-owe-ostart-oto-oweaken-osuddenly-oit-ois-obecause-owe-oare-oat-oour-olimits…-oor-oalready-ogoing-oover-othem.
Who-ocould-ohave-othought-othat-onot-ofeeling-opain-owould-obe-othis-odisadvantageous?-oEven-omore-owhen-oour-ohealth-obar-odoesn't-oshow-oup!
Sometimes-omy-oElemental-oEnhancing-ogoes-owild-oand-oI-oget-opressured-oby-omy-oown-opower,-oso-oI-ostart-ofocusing-oin-ocontrol-omore-othan-ooutput,-oelemental-oblending-ois-oa-ono-ogo-oas-othe-ostrains-oare-otoo-omuch,-oeven-omore-onow-othat-oI-ocan't-onotice-othem.-oCarefully-ocontrolling-oevery-oshred-oof-opower-othat-oI-oinfuse-ointo-omy-ocharacter,-omy-omanipulation-obecomes-obetter-oand-obetter,-ofeeling-ohow-ominute-ochanges-ocreates-ogreat-odifferences.
We-onotice-othat-othis-ozone-ois-obigger-othan-othe-oprevious-oones.-oNow-othat-oI-othink-oabout-oit,-othe-oElemental-ozone-owas-obigger-othan-othe-oneutral-ozone…-oso-othis-omeans-othey-oare-ojust-ogoing-oto-oincrease-oin-olength-oand-odifficulty?-oThe-ospace-ohas-obecome-owider-otoo,-oas-oif-owe-oare-oin-oa-odifferent-odimension-ofrom-othe-oEarth-orealm-oaltogether.
"Arksen-oand-oZorith-odon't-opush-oit,-ofall-oback!"-oI-oorder-osometimes-owhen-oI-osee-omy-ofriends-ogoing-owild;-oeven-oI-ohad-oto-obe-ostopped-osometimes,-oas-othe-ofeelings-ofrom-othe-oprevious-ofloor-owas-ostill-ofresh.
The-ogirls-owere-omore-oprudent-oin-othis-ooccasion-othan-ous,-obut-oeven-oso,-oIsa-ois-oto-obe-owary-ooff,-oas-oshe-ois-oa-ofront-oliner.-oAny-omistake-oin-oher-ocontrol-oover-oher-ostamina-oor-ohealth-owould-obring-oserious-oconsequences-oin-oher-odefensive-ocapabilities.
Peko-ostarted-odoing-oAoE-ocurses-oand-ohelping-ous-ousing-omagic-oagainst-othe-oelemental-oones.-oVying-ofor-ocontrol-oover-odamage-oto-okeep-othe-opace-oof-othe-obattle-oin-oour-ofavor.
A-ocouple-oof-oweeks-ohas-ogone-opass,-oexhaustion-owas-oclear-oon-ous,-oit-ohas-obeen-oa-ofew-omonths-osince-owe-ocame-oinside-othe-odungeon.-oMaybe-oif-owe-oare-ohigher-oleveled-oand-ostronger-oit-owouldn't-obe-othis-omuch,-oafter-oall,-oMasters-ocome-ohere-oto-otest-othemselves…-oand-owe-oare-oIntermediate-onear-oAdvanced-oat-omost.
"Usually-othe-omonsters-ohere-oadapt-oto-othe-operson-othat-ocomes,-obut-oyou-oare-oweaker-othan-othe-olowest-oleveled-oones,-othat's-owhy-othey-oare-oslowly-ogrowing-owith-oyou"-oSays-oDei,-oit-ofelt-oas-oif-ohe-owas-olooking-odown-oon-ous,-obut-oall-owe-ocould-odo-owas-osmile-obitterly-oa-ohe-ois-oright.-o
"So-othat's-owhy…-oand-owhat-olevel-odoes-oa-omaster-ocome-oto-othis-oplace?"-oI-oask-oto-omy-oscabbarded-ocompanion
"I-odon't-oknow,-obut-othe-oprevious-otime-oI-ocame-ohere,-omy-owielder-owas-oover-olevel-o500"
Over-olevel-o500…-oand-owe-oare-obarely-oover-othe-ohalf-oof-othat!
"So-othat's-owhat-oit-omeans-oa-oDungeon-owhere-oa-oMaster-ocome-oto-otest-otheir-oskills…"
"Yes,-obut-othere-ois-oanother-othing-ohere…-owell,-oyou-owill-ofind-oout-osoon"-oSays-oDei-obefore-oreturning-oto-oits-osilent-ostate-oagain.
Thus,-owe-ocontinued-oour-ojourney,-oeven-owhen-owe-ologged-oout-oor-orested,-owe-oare-oalways-oaware-oat-oour-obodies'-oconditions.
Continuing-owalking-oforward,-oit-owas-oa-omatter-oof-otime-ountil-owe-oreached-o
the-olast-opart-oof-othis-ofloor.-oAs-oif-owaiting-ofor-ous,-oa-ofew-ocreatures-owere-ostanding-oorderly-oin-ofront,-oguarding-othe-oplace-owhich-osupposedly-owas-othe-onext-ofloor.
"Are-oyou-oaware-oof-oyourself?"-oAsks-othe-ocreature-owith-oa-oslight-oshape-oof-oArksen
"After-othis,-oof-ocourse-oI-oam!"-oAnswers-omy-ofriend-ochallengingly.
"But-ocan-oyou-ofeel-owhat-oyour-obody-ofeels?"-oAsks-oanother-owith-oVladi's-olooks
"Pain-ois-onot-oeverything"-oShe-oanswers-osimply-owith-oher-oguns-oout,-oready-oto-ofire-othem-oat-oa-omoment-onotice.
"And-owhat-ois-oit-othat-oyou-owant-oto-ofeel?"-oAsks-othe-ocreature-owith-oIsa's-orough-oshape.-oA-ohuge-oshield-owas-obesides-oit…-oso-othey-oimitate-oour-oweapons-otoo.
"Whatever-oI-owant"-oShe-osays-oin-oher-onatural-otyrant-ovoice.
"Then-otry-oto-ofinish-othis,-oand-oyou-owill-obe-ogiven-owhat-oyou-owant-oto-ofeel"
Say-othe-ocreatures-owhile-oadapting-oa-oformation,-osomething-olike-oa-osmirk-oshows-oon-otheir-oface-oand-ostart-oattacking-ous.
Ze-ocreature-oLevel:-o330
Health:-o400.000
Mana:-o100.000
They-ohave-othe-osame-ohealth-oand-omana-oas-othe-oprevious-oboss,-obut-othis-otime-othey-oare-o6,-othe-osame-oamount-oas-ous,-obut-othey-odon't-ohave-oour-oabilities-oand-oare-okind-oof-oclumsy-oas-othey-oseem-oyet-oto-obe-ocompleted.-o
We-opicked-odifferent-oopponents,-oZorith-oas-ohe-ois-othe-oheavy-ohitter-ostarted-osmashing-oIsa's-ocopycat-oaway-oand-owe-ostarted-oseparating-oourselves,-ofighting-oagainst-othem-owhile-otaking-ocare-onot-oto-obe-odamaged-oas-omuch
I-ostart-ousing-omy-oDark-oEnhancement-oalong-owith-omy-oDark-oCoat-oagainst-oVl's-oprojectiles-oand-ofended-oagainst-oPe's-osneak-oattacks…-osounds-oweird-owhen-oI-ospeak-oabout-othem-olike-othat…
Hard-oclashes-osounded,-othey-owere-oslowly-oadapting-oout-ous,-oas-oif-otheir-ofigures-obecame-oclearer-oand-omore-osculpted.-oSimilar-osounds-oechoed-oaround-othe-owhole-osurroundings,-obarely-ostanding-oour-oground-oagainst-ophysical-oand-omagical-ostronger-oversion-othat-oourselves.-oIf-oit-owasn't-othat-oour-oskills-ohad-oimproved,-owe-owould-ohave-obeen-odoomed!
Fighting-oblindly-oand-onot-obeing-oable-oto-ofocus-oon-oour-obodies-oanymore,-owe-oknew-owe-ohad-oto-ogo-oall-oout.-oWith-ocareful-omanipulation,-owe-ostarted-oexceeding-oour-olimits-oto-ostriker-oharder-oand-oharder,-okilling-oour-oenemies-oas-oswiftly-oas-opossible!
One-oof-omy-oarms-owas-olimp,-oand-omy-obreath-owas-oragged,-obut-owe-ofinally-omanaged-oto-odefeat-omost-oof-othem.-oOnly-oZorith's-oand-omine-owas-ostill-ostanding-oin-opoor-oconditions.-oWe-owere-ogetting-oready-oto-okeep-ofighting-oas-othey-oopened-otheir-omouth-oand-osay,
"Shall-othe-oDeath-oLord-oand-othe-oElemental-oWarrior-oproceed-oalong-owith-otheir-ocompanions"-oAnd-othey-odisappeared…-owhy-odo-oevery-oone-oof-othem-odisappear-obefore-odefeating-othem-ocompletely?-oDamned-obastards…
At-othis,-owe-otiredly-ohit-othe-ofloor,-oour-obodies-ofeel-oheavy-oand-oour-obreath-ois-ogoing-owild.-oWe-ocouldn't-ocontrol-oit-oas-owe-ofelt-othat-oour-olungs-owere-opunctured.
Being-othe-ofirst-oto-orecover-ofrom-osuch-ocondition,-oI-omake-oa-opot-oand-ostart-ocooking-oto-orevitalize-oourselves.
"It-owould-obe-obetter-oto-oproceed-oand-orest-oin-othe-ostaircase,-owe-omight-oget-oour-obars-oback"-oI-opropose-oas-owe-ofinish-oeating.
Everyone-onods-oand-owe-owalk-oto-othe-ostairs.-oThen,-oanother-omessage-ocomes-owith-oa-osudden-ofeeling-oof-opain-othat-ogoes-othrough-oour-obodies.
Probation-oZone-ocompleted!
You-ohave-ofinished-othe-oPainless-oZone!
"Ugh"-oA-ogrowl-ocame-ofrom-omy-omouth-oas-oall-othe-ostack-up-opain-ocame.-oOur-oStamina-oand-oHealth-obar-ofinally-oshow-oup,-othough-oin-odeplorable-oconditions.
"Agh,-othat-ohurts!-oAnd-oit-oseems-owe-oreceived-omore-odamage-oand-ofatigue-othan-owe-oexpected!"-oSays-oArksen-owhile-oslowly-omoving-ohis-obody.
"Let's-orest-ofor-otoday"-oI-ofinish-osaying-owhile-olooking-oat-oZorith-oand-oPeko-oin-oa-opoor-oshape-oalong-owith-oall-oof-ous.
"What-odo-oyou-oguys-othink-owill-ohappen-onext?"-oAsks-oVladi.
"I-odon't-oknow,-obut-othere-ois-oa…-ohollow-ofeeling-oin-othe-onext-oroom"-oAnswers-oPeko-oas-oshe-olooks-oforward.
"Maybe-oit-owould-obe-obetter-oto-ogo-otomorrow"-oI-osay,-oas-othe-onegative-oeffects-oaren't-ogoing-oaway,-oand-oI-othink-othey-owon't-ofor-oa-owhile.
"That-owould-obe-ofor-othe-obest"-oSays-oZorith-oin-oa-oserious-ovoice-owhile-ogazing-othe-onext-ofloor.
Then-owe-osay-oour-ogoodnight-oand-oI-ologged-ooff.
At-othe-onext-oday-oin-oHidden-oWorld,-owe-oreached-othe-onext-ofloor-oand-oa-osurprising-onotification-ocame-oin.
You-ohave-oentered-othe-oEmpty-oZone!
You-ohave-oentered-othe-oProbation-oZone!
Cannot-oescape-othe-oarea-ountil-oit's-ocompleted
You-ocan-onow-oexit-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes
###-oChapter-o26-o--oChapter-o10.-oThe-oWishes.-o(Part-o3)
'Again…'I-othink-obitterly-oas-oI-owatched-othe-osame-onotification-owith-othe-oProbation-oZone.-oBut-othen,-oa-osurprising-obit-ois-oadded-oto-oit.-oI-ofeel-omy-oeyes-oopening-owide-oat-othe-ooption-oof-obeing-oable-oto-oexit-othe-odungeon.-o'Maybe-oit's-oa-otrap'-oI-othink-osuspiciously-oand-ostarts-otalking-oto-othe-oothers.
And-ono-osound-ocame-oout.-oI-orealized-othat-ohere-owas-onothing-oin-ofront-oof-ous-oand-oI-opanicked-oas-oI-olooked-oto-omy-oside,-olooking-ofor-omy-ofriends.
'Emptiness…'-oI-olook-oaround-olooking-ofor-omy-ofriends-oand-othey-oaren't-othere!
'What-othe…'-oChills-orun-odown-omy-ospine.-oI-obreath-odeeply-oto-ocalm-omyself.
I-ocould-ofeel-ohow-othat-ohollow-oplace-ocame-oback-ofor-ome,-oas-oif-oit-owould-onever-olet-ome-ogo…
It's-onot-oas-oif-osomething-owill-oappear-osuddenly,-omost-olikely,-oone-owished-ofor-osomething-oto-oappear,-oto-osee,-oto-ohear,-oto-ofeel…-osomething,-oanything!
'This-ois-obringing-osome-ounpleasant-omemories'-oI-othink-obitterly-oas-oI-oknew-othat-ono-omatter-ohow-ohard-oI-oshout,-oI-owouldn't-ohear-oit,-oor-obe-oheard.
I-ojust-ostart-owalking-oforward.-oThis-otime-oI-ostart-obecoming-oaware-oof-omy-obody-oin-othis-oempty-ospace,-otrying-oto-ofeel-othe-omost-oof-oit-othrough-ominute-omovements.-oI-onoticed-othat-oit-odidn't-omatter-owhere-oI-ogo,-oit-oseems-othere-oisn't-oa-odirect-oroute,-oso-oI-otried-owalking-oforward-oas-ono-osound-ois-omade-ofrom-omy-osteps.
'This-ois-otruly-oa-odangerous-oZone…'-oI-othought-oto-omyself-owhile-oshivering.
Being-o'Painless'-ois-osomething-obut-ofeeling-onothing-ois-oanother,-oeven-omore-owhen-oyou-oare-oin-oan-oempty-ospace.-oI-odidn't-ofeel-othe-opresence-oof-oair,-oI-ofelt-othat-omy-ocharacter-owas-obreathing-oby-oinertia.-oAt-oleast-oI-ocould-ofeel-osomething-olike-oground-oto-obe-ostepping-oon-oit,-oand-oI-odesperately-oconcentrate-oon-oit,-othinking-othat-oit-omight-ogo-oaway-oat-oany-omoment.
I-owalked-oand-owalked,-othe-ospace-oseems-oboundless-oand-onever-ending.
As-omy-othoughts-oare-ogoing-oastray,-oI-oalso-oremembered-othat-otime…-oit-owas-ohollow,-otoo…
Sadness,-oanxiety-oand-ofear-oflooded-omy-oconsciousness,-omy-osteps-owavering-oas-othe-oground-odidn't-ofeel-oso-oreal-oanymore,-oas-oif-oI-owould-ostart-ofalling-oat-oany-omoment.
I-oclose-omy-oeyes,-odesperately-otrying-oto-oget-oaway-ofrom-othose-othoughts.-oFor-oa-oway-ofor-ome-oto-oescape.-oThen,-oI-oremembered-othe-ooption-oof-obeing-oable-oto-oget-oout-oof-ohere,-oI-oreach-oout-oquick,-olike-oa-oman-othat-ohas-ofound-oan-ooasis-oin-oa-odesert.
Do-oyou-owish-oto-oget-oout-oof-othe-oDungeon-oof-oWishes?
Yes/No.
I-oknew-othat-oif-oI-otalked-onow,-oI-owould-obe-oheard.-oI-oknew-oif-oI-otalked-onow,-oI-owould-obe-otaken-oout-oof-othis-oplace,-oof-othis-onightmare.-oI-oknew-othat-othat-oif-oI-osay-oYes,-ofreedom-owould-ocome-oto-ome!
My-ohand-oreaches-oout-ofor-othe-ooption,-oas-oI-oopen-omy-omouth-oto-otalk.-oAnd-othen…
'STOP!'-oFeeling-omy-oconsciousness-oscream-oat-ome,-oI-ofinally.-oWatching-othe-otemptat
ion-oin-ofront-oof-ome,-omy-oticket-ofor-orelease.-o
I-oclose-omy-oeyes,-oI-ostart-oremembering-owhy-oI-owas-ohere,-owhy-oWE-ocame-ohere.-oWe-ocan't-ostop-ohere!-oI…-ocan't-ostop-ohere!
I-oopen-omy-oeyes,-ofurious-oas-oI-owatch-othe-omessage-oin-ofront-oof-ome.-oRage-owelling-oup-oin-omy-ochest-oas-oI-ofelt-othe-oground-osolidifying-oagain,-omy-oback-ostraightening.-oThen-othat-orage-ochanged-oto-oresolution-oand-oI-oshouted.
"NO!"-oEven-oif-oit-owasn't-oheard-oin-othe-ospace,-oI-ocould-ohear-oit!
My-ovoice-owould-onever-obe-osilent.-oMy-oaction-owould-onever-ofall-oin-onothing!
I-ostart-owalking-oforward,-onot-ostopping-oat-oall.-oCreating-omy-oown-oroad,-omy-owill-oconnecting-owith-omy-ofriends-othat-ohave-obeen-ogoing-othrough-osimilar-oordeals-olike-omine.-oI-ohave-othem,-oand-othey-ohave-ome.-oAll-oof-ous-oare-owaiting-ofor-oeach-oother,-oso-oI-ocan't-olet-othem-owait-oanymore!
A-oroad-othat-owill-oconnect-ome-owith-othem,-oa-oroad-othat-owe-owill-obe-otogether!
Finally,-oa-oroad-othat-oconnect-oto-ome!
Soon-oafter-oI-othought-oof-othat,-osomeone-oappeared.-oI-ocouldn't-odistinguish-oit,-oas-oI-oeven-ofelt-omy-ovision-oimpaired,-obut-oit-ojust-osaid
"Is-owhat-oyou-ofear-onot-owhat-oyou-otruly-ofear?"
'Maybe'-oI-otell-othe-oblurred-ofigure-oin-ofront-oof-ome
"Then-owhy-oshould-oyou-opass?"
'Because-othey-oare-owaiting-ofor-ome'
"Is-othat-oenough?"
"No…-obut-oI-ocan't-olet-omyself-owait-oanymore,-otoo"-oI-osmile-oat-othe-ofigure-oas-oI-osay-othat.
"Then-oyou-oshall-opass"-oSays-othe-ofigure-owhile-odisappearing-oand-oI-ofell-oto-othe-oground
Probation-oZone-ocompleted!
You-ohave-ofinished-othe-oEmpty-oZone!
A…-oHA…
AR…A…
"Ardha!"-oShouts-oa-ofemale-ovoice-oand-owakes-ome-oup-ofrom-omy-oreverie-oon-othe-oground.
'Where-oam-oI?'-oI-oask-oinside-omy-ohead.
"You-ookay?"-oComes-oanother-oworried-ovoice-oand-oI-oopened-omy-oeyes.
It-ois-othem,-omy-ofriends.
"You-otook-oyour-otime,-oI-owas-oabout-oto-olog-oout-oand-ogo-olook-ofor-oyou-oat-oyour-ohouse"-oSays-oArksen-orelieved-ofor-osome-oreason.
