"Let's just take a quick visit!" I beg.

  "No Caleb, I told it's dangerous." Cole tells me.

  "So you've been here before?" Hilt scoffs.

  "No... I-" Hilt cuts Cole off.

  "We can go in then!" Hilt says.

  We stand in front of the tower of mirrors. It's shaped like a wizard's tower, but much rger. Hilt walks in first, she'll do anything to go against Cole. It's kind of funny, like an old couple that fights all the time. The only difference is, Hilt's only goal here is to kill Cole. I follow behind Hilt, Pyra and Teir follow me. Cole stutters for a second before walking into the tower.

  Inside of the tower is a rge staircase. The walls are full of mirrors, each one having different effects. One of them would g behind your movements while another would make you look rger. We climb up the stairs for a few minutes. It doesn't look like we've left the ground compared to how much we have left.

  "Let's just go back down." Cole compins.

  "Stop being a baby." Pyra jokes.

  "You don't understand! We're in danger here." Cole says.

  Hilt rolls her eyes and walks a little faster than before. Cole speeds up and gets in front of me.

  "Caleb, you have to listen to me!" Cole tells me.

  "It'll only be a few minutes. We'll be fine Cole." I tell him.

  I walk past him and catch up to Hilt. It's fun to see all the different types of mirrors. Although, some of them fell off. One of my reflections is just standing there. It doesn't follow along with me. Another on just smiles at me. It still acts like a mirror, but there's something off with it's smile.

  We're about halfway up the tower. There's a small ptform directly in the middle. There's a rge mirror on the ptform. It's the only normal mirror in this entire pce. I walk over to the mirror. I've gained quite a few scars recently, a few on my arms but one distinct one on my face. It's just a small cut on my cheek, but I really sell the adventurer type now. My eyes have also grown brighter than before. I must've gained more mana recently.

  "Can we go back now! We're in danger here." Cole whines.

  "Come on Cole! You're clearly over reacting! We're halfway up and nothings happened to us." Pyra sighs, "If you're so worried then just go back. We're having fun."

  "I won't leave you guys here, these guys could kill you." Cole says.

  What guys? Cole's just making stuff up now, maybe he just hates stairs. My suddenly reflection steps forwards, pushing outside of the mirror. It's hand flies out towards me and grabs my colr. My reflections hand then pulls me back into the mirror. It feels almost like a portal taking me away.

  The area I'm standing in is a rge arena. There's a man on a sitting throne a couple of feet away from me. He's a smaller and has reddish skin. His hair is a bright silver, blinding even. He wears a white bandana over his eyes, he must be blind. What's going on here! It this some kind of trick? I'm not in the mood for tricks!

  "Welcome! What's your name young man!" The man says, just barely on his seat.

  "I-I... My names Caleb." I tell him.

  "Welcome Caleb! It's an honor to meet such a brave young man! Of course, you're still not as brave as me." The man ughs, "I'm the best at everything after all!"

  The arena is quite rge. Most of it is just a dust pit, but there is a moat around it. It also has stands, it seems kind of useless for an arena like this... I spot the others on some seats. They must've been teleported here too.

  "Why am I here?" I ask the man.

  "I'm gd you asked! You and your friends... You guys really peeked my interest, I just wanted to spar with you a bit." He tells me, "But! One catch, the winner gets full rights over the loser. Body, mind, everything!"

  Everything? Does this apply to the others too? The man has a rge grin on his face. I don't want to risk it, maybe I can just decline.

  "What if I don't want to fight?" I ask him.

  "I'll just kill you." He shrugs.

  Svery is worse than death... But there's still a chance I beat him! He's probably just another cocky bandit!

  "Alright... We can fight." I tell him.

  The man stands up from his throne and grabs two knives that are off to the side. He puts them on his waist and walks over to me. His hand reaches out to me in a friendly manner.

  "I'm Fakhar, sin of Pride." He tells me, "But you can just call me Pride."

  He's a sin? Then shouldn't he be friends with Cole, why would he be fighting me then! I reach out and shake his hand. He grabs my arm and grips for a few seconds before letting go and taking a few steps back.

  "You're strong..." I hear him whisper under his breath.

  He grabs his knives and steps into a fighting stance. I draw my sword. The air here feels thin, just barely breathable. I look over at the others. Pyra and Teir are sittinng upright in their seats. They're pretty exited, they clearly think this is just a game. Hilt is the exact opposite of the other two. She couldn't be any less interested. Cole knew this was coming! I should have listened dammit!

  "You've got this!" Pyra yells.

  "You don't." Pride chuckles.

  He steps forward, swinging one of his knives at my face. I step back and wing my sword upward. The tip of my sword cuts his chest, he backs up slightly. A small drop of blood drips from his chest to the ground. He takes a small gnce at it before charging back at me. He bends down and sweeps my legs. As I fall to the ground, his fist sms into my stomach. The force pushes me back into the air. He jumps towards me and grips my face with his palm.

  I swing my leg into his side. He flinches and lets go of my face. My bde swings towards his arm, but I miss. Pride lets out a small chuckle. The air around me feels tight, almost like it's squeezing me. I stop falling towards the ground, but Pride keeps going. He nds on the ground and looks up at me.

  "Need some directions." He ughs, "Just go that way."

  He points towards the moat. Suddenly I fly the way he's pointing. I sm into the wall, dust fills the air. I can't see anything! My hand grips onto the wall, keeping me from falling into the moat. A small amount of blood spews from my mouth. The dust clears, Pride isn't on the ground. Where'd he go!

  I look up. Pride is standing on the wall, just above me.

  "Surprise!" He chuckles.

  His fist reels back and flies into my face. I let go of the wall and fly towards the water. He drops down and catches me just before I nd. He tosses me back onto the ground and nds in the water.