When Kai felt grounds beneath his feet, he had to blink away the whiteness still lingering in his eyes.
Before he could see, the cacophony bombarded his ears, though.
He was in a Grand Hall with a domed roof, echoing, blurring the noise. There were at least a hundred more Contestants around Kai, all wearing a red martial arts uniform lined with blue at the seams.
He looked down and saw the same uniform on him.
Kai put his hands inside the pockets of his loose pants, eying a few girls who would just lay out all the information about their Initiation Mission without having him asking for it.
Suddenly, his entire body shuddered, the tips of his right hand's fingers touching cold metal.
As if time had slowed down, Kai took it out, his eyes wide in disbelief.
The Iron Coin!
How... Kai couldn't believe it. He had arrived to the White Room buck naked. Then he came here, wearing fresh uniform. The coin wasn't in his Inventory, either. For it to appear in his pocket, just made it one of the most mysterious things Kai had experienced after his resurrection.
"Here!"
A powerful voice thundered in Kai's ears. He looked straight ahead, and in the distance, found the silhouette of an armored knight standing right outside the main arched door.
Even from a distance, the knight seemed tall.
"Hurry up! You Mongrels!"
Kai put the coin in his pocket and mingled with the crowd. Once he was nearer, he could see the knight clearly.
His armor had a dull-silver color, covered in signs of heavy battles. Scarcely any part of the armor had remained smooth. A white cloak was fastened on his shoulders, fluttering high and low in the gusts of dry wind under the darkening sky.
"I am Ser Morgan Tussy," the Knight introduced himself. "I am assigned the detail to drop you lot at the 1st floor's city. I will say it one time. Don't break the line. Don't open your mouth. When I question, you answer. Simple enough, right?"
Many gulped when the knight showed a grin at the end.
"Then what are you all gawking at?!" Ser Morgan suddenly snapped. "Line up!"
As the Contestants gathered in five long files, the knight shut his visor, his eyes hiding behind the metal. He whistled loudly, and the ground shook.
Kai saw a tall, black destrier running towards them from far.
Ser Morgan mounted the horse and trotted it between the Contestants, the snaps of hooves echoing in the hall.
The knight returned after making a round and gave a hard look to all.
"Haha! Thirty-three and a hundred," Ser Morgan Tussy said, chuckling, his destrier whining in excitement. "Let's see how many of you will reach the city."
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6 hours later,
Ser Morgan Tussy had been riding non-stop, crossing streams, barren hills, plains, and dense forests, following the game trails.
It was just a trot. A casual pacing, as if he was enjoying the view. Except there was no view. No life. No sound. Nothing.
And, yes. A group of the most haggard-looking people, trying to stay close to him.
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Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic
Fanfiction[A Terror Infinity and the Ultimate Evolution inspired Multiverse Systems fanfic] Kai died and resurrected in the Primordial Tower with a Glitch. In the Tower, to ascend each floor, Kai must complete a series of Missions in the Infinite Random World...
