Erend felt a sense of relief that words alone could not describe when he finally realized that the damned Trial was over.
All the suffering that had seemed endless had finally come to an end and the strange force had pulled him free from that nightmare.
For now Erend did not even care whether he had passed or failed. The result could wait. What mattered most was that he was finally free.
His feet touched a solid surface after what felt like a long time floating through the tunnel of white light. Yet the brightness still filled his vision and prevented him from seeing anything around him.
Erend did not feel any need to hurry, so he just stood there and waited while allowing the light to fade on its own.
The brightness gradually disappeared and the world slowly returned to his sight.
Erend found himself standing in the middle of a large room made entirely of metal. For a moment he needed to gather his thoughts before he could remember where he was, but it did not take long.
