Inside the Pantheon of Chains, seven stood before his ancestors and called for their judgment. There was no fear in his heart because he knew he was worthy.
To claim the first layer of Defiant Ascension, Telmus would have to prove he was greater than the law they controlled. The act of Defiant Ascension meant to claim.
Seated on thrones of echoes that resembled the shadow of screaming wraiths, the seven began their judgment, and under their gaze, Telmus readied himself.
But still, "Damn, these tests are kind of ridiculous are they not?" Telmus muttered to himself, but his stubbornness would not allow him to back down, coupled with the fear in his heart because he knew that something terrible would happen if he were not strong enough to face it.
Telmus looked up; each judge was the size of a mountain range, while he remained as small as an ant.
