[Congratulations, you have entered the "Door of Destiny" and will now head to the "Palace of Destiny"]
Alex didn't have time to respond.
The moment he passed through the white veil that marked the entrance to the Door of Destiny, his body was caught in a spiraling vortex of light.
It wasn't violent, nor was it chaotic, it was almost calm, like being carried along by invisible currents in a river of power.
The transition was strange, disorienting even, but not painful.
The overwhelming force that had torn apart bodies and flattened the entire hallway outside was no longer present.
It was gone, almost as if the Door had made a decision the moment he crossed its threshold.
The brutal force had been nothing more than a filter, a final wall to stop those unworthy from entering.
Now that Alex had passed, the storm calmed.
It felt as if the Door of Destiny itself recognized him, not just as someone holding the five tokens, but as the one chosen to continue.
