After three exams with top marks, Darian appeared in a hall. This was where everyone who had passed the previous stages gathered.
That Chromaraic man was there too, surprised to see Darian arrive. But soon he smiled sinisterly, looking excited, then lowered his head and whispered something to an examiner.
Darian noticed and his gaze turned cold. He wasn't looking for trouble and tried to act properly whenever possible. But… he wouldn't back down from anyone who came knocking at his door.
For him to be talking to the examiner like that, it was clear they were on the same side. The examiner just cast a distant look at Darian and said nothing.
After an hour, a few more people arrived at the hall, completing the group. Out of the original thirty, only eight had made it this far.
The exam would start soon, and the examiner explained the rules: those eight would face off in four pairs.
