***
"Those of the faint of heart shouldn't watch what comes next."
Lothar, for once, wasn't shouting...
"Every year, we get complaints from this particular trial, calling it too gruesome, so excuse me for announcing that disclaimer."
And if he was saying that after witnessing and allowing assassins to go after his Disciples?
That spoke much about what was coming up soon, way too much.
"But those of you who had come to see something like this?"
Though Lothar's quiet remained only for a few seconds.
"THEN PREPARE YOURSELF, FOR THIS ONE WILL BE SURE TO BE SPECIAL!"
As did the audience; their chanting returned in full force:
"SIXTY-SECOND FOOL!"
"SIXTY-SECOND FOOL!"
"SIXTY-SECOND FOOL!"
***
Indeed, the roots of the Hanged Man's Tree were colossal.
And the entrance was even more so, large enough to house multiple buildings within it.
Its black surface pulsed faintly with a dull, crimson glow that ran through the cracks.
