The darkness within the room Kai was locked inside of held all of the shadows that would be seen in the light. It had been six days since his arrival in Azutria hearing only of the Arena, which they called Wravalon, and of those that are to fight in it. The Tacari. No interactions with others were granted at all besides the food and beverages brought to him once a day. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkgNRzXQJ8
Thoughts of his eventual meeting with Guardian Ryfen flooded his mind as what Riff had stated meant the rest of the Expanse thought of Kai as deceased from refusing capture by the Sygnen Faction. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2EqP8FrkK
An eerie creek could be heard throughout the halls outside of Kais' room as the locked gate to the quarters he resided in was being opened. Footsteps followed until they came to an abrupt stop outside of his door.
Chink. Clank.
The lock for his door was opened, his door swung in. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrVxZ7zJWP
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"Kai of Catarei. Destroyer of the Caecis mines of Relnad. Leader of the Faction Faerlu, please stand," stated a Sygnen soldier that had enter. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXuWac0fLY
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Kai stood slowly before two more soldiers walked in behind the one that spoke, they locked his wrists in front of him but crossed using a weird mechanism that was shaped like an X. When hovered above his wrists two armband-like objects wrapped around them to his forearms but held tight to where he couldn't move them.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCL8bpoo1l7
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"Come, the Guardian awaits you," the same soldier that spoke before muttered.
They led Kai throughout the quarters that he resided in and out the metal gate that was at the end of the hallway. A couple other rooms were in the hallway as well but no noise ever came from them, the only noises Kai ever heard were from the Sygnen Soldiers when they talked in the hallway during patrols.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimKfH9HCnn
Once through the gate they continued down some stairs and through another hallway that stood completely empty with no rooms or life at all in that matter. Down another flight of stairs and through a second gate they reached the ground level hallway where the Sygnen Soldiers were stationed. A couple of rooms scattered about, soldiers stood in the hallway almost admiring Kai as he was led through the doors and to the outside world. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDo5OVbfaM
The area he was in was most likely a secluded Prison or Jail of some sort, the walls around that building and a few others that circled had a giant stone wall surrounding all of it with a big metal gate to get in and out and a smaller door next to it which more Sygnen Soldiers stood stationed. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxwwzgb16X
"All of this for me?" Kai laughed.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSp6D6YqYSI
"You think you are the only person trying to play hero in the Expanse? This place is where the most dangerous threats to the Dusk Alliance are homed. You just reached the peaks in regards to what we consider threats," a Sygnen Soldier that was behind him responded before pushing Kai in the back.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7rSki79Hq
Once through the Gates to the outside area, many Sygnen Soldiers stood waiting to escort Kai through part of the city and into the castle grounds. From there, they headed into the beautiful stone structure which held Green-colored banners from the highest parts. In the main hallways were many engraved creatures and battles even that covered the walls.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UuyusC1yE
Kai gazed at all of it as he was being ushered past some stairs that circled above and through the enormous doors under them into a most highly arranged area. Nobles and high ranking soldiers of all sorts stood on either side of the path way to a giant stone chair that was made in the shape of some sort of creature or monster even. 9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpcgP6Q5Wl
Once he was standing in front of it, the man in the chair who was dressed in a thick green robe with a half crown holding green gems stood up.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeCT1tuzZ4
"Welcome to Azutria, Kai of Faerlu. I am Guardian Ryfen."
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