Droplets of swart had long since started to drip down his forehead when he finally took the fourth step forwards.
The pressure weighing on him seem so massive David found it difficult to breath properly. Just taking that simple step had taken a five hours of literally struggle to make.
As he gazed at the rest of the six steps left for him, David all of a sudden felt discouraged and a sense of defeat began to brew in his mind.
Every contestant was given only three days to cross the ten steps to finally becoming a formal student of Cygnis Academy. But the stair case had seemingly turned into an insurmountable mountain to the servants, obstructing them from becoming a formal student.