Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Paths

The next day, Raiden arrived at the Tower of Mastery, ready to take the next step in his training. As he approached the entrance, he noticed Javier and Ruth standing there, fidgeting nervously. It was clear they were waiting for him.

Javier kept shifting his weight from one foot to the other, glancing around anxiously, while Ruth toyed with the hem of her shirt, her eyes occasionally darting toward the tower's imposing structure. Their uneasy demeanor made it evident that they were hesitant to proceed to the new floor without him.

"What is wrong? Perhaps it is the same as usual," Raiden said. "It has been a while, but you guys tended to fidget a lot in the past."

"We were just waiting for you… no one is fidgeting," Javier said.

"Mother and Father warned me that things will be more difficult now," Ruth explained. "Before graduating, kids on the last levels of the tower of Mastery usually are pretty competitive."