{A/N: When I get overly excited, my dialogue to monologue ratio becomes like 9:1, which is precisely why this is dialogue heavy. Please expect future revisions of this chapter, but also... please enjoy!!
~Higgins}
His heart pounded terribly - that was the first thing he remembered. Or, more accurately, that was the first thing he felt upon coming to.
"Where's Heiko?" His voice sounded gruff, his throat uncomfortably dry.
He looked around, immediately discerning his whereabouts. They were in the arena of the Temple, an area so vast that Cele was surprised something so large was able to be successfully tucked away from general view. It looked almost identical to the training courtyard, save the fact that it was nearly five times the size.