Stark sat on the museum steps, eyes locked on the crimson sky, which had grown darker since the timer appeared.
The clock counted down, second by second, showing just under an hour left.
Whatever the [Grand Initiation] was, it loomed closer with every tick.
Around Termina, the remaining participants waited, each feeling the weight of the impending event.
Stark thought back to the ominous announcement: "This will change the entire world."
The words gnawed at his mind, a sense of dread settling in his chest.
Yet even as Stark's nerves frayed, he knew he couldn't afford to lose focus.
He was one of the few domination users left, and this [Grand Initiation] would likely push them all to their limits.
After all, even in the real world, what actually was the number of domination users who survived until the third trial?
Maybe less than 1%.
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