บท 157: Conflicting Egos

In the tower-shaped False Domain, amidst the forest of Constanta. 

The heavy, black-painted walls of the Iron Gate slowly parted, letting in the eleven magi awaiting on the other side. 

Phaedro found himself in a poorly lit, medium-sized room with two ferrous doors on opposite walls. The same timekeeping contraption shone with greenish light on the low ceiling, indicating that the final phase had already begun. 

"Welcome to the first floor," Warden Sidonia's voice echoed as the gate closed behind them. "As previously explained, in here, your orbs are keys. They can be used to open one of two doors within." 

The mentioned doors had a similar design, if not for a slight difference—the right one sported two spherical depressions the size of a small stone, while the left only displayed one.