The Announcement That Would Change Everything

[Participant "Shock" has been killed by "Follower."]

Stark sat in silence beside the bed where Lilith and Sora were resting.

He was tired, probably more than anyone else, but still, he needed to stay up.

He couldn't let his [Ultimate Clone] do all the work, and a sudden attack on this room would probably destroy all of it before they even realized it.

Plus, he was too pre-occupied by what would happen next to sleep.

Shock's death meant there were only seven people left in the trial now.

The one who'd stolen his kill on the [Inquisitor] was gone. 

Removing himself, Sora, and Lillith, it left 4 other powerful participants.

The fact they each survived in solo already said enough about their power.

Clever? He was an old man, but Stark had a bad feeling about him regardless, almost as if none of the monsters or participants in this trial were worth using his powers on.