100 The Pressure Of The World

The moment I stepped through the gate, the world was filled with shouting voices trying to be heard over the others. There was no one at the gate, but both Riza and Joni had their spears out.

I wanted to tell them that it wasn't necessary, but I wasn't confident in my own words at the moment. I could see the crowd up ahead that was poor out of the Hive Central Chambers, and they were all screaming, cheering, or booing.

"This is a mess; what is wrong with all of these people? Why are they all acting like this?" I asked, accidentally letting some of my stress out as I spoke.

"I am not sure why everyone is acting like this, but since you have awoken, everyone seems to be scrambling to get things done, and things are getting forgotten. I would assume that this meeting might stem from the Predators, but I think that it has something to do with the mess the Hive is becoming," Riza said as we advanced on the roiling crowd.

*Poof!*