Nasty Fall

Joshua closed his eyes and waited patiently for the testing to conclude. IT was all a massive waste of time, but he had nothing better to do at the moment. As soon as he entered the fire realm it would be difficult to return. He wanted to have a bit more fun before his quest continued.

Two hours passed while Joshua waited. Had he still been a being that required sleep, he may have taken a nap. Not once did anyone check on him, which is exactly what he thought was going to happen.

A knock on the door followed by some words. "Report back to the arena please." The voice said. "All the testing has concluded, and the tournament will resume now."

Joshua got up and walked out. In the brief few moments it took him to get out up off of the couch and out of the room, the man who spoke through the door had vanished. Joshua could not see anyone down either hallway.

"Weird." Joshua said. "The halls were pretty lively before."