Greatest Fear

Arthur read the notification before he stared around the Colosseum, its empty stands, and the blood that had dried over its walls. As he waited for the first-ranked monster to appear, the tower kept sending him notifications.

[Be warned that revival is disabled from now on, and there will be no regeneration in your room. Any injury that you sustain will affect your real body as well.]

A flashing notification appeared before him as the first summoned legendary being appeared. Arthur looked at the creature manifest before him, only to find that it was a woman with angelic features and wings. She wore no armor, only a simple white dress that complemented her blond curly hair.

"Are you my new toy?" asked the woman with a grin that was far from angelic as she waved her hand, and a long white sword appeared. "Have you heard stories about me, lad?"

"I have no idea who you are…" answered Arthur with a frown. "How can we converse if you are an astral being?"