Approaching
It was some time prior that Stella was fast asleep after a successful day of training. At last, she had cleared her trials of fire and overcome the 10th circle. She had been feeling utterly exhausted and had fallen into a deep sleep.
It was frustrating to be woken up so abruptly in the middle of the night. She wanted to complain, but the serious expression on Serac's face told her that this was a serious matter.
"Get up. We need to hurry."
"What? Why?"
She had never seen Serac so flustered. The man was usually very calm and carefree, joking around even during the most inappropriate times. But now, he was exuding a sense of severity the likes of which Stella had never seen before.
"There is no time. Just come!"