An Abrupt Situation [2]

It took me a few seconds to realize what had happened, and when the realization hit me, I wasn't able to hold myself from groaning. 

'…What in the world is in this bastard's mind?'

I was extremely tempted to just look at the statue but held myself back. I didn't want to give it the idea that I knew about Kiera and Aoife.

If they even were possessed by the statue.

"You may leave the platform."

Snapping out of it, I saw the familiar cube appear in front of me.

I glanced at the referee for a brief moment before reaching out for the cube and gripping it tightly. 

My vision blurred shortly after. 

"…."

The moment I came down, I was met with silence.

All eyes were directed in my direction. There was a mixture of emotions in their gazes, but the most prominent one was anger.

I could vividly see the anger in some of the faces of the contestants as they looked in our direction.