Moon appeared back in the main chamber, expecting to find Mara and Nina waiting as they'd planned.
Instead, he found himself completely alone.
His gaze swept toward the area where the gates were positioned. But none of them were present, indicating ongoing battles within.
None had closed yet. Everyone was still fighting.
"Jonah must have died, and they entered his gate after realizing he wasn't coming back."
Another S-Ranker had died alongside the twins. It wasn't particularly surprising—in fact, it had been expected given the extreme difficulty—but it was still problematic.
This gate was proving more difficult than even Moon had anticipated. Moon strongly believed this wasn't the trial's final challenge. The ten gates before them couldn't be the end goal of this entire complex.
The way it operated reminded him uncomfortably of the hidden realm where he'd faced the Winter Beast.
