The massive white shop space suddenly began collapsing like a row of dominos falling in sequence. The holographic displays flickered and vanished. The white walls dissolved into particles of light that scattered into nothingness. Reality itself seemed to fold inward and compress.
When Vogue's eyes opened again after the disorienting transition, he found himself back in an extremely familiar location that made his heart skip a beat.
He was sitting inside the large stadium where the trial had begun, specifically inside one of the metal cages where he and several other students had been locked up before being transported to the trial dimension. The same rusty bars, the same concrete floor, the same oppressive atmosphere of fear and anticipation.
But something was different now. The cage wasn't full anymore.
